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? […]
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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 […]
Busch Clash
How Long Will the Busch Clash Run This Year?
With the Busch Clash moving from the oval to the road course, how long should we expect the Busch Clash run time to be? Historical Busch Clash Run Times I’ve shown here the times of […]
Busch Clash
Busch Clash: Are There Too Many Drivers?
Every year about this time, NASCAR fans question whether the Busch Clash has too many drivers. Is it really a selective race if more than half a full field is racing? NASCAR is making it […]
Daytona 500
Can ‘Anyone’ Win The Daytona 500?
A lot predictions claim that drivers who don’t usually run upfront (i.e. ‘anyone’) are strong candidates to win the Daytona 500. Are they? The Premise: Anyone Can Win There’s a perception that ‘anyone’ can win […]
Daytona 500
Daytona 500: More Accidents and Even More Wrecked
Superspeedways are famous for ‘The Big One’: An accident capable of taking out half the field. But have Daytona 500 accidents always claimed a large number of cars? Number of Daytona 500 Accidents and Spins […]
Daytona 500
GOTD: Daytona Pole Speeds 1959-2020
Daytona pole speeds tell you something about the raw power of each car. Given that less than a third of the races this year will have qualifying, this is a rare chance to get data […]
Graph of the Day
Graphs Can Be Misleading
With all the Coronavirus stories in the news right now, you’re seeing a lot of graphs. Although numbers are objective, the way they are presented often isn’t. Tricks like suppressing zeros can make small changes […]
Race Reports
Cautions: Atlanta in Graphs and Charts
Atlanta races aren’t known for having a lot of cautions, but last Sunday’s race had even lower caution figures. Here’s the Atlanta Caution-O-Gram. There were no cautions in the third stage and one in each […]
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Who’s Working the Garage at Darlington?
NASCAR is finally back, albeit with no fans and many fewer people than usual on site. So who occupies the most valuable garage positions? NASCAR has limited teams to a total of 16 people. That […]