Martinsville Speedway
2023 Spring Martinsville Lead Changes
The 2023 Spring Martinsville lead changes comprise the first installment of our race review. […]
nascar
Daytona 500
Graph of the Day for 02-18-2023: Daytona 500 Polesitters’ Fates
This one is near and dear because so many people strive to get the Daytona 500 pole despite the pole giving no advantage in the race itself. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a disadvantage, but putting a lot of energy into anything except winning the race seems a waste to me. […]
Busch Clash
Last-last-minute tips for Clash picks
If you still haven’t settled on your fantasy lineup, here are a few additional insights that might help you make your Clash picks. […]
2022
More-Experienced Drivers Fared Worse with the Next Gen Car: Season Rankings
From the start of the 2022 season, veteran NASCAR Cup Series drivers fared worse with the Next Gen car much more than their less-experienced counterparts. Some drivers, like Denny Hamlin, seemed to come to grips with the car in the later portions of the season. Others didn’t. […]
Kansas
2022 Spring Kansas Race Report
The 2022 Spring Kansas Race Report features the most penalties, the largest margin of victory and brings the average winner age over 30 yrs. […]
Age
Young Drivers Take Over NASCAR: The Outtakes
A few graphs I made for my NBC Sports article on young drivers and then opted not to use. Age Distribution of the Field 1980-present This is one of those graphs I found really useful […]
Air Titan
The Scientific Secrets of PJ1 Track Bite
NASCAR’s continued struggle to balance cost, safety and competitiveness led to using PJ1 Track Bite in 2017 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Since then it’s been used (mostly successfully) at other tracks. So what is it […]
Graph of the Day
Where Do Daytona Duel Winners Start?
Where a driver starts at a superspeedway race and where he or she finishes often have little correlation. It’s a different story for the Daytona Duels. Superspeedway courses are notorious for defying correlation. The likelihood […]
Graph of the Day
Does a Duel Win Mean an Advantage in the Daytona 500?
Winning one of the Duels tomorrow night puts you up front for the Daytona 500. But does a win in the Duels make you any more likely to win the Daytona 500? Tomorrow night marks […]
Drivers
GOTD: NASCAR Driver First Names
NASCAR drivers have some unique names, but I hadn’t appreciated the full range of names until now. I’m teaching myself Python. Excel has its limitations, especially in pulling together data from long periods of time […]