Rows of Three

Your home for INDYCAR analytics. Building interactive data visualizations and accompanying narrative around the on-track spectacle.

Run by @michael_gethers

[Michael Gethers @michael_gethers]

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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[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

@eperezf @IndyCaronNBC @IndyCar @TXMotorSpeedway Great to meet you this weekend, and see you in Indy!

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

Enjoy the race today, folks, and say hey if you see me around the paddock.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

@mama_gforce Really great work with these, super cool to see!

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@mama_gforce @mikejoac @mgoodier007 @PitlaneParley @jackbenyon I appreciate this very much, Cassie! All the best to you and yours over the holidays :)

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

Is this thing still on…? Say hello to the Rows of Three Instagram account:

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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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

@andonida Welcome, glad to have you!

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@AlexPalou @CGRTeams 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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

@smclaughlin93 @scottdixon9 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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

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.

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

@TracingInsights @malukasdavid @PatricioOWard @smclaughlin93 @DaleCoyneRacing I've got Malukas at 191.836mph and McLaughlin at 187.515mph in the segment entering turn 1 on the final lap

[Rows of Three @rowsofthree]

Look at the work that @malukasdavid did to seal his podium finish in St. Louis. He made his way around @PatricioOWard and onto @smclaughlin93's gearbox over the last 35 laps of the race, setting up an impressive last lap move around the outside of McLaughlin for P2.

#INDYCAR