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. […]
Racing
Daytona 500
Graph of the Day for 02-18-2023: Daytona 500 Polesitters’ Fates
This one is near and dear because so many people strive to get the Daytona 500 pole despite the pole giving no advantage in the race itself. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a disadvantage, but putting a lot of energy into anything except winning the race seems a waste to me. […]
Drivers
Elite Drivers After Their Last Wins
@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. […]
2022
More-Experienced Drivers Fared Worse with the Next Gen Car: Season Rankings
From the start of the 2022 season, veteran NASCAR Cup Series drivers fared worse with the Next Gen car much more than their less-experienced counterparts. Some drivers, like Denny Hamlin, seemed to come to grips with the car in the later portions of the season. Others didn’t. […]
2022
2022 Cautions by Race and Type
Some races have more cautions than others. Find out how many cautions — and of what type — happened the in 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule […]
2022
2022 Penalties by Team and Race
Detailed information about penalties by team and by race for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
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2022
The 2022 Championship 4: By The Numbers
I wrote a more detailed analysis of the Championship 4 for NBC Sports. I covered Joey Logano and Chase Elliott in one post, and then Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell in the other. (Link to […]
The Chase/The Playoffs
2022 Playoff Drivers and Green-Flag Speed
In my NBC Sports piece this Sunday, I use average green-flag speed ranking. But there’s quite a bit to be learned by digging down past just the average […]
Accidents
Counting Accidents
Counting accidents using only NASCAR’s caution statistics misses a lot of incidents that affect drivers’ finishes. […]
Accidents
Most Wreck-Prone NASCAR Drivers: A Rebuttal
A recent article confuses DNF and accident stats and unfairly tags some drivers as ‘crashy’ when the real numbers don’t bear that out. […]