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Does NASCAR Have a Momentum Effect?

2019-04-26 dr. diandra 1

Here’s a drinking game for you the next time you tune into any sports broadcast, be it motorsports, golf, rugby, boxing or tennis. Drink every time you hear the word ‘momentum’. You can play the […]

A montage of Sterling Marlin, a micrograph of a motor neuron, the Parkinson's Disease tulip and the #14 Late Model
Brains

Sterling Marlin, Parkinson’s and Deep Brain Stimulation

2019-04-12 dr. diandra 1

Sterling Marlin, one of only three drivers to ever win the Daytona 500 two years in a row, announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2012. Last week, Marlin’s team announced that he was undergoing surgery to implant a deep brain stimulation (DBS) device to treat his Parkinson’s. […]

Aerodynamics

NASCAR: Caps, Limits and Level Playing Fields

2019-03-29 dr. diandra 2

Every sport faces it: One, or a few, teams pull ahead because they can spend more money than anyone else. Those teams and their fans are fine, but it means the league has failed to […]

Header with a quantum corral, Keselowski at the KAM launch, and a 3d-printed prosthetic leg
Aerodynamics

Brad Keselowski: The Smartest Driver in NASCAR

2019-03-15 dr. diandra 1

Brad Keselowski may not have an engineering degree or years and years of experience, but I’m ready to nominate him as the Smartest Driver in NASCAR. He is a man with a plan and it’s […]

Allmendinger, A.J.

Can Simulators and Video Games Make Great Racecar Drivers?

2019-03-01 dr. diandra 4

There are two schools of thought about what makes some people the best in their fields. One is that some people have innate skills or traits that allow them to become great. The other is […]

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Aerodynamic Forces

Will You Be Able to Tell if NASCAR Cars are Slower in 2019?

2019-02-08 dr. diandra 1

When is the answer to better racing slower cars? It just might be for NASCAR. Note: This post analyzes the change in speed due to the new rules package. Please don’t interpret it as my […]

Byron, William

Johnson/Knaus: Looking Back, Going Forward

2019-01-18 dr. diandra 2

Every new NASCAR season brings new driver/crew chief pairings, but 2019 will be first time in 17 seasons that Chad Knaus will not be on Jimmie Johnson’s pit box. Let’s look at why the switch was made and its likely implications. […]

Diversity

NASCAR and Women in Motorsport

2019-01-04 dr. diandra 1

It’s no secret that there aren’t a lot of women in motorsports, especially at the top levels. Why? And is that a problem? The Numbers Let’s take a look at how many women there are […]

Busch, Kurt

NASCAR 2018: The Year in Charts and Graphs

2018-12-21 dr. diandra 6

This is the time of the year when everyone takes one final look back at the last year before turning to think about the new one. So, in this last blog of the year, I thought I’d summarize the season in charts and graphs. […]

Busch, Kurt

Cautions are Down in 2018: Are NASCAR Drivers Getting Better at Avoiding Accidents?

2018-12-07 dr. diandra 10

NASCAR Cautions are down again in 2018. Is this due to stage racing? The damaged vehicle policy? Or are drivers just getting better and having fewer accidents? […]

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