Also: Can we get more cigarettes in NASCAR?
Vroom Vroom: Ryan Blaney Is the Most NASCAR Driver in NASCAR
Also: What if Max Verstappen just had a bad engine?
Joe’s Notes: In Its New TV Deal, the WNBA Bet Against Itself
Why the WNBA’s new contract is low-risk, and why we think owners wanted that.
Vroom Vroom: F1’s Got a Vanity Problem and the Brickyard Is Back
Too many F1 wins turn into gifts. Thank goodness for NASCAR.
Vroom Vroom: Lewis Hamilton vs. Losers and Dorks
Also: Was NASCAR’s Chicago race a good shitshow or a bad shitshow?
Vroom Vroom: Why Is Shane van Gisbergen So Good at Chicago?
It’s not just the street course experience.
Vroom Vroom: Larson v. Hamlin, Verstappen v. Norris
A good weekend for rivalries.
Vroom Vroom: Sabotage and Spain
Is Mercedes trying to kill Lewis Hamilton? Also: NASCAR and the Grateful Dead; IndyCar’s latest coup.
Joe’s Notes: JJ Redick Went to Duke
He even played basketball there! A look at why JJ Redick’s probably a good hire.
Vroom Vroom: How Many NASCAR Tires Will Explode at Iowa?
Why is there not a betting line on this?
Vroom Vroom: More Like the Canadian Grand Pee
F1’s in Canada, IndyCar’s in Wisconsin, and NASCAR’s in California. This is all backwards.
The Coke 600 Is Like Driving from the Staten Island Chuck E. Cheese to Charlotte Motor Speedway
We mark the milestones along the way.
How I, an NIT Fan, Am Spending This Memorial Day Weekend
Three doses of pizza, one dose of remembering the troops.
Stu’s Notes: Why Doesn’t the Indy 500 Winner Drink Buttermilk?
How the drink has changed. Also: 600 miles is a long way, the WNBA enters its fad era, and we make an offer to Formula 1.
Joe’s Notes: Checking the MLB Standings
It’s Memorial Day Weekend. Here’s where the standings stand. Plus: MVP and Cy Young races, more on House v. NCAA, and an Indy 500 weather update.
Stu’s Notes: Kyle Larson and the Indy 500–Coke 600 Double
The greatest driver in the world tries to prove it this weekend. Also: The NASCAR fight, Timberwolves is a great name, and Joe Kelly’s return timing.
Joe’s Notes: The Post-Superteam NBA
With a new generation comes a return to team identities. Also: The Timberwolves’ depth, what went wrong for the Nuggets, and signs of renewed arrogance from the NCAA.
Stu’s Notes: Moonshine
Time to get back in? Then: Scottie Scheffler finally arrived, Paul Skenes might be good, and the refs at hockey worlds look like even bigger dorks than usual.