Hey NRatings users,

Racing-reference.info has been publishing loopdata for the NASCAR races since a few months, and I was wondering if this could be useful to integrate into NRatings ?

Take a look at this example from the last race at Kansas

These are all parameters that possibly could be added to the NRatings formula parameter list, so it’s usable in the formulas.

I think especially the last column, “Driver Ratings”, can come in very handy, as this is a rating that racing-reference has already precalculated for us.

In this particular case, Kurt Bush ranks first for this race. He didn’t win, but he ran strong and at the front all day and only lost it due to fuel-mileage. This performance is something that is not easy to reflect in the current version of NRatings, but if we could start using this loop-data and use it in the formulas, then this might considerably improve the quality of the driver ratings.

What do you guys think about it ?

I’ve opened a topic in the forum under “Formula Discussions”. Feel free to discuss this there.

Mathieu