What’s Wrong with NASCAR
Posted by Jed Henson
Pretty much everyone who follows NASCAR knows the sport has suffered a decline in popularity over the past few years. TV ratings have dipped, races no longer sell out and sponsorship dollars have shrunk.
Everybody and their brother has offered analysis and cures, and some are on target. The prolonged recession we're experiencing is certainly a factor, for instance. NASCAR has managed to perk up the racing some with changes such as double-file restarts and shorter races, and by pulling races from less-than-exciting tracks.
The decline continues, however, and I think most of the analysis and remedies offered by fans, pundits, drivers, NASCAR, etc., miss the big picture. In NASCAR's decline, I think we're seeing the long-term results of four deep-seated, structural problems that have saddled the sport for a long time. Read the rest of this entry »
Final Rankings: Homestead, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend's race at Homestead. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Homestead on Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data:
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Tony Stewart
- David Ragan
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Jeff Gordon
- Martin Truex Jr. Read the rest of this entry »
Mid-Week Rankings: Homestead, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Homestead. I compiled them by crunching the loop, practice and qualifying data for the 2011 races at Charlotte, Texas and Atlanta:
- Carl Edwards
- Tony Stewart
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Jimmie Johnson
- A.J. Allmendinger
- David Ragan
- Denny Hamlin
- Kasey Kahne
- Kurt Busch Read the rest of this entry »
Final Rankings: Phoenix II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend's race at Phoenix. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Phoenix Friday and Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data:
- Carl Edwards
- Kasey Kahne
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kevin Harvick
- Matt Kenseth
- Tony Stewart
- Paul Menard
- Mark Martin
- Regan Smith
- Jamie McMurray Read the rest of this entry »
Mid-Week Rankings: Phoenix II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix. I compiled them by crunching the loop, practice and qualifying data for the 2011 races at Phoenix, Richmond, New Hampshire and Martinsville:
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Jeff Gordon
- Kevin Harvick
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kasey Kahne
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart
- Kurt Busch
- Mark Martin Read the rest of this entry »
Final Rankings: Texas II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend's race at Texas. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Texas Friday and Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data:
- Carl Edwards
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Tony Stewart
- David Ragan
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kasey Kahne
- Marcos Ambrose
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Brad Keselowski Read the rest of this entry »
Mid-Week Rankings: Texas II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas. I compiled them by crunching the loop, practice and qualifying data for the 2011 races at Texas, Charlotte and Atlanta:
- Carl Edwards
- Matt Kenseth
- Kurt Busch
- Greg Biffle
- Clint Bowyer
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kyle Busch
- David Ragan
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Denny Hamlin Read the rest of this entry »
Final Rankings: Martinsville II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend's race at Martinsville. I compiled them by crunching the practice data from Martinsville on Saturday, and then melding it with the historical data:
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick Read the rest of this entry »
Mid-Week Rankings: Martinsville II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my mid-week driver rankings for this week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville. I compiled them by crunching the loop, practice and qualifying data for the 2011 races at Martinsville, Richmond and New Hampshire:
- Kyle Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Kevin Harvick
- Clint Bowyer
- Denny Hamlin
- Jamie McMurray
- Mark Martin
- Ryan Newman
- Juan Pablo Montoya Read the rest of this entry »
Final Rankings: Charlotte II, 2011
Posted by Jed Henson
Here are my final driver rankings for this weekend's race at Charlotte. I compiled them by crunching the practice and qualifying data from Charlotte Thursday and Friday, and then melding it with the historical data:
- Jimmie Johnson
- Greg Biffle
- Kurt Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Paul Menard
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Kasey Kahne
- Brad Keselowski
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman Read the rest of this entry »
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