It’s Friday! I knew it wouldn’t last. After months of wonderfully warm weather, it appears that things are changing. Much cooler weather is moving into Illinois and the realization of the impending Fall is crashing in. Summer ending feels like that last sip of a milkshake when the straw just makes sad slurping noises—you know the fun is over, but you keep sipping anyway hoping for one more taste. Flip-flops give way to big sweaters and football season, but let’s be honest—it’s really just a countdown to scraping frost off your windshield.

The Bears take on the Kansas City Chiefs tonight in their third preseason game. In NASCAR, the regular season wraps up in Daytona on Saturday night under the lights. I’m looking forward to that and then the playoffs begin the following week in Darlington, South Carolina!

Okay, let’s wrap this week up with a new reader submitted amateur photo and double babes & double jokes. Enjoy.

-keep

Keep, I see the amateur pictures that your readers send and they’re pretty great. My girlfriend recently had to leave for three days on business and sent me this gift from her hotel room. There were a few more that were more naughty, but I’ll hang on to those for now! Thank you for the work you do. A huge daily *anonymous* fan. -Anonymous

It’s Thursday. After years of sitting empty like your uncle’s treadmill that now only holds laundry, Chicagoland Speedway is finally roaring back to life with NASCAR’s return.

I received an email from NASCAR yesterday afternoon announcing the release of the 2026 NASCAR racing schedule. I expected a few changes, but what nobody was expecting was their return to the Chicagoland Speedway in 2026! NASCAR had already announced in July that they would be taking a year off from the Chicago street race, but never even mentioned the possibility of returning to the Chicagoland Speedway. I literally had to read and reread the announcement before it actually sunk into my brain.

The Chicagoland Speedway hasn’t hosted a NASCAR race since it’s final race in 2019. For the most part, it has been sitting quietly for the better part of the past six years. As you might expect, it’s currently looking a little rough. Back in June someone made their way onto the property and filmed a very detailed walkaround of the twenty-five year old facility. If you’re interested, you can check it out above.

So NASCAR is back, which means the smell of burnt rubber, overpriced hot dogs, and fans debating whether “drafting” is a racing technique or just what happens in the parking lot port-a-potties!

-keep

It’s Wednesday. Truck fans are a special breed—They’ll argue for hours about the superiority of Ford vs. Chevy vs. Dodge, even though all three are basically competing to see who can make the loudest exhaust system and the biggest cupholder. They’ll tell you their truck can tow an aircraft carrier, out-haul a freight train, and still fit into the Starbucks drive-thru (spoiler: it can’t).

All kidding aside, today I have a pair of special trucks that should impress any truck owner. The first is a 2016 Ford Tonka Anniversary Edition. What color? Tonka Yellow, of course! The second is a Ford Shelby with 755HP and dual stripes. They both come from Canada, so you know they’re tough as hell. Whether they’re hauling a bag of mulch or the neighbors house, they know that they have the equipment to get it done.

A big thanks goes out to Derek for taking the time to write in and for allowing me to share these photos with all of you. Enjoy the gallery below.

-keep

Keep,

Outside of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada, is a big rig wrecking yard. His is a 2016 Tonka anniversary, one of 3 in Canada and hers is a Shelby with 755HP and factory ladder bars to keep it from liftoff!

I can’t say I’ve been here from the beginning but I am close. It took a few years for the word of your awesomeness to spread north of the 49th.

Thanks for everything.

Derek