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Nick Sanchez clinched victory after starting 6th, demonstrating a strong, consistent performance. Corey Heim impressively climbed from 26th to 2nd, and Rajah Caruth secured 3rd from 20th. Wild incidents shaped the race challenges.
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Christopher Bell wins from 16th with an ARP of 6.19 and a GR of 3.99. Austin Cindric secures 2nd with a steady ARP. Denny Hamlin's wild ride lands him 3rd. Late caution alters many drivers' outcomes dramatically.
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Tyler Reddick wins after starting 19th, showcasing skill in a chaotic race. Chase Elliott secures second, with Alex Bowman in third. Late-race caution shifts outcomes, affecting several key contenders.
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Denny Hamlin took first place, leading 89 out of 151 laps. He outperformed Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in key metrics. Despite late-race chaos affecting many drivers, Hamlin's metrics indicated a strong defense.
A dump of all the stats we have on the 2023 NASCAR Drive for Diversity class.
Sheldon Creed says RCR likes Austin Hill in the above video. Since they joined RCR in 2022, Hill's 21 has had better results than Creed's 2, so I'm curious if RCR's preference for Hill manifests explicitly in the data. A quick dive into the data.
Winner: Ross Chastain Champion: Ryan Blaney Links Stats and results Loop data Laps (view and download) NASCAR.com Highlights
The Cup series championship will be decided tomorrow at Phoenix. In the mix are Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and William Byron. Stats When you look at all races this season, it's hard to argue with this final four. Byron won the most races in the Cup
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Ross Chastain clinched victory with a strong performance, leading most of the final laps. Ryan Blaney showed significant improvement, finishing second, while Kyle Larson secured third. William Byron ended fourth despite starting on pole.
Analysis
Yesterday I wrote: Perhaps all we can say is that if cars within the same team have similar average starts, running positions, and finishes, they're likely on similar setups - as you'd expect. I take this as vindication for PFAE: if cars within the same team
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Christian Eckes won after leading 34 laps with an ARP of 5.14 and a GR-LR of 2.94. Jake Garcia and Chase Purdy followed in second and third, while late incidents hindered top contenders like Corey Heim and Ty Majeski.
Analysis
During the Martinsville broadcast, Parker Kilgerman relayed information he heard speaking to the Rodney Childers, the crew chief of the Stewart-Haas Racing #4 car: SHR's 10, 14, and 41 cars all use the same setup for races, whereas the 4 uses a setup personalized to its driver, Kevin
Prospecting
Check out what 19 year old Treyten Lapcevich did this year in the Canadian Pinty's series: Season Age Series Starts Wins ASP AFP eARP Avg. PFAE 2020 15 Pinty's 2 0 5.00 3.00 3.88 3.722 2021 16 Pinty's 10 0
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Winner: Ryan Blaney Links Stats and results Loop data Laps (view and download) NASCAR.com Highlights
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Picks Targeting high net retention drivers on this short track, where it's been difficult to pass with the NextGen. To Win #11 Denny Hamlin #5 Kyle Larson #19 Martin Truex Jr. Top 5 #6 Brad Keselowski Top 10 #54 Ty Gibbs, especially if there's a late
William Byron's taken a step this year. You don't need me to tell you: six of his ten career wins have come in 2023. PFAE agrees; check out the massive jump: It looks to me like he may have had better equipment to work with in