Asphalt
Dover: Why Concrete Races Differently than Asphalt
One of the questions you’ll hear drivers and crew chiefs asked a lot this weekend at Dover is how the concrete track affects the racing. Here’s how: […]
The Building Speed Blog
Grass
Hey Larry Mac! Cars Do Not Speed Up in the Grass!
Cars don’t speed up when they transition from asphalt to grass. They just slow down more slowly. […]
Richmond
Infographic: Does Kasey Kahne Get in the Chase?
I don’t know if they still make you do flowcharts in programming class, but I was trying to read through the Chase scenarios and I was getting really confused. So I did this. I think it’s much clearer now. To me, at least.
I bet I can get the other scenarios on here… Watch this space! […]
Engines
Why is Michigan so Hard on Engines?
Four Hendrick Motorsports engines failed at Michigan International Speedway . But Michigan is hard on engines. Let’s see why. […]
Pocono
Lightning Safety at Racetracks
A little late with this because I have been in New York City at a meeting. It was an important enough meeting that I missed the race on Sunday. I was sad to read Monday […]
Pocono
Pocono: Infographics
If you mouse over the triangle in the upper right-hand side of the Pocono Raceway website, you can see the track dimensions. Those numbers give you a pretty good idea why this track drives crew […]
Suspension
What Does the Trackbar Do?
Thanks to a suggestion by reader Anthony Bardoll, I’m happy to present the first in a series of articles on car adjustments. Anthony mentioned that a lot of people do iRacing and have the ability […]
Allmendinger, A.J.
Talking about Things You Don’t Understand
Some clarifications in response to some very confused statements over the past few days. 1. Amphetamine is a particular molecule: It isn’t a category. Stimulant is the category. Amphetamine has nine carbon atoms, 13 hydrogen […]
Allmendinger, A.J.
What is Does it Mean to be “Nanograms Over”?
As a nanomaterials research, I usually love seeing the word ‘nano’ in the news, but not in reference to finding out that AJ Allmendinger’s ‘B’ sample tested positive “within nanograms”. I would have been very […]
Allmendinger, A.J.
More Drug Testing FAQs
More questions about the Allmendinger situation and drug testing in general are answered. […]