2026 NASCAR Rules

Does NASCAR’s Qualifying Metric Unfairly Penalize Drivers Who Have One Bad Race?

Drivers talk about NASCAR’s Qualifying Metric every week, even though they may not mention it by name. One might note he’s at a disadvantage this week because he was knocked out of last week’s race early. Another may be thankful he is (this week, at least) in the second practice/qualifying group. Drivers may even mention ‘the metric.’ […]

Blaney, Ryan

Dover v. Nashville: Does One Track Predict The Other?

We all know how competitive siblings can be, which is why I chose to parse this as Dover v. Nashville. The two tracks are often called “sister tracks”, which raises an interesting question: Do drivers who run well at Dover also run well at Nashville? […]

Graphs and Charts

Graph of The Day: 1/27/20

We all had heard a lot about Kyle Larson’s plans for the “off-season”, so I was wondering how it all turned out. I actually got myself a little confused trying to track down all the […]

Aerodynamic Forces

Brief Thoughts on the Nationwide Accident at Daytona

We’ve been painting the house. I was straining to hear EPSN’s commentary over the swoosh-swish of the paint roller as the race came to a close – but it was all too easy to hear the change the tone of Allen Bestwick’s voice. We heard it recently from Marty Reid in Vegas. I remember the first-hand feeling sitting about 50 yards from Michael McDowell’s wreck during qualifying at Texas. A track full of race fans – all quiet – is one of the worst sounds in all of sports. […]