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NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for the Coca-Cola 600
David Smith Jimmie Johnson stirred up the masses with his second straight Sprint All-Star Race win on Saturday. Johnson, historically dominant at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track that was once referred to as ...
3 days ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Charlotte, Charlotte, Coca-Cola 600, David Smith, NASCAR stats

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for the Sprint All-Star Race
David Smith The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race isn’t a typical all-star event. Unlike the stick ‘N’ ball all-star “breaks” that feature lackadaisical effort and are more celebrated for the parties t...
1 week ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Matt Kenseth, Charlotte, All-Star Race, Charlotte, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

NASCAR Numbers Game: 6 Amazing Stats for Darlington Raceway
David Smith Denny Hamlin’s much-discussed return to the seat of his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry became an afterthought at Talladega once Brian Vickers climbed into the seat and provided Hamlin with a paltr...
2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, David Ragan, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Darlington, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

NASCAR Numbers Game: 5 Amazing Stats for Talladega Superspeedway
David Smith Let’s say you’re a gambler. Parading across the casino floor, you feast your eyes on the roulette wheel. It’s noted next to the wheel that the last five spins have landed on black. Your chips...
3 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, Talladega, Big One, crashes, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

NASCAR Numbers Game: 6 Amazing Stats for Richmond International Raceway
David Smith Every year the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hits a stretch of the season in which it is premature to judge the championship hunt, but cogent enough to pinpoint problems with underperforming drivers and...
4 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Dale Earnhrdt Jr., JJ Yeley, Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, Richmond, David Smith, Kansas, NASCAR, Stats, Toyota Owners 400

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for Kansas Speedway
David Smith Kansas Speedway was the site for one of the weirdest races of the year in 2012. On a newly paved surface with an unfamiliar tire compound, the race offered drama (Jimmie Johnson crashing), comedy (...
5 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, James Buescher, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kansas, David Smith, Kansas, NASCAR, Stats, STP 400

NASCAR Numbers Game: 7 Amazing Stats for Texas Motor Speedway
David Smith I hope you all enjoyed restrictor plate action (or in this year’s case, inaction), short track madness and whatever it is we’re calling Fontana now, because all of that is in the rearview mirro...
6 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Danica Patrick, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas Motor Speedway, Analytics, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Martinsville Speedway
David Smith In the 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races that took place at Martinsville Speedway during the Car of Tomorrow era, two drivers won nine races: Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. It is a track that rew...
7 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Mark Martin, Martinsville, David Smith, Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR, Stats

The 7 Amazing NASCAR Stats of the Week
David Smith This weekend provides a rare off day on the jam-packed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, but that doesn’t mean analysis will stop. After five races, there is a litany of story-telling statistics...
8 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, AJ Allmendinger, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Paul Menard, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., David Smith, Motorsports Analytics, NASCAR, Stats

6 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Auto Club Speedway
David Smith “Humdrum” is a word typically used to describe the racing action at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The two-mile Michigan clone was originally designed — it has received some touch-up w...
9 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Auto Club, Auto Club Speedway, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

7 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Bristol Motor Speedway
David Smith Bristol Motor Speedway received a re-tooling of sorts following last spring’s race, so there will be a bevy of unknowns this weekend when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes to the high-banked hal...
10 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Paul Menard, Bristol, Bristol, David Smith, NASCAR, Stats

6 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
David Smith The Gen-6 car for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, after a two-race introduction, appears to be a work in progress. Passing last weekend at Phoenix International Raceway was at an all-time low for its...
11 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Las Vegas, David Smith, Las Vegas, NASCAR, Stats

8 Amazing NASCAR Stats for Phoenix International Raceway
David Smith After a Daytona 500 that catered to the more intelligent teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage — track position and strategy reigned supreme — one of the two duels this season in the Ari...
12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NASCAR, News, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Phoenix, David Smith, Motorsports Analytics, NASCAR, Phoenix, Stats

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