Noah Gragson is still indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after after he allegedly liked an insensitive social media post. It’s not the first time that Gragson has had incidents off the race track either. What are some of the major incidents that Gragson has gotten caught up in off of the race track?

Front Row Motorsports officially exercised their team options on current drivers Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland for next season. That leaves out 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion Zane Smith, who was predicted by many to land a seat at Front Row next season. Now, the question becomes where can Zane Smith go next?

Another NASCAR Silly Season domino fell today with Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reporting that Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland will return to the team next season. The move is a surprise to some, but it definitely makes sense given the solid performance of both the second-year Gilliland and veteran McDowell. However, this leaves Zane Smith out of the Cup Series at Front Row at least for now.

It’s hard to believe that NASCAR has had some sort of a Playoff format for almost two decades now. Over the years, it has gone through some significant changes, but opinion is still very much split on the Playoffs. Not everyone is going to be happy no matter what format is used, but, that doesn’t mean the current format is perfect.

What changes can or should NASCAR realistically make to the Playoffs? Is there a way to make the Playoffs a more fair system than we see now? Let’s take a look at both sides of each of these changes.