A Daytona winner from outside the 15 playoff-confirmed drivers is highly unlikely to impact the playoffs — but a repeat winner could make the championship race even more exciting.
With road course aces like Chase Elliott and Michael McDowell looking for their first wins of the season, the tracks’ disparities increase the likelihood of two different winners.
The Next Gen car makes starting near the front less important at tracks less than 1 mile but more important at tracks between a mile and a mile-and-a-half.
Tony Stewart was famous for being — depending on your point of view — either a ‘slow starter’ or a driver who didn’t get hot on the track until temperatures rose.
Identifying the tracks at which Ross Chastain, Daniel Suárez, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher are most likely to win before the playoffs.
Brad Keselowski is driving an RFK Racing revival as an owner/driver. The numbers show that his team is improving. It’s slow, but in the right direction.
This weekend’s 600-mile race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is NASCAR’s longest race. It’s the ultimate stock car challenge: not just making a car fast but making it fast for a long time. Most of NASCAR’s 600-mile races run between four and five hours.
