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Graph of the Day: 1/28/2020

@DGodfatherMoody Graph of the Day: 1/28/2020

Dave Moody celebrates Salisbury, NC getting its first Culvers.

As he should.

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One NASCAR Rules Package for All Tracks?

One #NASCAR Rules Package for All Tracks? See the data behind today's rules changes

One of NASCAR’s major goals is cutting costs for teams by developing a rules package that, with minimal tweaking, can provide good racing at any track. The 2019 rules package met with mixed results. Races were mostly better at 1.5-mile and longer tracks, while fan and drivers complained about the performance on short-tracks.

Adam Stern reported this weekthat NASCAR is negotiating with teams…

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Do Cautions Breed Cautions?

Do Cautions Breed Cautions?

There are a lot of NASCAR sayings. You know them: one announcer starts and the others all join in. Last weekend at Martinsville, with three cautions in the last 50 laps, it was “cautions breed cautions”.

But do cautions really breed cautions? Or is that one of those things we notice when it happens and infer that it happens all the time, like the idea that anyone can win at Talladega?

“Breedin…

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Dominance of the Few Isn't New in NASCAR

Dominance of the Few Isn’t New in NASCAR

Last year, the Big Three (none of whom went on to win the championship) dominated the season. This year, Joe Gibbs Racing has three drivers accounting for 14 wins in 28 races.

But it turns out that having a small number of drivers responsible for a large number of the wins isn’t anything new.

How Many Different Drivers Typically Win in a Season?

In mid-July last year, only seven…

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Do Winless NASCAR Drivers Win in the Playoffs?

Do Winless NASCAR Drivers Win in the Playoffs?

I was pulling for Jimmie Johnson to make the playoffs last weekend. I cheered for him partially out of self-interest (go old people!) and partially because his last two seasons have been so tough and I don’t want to see him go out on a down note.

I was also pulling for Daniel Suárez to make the playoffs because he doesn’t have a contract for next year yet, and also for Clint Bowyer because…

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NASCAR Throwback: Are Things Easier for Rookie Drivers Than in the 90's?

NASCAR Throwback: Are Things Easier for Rookie Drivers Than in the 90’s?

It’s throwback weekend! Everything 90’s is new again. So why not look back and consider whether today’s rookie drivers have it easier (or harder) than their counterparts did. The level of competition plays a role, but probably not the one you think.

Meet the Rookies

Let’s get some context by looking at who we’re talking about. Here are the top Rookie-of-the-Year contenders for the first…

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Which NASCAR Tracks Are Most Accident Prone?

Which NASCAR Tracks Are Most Accident Prone?

With Bristol coming up this weekend, thoughts turn naturally to carnage. Short track racing means accidents. Given the greater-than-usual level of aggression among drivers this year, we can expect at least a few collisions.

But does short-track mayhem hold a candle to Daytona and Talladega?

Let’s see.

Accident vs. Spin

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The NASCAR Vortex Theory

NASCAR's Vortex Theory: Hit or Myth?

The NASCAR Vortex Theory says that cars racing around an oval track create a rotational disturbance that repels oncoming storms. Truth? Or Myth?

What’s a Vortex?

A vortex is a region in a fluid (and remember: air is a fluid) where the flow revolves around an axis line. A physicist or engineer represents a vortex with vectors, where the shorter vectors mean the fluid is moving faster. You’re…

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