Dylan "Mamba" Smith
Coverage (20 articles)
Carson Kvapil Wins at Martinsville | Homestead Picks
Carson Kvapil wins at Martinsville, Jesse Love finishes 30th, and Justin Allgaier takes a 22-point lead to the Homestead finale. Davey Segal and Mamba Smith break it down and make their Homestead picks.
Chandler Smith Wins at Martinsville | Homestead Picks
Chandler Smith passes teammate Layne Riggs late to win at Martinsville, and Kaden Honeycutt takes a 20-point lead to the Homestead finale. Davey Segal and Mamba Smith break it down and make their Homestead picks.
Sammy Smith Sweeps Talladega | Martinsville Picks
Sammy Smith wins at Talladega by 0.084 seconds, a day after winning the Truck race there, and Jesse Love leaves with a 19-point Chase lead. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith, Chris Wilner and guest Adam Alexander make their Martinsville picks.
Sammy Smith Wins at Talladega | Martinsville Picks
Sammy Smith wins Talladega by 0.091 seconds for his first Truck Series win, and Kaden Honeycutt leaves with a 43-point Chase lead over Layne Riggs. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith and Chris Wilner break it down and make their Martinsville picks.
Jesse Love Holds Off Mayer at Phoenix | Talladega Picks
Jesse Love sweeps both stages at Phoenix, holds off Sam Mayer by 0.128 seconds and takes a 36-point Chase lead with three races left. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith, Chris Wilner and guest Parker Kligerman make their Talladega picks.
Mamba's Talladega Truck Pick: Justin Haley
Mamba's pick for Friday's Truck Series race at Talladega is Justin Haley in Kaulig Racing's No. 16 Ram. It is the last race, he says, that group could win this year.
Kaden Honeycutt Wins at Phoenix | Talladega Picks
Kaden Honeycutt leads the last 53 laps at Phoenix and stretches his Chase lead over Layne Riggs to 39 points with three races left. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith and Chris Wilner break it down and make their Talladega picks.
Corey Day Wins Again at Charlotte | Phoenix Picks
Corey Day goes three wide for the lead with 10 laps left at Charlotte and wins for the second straight week. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith, Chris Wilner and Dillon Welch, on his last show, make their Phoenix picks.
Layne Riggs Sweeps Charlotte | Phoenix Picks
Layne Riggs passes Kaden Honeycutt with seven laps left at Charlotte and cuts the Chase lead to 17. Davey Segal, Mamba Smith and Chris Wilner also take on Kasey Kahne's return and make their Phoenix picks.
Layne Riggs Wins Charlotte, Cuts Honeycutt's Lead to 17
Layne Riggs passed Kaden Honeycutt late to win at Charlotte and cut Honeycutt's Truck Series Chase lead to 17. Mamba Smith on the pass, pit road, the rivalry and why staying in trucks is no knock.
Corey Day Wins Charlotte: The 17 Is the Chase Car to Fear
If I'm anyone else in the O'Reilly Series Chase, I'm most worried about the 17. Corey Day won Charlotte on a restart I couldn't believe, and Justin Allgaier's 7 keeps finding ways to bleed points.
Corey Day Wins Las Vegas From the Pole | Charlotte Picks
Corey Day holds off Carson Kvapil by 0.287 seconds at Las Vegas, and Chase leader Sheldon Creed signs with Sam Hunt Racing. Davey Segal is back with Mamba Smith, Chris Wilner and Dillon Welch, who make their Charlotte picks.
Kaden Honeycutt Takes Chase Lead at Kansas | Charlotte Picks
Kaden Honeycutt led 111 of 134 laps at Kansas and leads the Truck Series Chase by 37 with five races left. Mamba Smith, Chris Wilner and Eric Brennan break down Layne Riggs' 19th-place night, the Martinsville hot dog stand fight and their Charlotte picks.
Creed Makes It Two of Three at Bristol | Las Vegas Picks
Sheldon Creed makes it two wins in three Chase races at Bristol, and Sam Mayer is headed to JR Motorsports. Mamba Smith, Carla Metts and Dillon Welch break down the Food City 300 and make their Las Vegas picks.
Jesse Love Wins at Gateway as the Chase Tightens
The Grand National Show returns after Gateway. Mamba Smith, Davey Segal, Chris Wilner and Dillon Welch break down Jesse Love's first win of 2026, Sheldon Creed's points lead, the ten-car pit road wreck and the Corey Day and William Sawalich fight, then pick Bristol.
Who Can Beat Layne Riggs? | Bristol Picks
The Grand National Show: Truck Series debuts with Layne Riggs atop the ten-driver Chase field. Mamba Smith, Davey Segal, Chris Wilner and Josh Sims break down the contenders and make their Bristol picks.
Creed Strikes First at Darlington | Gateway Picks
The Grand National Show breaks down Sheldon Creed's Darlington win, the Chase picture, Corey Day's race and the Gateway picks from Mamba Smith, Davey Segal, Chris Wilner and Dillon Welch.
Ryan Sieg Breaks Through as the Chase Field Is Set
The Grand National Show returns after Daytona. Mamba Smith, Davey Segal, Dillon Welch and Chris Wilner break down Ryan Sieg's breakthrough, the Chase field, Darlington picks and Days of Thunder 2.
Mamba's Picks: Caruth to Win Daytona
Friday night's regular-season finale at Daytona sets the Chase field, and three Joe Gibbs Racing drivers are separated by one point at the cut. All four of us have Rajah Caruth racing his way in. I have him winning the race.
Daytona Chase Cutoff: Who Gets In?
The Grand National Show launches with a full Daytona breakdown of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase cutoff and the Craftsman Truck Series title picture. Mamba, Davey Segal, Dillon Welch and Chris Wilner on who advances when the pressure peaks.
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Grand National Today Takes Its Driver Pages Down
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Grand National Today Search Results Lead to Track Guides
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What AI Does on The Grand National Show
How We Make the Show, No. 14. An honest ledger: what the machine does, what the people do.
Grand National Show Audio Sync Fix
How We Make the Show, No. 13. A sync check is only as good as what it compares against.
Fixing Noisy Audio in Grand National Show Clips
How We Make the Show, No. 12. Raw camera audio, twelve decibels of noise, and the fix.
Grand National Show Graphics Font Error
How We Make the Show, No. 11. One broken font path, and the v08 standard that came out of it.
Grand National Show Recording Day, by the Numbers
How We Make the Show, No. 10. Twelve tracks, 8.5 gigabytes, 343 checks before anyone watches.