On this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk we discuss the release of the NASCAR schedule including interesting choices like the Dover All Star Race, Watkins Glen in May, and Phoenix fall in mid-October. We also look at the return of Chicagoland Speedway and the surprise announcement of the Craftsman Truck Series heading to St Petersburg for a weekend race with IndyCar!

Next, we get into our busy week of racing on the iRacing platform including a challenging and very competitive IndyCar race at Milwaukee, D.J.'s lucky break leading to a podium finish during Bottom Split, and a good finish at an extremely challenging race at Gateway during Wednesday Night Dash.

Finally, we put on our freelance unlicensed lawyer hats and talk about the latest updates in the 23 XI/FRM vs NASCAR anti-trust lawsuit. What's the latest, why is NASCAR going after Michael Jordan and was the schedule release timing a distraction from the latest filing?

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - NASCAR 2026 Schedule Surprises and Truck Series at St. Petersburg
• 00:01:00 - IndyCar and NASCAR Doubleheader Weekends: What Fans Need to Know
• 00:04:58 - Rockingham and Chicagoland Speedway Carson Hocevar "leaks"
• 00:09:53 - Indy Racing World Series Recap and IRL Milwaukee High line Practice
• 00:14:55 - Bottom Split Series Highlights and Gateway Race Challenges
• 00:19:57 - Race Strategies, Pit Stops, and Nixon Watches Shoutout
• 00:24:55 - NASCAR Charter Lawsuit, Team Profits, and the Future of Racing

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We also want to shout out our friends at Nixon Watches. In this episode, D.J. shows off his new Time Teller, a good looking and affordable dress watch available now!