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Accidents

How Many Cars are Saved by Eliminating Practice at Superspeedways?

NASCAR elected not to hold practice at superspeedways with the goal of decreasing the number of backup cars and repairs required, thus cutting costs for owners. Now that we’ve had a few years of this format, I wondered how many cars this policy has saved. […]

Cautions

Are Caution Lengths Increasing in 2025?

Internet pundits are complaining that caution lengths are longer in 2025 than ever before. Given that people tend to remember cases when something exceptional happens and forget the many times it doesn’t, this question just […]

Parts Failures

Part Failures: Blame the Part? Or the People?

When parts failures take teams out of a race, those of us on the outside are often quick to suggest something is wrong with the part. But often, it’s that teams are pushing the part outside its intended use. No manufacturer deserves to be pilloried in the press for providing a part that meets specs. […]

Next Race: Las Vegas

Graph of the Day

Overview: Las Vegas

Memories are selective, so let’s look at an overview of this Spring’s Las Vegas race and see how it compares to previous races. Start vs. Finish Even though last-lap pitting decisions played a crucial role […]

Graph of the Day

Qualifying Matters at Las Vegas

Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is a long, arduous process — and makes surprisingly little difference. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway (our first mile-and-a-half track) qualifying makes more of a difference. If you want to […]