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 […]
Racing
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. […]
Joe Gibbs Racing
Pit Stop Two-Steps
Joe Gibbs Racing’s new pit-stop choreography made its debut at Richmond. How big of an advantage does it provide? […]
Age
Young Drivers Take Over NASCAR: The Outtakes
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 […]
Daytona 500
How Often do Daytona 500 Pole Winners Win the Race?
Teams put a lot of effort into winning the Daytona 500 pole. But does that have any impact on winning the race? […]
2021
2021 Laps: Finished, Led and Fastest
In 2021, laps were run, finished, led and fastest. You may be surprised which drivers lead these categories: They’re not all Kyle Larson. […]
Stage Racing
2021: Stage Wins and Points
Kyle Larson dominated the 2021 stage wins and points the same way he dominated wins. Let’s see exactly how stages played out in 2021. […]
DNFs
2021 DNFs: NASCAR by the Numbers
There were 181 DNFs in 2021, down slightly from 2020. Let’s dive into who and where the DNFs happened — and why. […]
Penalties
2021 To The Back: NASCAR by the Numbers
Our 2021 to-the-back roundup honors those teams that managed to incur penalties before the green flag. Let’s look at who got their knuckles slapped by NASCAR this year. […]