A collection of NASCAR Cup Series driver season statistics from 1949 through the completion of the 2023 season. This dataset includes various performance metrics for each driver over each season.
Format
A data frame with 9,665 rows and 26 variables:
- season
num: Racing season (1949-2023)
- driver
chr: Driver's name
- season_races
num: Number of races participated in that season
- season_wins
num: Number of wins in that season
- season_win_pct
num: Win percentage in that season
- season_top_5
num: Number of top 5 finishes in that season
- season_top_5_pct
num: Top 5 percentage in that season
- season_top_10
num: Number of top 10 finishes in that season
- season_top_10_pct
num: Top 10 percentage in that season
- season_top_20
num: Number of top 20 finishes in that season
- season_top_20_pct
num: Top 20 percentage in that season
- season_avg_start
num: Average start position in that season
- season_best_start
num: Best start position in that season
- season_worst_start
num: Worst start position in that season
- season_avg_finish
num: Average finish position in that season
- season_best_finish
num: Best finish position in that season
- season_worst_finish
num: Worst finish position in that season
- season_avg_laps_led
num: Average number of laps led per race in that season
- season_total_laps_led
num: Total number of laps led in that season
- season_most_laps_led
num: Most laps led in a single race in that season
- season_avg_points
num: Average points earned per race in that season
- season_avg_playoff_pts
num: Average playoff points earned per race in that season
- season_total_money
num: Total earnings in that season (in dollars)
- season_avg_money
num: Average earnings per race in that season (in dollars)
- season_max_race_money
num: Maximum earnings in a single race in that season (in dollars)
- season_min_race_money
num: Minimum earnings in a single race in that season (in dollars)
Examples
data(cup_driver_season)