Daytona Oval
Can Anyone Win the 2021 Daytona Summer Race?
The 2021 Daytona Summer Race is the magic ticket for winless drivers hoping to make the playoffs. How much hope should they have? […]
The Building Speed Blog
Green-Flag Runs
What’s Happened to Long Green-Flag Runs?
A SiriusXM Speedway caller argued that racing was worse because we no longer have long green-flag runs. What do the data say? […]
Racing Teams
Why Start New NASCAR Teams in the Gen-6 Car’s Last Year?
COVID delayed the NextGen racecar until 2022. So why did new NASCAR teams spend millions of dollars running a car they’d never use again? […]
Engines
Why NASCAR Engines are Not Spec Engines
NASCAR mandates a 750-hp package and a 550-hp package. That’s led a lot of people to suggest that this is really no better than a spec engine. Here’s why that’s far from true. […]
Racing
2021 NASCAR Points Race
A bar-chart race of the 2021 NASCAR Points Race showing how Denny Hamlin’s huge lead erodes under assault from Kyle Larson. […]
Racing
The Holy Grail of Racing: One Car for All Tracks
One car for all tracks means racing competitively on everything from superspeedways to road courses. NASCAR is still working on it. […]
Racing Teams
Owners, Winners and Domination
Is Hendrick Motorsports dominating the 2021 season as an owner-winner? They are. But is it new? Or is it simply the ups and downs inherent to the sport? […]
Sonoma Raceway
2021 Sonoma Race Report
Hendrick domination continued at the 2021 Sonoma race. But how come no one is talking about the record carnage? […]
Racing
Revisiting 2021 Early-Season Predictions
Every year, people make NASCAR predictions based on the first few races. Let’s see how well the 2021 predictions have aged. […]
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Spring 2021 Charlotte Race Review
The Spring 2021 Charlotte race featured only four cautions and Hendrick Motorsports set a new record for wins by owner. […]