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Cautions

How Often Are There Cautions in the Last 10 Laps of a Race?

2021-04-09 dr. diandra 1

Every week, someone suggests that NASCAR manufactures cautions in the last 10 laps of a race. So I got to wondering: How often are there cautions in the last 10 laps of a race? And why? […]

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Pit Road

Pit Road Speeding FAQ

2021-03-17 dr. diandra 16

One of the most common penalties in a NASCAR race is speeding on pit road. So how does NASCAR measure and assess pit-road speeding penalties? […]

A pie chart showing that 50% of the drivers who get into the playoffs having only won road courses and/or superspeedway races don't make it out of the top 16.
Road Courses

Will Unexpected Winners Change the NASCAR Playoffs?

2021-03-12 dr. diandra 3

The 2021 season started out with two first-time, unexpected winners. How will they impact the NASCAR Playoffs? […]

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Best Drivers by Track Type 2000-2020

2021-01-27 dr. diandra 0

Today’s analysis is the last in the track-type series. Today, we’ll look at the best drivers who drove at least 50 races in their careers and at least one race in the time period 2000-2020. […]

Racing

The Best Average Finishing Position by Track Type

2021-01-25 dr. diandra 0

We’ve looked in detail at the average finishing positions for the five track types (superspeedway, short tracks, road courses, intermediate tracks and the 2-mile non-superspeedway tracks, which I’ve creatively called ‘other’. Now, let’s put all […]

Racing

2021 NASCAR Preview: Short Tracks

2021-01-22 dr. diandra 1

I saved my favorite kind of racing for last. Everyone’s talking about road courses this year, but short tracks make up a third of the circuits in the season. So, before we pull all the […]

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2021 NASCAR Preview: ‘Other’ Tracks

2021-01-20 dr. diandra 1

Fontana (the old Fontana), Pocono, Indy and Michigan are larger than intermediate tracks, but not superspeedways. The number of such tracks is going way down in 2021, which means that drivers who did well at […]

Racing

2021 NASCAR Preview: Best Drivers at Intermediate Tracks

2021-01-18 dr. diandra 0

There are fewer intermediate tracks on the 2021 NASCAR schedule than at any time since 2000. But they still make up a quarter of the schedule. We’ve looked at superspeedways and road courses already. Let’s […]

Road Courses

How Does Having Seven Road Courses in 2021 Change the Championship Race?

2021-01-15 dr. diandra 5

Once upon a time, road courses were the least popular type of racing among NASCAR fans — and also among many drivers. But that’s changed. And it’ll change even more given that there are seven […]

Racing

Which NASCAR Drivers are Best at Superspeedways?

2021-01-14 dr. diandra 6

If asked who the best superspeedway driver was, most NASCAR fans would say Dale Earnhardt. But what do the numbers say? This post is part of a preseason series on how the 2021 NASCAR schedule […]

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