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Why NASCAR Engines are Not Spec Engines

2021-07-23 0

NASCAR mandates a 750-hp package and a 550-hp package. That’s led a lot of people to suggest that this is really no better than a spec engine. Here’s why that’s far from true. […]

Racing

2021 NASCAR Points Race

2021-07-19 0

A bar-chart race of the 2021 NASCAR Points Race showing how Denny Hamlin’s huge lead erodes under assault from Kyle Larson. […]

Racing

The Holy Grail of Racing: One Car for All Tracks

2021-07-02 0

One car for all tracks means racing competitively on everything from superspeedways to road courses. NASCAR is still working on it. […]

Next up: Sonoma

A pie chart showing that 50% of the drivers who get into the playoffs having only won road courses and/or superspeedway races don't make it out of the top 16.
Road Courses

Will Unexpected Winners Change the NASCAR Playoffs?

2021-03-12 0

The 2021 season started out with two first-time, unexpected winners. How will they impact the NASCAR Playoffs? […]

Racing

Best Drivers by Track Type 2000-2020

2021-01-27 0

Today’s analysis is the last in the track-type series. Today, we’ll look at the best drivers who drove at least 50 races in their careers and at least one race in the time period 2000-2020. […]

Racing

The Best Average Finishing Position by Track Type

2021-01-25 0

We’ve looked in detail at the average finishing positions for the five track types (superspeedway, short tracks, road courses, intermediate tracks and the 2-mile non-superspeedway tracks, which I’ve creatively called ‘other’. Now, let’s put all […]

Racing

How Does Having Seven Road Courses in 2021 Change the Championship Race?

2021-01-15 2

Once upon a time, road courses were the least popular type of racing among NASCAR fans — and also among many drivers. But that’s changed. And it’ll change even more given that there are seven […]

Road Courses

Which NASCAR Tracks Are Most Accident Prone?

2019-08-16 5

With Bristol this weekend, thoughts turn naturally to carnage. Short track racing means accidents. Given the greater-than-usual level of aggression among drivers this year, we can expect there to be at least a few collisions.

But does short-track mayhem hold a candle to Daytona and Talladega? Let’s see. […]

Asphalt

The Roval is Just a Really Fast Road Course

2018-09-28 1

This weekend marks the very first time NASCAR has run a race on the Charlotte Roval: a combination of the oval track we run in May with select portions of the road course in the infield. It’s a unique situation because, unlike most road courses, this one is contained. Fans will be able to see the entire course. Everyone is looking forward to seeing something new on this one-of-a-kind hybrid track. […]

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