10/21/2026
The four-man booth is back together, and Phoenix delivered pure chaos right on cue. Kyle Larson pounding the outside wall, Denny Hamlin fighting flat tires, and Tyler Reddick pulling off a late-race two-tire heist to blow the Chase standings wide openโleaving Larson clinging to a razor-thin 5-point lead heading into Talladega. ๐คฉ
Catch the full episode of High, Wide and Handsome live right now on YouTube:
๐ https://youtu.be/_HntAQVKlY0
Whatโs on the docket this week:
๐ The Lead Lap: Reddickโs clutch restart, the Larson & Hamlin disasters, Jesse Love sweeping all three stages in the OโReilly Series, and Kaden Honeycutt making a statement in the desert.
๐ Beyond the Banking: Max Verstappen spends his F1 off-weekend driving from 24th to 9th in his GT3 debut at Portimรฃo + previewing the USGP at COTA.
๐ The Bullring Report: Ricky Thornton Jr. grabs $100K at the Dirt Track World Championship at WVMS as Brandon Sheppard secures the Lucas Oil title, Rico Abreuโs High Limit championship battle with Gio Scelzi at Texas, Outlaws at Belle Clair, and the CARS Tour finale at South Boston.
๐จ The Cool Down Lap: Scheme of the Week picks, Talladega locks, and closing thoughts.
With Larson's lead slashed to just 5 points and the top seven separated by only 56 markers, is the #5 team suddenly vulnerable, or does Larson brush this off and take control again? Sound off in the comments! ๐๐