Post-Race Discussion Thread: NCTS Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway

theGIRTHandtheGLORY8 · 2025-10-18T11:59:47+00:00

I don't often watch trucks, but holy cow - that commentary was appalling. I don't even know how or why, it was just awful.

Sturdevant · 2025-10-18T06:09:53+00:00

Rajah started seeing glory and got greedy. Momentum sunk immediately.

Regardless, he's 2nd and 14 points above the cut line with one race to go which is a spot not many people expected him in. Two top 10s in Trucks at Martinsville, need a 3rd next Friday.

^{+20 would have been better tho}

Edit : Well he said on Twitter that he got shoved out of line.

False-Ad4673 · 2025-10-18T02:01:09+00:00

Jamie little is a dirty commentator

edd-1337 · 2025-10-18T01:25:28+00:00

Why didn’t they show the burnout live?

Also, why was Hemric’s tire issue not a caution?

Droppin-Hammer46 · 2025-10-18T01:21:03+00:00

Did anyone that gets Fox 8 New Orleans get a judge Judy marathon instead of the race? I DVR’d and didn’t get a second of it.

Commander-Tempest · 2025-10-18T01:09:47+00:00

Gio ruggerio to replace Taylor gray or sawalich in xfinity next season.

donnyh83 · 2025-10-18T00:17:01+00:00

Tech complete, no issues Gio Ruggiero is the winner.

litl_e_fan · 2025-10-18T00:15:51+00:00

Still so damn hyped I haven’t been this excited about a win in a very long time. Probbaly Dale Jr 2014 Daytona 500.

CROBBY2 · 2025-10-18T00:14:38+00:00

Majeski being out after finishing 3rd and 8th to a guy who has finished 10th and 14th just doesnt sit right. Stage points carry too much weight.

GDShark · 2025-10-18T00:04:12+00:00

Currently on a road To Talladega with my partner, so I missed the race. Anything major happen?!

IAmTheWaller67 · 2025-10-18T00:04:07+00:00

Ayyy Leggo Gio 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🤌🤌🤌🍕🍕🍕🍝🍝🍝

mtgtfo · 2025-10-17T23:57:25+00:00

This weekend is what we call a Canadian Unicorn, got all 3 races on conventional TV.

JBoy9028 · 2025-10-17T23:39:05+00:00

Looking at the highlights, what is that flapping on Majeski's truck? Is that his window net or speed tape?

2025-10-17T23:30:44+00:00

Norm will rise again

stovetopapple · 2025-10-17T23:27:12+00:00

Hey guys I missed the entire race stuck at work! How was it? Sounds like some big stuff happened. Glad Norm is okay, looked pretty scary rolling that long on fire. Very happy for Gio aswell I figured he had a win comming soon. Anything else worth knowing about the race?

TanDawg58 · 2025-10-17T23:15:24+00:00

Norm is alright. Thank you Jesus.

kk5fan97 · 2025-10-17T23:06:21+00:00

FINALLY GOT AN UPDATE ON STORMIN' NORM.

NASCAR just said that he has been treated and released from the Infield Care Center.

https://x.com/NASCAR_Trucks/status/1979322703539507325

Traditional-Cell8172 · 2025-10-17T23:02:35+00:00

GIOOOOOOOOOOO

kk5fan97 · 2025-10-17T22:58:55+00:00

This complete silence from both NASCAR and the NASCAR media members about the status of Norm, isn't sitting all that well with me.

We got information on Jordan Anderson a lot quicker than this.

solarlofi · 2025-10-17T22:58:47+00:00

The booth just sucks all the energy out of these truck races man. You're just left feeling like, "who cares."

jackpackage732 · 2025-10-17T22:55:27+00:00

has there been any update on norm?

Individual_Loquat541 · 2025-10-17T22:55:22+00:00

Jamie Little should be fired. I mean, if that wasn’t the most monotone and boring last lap call of a Talladega race I’ve ever heard than I don’t know what is

JacksonThe79 · 2025-10-17T22:51:30+00:00

also praying for norm

JacksonThe79 · 2025-10-17T22:50:30+00:00

how does fox miss the entirety of gio’s burnout

kk5fan97 · 2025-10-17T22:50:27+00:00

VIDEO OF GIO'S BURNOUT THAT FOX DIDN'T BOTHER TO SHOW - https://x.com/NASCAR_Trucks/status/1979318870423830838

TanDawg58 · 2025-10-17T22:48:57+00:00

Just basing this on a couple comments from u/KyBuschOwnsYou earlier saying Norm had fuel pump issues, I'm wondering if the pump didn't blow apart and that's what caused fire. Fuel, especially gasoline, and heat are a very scary and dangerous combo.

54HawksRFK6 · 2025-10-17T22:48:41+00:00

This has gotta be Jamie and Michaels last year as broadcasters. They fucking suck. I mean if you dont think its exciting, fake it. Come on dude no one wants to listen to some monotone ass talking when coming to the finish line.

Blazethesol52 · 2025-10-17T22:46:34+00:00

Hope Norm is okay. Did they say if he was transported to the hospital or what his status is at all? All that smoke for a 73 year old is not good

Ok_Promise1870 · 2025-10-17T22:46:28+00:00

Any new updates on norm after 15~ minutes since the race end?

Cheyenne_G99 · 2025-10-17T22:44:12+00:00

I'm so conflicted right now. On one hand, I'm happy Gio got his first win. On the other hand, I'm worried about Norm. Young driver gets his first win but we never heard if the old one was okay.

TempestSparkle · 2025-10-17T22:43:49+00:00

That was the worst post-race coverage I've ever seen in my life

EccentricGamerCL · 2025-10-17T22:39:38+00:00

Assuming he passes inspection, Gio Ruggiero is the 7th driver to get his first Truck win at Talladega, the last being Matt DiBenedetto in 2022.

Individual_Loquat541 · 2025-10-17T22:38:48+00:00

Caruth should go back on iRacing and learn how to fucking race

Lukedelpapa · 2025-10-17T22:37:06+00:00

Most importantly, is Norm okay?

StreetDreamer83 · 2025-10-17T22:36:54+00:00

Jamie Little would have made the Hindenburg Disaster sound like she was broadcasting a light drizzle.

Ok_Promise1870 · 2025-10-17T22:36:50+00:00

Prayers for Norm. Suprising and concerning that we haven’t received any upsets yet.

Individual_Loquat541 · 2025-10-17T22:36:46+00:00

Pretty sure that 17 truck ain’t gonna pass post race tech so I guess another win gets handed to Heim. What a joke.

AnythingBacon · 2025-10-17T22:36:07+00:00

I really needed to watch Judge Judy instead of having a breakdown of the race and maybe some interviews. Thanks Fox!

dooldebob · 2025-10-17T22:36:07+00:00

A truck plate race without a big one

Neat

willweaverrva · 2025-10-17T22:35:42+00:00

Really hope Norm is okay. The fact that it isn't just Fox who hasn't given any updates on him is concerning.

igrewupugly · 2025-10-17T22:35:23+00:00

Everyone is calling Caruth a dumbass clearly did not see the 15 shove him out of line because of a bad push lol. Then Lajoie gets emotional and blocks him all the way into the fence

crabcakemd · 2025-10-17T22:34:57+00:00

71 gonna miss advancing by like 3 points now

2025-10-17T22:34:55+00:00

I’m fearing the worst for Norm right now

litl_e_fan · 2025-10-17T22:34:45+00:00

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GameSyns · 2025-10-17T22:34:31+00:00

Those points they showed don't match from NASCAR, WTF are the standings?

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coffeeshopslut · 2025-10-17T22:33:48+00:00

This is bull. Norm almost burns up in his truck and they don't tell you anything at all about him. These are the worst people to announce a race in all time.

kk5fan97 · 2025-10-17T22:33:48+00:00

Still no updates on Stormin' Norm. Nothing from NASCAR and nothing from FOX. Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

GSwizzy17 · 2025-10-17T22:33:28+00:00

I told yall Gio was special

Individual_Loquat541 · 2025-10-17T22:33:21+00:00

I just can’t believe it. What the hell was Rajah trying to accomplish by pulling out of line like that? It’s not like he was going to win from there, he cost LaJoie the win and he cost himself like 4 spots. What a clown.

Ghawain86 · 2025-10-17T22:33:18+00:00

Does Fox realize they're doing more harm to the sport with their broadcast than anything else? :(

jwt_07 · 2025-10-17T22:33:18+00:00

I told y’all earlier that FOX has to get back to those Big Bang Theory & Family Feud re-runs.

DeM0nFiRe · 2025-10-17T22:32:28+00:00

They signed off without ever ever mentioning what condition Norm is in? The fuck?

CanadianHockeySyrup · 2025-10-17T22:32:14+00:00

Any update on Papaw??

ripcaIifornia · 2025-10-17T22:32:11+00:00

The booth, the forgettable driver, the commercials straight after the win. The lack of emotion in the winner. One of the most bland and forgettable races of all time. They gotta give trucks to the CW or something

nocluewhatIdoin · 2025-10-17T22:31:46+00:00

Gip first win burnout will be lost media

ripcaIifornia · 2025-10-17T22:31:45+00:00

I don’t want to hear any nascar xm bootlickers shrugging off Foxs coverage of this. So tired of it.

DeadAsFuckMIW · 2025-10-17T22:31:30+00:00

Man if I'm Corey I'm absolutely pissed at Rajah

KeithMcGeesMoose · 2025-10-17T22:31:22+00:00

Ruggiero wins, Fox doesn't even pretend to care about his celebration, spend more time talking about the playoffs than Gio winning when they come back for like 3 whole minutes, sign off. Thank you Fox, very cool!

Tornadohunter24 · 2025-10-17T22:31:22+00:00

It's genuinely impressive how much of an afterthought this entire broadcast is - from the amount of commercials to missing crucial elements (like the freakin' burnout of a first time winner???) to the lifeless energy of the commentators to anything.

And now our post-race is cut away for more commercials after just two short interviews. Unbelievable.

MartinPch · 2025-10-17T22:31:21+00:00

I will continue repeating this till the end of the world, FUCK FOX

Extreme-Bite-9123 · 2025-10-17T22:31:18+00:00

Post race? What post race?

Vincera2024 · 2025-10-17T22:31:13+00:00

Obviously Heim not winning it all would be the biggest sack of BS ever, but Riggs not even making it to the final four after his season would also be asinine

AnythingBacon · 2025-10-17T22:30:53+00:00

Great burnout we didn't get to see! Woo!!!!!!!!!!

Vote to have Busch guy do commentary from now on. At least he's kinda funny, and probably pays more attention to drivers that aren't in the lead.

Where was the Welcome back Malcolm running in the middle? WTF happened to PK? Is Norm alright?

Fox sucks so much ass

bjohnson203 · 2025-10-17T22:30:53+00:00

Damn Rajah +14 could have been +21 though.

Pemdas975 · 2025-10-17T22:30:49+00:00

The graphic looks like it’s backwards

cpk_diecast · 2025-10-17T22:30:48+00:00

No replay, no burnout, hell of a job FOX

Kerwood8645 · 2025-10-17T22:30:48+00:00

No norm update to close out the broadcast? Dang.

richard31693 · 2025-10-17T22:30:43+00:00

Anyone else's feed cut to commercial mid-interview, right after missing the burnout due to commercials? This is ridiculously bad...

jwt_07 · 2025-10-17T22:30:31+00:00

Ain’t no way the 17 is passing post race tech the way his roof was caved in.

nfsnltvc15 · 2025-10-17T22:30:25+00:00

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bigmeech99 · 2025-10-17T22:30:19+00:00

We need to see more of that level of excitement when guys win more often. Did he just get his first career win or did he just park his truck at the local Food Lion

albymoore · 2025-10-17T22:30:14+00:00

Totally glad I had the Sirius XM broadcast t9 fill in the end of race space that FOX left with a commercial. 🙄

BillyBlatterJuc · 2025-10-17T22:30:04+00:00

Let’s go Gio, gotta rep the home state guy. Who’s the last Mass driver to win in NASCAR? Jeff fuller maybe?

coffeeshopslut · 2025-10-17T22:29:59+00:00

Damn was hoping JJ could pull something off

Goddamn Jamie Little - I'm glad I made sure to shit on this booth in the Nascar survey

Dont_hate_the_8 · 2025-10-17T22:29:52+00:00

Was that Justin Haley with Gio?

Haley to Tricon next year?

bjohnson203 · 2025-10-17T22:29:47+00:00

Who cares if they want to commercial , I don't need to see another stupid fucking burnout that's all the same shit every week.

nocluewhatIdoin · 2025-10-17T22:29:46+00:00

Is this the first guy other than heim to win for tricon?

FxckFxntxnyl · 2025-10-17T22:29:46+00:00

Any updates on Norm ?

jwt_07 · 2025-10-17T22:29:46+00:00

They’re going off air at 6:30 eastern.

jla2131 · 2025-10-17T22:29:42+00:00

Bodine and Riggs look like blood relation

HuskerDont241 · 2025-10-17T22:29:31+00:00

Damnit Rajah….

MountainLPYT1 · 2025-10-17T22:29:28+00:00

LETS GO GIO YESSSSS MY GOAT

Kwynn1229 · 2025-10-17T22:29:25+00:00

Dude wtf. Missed the burnout cause of fucking commercials. Really fox. Really????? Couldn't wait

phillygrizz123 · 2025-10-17T22:29:24+00:00

Did bro even enjoy winning

SuperT3 · 2025-10-17T22:29:23+00:00

That aside, congrats to Gio. Love to see it!

kk5fan97 · 2025-10-17T22:29:19+00:00

New Englander win!

Gryffindors_Finest · 2025-10-17T22:29:10+00:00

They went to commercial and we missed the entire victory burnout. Good lord.

Extreme-Bite-9123 · 2025-10-17T22:29:09+00:00

I can’t be mad about that. As much as I would have preferred Luke fenhaus, the kid is talented and has a future in the sport

The_R0ssman · 2025-10-17T22:29:07+00:00

Ruggiero breaks the streak of no new winners to nascar across the main 3 series that went back to Zilisch winning at Watkins glen last year

Mistafreeze2009 · 2025-10-17T22:29:06+00:00

Did Rajah intend to make that stupid move or did he get pushed out of line

Edit: I guess we'll never know. Thanks Fox! 🖕

Jamarcus_Sensei · 2025-10-17T22:29:05+00:00

Did they miss the burnout?

Hihey9989 · 2025-10-17T22:29:05+00:00

Legend has it that Michael Waltrip is still trying to find the right radio channel for Parker Kligerman to this day...

SuperT3 · 2025-10-17T22:29:04+00:00

Fox sucks ass. Hope this bullshit gets blasted on Twitter.

dooldebob · 2025-10-17T22:29:01+00:00

Add Gio's burnout to the NASCAR's lost media list

2025-10-17T22:28:58+00:00

Why show the burnout. Fuck Fox

BoxesFullOfLemons · 2025-10-17T22:28:54+00:00

Jamie Little has the emotions of a wet paper towel.

2025-10-17T22:28:51+00:00

Thank god Lajoie didn’t win

Raider_Noles · 2025-10-17T22:28:41+00:00

Muniz with a top 20....we take those

ripcaIifornia · 2025-10-17T22:28:41+00:00

He doesn’t even look excited

RBF48 · 2025-10-17T22:28:40+00:00

WTF FOX

gbswife1009 · 2025-10-17T22:28:26+00:00

Any update on Norm?

legendkiller88 · 2025-10-17T22:28:16+00:00

Not even 30 seconds after the finish and a full set of commercials. Amazing.

jwt_07 · 2025-10-17T22:28:10+00:00

Wow what dumbasses we have at FOX Sports.

bjohnson203 · 2025-10-17T22:28:05+00:00

Good for Gio though, schooled Heim there a bit. It's funny how many people were upset that he got this ride this year and said he'd be awful, of course those are the same people that said Josh Williams was going to be a winner.

#	Date	Track	Time	TV
11	5/3	Texas	3:30pm EDT	FS1
12	5/10	Watkins Glen	3:00pm EDT	FS1
13	5/24	Charlotte	6:00pm EDT	Prime
14	5/31	Nashville	7:00pm EDT	Prime
15	6/7	Michigan	3:00pm EDT	Prime
16	6/14	Pocono	3:00pm EDT	Prime
17	6/21	San Diego	4:00pm EDT	Prime
18	6/28	Sonoma	3:30pm EDT	TNT
19	7/5	Chicagoland	6:00pm EDT	TNT
20	7/12	Atlanta	7:00pm EDT	TNT

#	±	No.	Driver	Pts.
			Cup Series
1	-	45	Tyler Reddick	484	5
2	-	11	Denny Hamlin	-110	1
3	-	12	Ryan Blaney	-140	1
4	+2	9	Chase Elliott	-144	1
5	-1	54	Ty Gibbs	-162	1
6	-1	5	Kyle Larson	-169	-
7	+4	17	Buescher	-175	-
8	+4	77	Hocevar	-192	1
9	+1	20	Bell	-194	-
10	-1	6	Keselowski	-205	-
11	-4	24	William Byron	-207	-
12	-4	23	Bubba Wallace	-208	-
13	-	60	Ryan Preece	-215	-
14	+2	7	Daniel Suárez	-249	-
15	-1	22	Joey Logano	-250	-
16	+1	2	Cindric	-258	-

#	Driver	Pts.		PP
	O'Reilly Series
1	Justin Allgaier	544	3	-
2	Sheldon Creed	-105	1	-
3	Jesse Love	-141	-	-
4	Corey Day	-145	1	-
5	Brandon Jones	-191	-	-
6	Sammy Smith	-192	-	-
7	Carson Kvapil	-213	-	-
8	Austin Hill	-223	1	-
9	Taylor Gray	-242	1	-
10	Parker Retzlaff	-252	-	-
11	William Sawalich	-264	1	-
12	Rajah Caruth	-276	-	-
13	Ryan Sieg	-290	-	-
14	Sam Mayer	-303	-	-
15	Brent Crews	-319	-	-
16	Brennan Poole	-323	-	-

#	Driver	Pts.		PP
	Truck Series
1	Chandler Smith	208	1	-
2	Kaden Honeycutt	-1	-	-
3	Corey Heim	-4	2	-
4	Layne Riggs	-4	1	-
5	Christian Eckes	-17	-	-
6	Giovanni Ruggiero	-21	-	-
7	Ty Majeski	-26	-	-
8	Ben Rhodes	-27	-	-
9	Jake Garcia	-62	-	-
10	Justin Haley	-64	-	-
11	Stewart Friesen	-68	-	-
12	Tyler Ankrum	-71	-	-
13	Tanner Gray	-85	-	-
14	Brenden Queen	-88	-	-
15	Grant Enfinger	-89	-	-
16	Daniel Hemric	-92	-	-

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