Aerodynamic Forces
Browne, Josh

Pit Road Speeding Explained

The black helicopters were out over Indy on Sunday, or so suggest some Juan Pablo (a.k.a. Juablo) fans. This happens every time someone leading a race (or contending for the lead) gets a pit road […]

Announcements

And on another note…

It’s not stock car science per se, but it is about cars. Check out a blog I wrote over at cocktail party physics about how a Styrofoam cup can crack a windshield. With Daytona coming […]

Aerodynamics
Drug testing

What Do Drug Tests Really Tell You?

I’m behind the curve again, having had final exams to grade and such, but with all the talk about Jeremy Mayfield’s suspension for failing a drug test, I had to write something about drug tests […]

Edwards, Carl

Talladega Teardown: Roof Flaps and Catch Fences

“You have to understand that, like, for years, we have had wrecks like this every time we come to Talladega ever since the (restrictor) plate got here, and for years, it was celebrated. The media […]

Furniture Row Racing
Aerodynamics

Behind the Science of Speed

The Science of Speed video series is now up at www.science360.gov. We did a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway Friday April 3rd afternoon announcing the series. If you told me three years ago I’d […]

Vickers, Brian

The Science of Speed Premiere

The Science of Speed video series is now up at www.science360.gov. We did a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway Friday April 3rd afternoon announcing the series. If you told me three years ago I’d […]

Goodyear

Tires and the COT

You all know Newton’s first law of motion (NASCAR version). A race car going 130 mph down the frontstretch at Bristol is going to keep going 130 mph down the frontstretch at Bristol unless a […]