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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The Building Speed Blog
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. […]
Race Reports
2022 Indy Road Course Race Report
Your 2022 Indy Road Course Race Report is full of crazy driving, bad finishes for drivers who didn’t deserve them, and an oversized role for Lady Luck. […]