Blaney, Ryan
2024 Pocono Rapid Race Report
The 2024 Pocono rapid race report includes a problematic pit road, an aggressive pit call and an unusual amount of carnage. […]
Tracks
Pocono
Pocono Raceway by the Numbers
Pocono Raceway is one of the most unique tracks NASCAR visits — and the diametric opposite of our last race on the streets of Chicago. So here’s a look at the track the way I see it: Pocono by the Numbers. […]
Nashville Superspeedway
2024 Nashville Race Report
The 2024 Nashville race saw notable activity with 20 lead changes, a record 15 cautions, and numerous overtime attempts. These cautions accounted for 23.9% of the race, and 73.4% were due to accidents and spins. There were nine different leaders, and green-flag and yellow-flag pit cycles significantly impacted lead changes. […]
Nashville Superspeedway
2024 Nashville Practice Report
The 2024 Nashville Practice Report features a fast Ty Gibbs, only two Chevys in the top-10 single-lap practice times, and a good showing from Ford. But don’t rely on a simple inspection of the practice list for your picks! […]
Cautions
2024 Iowa Race Report
The 2024 Iowa race report has some edgy tires, a disaster for both Kyles and the first win of the season for defending champion Ryan Blaney. So let’s get to it! Caution- and Lead-O-Gram We […]
Chase Elliott
2024 Darlington I Race Report
The 2024 Darlington race report is a great example of how numbers never tell the entire story of a race. We’ve got side-by-side racing but not a lot of official lead changes, and bold moves, some of which worked and some of which didn’t. […]
Kansas
2024 Kansas I Race Report
Hello and welcome to the 2024 Kansas I Race Report. Things have been going slowly here at BuildingSpeed because of a total re-org of the data system. That meant I had to re-write a ton of programs. Expect this report to grow as more of the plots get re-written. […]
Aerodynamics
2024 Spring Martinsville Lead Change Preview
The 2024 spring Martinsville lead change preview shows lead-change variations throughout the last three generations of the NASCAR race car. This information provides necessary perspective for understanding this week’s race results. […]
Phoenix International Raceway
Phoenix Short-Track-Package Testing: Day 1
The Phoenix short-track-package testing: Day 1 comes to you after a long day of tire testing and mock races — which produced some pretty optimistic drivers and engineers. What Was Tested NASCAR asked teams to […]
Martinsville Speedway
2023 Fall Martinsville Race Report
The 2023 fall Martinsville race report features an astoundingly high fraction of green-flag passes, a new tire that worked for racing, but not for the pace car and some costly pit-road snafus. […]