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Folks! We’ve got a new opening for a data analyst at @ArrowMcLaren! We’re working on many new and exciting things around performance and strategy research, and building out awesome #dataviz tooling to support our trackside engineering team. Check it out!
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We saw some spectacular racing in last week's #PPG375 at Texas, but were deprived of what might have been a finish for the ages. On the 2 laps prior to the yellow that ended the race, @PatricioOWard beat @josefnewgarden to the line by less than 15 thousandths of a second #INDYCAR
As for the future of this account, I remain as bullish as ever about the power of data-heavy content in telling the on-track stories around #INDYCAR. While the shape or cadence of it may evolve somewhat, I plan to keep Rows of Three going to the extent possible.
It should also go without saying, there are many people who’ve played a part in making this happen, not least among them are those of you who’ve engaged with and amplified this content. Thank you—it’s been highly motivating, and I’m very grateful for it.
It should go without saying, I am extremely excited to begin to apply some of the same concepts you’ve seen on Rows of Three to try to help put AM at the front of the grid this season.
Bit of an announcement on my end ahead of today’s #GPSTPETE: as some of you may be aware, I’ve joined Arrow McLaren as Data & Strategy lead.
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Last one of these of the year: lap time distributions by tire compound in the #INDYCAR finale at Laguna Seca. While most drivers turned their best laps on reds, high tire deg due to a rough track surface meant most saw more consistency on the firmer black @FirestoneRacing tires.
The @IndyCaronNBC team talked about high tire deg due to a rough track surface at Laguna Seca, and the numbers bear it out. Drop off over a stint was significant on both tire compounds, but was especially high on reds, which saw an avg time increase of ~0.3s/lap after ~12 laps.
The day surely belonged to @12WillPower and @Team_Penske for securing an extremely hard fought championship with his 3rd place finish.
But that makes it so easy to overlook the strikingly impressive day that Palou had. Quite a way to cap the season for the 10 team.
Laguna Seca produced possibly the most dominant performance we saw all season. @AlexPalou owned almost every section of the track: straights, corners, everything.
Palou's fastest *50 laps* were faster than runner-up Newgarden's by 0.55s on avg. That's per lap. Wild.
#INDYCAR
While the day surely belonged to McLaughlin, Dixon's result was particularly critical to keep him within striking distance of championship leader @12WillPower heading into the final weekend of the season.
Have a look at the difference between @smclaughlin93 and @scottdixon9's days in Portland. Both finished up front--McLaughlin earned a dominant win, and Dixon notched a critical podium coming home P3--but their journeys couldn't have looked much different.
#INDYCAR | #PortlandGP
In the 7 laps after the lap 158 restart, @josefnewgarden passed: Scott Dixon, Alex Palou, Scott McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson, Will Power, & Pato O'Ward. A great strategic call from the #2 team to pit for tires during the preceding yellow, and a short oval clinic from JNew himself.
