The gang is all back from the West Coast swing, though we are still down Freddie while he rests his vocal cords up — and this week we invited Mr. Smile himself, Chris Rice, CEO of Kaulig Racing, to join us!

We start off by getting background on Chris, the time he spent working with Tommy Baldwin, and everything that Kaulig Racing currently has going on. After that, they dish about Sonoma and the races that took place there over the weekend, which was AJ Allmendinger's 500th Career Cup start.

But before we got into Spot On, Spot Off, we had to ask him about the elephant in the room — the rumor of Dodge going Cup racing in 2027.

The topics the Door Bumper Clear crew debated this week included:

• Will SVG make the 2026 Chase?
• More Hocevar drama...
• Connor Zilisch's move to stay out for Stage 2 in the O'Reilly Race
• NASCAR's newest change with the foam inserts coming out of the Cup cars' bumpers
• Should Chicagoland be on the 2027 schedule?

To close out the show, we had a fan call in blaming Hocevar for his relationship status, we ask Chris about his passionate personality, and we rattle off the winners from around the racing world.

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