Jake, Steve, and Braxton are joined by Ryan from @ifantasyrace to discuss the tame Talladega finish and subsequent penalties, news of Rodney Childers and Spire Motorsports splitting up, and more. Plus, a look at the teams who are off to surprising starts to 2025 - both good and bad. The guys share their Pop Up Showers from all across the world of motorsports, and catch up on pick standings through 10 races.

You can follow along on social media @CloudyRacingPod, and you can follow Ryan @ifantasyrace. Be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss the next episode.

Cloudy With a Chance of Racing is back for Season 3 with some big changes ahead! Jake, Steve, Dillon, and Braxton share their thoughts on the surprises through the first few races of the NASCAR season, which teams have dug themselves deep holes already, storylines to follow throughout 2025, and much more.

What's not changing are our Real and Random Picks, which will be taking place on our social media @CloudyRacingPod on weeks where we don't have a podcast episode coming out.

Going forward, we're going to be focusing on delivering unique perspectives on the world of racing and sharing stories you might not get to hear anywhere else. Keep an eye out for upcoming episodes to see who we might have as a guest in 2025!

The whole gang is together for the Season 2 finale, as Steve, Jake, Dillon, and Braxton discuss the NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix. They share their thoughts on the three champions, Ty Majeski, Justin Allgaier, and Joey Logano, including how all of them seem to excel at tracks like Phoenix. They also debate what changes could be made to the playoff format, after several drivers with great statistical seasons came up emptyhanded this season.

In Pop Up Showers, Jake looks back at our bold predictions and race win over and unders from the season premiere to see how close we were. Then Braxton leads a recap of the race picks, where Jake won the real picks championship and Braxton won the random picks crown. Plus we have a fun breakdown of which drivers got picked most frequently this season.

Finally, we share what we're looking forward to in the offseason, from more racing, to the ongoing charter litigation, to more silly season, and the broadcast partners revealing their announce teams.

If you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe so you get notified as soon as the season 3 premiere drops in February. You can also follow us on social media all year long @CloudyRacingPod.