NASCAR mom Natalie Decker returns to racing after wild radio meltdown, Trump’s insane pizza move & FIFA women!

We did it. Middle Friday in June. There are only two more left from now until July. You blink and before you know it we’re into football season.

And I mean football. Not whatever game is currently being played in the US.

Relax. This is a joke. I’m a company man, which means I love football next month! If FOX likes it, I like it too. I hope the ratings are great, because that would go a long way towards making sure the AI ​​doesn’t replace me… at least for a while.

So, cheers to the FIFA World Cup! USA is playing tonight. As my old little league coach used to say, it’s a great day to win a game.

Welcome to Friday Nightcaps, where NASCAR mom Natalie Decker restarts the engines for the first time since her Hall of Fame radio address last month.

What else? I’ve had the best of the rest from a big week of #content, some reader mail I want to address, more rib talk, and AJ McCarron giving us all a pep talk heading into the weekend.

Does that sound good? Good morning my baby!

Buy you peanut butter cookies National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, and get ready for the Friday ‘Cap’!

Six weeks until the reunion and…

First of all, warm, soft peanut butter cookies (preferably from Publix) are elite. It’s not the best, but it’s on Mount Rushmore.

Now that that’s out of the way… we’re going to switch things up a bit and start the lesson with some letters.

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From Sherri U:

My friend,

Give us middle-aged and old people a little help. Your story today was an effective stream of consciousness with lots of screenshots. I’m interested expelled DCCbut based on what you wrote and a bunch of screenshots there is no clue what happened.

Check out some comments. Look at the posts at the top and bottom of this screenshot from the first hundred posts.

X, Instagram, Reddit etc. You are not, you are sharing on Fox. Please upgrade your writing style for your Fox readership.

Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story information on social media apps won’t do.

Thank you Sherri!

So OutKick and Fox effectively became a single entity about six weeks ago. As these things usually are, there were some ups and downs. Although we are always under the same roof, the two sites are… different. This is just the honest truth.

OutKick is a little more loose-digger. A little (much) more stubborn. This column in particular caused a culture shock for many people who haven’t been here for the last three years.

Nightcaps is a daily column we started in 2023. In a nutshell, it’s your daily digest of the most viral moments you might have missed while at work. Whether you’re taking the subway or the bus, or reading a book at red lights in your car on the way home, this is a way to catch up on the day’s news you missed.

A bunch of fast hitters who mostly come from social media. It’s fast, fun, interactive. I use a lot of embeds from Twitter and Instagram. I realize it doesn’t work for some people. I realize some people may not be visual learners like me. I realize some people don’t have access to these for whatever reason.

Now that we have a new audience, I will do my best to solve this problem. I will try to explain to you a little better what I showed you on Twitter or Instagram. It won’t be perfect and will almost certainly be constantly changing, but we’re trying to workshop some things to make the transition a little smoother.

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This statement has no real meaning beyond me being open and honest with everyone, including long-time readers and newcomers. I am nothing if not open and honest. In a way, this is the purpose of this course.

Okay, we’re almost at 700 words and it’s a summer Friday. Let’s get this show on the road so we can all mail it in and have a great weekend.

NASCAR’s Natalie Decker got behind the wheel this weekend at Pocono for the first time since her radio failure in last month’s truck race at Dover.

While this is definitely a shame, we’re still huge Natalie Decker fans here:

Natalie Decker waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Ag-Pro 300 race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., on April 24, 2026. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

What a #content-filled week!

Welcome back, Natalie!

A little background information for those who cannot see these embeds or do not know how to open them…

Of course, that’s not the whole story. Not even close. It was jarring to hear the in-car rant that followed.

Natalie Decker walks the grid during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (David Jensen/Getty Images)

“You guys, I’m trying to pull myself together, but I don’t want to keep doing this,” he said after being told to come to pit road for a passing penalty. “There’s so much I could say right now, and I’m trying to keep it together about the show’s director.

“I feel like a fucking failure… There’s so much I want to say, I’ll probably get suspended, you have no idea.”

It seems that some time has refreshed Natalie and made her ready to give the whole racing thing another go. Like any good American, I will be monitoring the situation at Pocono this weekend.

Okay, let’s get to the best internet #content of the big week. We’ll start with more Natalie because it’s a Friday after all:

Ribs, shirts and AJ take us home!

A great week. You’ve made it for early June. Some consider this the worst part of the year. Nonsense! And hello! The College World Series starts this weekend.

Give it to me on FIFA any day of the week!

Okay, let’s quickly turn this awkward Friday lesson into a big Friday night. First? Did anyone see this Royals pitcher throw one out of the dome earlier this week?

Scary:

Texas Rangers right fielder Brandon Nimmo talks to Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo after hitting a line-drive single in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on June 10, 2026. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

Enjoy your meal. We see this happen about 2-3 times a season and it’s hold your breath momently. I have NEVER seen a lane open this quickly. This must be some kind of record.

Brandon Nimmo and Lugo, meanwhile, were teammates with the Mets for years, which explains the immediate concern. Without even taking her time, she almost ran towards him. Oh my god.

You’ll be shocked to learn that Lugo will go through concussion protocol before his next start. Probably wise.

Next? A few more emails about the heated rib debate I accidentally started earlier this week when I mentioned that I hadn’t removed the dice from my rack (hey now!).

From Carole C:

NO…whether the clock is ticking or not…the silver skin HAS to go….period! Sorry, you’ll lose it.

And, Dom Z. in Scottsdale:

This is a lie. Leave the skin ON.

I used to shoot them, but I spent four years in KC, went to a lot of different BBQ Restaurants, and learned a few things. There is an old BBQ Restaurant called Woodyard. I was watching and talking to their old Pitmaster who was wearing his ribs. Their pit was literally at the front. When they barbecued their own meat and decided to open a restaurant, they built it from handmade bricks. The skins did not shrink. And I said, “What is it?” I asked. He just smiled at me and said, “Well why would I do that?” he said.

Thank you, you two! Frankly, I agree… Dom Z!

To be fair, I did it both ways. I understand both sides of the argument. I will say this, and I brought this out of the column earlier this week…

When I bought the ribs, I asked the butcher if the membrane was still on. He told me yes, St. Louis never removes the membrane from his ribs because it’s too hard and doesn’t make a difference.

For what it’s worth, accept this.

OK, that’s it for today. Good lessons, have a good week. Here’s former Alabama QB AJ McCarron absolutely SHREDS his UFL team to get you excited for a big weekend.

See you on Monday.

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OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column (roughly speaking, we are not robots) that will be published Monday through Friday at 4pm.

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