Drew Blickensderfer

Ryan Preece’s Dover Car Fire was ‘Self-Inflicted’ Damage

The fire that led to Ryan Preece’s early retirement at Dover was due to a Stewart-Haas assembly error, not a flaw of the Next Gen race car. More importantly, all four SHR cars could have experienced the same problem. […]

Anthony Alfredo
Bubba Wallace

Does the Gen-7 Car Help Non-Playoff Drivers Win in the Playoffs?

Eric Jones and John Hunter Nemechek had really strong runs at the first playoff race — despite neither having made the playoffs. Their performances got me wondering whether the Next Gen car helps non-playoff drivers win in the playoffs. […]

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez: Race Report

The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race report shows a dominating victory by a New Zealander in Mexico. And while the cautions didn’t show it, there was a lot of beating and banging throughout the pack. […]

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. […]

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. […]