Cautions
Cautions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Should we expect a lot cautions for tomorrow’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway? Or will we get a lot of long green-flag runs? Let’s look at what’s happened in the past. Cautions Las Vegas […]
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Graph of the Day
Las Vegas: Completion and Lead Lap Finishes
Some tracks eat cars. A small percentage of the cars that start actually finish the race. At other track, lots of cars complete the race, but few on the lead lap. Where does Las Vegas […]
Graph of the Day
Qualifying Matters at Las Vegas
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is a long, arduous process — and makes surprisingly little difference. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway (our first mile-and-a-half track) qualifying makes more of a difference. If you want to […]
Graph of the Day
Daytona 500: Highest and Lowest Positions of Each Driver
Maybe not anyone can win the Daytona 500, but it turns out that almost anyone can lead it. That’s what the graphs showing the highest and lowest positions reached by each driver during the race […]
Aerodynamics
Daytona: Speed and Secondary Accidents
We all know — and frequently remind ourselves — that racing will never be 100% safe. That doesn’t stop us from being stunned when it happens. The 2020 Daytona 500 Let’s first give thanks for […]
Daytona 500
How Many Cars Finish on the Lead Lap of the Daytona 500?
The inherent tradition of the Daytona 500 always brings out people talking about how much better the racing used to be. But was it really? Memories are selective. Luckily, data isn’t. To Finish First, You […]
Daytona 500
Can You Win the Daytona 500 from the Rear?
The Daytona 500 has a reputation for being able to be won from any starting spot. But is that reputation warranted? Things We Learned This Week If you’ve been following my ‘Graph of the Week’ […]
Graph of the Day
Where Do Daytona Duel Winners Start?
Where a driver starts at a superspeedway race and where he or she finishes often have little correlation. It’s a different story for the Daytona Duels. Superspeedway courses are notorious for defying correlation. The likelihood […]
Graph of the Day
Does a Duel Win Mean an Advantage in the Daytona 500?
Winning one of the Duels tomorrow night puts you up front for the Daytona 500. But does a win in the Duels make you any more likely to win the Daytona 500? Tomorrow night marks […]
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What Can We Learn from Daytona Qualifying?
Daytona qualifying is not the most exciting qualifying session of the year. Only two cars lock in their position. It’s a single-car one-lap format, but the lack of drafting is one of the few clues […]