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Alex Palou’s Indy 500 win has him riding high, and he’s now eyeing NASCAR’s road and street courses. Meanwhile, RFK Racing just scored a half-win in their Kansas penalty appeal, and Amazon’s first exclusive Cup broadcast numbers are raising more questions than answers. From appeals panels to broadcast wars, the NASCAR world is anything but quiet this week.

Chris Buescher’s 60-point penalty? Slashed to 30. But playoff implications are still huge. Is this enough to keep RFK alive this summer?
NASCAR adds 39th and 40th entries for Mexico City’s Xfinity race, but no points, no prize money, no win credit. Smart compromise or a slippery slope?
Supercars star Will Brown will tackle the Chicago Street Course. Can he one-up SVG’s shock debut from 2023?
Alex Palou is willing to enter NASCAR, but only for a street or road course. Will Project 91 or Trackhouse make it happen?

Then there’s Amazon’s Prime-time debut, 2.72 million tuned in to watch the Coca-Cola 600 on streaming. That’s down from recent years, but not apocalyptic. Younger viewers showed up. But Michael Mulvihill of Fox isn’t buying the hype, and Larry McReynolds says you can’t compare network TV to Prime Video, apples to oranges. Maybe. But what did fans notice most? Prime simply put on a better show—cleaner, sharper, more human. Fox, take notes.