Christopher Bell
2023 Fall Las Vegas Lead Change Review
The 2023 fall Las Vegas lead change review has 9 green-flag passes and an epic battle between Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell. […]
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
2022 Spring Las Vegas Race Report
The 2022 Spring Las Vegas Race Report continues the NextGen trend of more accidents and spins, but closer finishes. […]
Graph of the Day
Overview: Las Vegas
Memories are selective, so let’s look at an overview of this Spring’s Las Vegas race and see how it compares to previous races. Start vs. Finish Even though last-lap pitting decisions played a crucial role […]
Cautions
Cautions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Should we expect a lot cautions for tomorrow’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway? Or will we get a lot of long green-flag runs? Let’s look at what’s happened in the past. Cautions Las Vegas […]
Graph of the Day
Las Vegas: Completion and Lead Lap Finishes
Some tracks eat cars. A small percentage of the cars that start actually finish the race. At other track, lots of cars complete the race, but few on the lead lap. Where does Las Vegas […]
Graph of the Day
Qualifying Matters at Las Vegas
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is a long, arduous process — and makes surprisingly little difference. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway (our first mile-and-a-half track) qualifying makes more of a difference. If you want to […]
Aerodynamics
One NASCAR Rules Package for All Tracks?
NASCAR wants to cut costs for teams by developing a rules package that, with minimal tweaking, provides good racing at any track. The 2019 rules package met with mixed results. Races were mostly better at […]
Aerodynamic Forces
Will You Be Able to Tell if NASCAR Cars are Slower in 2019?
When is the answer to better racing slower cars? It just might be for NASCAR. Note: This post analyzes the change in speed due to the new rules package. Please don’t interpret it as my […]
Graphs and Charts
A Numbers Geek Looks at Las Vegas
A couple observations about history at Las Vegas… […]
Graphs and Charts
Does Daytona Qualifying Really Matter?
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 […]