I’m curious about how people ‘research’ and use stats to handicap NASCAR. There’s so much information out there and it can be interpreted in a multitude of ways, but which is most useful?
Life-time stats? COT stats? Practice times? Qualifying position? Current point standing? Crew chief reports? Track type? Personal life? They all play a role [...]
Tags: COT, Denny Hamlin, Jr. Nation, Kasey Kahe, Malibu Barbie, Mark Garrow, Mark Martin, NASCAR, Racing-Reference.info, Sandbox Notes, Stewart-Haas, warm fuzzies
is RAIN!!! Rain all weekend long!
Meaning limited or no practice, qualifying set by owner points. Rookie Scott Speed is sitting in that all important number 35 spot. And the entry list is still a bloated 48 cars - what was with all the doom and gloom over lack of sponsorship causing [...]
Tags: A.J. Allmendinger, Carl Edwards, Dale Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahe, Marcos Ambrose, Martinsville, Tony Stewart
The fishbowl has come and gone, here are some of my random thoughts and highlights from Sunday:
Another Busch brother win, making three in a row. Can they match their four from last year? Kyle has the best chance at this, Martinsville is Kurt’s worst track.
Jeff Gordon continues to run strong and [...]
Tags: Bristol, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Malibu Barbie, Marcos Ambrose, Mark Martin, Martinsville, NASCAR, Rousch, Twitter
Welcome to the fish bowl…my nickname for Bristol…where we are once again confounded by ‘Wrinkled Raisin Man’ a.k.a. Mark Martin [thanks for the moniker Jansen55!!!]
Oh the dilemma! He sits on the pole! Again!
Uhmmm, he did in Atlanta too, and look what that got us! A big fat 31st! In fact, over [...]
Tags: Bristol, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Malibu Barbie, NASCAR, pit stops, Tony Stewart