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2021 Homestead Race Review

2021-03-01 0

The 2021 Homestead Race Review focuses on tire fall-off, the fastest cars, and which teams were able to keep up with the track. […]

This is a MTS CT Plus Flat Trac, which Goodyear (and other companies) use for tire testing (Photo courtesy of Smithers.)
Goodyear

Nuclear Deterrence and Goodyear Tires

2021-02-26 0

How does the country’s nuclear deterrence system help make Goodyear tires? And how do Goodyear tires help improve nuclear deterrence? […]

a scatter plot showing no correlation between starting and finishing positions in the Daytona 500 from 2012-2014
Daytona 500

How Does Michael McDowell’s Daytona 500 Win Impact the Playoffs?

2021-02-16 0

Michael McDowell’s Daytona 500 win was one of the approximately once-in-a-decade events in which an underdog wins. How does this affect the playoffs? […]

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Daytona 500

Where Do Daytona 500 Winners Start?

2021-02-11 1

No polesitter has won the Daytona 500 since 2000. So if the guy who starts first isn’t winning, where do Daytona 500 winners start? […]

Another column chart showing where Daytona 500 pole sitters finished, but this time showing which cars had accidents and/or DNFs
Daytona 500

How Often do Daytona 500 Pole Winners Win the Race?

2021-02-10 2

Teams put a lot of effort into winning the Daytona 500 pole. But does that have any impact on winning the race? Where Do Daytona 500 Pole Winners Finish? The graph below shows the finishing […]

Busch Clash

How Long Will the Busch Clash Run This Year?

2021-02-09 0

With the Busch Clash moving from the oval to the road course, how long should we expect the Busch Clash run time to be? Historical Busch Clash Run Times I’ve shown here the times of […]

Busch Clash

Busch Clash: Are There Too Many Drivers?

2021-02-08 0

Every year about this time, NASCAR fans question whether the Busch Clash has too many drivers. Is it really a selective race if more than half a full field is racing? NASCAR is making it […]

Daytona 500

Can ‘Anyone’ Win The Daytona 500?

2021-02-05 2

A lot predictions claim that drivers who don’t usually run upfront (i.e. ‘anyone’) are strong candidates to win the Daytona 500. Are they? The Premise: Anyone Can Win There’s a perception that ‘anyone’ can win […]

A graph showing Daytona 500 Accidents and Spins 1980-2020
Daytona 500

Daytona 500: More Accidents and Even More Wrecked

2021-02-03 1

Superspeedways are famous for ‘The Big One’: An accident capable of taking out half the field. But have Daytona 500 accidents always claimed a large number of cars? Number of Daytona 500 Accidents and Spins […]

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