Chastain, Ross

2026 NASCAR Rules

Does NASCAR’s Qualifying Metric Unfairly Penalize Drivers Who Have One Bad Race?

2026-06-12 dr. diandra 0

Drivers talk about NASCAR’s Qualifying Metric every week, even though they may not mention it by name. One might note he’s at a disadvantage this week because he was knocked out of last week’s race early. Another may be thankful he is (this week, at least) in the second practice/qualifying group. Drivers may even mention ‘the metric.’ […]

Briscoe, Chase

A Single Mistake in This Year’s Playoffs Can Be Fatal

2025-10-10 dr. diandra 0

In the closest playoffs since this format started in 2017, even Ross Chastain’s go-for-broke last-lap attempt to advance to the Round of 8 was unsuccessful. […]

Byron, William

2023 Nashville Race Report: Lead Changes

2023-06-26 dr. diandra 1

The 2023 Nashville Race Report: Lead Changes features three-wide restarts, (mostly) respectful racing up front, and one smashed watermelon. Caution/Lead-O-Gram As usual, we start with the caution- and lead-o-gram for the 2023 Nashville race. This […]