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? […]
The Building Speed Blog
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. […]
Dover International Speedway
Hendrick’s Dominance of 2021 Spring Dover:
Hendrick dominated Dover and pulled off a historic 1-2-3-4 finish. How did they do it? […]
Dover International Speedway
Key Stat for 2021 Spring Dover : Pit Stops
The key stat for the 2021 Spring Dover race is pit stop performance. When there’s little on-track passing, pit stops become the only way to gain position. […]