2022
2022 Cautions by Race and Type
Some races have more cautions than others. Find out how many cautions — and of what type — happened the in 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule […]
The Building Speed Blog
2022
2022 Penalties by Team and Race
Detailed information about penalties by team and by race for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
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2022
The 2022 Championship 4: By The Numbers
I wrote a more detailed analysis of the Championship 4 for NBC Sports. I covered Joey Logano and Chase Elliott in one post, and then Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell in the other. (Link to […]
The Chase/The Playoffs
2022 Playoff Drivers and Green-Flag Speed
In my NBC Sports piece this Sunday, I use average green-flag speed ranking. But there’s quite a bit to be learned by digging down past just the average […]
2022
2022 Texas Graph of the Race
Dr. Diandra presents the 2022 Texas Graph of the Race: The one graph that sums up the most salient feature of this particular race. […]
Kansas
My Kansas Predictions Revisited
Over on NBC Sports, I made Kansas predictions using only 2022 data. So here’s a table comparing my algorithm’s prediction in the leftmost columns and drivers’ actual finish positions in the right. I colored my […]
Accidents
Counting Accidents
Counting accidents using only NASCAR’s caution statistics misses a lot of incidents that affect drivers’ finishes. […]
Data for the Seven Habits of Successful Championship Contenders
My article at NBC Sports makes a number of claims, and I don’t like to put assertions out there without the proof behind them. Average Driver Finishes vs. Rank This is the graph supporting the […]
Rain Tires
2022 Watkins Glen Race Report
The slightly damp 2022 Watkins Glen Race Report has strategy, wet-weather racing, and a late-race pass for the lead. […]
Childers, Rodney
Rodney Childers Hits 40 Wins at Richmond
Kevin Harvick may have reached 60 wins at Richmond, but crew chief Rodney Childers set a milestone of his own: 40 wins. […]