Shane van Gisbergen’s odds of advancing deep into the playoffs seem high if you look only at his four wins and 22 playoff points. Going into Richmond, he’s tied with Denny Hamlin for most wins this year. van Gisbergen is third in playoff points, trailing only Hamlin (24) and Kyle Larson (23). But there’s a caveat. (Isn’t there always?) […]
Michael McDowell guaranteed his spot in the playoffs with a dominant performance at the Indianapolis road course. He led the most laps in a race that he’s ever led in his career, especially meaningful when […]
NASCAR moved the restart zone at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course from just before the start-finish line to between turns 13 and 14. They hope that lengthening the distance between the restart zone and the tight Turn 1 right hander will decrease the chaos that has become a track signature. […]
The 2023 Sonoma Lead Change Report features Martin Truex Jr. and… And, well, that’s pretty much it aside from Denny Hamlin getting into the wall and a couple of spins at the end of the race. […]
Your 2022 Indy Road Course Race Report is full of crazy driving, bad finishes for drivers who didn’t deserve them, and an oversized role for Lady Luck. […]
The 2021 season started out with two first-time, unexpected winners. How will they impact the NASCAR Playoffs? […]
Today’s analysis is the last in the track-type series. Today, we’ll look at the best drivers who drove at least 50 races in their careers and at least one race in the time period 2000-2020. […]
We’ve looked in detail at the average finishing positions for the five track types (superspeedway, short tracks, road courses, intermediate tracks and the 2-mile non-superspeedway tracks, which I’ve creatively called ‘other’. Now, let’s put all […]
Once upon a time, road courses were the least popular type of racing among NASCAR fans — and also among many drivers. But that’s changed. And it’ll change even more given that there are seven […]
With Bristol this weekend, thoughts turn naturally to carnage. Short track racing means accidents. Given the greater-than-usual level of aggression among drivers this year, we can expect there to be at least a few collisions.
But does short-track mayhem hold a candle to Daytona and Talladega? Let’s see. […]
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