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What Can We Learn from Daytona Qualifying?

2020-02-11 dr. diandra 3

Daytona qualifying is not the most exciting qualifying session of the year. Only two cars lock in their position. It’s a single-car one-lap format, but the lack of drafting is one of the few clues […]

Cooling

Does Qualifying Matter at Talladega?

2019-10-11 dr. diandra 5

50% of races won at Talladega are won by drivers starting from the first two rows. Can you win if you don’t qualify well? […]

Chicagoland Speedway

How NASCAR’s “Enhanced Schedule” Affects the Race Teams

2018-06-29 dr. diandra 1

NASCAR’s enhanced schedule compresses three days on on-track activity into two. It’s designed to save teams time and money, but how will it affect the racing? What is an “Enhanced Schedule”? If you’re wondering why […]

Qualifying Lap Times for Daytona XFINITY Race
Graphs and Charts

2018 XFINITY Daytona Qualifying

2018-02-17 dr. diandra 0

A fast one-graph summary of data for the XFINITY qualifying stats. Up to 36th position, qualifying times are roughly linear with a slope of 0.056 seconds per position. 1st to 2nd: 0.083 seconds 1st to […]

a scatter plot showing no correlation between starting and finishing positions in the Daytona 500 from 2012-2014
Graphs and Charts

Does Daytona Qualifying Really Matter?

2015-02-20 dr. diandra 6

Okay, it obviously does if you’re one of the cars that fails to make the race. But beyond that- given the huge amount of attention that’s been given to the ’embarrassment’ that was this year’s […]

Andy Randolph

The Risks of Cooling Down

2014-03-14 dr. diandra 0

Engineering is a constant battle of risk versus reward. How much are you willing to challenge your equipment in order to gain speed? […]

Aerodynamic Forces

Qualifying Trim vs. Race Trim

2010-07-09 dr. diandra 2

Ever wonder about the difference between race trim and qualifying trim? Here’s a video blog to help you figure it out. […]

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