Rules
Why NASCAR Needs to Update its Race Technology
The latest unforced error in the officiating of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval shows that NASCAR needs to update its race technology. […]
Racing
The Chase/The Playoffs
There is No Such Thing as a Cutoff Line in NASCAR
Three spots remain in the playoffs. If there’s a new winner at Darlington, only two drivers will make it in on points. Everyone talks about the race in terms of a cutoff line. Except it doesn’t exist. […]
Nashville Superspeedway
2024 Nashville Practice Report
The 2024 Nashville Practice Report features a fast Ty Gibbs, only two Chevys in the top-10 single-lap practice times, and a good showing from Ford. But don’t rely on a simple inspection of the practice list for your picks! […]
Qualifying
NASCAR Changes Qualifying Rules — Again
NASCAR changes qualifying rules for a second time this year. The first change happened at the start of the season. I wrote about it for NBC Sports. Four months later, they made another change. Let’s […]
Cautions
2024 Iowa Race Report
The 2024 Iowa race report has some edgy tires, a disaster for both Kyles and the first win of the season for defending champion Ryan Blaney. So let’s get to it! Caution- and Lead-O-Gram We […]
Timing and Scoring
Photo-Finish Technology
Photo-finish technology has spawned a handful of articles on how NASCAR determined the winner in a 0.001 second margin of victory at Kansas. I thought I understood the technology, but it turns out I hadn’t quite entirely gotten it. […]
Blaney, Ryan
More Practice Could Help Improve the Next Gen Car
When I started writing about NASCAR in 2007, drivers usually practiced Friday morning in preparation for that afternoon’s qualifying. Two Saturday practices gave them time to dial in their car for Sunday’s race. […]
2024 NASCAR Rules
NASCAR Changes Crew Glove Rules
Crew glove-rule changes are the most significant of the rules changes provided to the press on March 13th. That change formalizes and narrows NASCAR’s start-of-the-season crackdown. […]
Schedules
The 2024 NASCAR Schedule
The 2023 NASCAR schedule shows a continued pull-back in the overall number of road courses, no dirt tracks and the return of the Chicago Street Race. But the tracks in the playoffs have undergone their own changes. Here’s how the 2024 NASCAR schedule is similar to and different from the 2023 schedule. […]
Phoenix International Raceway
2023 Spring Phoenix Practice Report
The 2023 spring Phoenix practice report features a new short-track package, some speedy veterans, and four confiscated louvers. […]