Tracks Archives : Building Speed

2026 Fall Martinsville: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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The 2026 Fall Martinsville race, the penultimate race of the season, was an opportunity for Kyle Larson to clinch the championship. For Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, it was their chance to redeem their championship hopes to challenge Larson next week at Homestead. For drivers without a win this year, it was an opportunity to avoid spending the off-season worrying about the size of their losing streak. […]

Pit Road and Persistence Determine Darlington Outcome

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Pit road performance always plays a huge role at Darlington Raceway. Equally important is how well a team can recover from a pit-road glitch. The latter played a huge role in Christopher Bell’s win tonight. […]

2026 New Hampshire: Practice Prospects

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The 2026 New Hampshire practice prospects come from a single 50-minute practice session where all drivers participated and teams had two sets of tires. […]

2026 New Hampshire: What to Watch

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With the threat of rain looming, here are a few things to watch for the 2026 New Hampshire NASCAR race. […]

2026 North Wilkesboro Race Report

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The 2025 North Wilkesboro Race Report is a picture of domination by Joe Logano. Logano led 323 of the race’s 450 laps to win the first points-paying race at the track in 30 years. Let’s see how he did it. […]

2026 San Diego Saturday Notes

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The 2026 San Diego Saturday Notes are a little different this week because practice and qualifying were held on different days. Practice was on Friday — before inspection — and cars could make changes after […]

2026 Pocono Race Preview: What to Watch

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Pocono might be the most unique track on the NASCAR circuit. Therefore, the 2026 Pocono race preview points at some different things than at other races. A lot of mastering this track is in the hands of the crew chief: setting up a car for three very different corners and the biggest element: strategy. […]

Dover v. Nashville: Does One Track Predict The Other?

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We all know how competitive siblings can be, which is why I chose to parse this as Dover v. Nashville. The two tracks are often called “sister tracks”, which raises an interesting question: Do drivers who run well at Dover also run well at Nashville? […]

2026 Dover Race Results: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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Denny Hamlin won the first All-Star race run at Dover Motor Speedway. It wasn’t a points race, but there’s something to learn from every race. Here’s my opinion on the good, the bad and the ugly. […]

2026 Dover: Race Focus

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As Dover prepares to host its first All-Star Race ever, let’s examine what I think is the most critical element of the race. Building Speed’s 2026 Dover race focus is the track itself. […]