Daytona 500
Graph of the Day for 02-16-2023: Daytona 500 Qualifying
With Daytona 500 qualifying last night,the Graph of the Day for 02/16/2023 has to be the qualifying times posted. […]
Graphs and Charts
Graph of the Day
Indy Proved It: NASCAR Needs Practices
The coronavirus forced NASCAR to eliminate qualifying and practices. Some people think that should become a permanent change. Indianapolis showed why it shouldn’t. I mean, who expected The Big One to happen on Pit Road? […]
Graph of the Day
What To Expect from Indy
Each track has its own characteristics. What can we expect this weekend for the Cup Race at Indy? More Damage Than We’ve Seen The thing that stood out to me on the first pass through […]
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 […]
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Race Week Breakdown
Here’s a comparison of the data from both Darlington races this week. They weren’t typical Darlington races, but I doubt anyone expected them to be. We were desperate for racing. We were thankful NASCAR delivered […]
Darlington Raceway
Darlington Lead Changes
Despite all the changes in procedure for racing, I’m back to my regular schedule of post-race analysis. Today we’ll look at Darlington lead changes. No practice or qualifying suggested this race might be different than […]
Fuel
How NASCAR Can Help Prevent a Beer Shortage
The Coronavirus crisis is threatening our beer. How can more driving solve the problem? Gasoline Demand is Down Stay-at-home orders across the country have led to much less driving and, consequently, much less of a […]
Darlington Raceway
Garage Strategy at Darlington
Different teams — and manufacturers — will use different garage strategies for Darlington in terms of who they’re bringing to take care of the car. Yesterday, I looked at who’s not coming to this Sunday’s […]