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Does Winning the Regular-Season Championship Help Win the Playoffs?

2021-09-02 dr. diandra 1

Kyle Larson snatched the regular-season championship right out of Denny Hamlin’s hand. What — if anything — does that mean for his chances in the playoffs? […]

Daytona Oval

2021 August Daytona Race Report

2021-08-30 dr. diandra 0

The 2021 August Daytona Race Report features a shaken-up finish, a lot of damaged cars and a disqualification. […]

Daytona Oval

Can Anyone Win the 2021 Daytona Summer Race?

2021-08-25 dr. diandra 5

The 2021 Daytona Summer Race is the magic ticket for winless drivers hoping to make the playoffs. How much hope should they have? […]

Green-Flag Runs

What’s Happened to Long Green-Flag Runs?

2021-08-20 dr. diandra 0

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?

2021-08-06 dr. diandra 0

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

2021-07-23 dr. diandra 1

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

2021-07-19 dr. diandra 0

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

2021-07-02 dr. diandra 0

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

2021-06-18 dr. diandra 6

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

2021-06-08 dr. diandra 0

Hendrick domination continued at the 2021 Sonoma race. But how come no one is talking about the record carnage? […]

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