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Can Spire Motorsports’ Michael McDowell rank top 12 in average finish at year’s end? Does Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe win the Regular Season Championship? Plus, will Trackhouse Racing sweep the road courses?

NASCAR betting analysts Elliot Hicks & Seth Woolcock redline the engines on “The Backroad.”

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:28 IBT Racing Family Promo
00:03:24 PropDecks NFL Playoffs Contest Promo
00:06:03 In the Rearview: NASCAR News Update
00:06:27 NASCAR vs. 23XI Racing vs. Front Row Motorsports Lawsuit Settled
00:10:10 Settlement Details
00:13:29 Settlement Fallout Predictions
00:21:29 Richard Childress NDA Findings
00:25:44 Parimutuel Betting Systems at NASCAR Tracks?
00:29:54 Front Row Motorsports Finances Uncovered
00:32:41 SRX’s Impact on the Trial
00:36:47 WannaParlay Promo
00:38:39 Horizon Forecast: 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Hot Takes & Bold Predictions
00:39:14 Our 2025 Bold Predictions Review
00:50:15 Carson Hocevar Wins One of the First Five Races
00:53:13 Michael McDowell Finishes Top-12 in Average Finish
00:57:32 All Three Spire Motorsports Cars Win a Race
01:01:24 Trackhouse Racing Sweeps the Road Courses
01:08:19 Chase Briscoe Wins the Regular Season Championship
01:11:29 Front Row Motorsports All Finish 30th+ in Points
01:18:56 Bonuses: Winless Drivers Find Their Way to Victory Lane & Kyle Larson’s Winless Streak Reaches 40 Races
01:21:43 Plugs + Outro

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