Ford Racing
How Worried Should Ford be About Zero Wins in 10 Races?
Chevy 6, Toyota 4 and Ford 0. That’s the box score after the first 10 races of the 2024 season. So how worried should Ford be about having zero wins in 10 races? […]
winning
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 […]
Busch, Kurt
Winning vs. Consistency: The Delicate Balance of the NASCAR Playoffs
The NASCAR playoffs determine the season’s champion. Is the champion the guy who wins the most races? Or the guy who runs up front the most?
There’s no scientific way to answer this question, but there is data. NASCAR has modified their playoffs to try to create a suitable balance between winning and consistency. Have they succeeded?
Drivers
The NASCAR Playoffs and Preordination
Preordination (n): The action of determining an outcome or course of action in advance;Â The fact of being determined in advance. The Oxford Living Dictionary You’d think with my interest in data that I’d be the […]
Busch, Kyle
Let’s All Stop Wringing Our Hands About Having Only Seven Distinct NASCAR Race Winners
Much has been made of the fact that NASCAR has only had seven distinct winners this year — and that three drivers (Harvick, Kyle Busch and Truex, Jr.) have won 14 out of 19 races […]
Drivers
Retirements, Replacements and Rookies
Retirement He didn’t use the word ‘retirement’, but the sad news last week was that Matt Kenseth won’t have a Cup ride in 2018. It’s partly his choice. He could have done a Kasey Kahne […]