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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 […]

Martin Truex Jr.

2023 Sonoma Lead Change Report

2023-06-12 dr. diandra 0

The 2023 Sonoma Lead Change Report features Martin Truex Jr. and… And, well, that’s pretty much it aside from Denny Hamlin getting into the wall and a couple of spins at the end of the race. […]

A table showing the average finishing positions of elite drivers in the races after their last wins
Drivers

Elite Drivers After Their Last Wins

2023-01-21 dr. diandra 5

@KudzuCarl read my article for NBC Sports about how many races elite drivers ran after their last win. He suggested using finishing position as a metric, which is a great idea. […]

Busch, Kyle

Graph of the Day: Kyle Busch’s Career Finish Spectrum

2023-01-09 dr. diandra 8

Today’s graph of the day shows every one of Kyle Busch’s finishes in a single graphic. […]

rodney childers 40 wins
Childers, Rodney

Rodney Childers Hits 40 Wins at Richmond

2022-08-15 dr. diandra 1

Kevin Harvick may have reached 60 wins at Richmond, but crew chief Rodney Childers set a milestone of his own: 40 wins. […]

Suárez, Daniel

Daniel Suárez’s First Win Beat More Odds than He Might Realize

2022-06-17 dr. diandra 0

Daniel Suárez’s first win beat a lot of odds. Here’s some you may not be aware of in terms of age and races run. […]

Age

Young Drivers Take Over NASCAR: The Outtakes

2022-03-25 dr. diandra 0

A few graphs I made for my NBC Sports article on young drivers and then opted not to use. Age Distribution of the Field 1980-present This is one of those graphs I found really useful […]

Chase Elliott

Daytona 2021 Road Course Deep Dive: Chase Elliott

2021-02-23 dr. diandra 0

The Daytona 2021 Road Course deep dive features Chase Elliott, who had four consecutive road-course wins, but finished 21st here. Why? […]

Bristol Motor Speedway

How Power Steering Affects Lap Times

2020-09-22 dr. diandra 0

Brad Keselowski lost his power steering early in Stage 3 of the fall Bristol race. I wondered if we could quantify how much power steering affects lap times. Turns out we can. Below is a […]

Bristol Motor Speedway

Where NASCAR’s Best Drivers Won First?

2020-03-02 dr. diandra 0

As part of my dive into what we should expect from the 2020 rookie class, I tallied the tracks at which future champions won their first races. Surprisingly, they weren’t the tracks I expected. Future […]

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