Daytona Oval Archives : Building Speed

Lessons from the 2026 Daytona Duels

2026-02-13 dr. diandra 0

Everyone else does recaps, I’ll instead look at lessons from the 2026 Daytona Duels. Some things to think about as we look forward to Sunday’s Daytona 500. […]

Daytona Really is a Different Animal: Travis Pastrana, Tony Stewart and Cleetus McFarland

2026-02-12 dr. diandra 0

The large number of people who turn up at the first race of the NASCAR season is due to two things: One is that the money makes even coming in last a decent propositio financially. Second, Daytona really is a different animal. […]

Fastest Daytona 500 Qualifying Laps 1982 – 2025

2026-02-11 dr. diandra 0

Daytona 500 Qualifying is tonight. Forty-five drivers will compete for 41 spots in this year’s race, but we won’t know who earns those spots, or where all but two cars start today.q […]

2025 Summer Daytona Race Report

2025-08-25 dr. diandra 0

The summer 2025 Daytona race report includes one of the best superspeedway races I’ve seen in a long while with really close racing, lots of lead changes and a winner coming from mid pack in just two laps. […]

How Many Cars are Saved by Eliminating Practice at Superspeedways?

2025-04-25 dr. diandra 1

NASCAR elected not to hold practice at superspeedways with the goal of decreasing the number of backup cars and repairs required, thus cutting costs for owners. Now that we’ve had a few years of this format, I wondered how many cars this policy has saved. […]