The Chase/The Playoffs

Can a Champion Come from Outside the Top-Six Seeds?

Within weeks of NASCAR announcing a re-formulated version of The Chase for 2026, the word around the garage was that the future champion would have to enter The Chase as one of the top six seeds. […]

Lead Changes

Does the Lead-Change Metric Determine a Good Race?

People often cite the number of lead changes in a race — the lead change metric — and suggest that a big number means a good race. The metric is simple, easy to get and elegant in a fundamental way.

It’s also misleading. […]

Darlington Raceway

Pit Road and Persistence Determine Darlington Outcome

Pit road performance always plays a huge role at Darlington Raceway. Equally important is how well a team can recover from a pit-road glitch. The latter played a huge role in Christopher Bell’s win tonight. […]