Positive Regression: A Motorsports Analytics Podcast

By NASCAR, Auto Racing, David Smith, Alan Cavanna

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Episodes: 138


 May 31, 2020

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Positive Regression is a NASCAR podcast for the thinking fan, hosted by David Smith and Alan Cavanna.

Episode Date
Episode 131: Victory Lap
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 130: Things We Got Right and Wrong
Nov 24, 2021
Episode 129: Year-End Listener Q&A
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 128: Requiems and Fixes for 2022, Pt. 4
Nov 11, 2021
Bonus Episode: 2021 NASCAR Championship Race Preview
Nov 05, 2021
Episode 127: Requiems and Fixes for 2022, Pt. 3
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 126: Is Hendrick's Advantage Over?
Oct 28, 2021
Episode 125: Free Agency Winners and Losers
Oct 21, 2021
Episode 124: Requiems and Fixes for 2022, Pt. 2
Oct 14, 2021
Episode 123: The Mid-Year Crew Chief Change
Oct 07, 2021
Episode 122: Blue-Moon Occurrences
Sep 30, 2021
Episode 121: Requiems and Fixes for 2022, Pt. 1
Sep 23, 2021
Episode 120: If You're First or You're Last, What is Your PEER?
Sep 16, 2021
Episode 119: Passing Fancy
Sep 09, 2021
Episode 118: Kyle Larson, 15 Others Embark on Playoffs
Sep 02, 2021
Bonus Episode: Daytona NASCAR Post-Race Analysis
Aug 29, 2021
Episode 117: A Year Deemed a Failure
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 116: A Winless Harvick Hits Different
Aug 19, 2021
Episode 115: Talkin' Ty Gibbs
Aug 12, 2021
Episode 114: Pondering PEER
Aug 05, 2021
Episode 113: Fast Cars and Fickle Predictions
Jul 29, 2021
Episode 112: Lessons Learned from New Hampshire
Jul 22, 2021
Episode 111: Prognosticating Shock Victories
Jul 15, 2021
Episode 110: Do 1.5-Mile Tracks Still Matter?
Jul 08, 2021
Episode 109: Coaching Road Racers
Jul 01, 2021
Episode 108: The Kyle Larson Deep Dive
Jun 24, 2021
Bonus Episode: Listener Q&A on Restarts, Pit Stalls and Second-Chance Hires
Jun 22, 2021
Episode 107: Single-Car Sizzle
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 106: All Aboard the Struggle Bus
Jun 10, 2021
Episode 105: Nothing Silly About Free Agency
Jun 03, 2021
Episode 104: An Ode to the Restarters
May 27, 2021
Episode 103: If You Can't Win at Phoenix, You're Not a Title Contender
May 20, 2021
Bonus Episode: More Questions, More Answers
May 18, 2021
Episode 102: Listener Q&A
May 13, 2021
Episode 101: Investigating the Impact of Pit Crews
May 06, 2021
Episode 100: A Hall of Fame to Call Our Own
Apr 29, 2021
Episode 99: Production Rating Rantings
Apr 22, 2021
Episode 98: Process Over Results?
Apr 15, 2021
Bonus Episode: Martinsville Rain Delay Conversation
Apr 11, 2021
Episode 97: Two Truths and a Lie
Apr 08, 2021
Episode 96: The Intersection of NASCAR and Cycling
Apr 01, 2021
Episode 95: Evaluating a Winless Trio
Mar 25, 2021
Episode 94: The Logic Behind Bad Pit Calls
Mar 18, 2021
Episode 93: What's a Proven Winner Proving by Winning More?
Mar 11, 2021
Bonus Episode: Las Vegas NASCAR Post-Race Analysis
Mar 07, 2021
Episode 92: Make a Strength Stronger
Mar 04, 2021
Bonus Episode: Homestead NASCAR Race Preview
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 91: Prospectpalooza III
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 90: Very Specific Predictions
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 88: The Big Picture
Jan 28, 2021
Episode 87: Requiems and Fixes for 2021, Pt. 5
Nov 12, 2020
Bonus Episode: Replay of Championship Preview
Nov 10, 2020
Episode 86: Requiems and Fixes for 2021, Pt. 4
Nov 05, 2020
Episode 85: The Crew Chief Leap
Oct 29, 2020
Episode 84: How Much Crashing Is Too Much Crashing?
Oct 22, 2020
Episode 83: Requiems and Fixes for 2021, Pt. 3
Oct 15, 2020
Episode 82: Six Road Course Races, You Say?
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 81: Chastain, Bubba and Briscoe
Oct 01, 2020
Episode 80: Requiems and Fixes for 2021, Pt. 2
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 79: Because Trucks Are Awesome
Sep 17, 2020
Episode 78: When Strategy Goes Bad
Sep 10, 2020
Episode 77: Requiems and Fixes for 2021, Pt. 1
Sep 03, 2020
Episode 76: Patron Q&A
Aug 27, 2020
Episode 75: Choose Your Own Adventure
Aug 20, 2020
Episode 74: Cultivating Competition
Aug 13, 2020
Episode 73: Free Agency Escalated Quickly
Aug 06, 2020
Episode 72: The Shelf Life of Statistics
Jul 30, 2020
Episode 71: Halfway Hardware
Jul 23, 2020
Episode 70: The Battle for Third
Jul 16, 2020
Episode 69: Hot Take Theater
Jul 09, 2020
Episode 68: RACER
Jul 02, 2020
Episode 67: Quiz Show
Jun 25, 2020
Episode 66: The Most Sophisticated Strategic Battle
Jun 18, 2020
Episode 65: The Car Doesn't Drive Itself
Jun 11, 2020
Episode 64: But What Is His PEER?
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 63: Crew Chief Carousel
May 28, 2020
Episode 62: Styles Make Fights
May 21, 2020
Episode 61: Fresh Start
May 14, 2020
Episode 60: Comprehending the New Reality
May 07, 2020
Episode 59: Matt Kenseth and Alternate Realities
Apr 30, 2020
Episode 58: 'Bout That Upgrade
Apr 23, 2020
Episode 57: It's Been a Hell of a Week
Apr 16, 2020
Episode 56: Lessons Learned from Dale Jarrett
Apr 09, 2020
Episode 55: Free Agency Spectacular
Apr 02, 2020
Episode 54: Human Metronome or Oracle Crew Chief?
Mar 26, 2020
Episode 53: Non-essential and Highly Irrational
Mar 19, 2020
Episode 52: Prospectpalooza II
Mar 12, 2020
Episode 51: Hendrick Is So Hot Right Now
Mar 05, 2020
Episode 50: What Matters When Evaluating Rookies
Feb 27, 2020
Episode 49: Kevin Harvick Hates Analytics
Feb 20, 2020
Episode 48: The Second Annual Crew Chief Draft
Feb 13, 2020
Episode 47: Don't Wreck During Clash Practice
Feb 06, 2020
Episode 46: The 10 Most Interesting People
Jan 30, 2020
Episode 45: Listener Question Bonanza
Nov 27, 2019
Episode 44: Cool Trophy, Bro
Nov 21, 2019
Episode 43: The King and the King-Maker
Nov 14, 2019
Episode 42: Who Ya Got in a "BMF" Race?
Nov 07, 2019
Episode 41: The Jerk Store Called
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 40: A Bad Day to Have a Bad Day
Oct 24, 2019
Episode 39: Ability vs. The Perception of Ability
Oct 17, 2019
Episode 38: Return of the Mage
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 37: Requiems, Fixes and Tweets
Oct 03, 2019
Episode 36: Wanting the World to Burn
Sep 26, 2019
Episode 35: Are Spotters Even Necessary?
Sep 19, 2019
Episode 34: Six Fixes for 2020
Sep 12, 2019
Episode 33: The Good, the Bad, the Brickyard
Sep 05, 2019
Episode 32: Crisis in Infinite Candy Lands?
Aug 29, 2019
Episode 31: Silly Season's Opening Bell
Aug 22, 2019
Episode 30: As It Turns Out, Gray Gaulding Is Alright
Aug 15, 2019
Episode 29: Something to Prove
Aug 08, 2019
Episode 28: The Irrational Confidence of a Little Kid
Aug 01, 2019
Episode 27: An Ode to the Backmarkers
Jul 25, 2019
Episode 26: Old Guys, Young Dudes
Jul 18, 2019
Episode 25: Mid-Season Awards
Jul 11, 2019
Episode 24: Happy 39th Birthday, Martin Truex!
Jul 04, 2019
Episode 23: Regression Tolls for Thee
Jun 27, 2019
Episode 22: Batman Meets NASCAR
Jun 20, 2019
Episode 21: Calibrating for Fit Factor
Jun 13, 2019
Episode 20: Perceptions and Assessments
Jun 06, 2019
Episode 19: Can $1 Million Buy a Top-10 Finish?
May 30, 2019
Episode 18: Two Truths and a Lie
May 23, 2019
Episode 17: Promotion & Relegation & ARCA
May 16, 2019
Episode 16: May Johnny Sauter Bless America
May 09, 2019
Episode 15: What's Wrong?
May 02, 2019
Episode 14: If You're in the Crash, It's Your Fault
Apr 25, 2019
Episode 13: Pass Efficiency 101
Apr 18, 2019
Episode 12: NOT. NORMAL.
Apr 11, 2019
Episode 11: ...But Was It a Good Race?
Apr 04, 2019
Episode 10: Too Old to Be Young
Mar 28, 2019
Episode 9: A Tale of Two Kyles
Mar 21, 2019
Episode 8: The Curse of the Standard
Mar 14, 2019
Episode 7: Prospectpalooza
Mar 07, 2019
Episode 6: Alfredo Is Not a Pasta
Feb 28, 2019
Episode 5: In Defense of the Pay Driver
Feb 21, 2019
Episode 4: The Crew Chief Draft
Feb 14, 2019
Episode 3: More People, More Predictions
Feb 07, 2019
Episode 2: People and Predictions
Jan 31, 2019
Episode 1: A Humble Beginning
Jan 24, 2019