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'Information is speed': NASCAR teams use AI to find winning edges

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CONCORD, N.C. — Margins in NASCAR have never been smaller.

Whether it’s the leveling effect of the Next Gen car or the evolving technological arms race among teams, the Cup Series has never been tighter. And as parity grows, so does the need to uncover even the slightest competitive advantage.

That’s where artificial intelligence comes ...Read more

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Are rain delays the NASCAR Chicago Street Race's superpower? The course 'puts on a great show,' Jeff Gordon says.

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CHICAGO — Could the rain delays that dogged NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race in its first two years have inadvertently become its superpower?

“Wet weather road racing is really exciting,” four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon told Chicago’s City Club on Thursday night. “The most exciting type of racing is not only slick (...Read more