Acceleration

NASCAR Crashes and G-Forces

While NASCAR keeps crash details confidential to protect drivers’ privacy, some drivers share the numbers from their crashes. But a single number doesn’t tell you everything about crash in the same way that finishing position doesn’t tell you the story of a driver’s entire race. […]

Mufflers
2023

Short-Track-Package Testing at Phoenix

Six NASCAR drivers participated in short-track-package testing at Phoenix Raceway on December 5th and 6th. They tested variations in tires, and an alternate splitter and diffuser. NASCAR’s goal for this test was learning how to improve racing at tracks a mile and less. […]

The Phoenix short-track-package testing: Day 1
Phoenix International Raceway

Phoenix Short-Track-Package Testing: Day 1

The Phoenix short-track-package testing: Day 1 comes to you after a long day of tire testing and mock races — which produced some pretty optimistic drivers and engineers. What Was Tested NASCAR asked teams to […]

2023

2023 Stats Overview: Penalty Numbers

The 2023 Stats Overview: Penalty Numbers summarizes the overall number and types of penalties incurred in NASCAR’s 2023 season. Teams generated a total of 741 total penalties, but not all were accidental. Last year, I […]

A pie chart showing what days NASCAR races were scheduled on in 2023
2023

2023 Stats Overview: Days Raced

The first entry in the 2023 Stats Overview is Days Raced, which surveys the days races started. Note that races delayed a day by weather aren’t included here. Also, I only include points races in this survey. […]

Martinsville Speedway

2023 Fall Martinsville Race Report

The 2023 fall Martinsville race report features an astoundingly high fraction of green-flag passes, a new tire that worked for racing, but not for the pace car and some costly pit-road snafus. […]

Christopher Bell
Schedules

The 2024 NASCAR Schedule

The 2023 NASCAR schedule shows a continued pull-back in the overall number of road courses, no dirt tracks and the return of the Chicago Street Race. But the tracks in the playoffs have undergone their own changes. Here’s how the 2024 NASCAR schedule is similar to and different from the 2023 schedule. […]