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Martinsville Speedway

2022 Spring Martinsville Race Report

2022-04-10 dr. diandra 1

The 2022 Spring Martinsville Race Report covers our first repeat winner, the continuing trend that the polesitter doesn’t win here, and the cautions that weren’t. […]

Joe Gibbs Racing

Pit Stop Two-Steps

2022-04-08 dr. diandra 0

Joe Gibbs Racing’s new pit-stop choreography made its debut at Richmond. How big of an advantage does it provide? […]

Age

Young Drivers Take Over NASCAR: The Outtakes

2022-03-25 dr. diandra 0

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 […]

2022 Spring Atlanta Race Report

2022-03-21 dr. diandra 3

The 2022 Spring Atlanta Race Report covers a new kind of racing at a new kind of track. Fans had their opinions about the race, but let’s see what the numbers say. […]

Atlanta Motor Speedway

What You Won’t See at Atlanta This Weekend: Weepers

2022-03-18 dr. diandra 0

Weepers are a continuing concern for NASCAR. Atlanta Motor Speedway’s massive renovation aims to make this a problem of the past. […]

Aerodynamics

Superspeedways: aka Power-Drag Limited Tracks

2022-03-17 dr. diandra 1

Power-drag is a term that turns up a lot in my article over at NBC Sports. Here’s a little more on what exactly that means? […]

Phoenix International Raceway

2022 Spring Phoenix Race Report

2022-03-14 dr. diandra 1

The 2022 Spring Phoenix Race Report shows a race that wasn’t much different from most Phoenix races. But where were the veterans? […]

Statistics

What Does the Number of Drivers Earning Top Tens in the First Three Races Really Mean?

2022-03-11 dr. diandra 0

Twenty-five different drivers earned top tens in the first three races of the year. But what does that stat really mean? […]

A graph showing when different types of cautions occured in the spring Las Vegas race from 2017-2022
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

2022 Spring Las Vegas Race Report

2022-03-07 dr. diandra 1

The 2022 Spring Las Vegas Race Report continues the NextGen trend of more accidents and spins, but closer finishes. […]

2022

2022 Fontana Report

2022-02-28 dr. diandra 0

The 2022 Fontana report highlights the closest race since 2011, and the most caution/accident-filled race ever. […]

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