This is the second year in a row that the end of the NASCAR season left a sour taste in my mouth. Last year, it was manufacturer manipulation at Martinsville that excluded Christopher Bell from the Championship 4. This year, it was a race in which chance played more role than skill. […]
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 […]
The 2023 spring Phoenix practice report features a new short-track package, some speedy veterans, and four confiscated louvers. […]
The 2022 Spring Phoenix Race Report shows a race that wasn’t much different from most Phoenix races. But where were the veterans? […]
The 2021 Spring Phoenix Race Review highlights lots of leaders, and more green-flag passing that we’ve seen at the spring race for quite some time. […]
Although Sunday’s race at Phoenix was encouraging, one data point is not enough evidence to prove that NASCAR’s short-track package has solved its short-track problem. I guarantee you that the engineers at the NASCAR R&D […]
Phoenix qualifying gave us our first look at the new short-track package instituted to address shortcomings in 2019 racing in a competitive setting. What does qualifying tell us about the field? The Pole Time 38 […]
As I said yesterday, Phoenix is nothing if not consistent, and passing is no different, whether it’s passing for position or passing for the lead. Leaders NASCAR reports lead changes, but I designed the quality […]
All eyes are on Phoenix this week, not only for the spring race, but also to glean clues as to what we should expect in terms of cautions and lead changes when we return in […]
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 […]
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