Statistics
Early-Season Predictions: Don’t Believe Anything You Read — Yet
Don’t believe early-season predictions. There is nothing in a 36-race season that can be predicted on the basis of three races. […]
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Homestead-Miami
2021 Homestead Race Review
The 2021 Homestead Race Review focuses on tire fall-off, the fastest cars, and which teams were able to keep up with the track. […]
Goodyear
Nuclear Deterrence and Goodyear Tires
How does the country’s nuclear deterrence system help make Goodyear tires? And how do Goodyear tires help improve nuclear deterrence? […]
Daytona 500
How Does Michael McDowell’s Daytona 500 Win Impact the Playoffs?
Michael McDowell’s Daytona 500 win was one of the approximately once-in-a-decade events in which an underdog wins. How does this affect the playoffs? […]
Daytona 500
Is Avoiding Accidents the Most Important Skill for Winning the Daytona 500?
Brad Keselowski said that the reason he thinks Denny Hamlin wins at Daytona is that Hamlin is good at avoiding accidents. Is Brad right? […]
Daytona 500
Where Do Daytona 500 Winners Start?
No polesitter has won the Daytona 500 since 2000. So if the guy who starts first isn’t winning, where do Daytona 500 winners start? […]
Daytona 500
How Often do Daytona 500 Pole Winners Win the Race?
Teams put a lot of effort into winning the Daytona 500 pole. But does that have any impact on winning the race? Where Do Daytona 500 Pole Winners Finish? The graph below shows the finishing […]
Weather
Will Later Race Starts Mean More Rain Outs?
Over the years, NASCAR race start times have been moving to later in the day. There’s been a conversation about whether those later start times will increase the likelihood of rain delays. Here’s the questions […]
Racing
Best Drivers by Track Type 2000-2020
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. […]
Racing
The Best Average Finishing Position by Track Type
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 […]