Race Reports

Pocono Leaders: A Tale of Two Races

Let’s look at our Pocono leaders. Pocono was going to be a doubleheader, even before the coronavirus hit. Did having two races in two days given anyone a big advantage when it comes to leading […]

Race Reports

Talladega Race Report

A battle on the last lap always makes a race better. And we didn’t lose anything having had to skip qualifying. So how did our drivers do? Here’s the Talladega Race Report. Cautions The Caution-O-Gram […]

Racing

Does the Driver Who Leads the Most Laps Usually Win?

We all remember at least a couple of times when a driver led the most laps without winning the race. But how often does that actually happen? As always, thanks to racing-reference.info for providing such […]

Graph of the Day

Graphs Can Be Misleading

With all the Coronavirus stories in the news right now, you’re seeing a lot of graphs. Although numbers are objective, the way they are presented often isn’t. Tricks like suppressing zeros can make small changes […]

Graph of the Day

2020 Homestead-Miami In Perspective

It’s Tuesday, which means putting the 2020 Homestead-Miami race into perspective. So here’s a comparison of that race with its historical antecedents. Yesterday’s Race Report gives more details about individual driver performances. Cautions Sunday’s race, […]

Graph of the Day

Homestead-Miami Race Report

This was the first time in Homestead-Miami Speedway‘s NASCAR career that it wasn’t one of the last races of the season. Here’s the Homestead-Miami Race Report: the race in pictures. Cautions The ubiquitous pop-up thunderstorms […]

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Race Reports

Cautions: Atlanta in Graphs and Charts

Atlanta races aren’t known for having a lot of cautions, but last Sunday’s race had even lower caution figures. Here’s the Atlanta Caution-O-Gram. There were no cautions in the third stage and one in each […]

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Do XFINITY Champions Excel in Cup?

The NASCAR XFINITY series is the final challenge a driver must overcome before moving up to the Cup Series. So how do former XFINITY champions perform when they move up? Defining Our Dataset The currently […]