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Mamba's Column — Dylan "Mamba" Smith's weekly take on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and CARS Tour. Unfiltered, unapologetic, and always entertaining from Grand National Today's Chief Hype Officer.
I said a big points day at Talladega would give Jesse Love a stranglehold on the Chase. He got no stage points and two penalties, and on the last lap, Sammy Smith said, Love was pushing him.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 25, 2026
Layne Riggs's team set 45 points as the line for a real shot at the Truck title. He left Talladega 43 behind Kaden Honeycutt. Sammy Smith won in overtime; my pick, Justin Haley, had two flat tires.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 25, 2026
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.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 22, 2026
The top four in the O'Reilly Series Chase were 15 points apart going into Phoenix. Jesse Love won, swept the stages and leads by 36.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 18, 2026
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.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 13, 2026
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.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Oct 13, 2026
I like the speed he is bringing. But Allgaier is right there, Creed just won, and Gateway will punish a bad corner exit. Here is what I am watching.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Sep 9, 2026
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.
Dylan "Mamba" Smith·Aug 27, 2026
