Daniel Céspedes
@_DanielCespedes
NASCAR data viz | Dartmouth alum | Visca Barca
Pretty cool from @NicelysLeagues IF the the In-Season challenge had the same 32 drivers but been seeded by points, it looks like Bubba would’ve won
Forgot to post this last week NASCAR Seeding vs Points Seeding 12 of 16 adv in Round 1 under both seedings 3 of 8 adv in Round 2 under both seedings 1 of 4 adv in Round 3 under both seedings (@TylerReddick) 0 adv in Round 4 under both seedings #NASCAR
As @NASCARInsights cited, the battle for the Regular Season championship hasn't been so close this late into the season since 2012. However, William Byron led the series with a 37-point cushion coming into July. Here's how the gap to the leader has evolved over the last 5 races:
I calculated the Average Finish of every full-time Cup driver in their first 5 Cup starts and attached the 16 worst. The list contains 5 Champions, 7 Championship Four drivers and 12 winners. They all have something in common: their average was worse than Katherine Legge's (25.8)
Last Sunday: Bubba Wallace reaches 100 races without a win This Sunday: Against all odds, Bubba Wallace WINS at The Brickyard!
This weekend, Erik Jones and Bubba Wallace each reached 100 races without a win. It's the longest winless streak of Wallace's career, and the second longest of Jones's (109). The 10 longest active winless streaks in the Cup Series:
Alright wheel-knowers, need your help here. IF Hocevar manages to win today, our winners this weekend will have been Riggs (23 years old), Zilisch (19), and Hocevar (22). Has there ever been a younger set of winners for a weekend?
William Byron's 15 Stage Points today make him the first driver to eclipse 200 Stage Points this season. Every driver's Stage Point tally after Stage 2 at The Brickyard:
Drivers who have achieved an Average Finish of 2.11 or better across nine Xfinity starts: Jack Ingram Sam Ard Harry Gant Mark Martin Carl Edwards Brad Keselowski Joey Logano Kyle Busch Austin Cindric 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙕𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝
From what I can tell, Connor Zilisch joins Jeff Gordon (1998) as the only drivers to win a road course, oval, triangle, and rectangle all in one season in a single series. Kyle Busch did it in 2015 but across multiple (Pocono was in Trucks).
Has anyone else ever won on a road course, oval, triangle and rectangle all in one season?
Has anyone else ever won on a road course, oval, triangle and rectangle all in one season?
Seals the hat trick with a kiss on the bricks! 🧱🧱 @ConnorZilisch wins at @IMS.
Cup Series qualifying times from Indianapolis today (full-time drivers):
Yes Twitter, that’s exactly the topic we’re on ❤️
Xfinity Series qualifying times from Indianapolis today:
Stage Points & Finish Points by each Cup driver at Intermediates this season (8 races):
On Sunday, Denny Hamlin became the 5th oldest driver EVER to earn 4+ wins a Cup Series season: 1. Harry Gant: 1991, 51Y 8M 2. Mark Martin: 2009, 50Y 6M 3. Lee Petty: 1960, 46Y 2M 4. Bobbly Allison: 1983, 45Y 8M 5: Denny Hamlin: 2025, 44Y 8M Beat Dale Jarret by a few days.
