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2024 NASCAR Rules

NASCAR Changes Crew Glove Rules

Crew glove-rule changes are the most significant of the rules changes provided to the press on March 13th. That change formalizes and narrows NASCAR’s start-of-the-season crackdown. […]

Aerodynamics

Joey Logano’s Gloves

Joey Logano’s gloves not only got him sent to the back of the field for the Ambetter Health 400 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, they also earned him a pass-through penalty. And there’s probably more to come. […]

Next up: Bristol – Back on the Concrete

Bristol Motor Speedway

2022 Bristol Dirt Race Report

The 2022 Bristol Dirt Race Report features few leaders, few lead changes, two engine failures, a whole lot of laps run under caution — and two great examples of how adults handle disappointment from two young drivers. […]

A drawing from U.S. Patent 7168880 showing an idea for a safety barrier for pit wall ends.
Auto Club Speedway of California

The Trouble with Pit Road Walls

Brandon Jones hit the edge of the pit road wall during Saturday’s XFINITY race, prompting a lot of people to ask if sand barrels are the best we can do in terms of safety. […]

The lead- and caution-o-grams show the pace and progress of the race using horizontal stacked bar charts
Bristol Motor Speedway

2021 Fall Bristol Race Recap

Tempers were news, but the 2021 Fall Bristol Race Recap shows lots of green-flag passing and earned lead changes — and highlights a problem the NextGen car can’t fix. Not this year, at least. […]

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Driver Stats: Fall

Every race in the playoffs is critical, but the elimination races, like this week’s Bristol race, are even more critical. How do drivers do in the fall races at Bristol? Here’s your Bristol Driver Stats. […]