With the addition of the results of the 2023 QUAKER STATE 400 AVAILABLE AT WALMART race with the other NASCAR Cup races from the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the CIELO Ratings for NASCAR Cup Series drivers moves to the beta version. The population of rated races now totals fifty-five events. With the alpha-to-beta switch from …
All ELO rating systems use a pre-defined rating for contestants entering the population to rate the result of their first event. Most use the assigned average, in our case 1500, to calculate their opening rating. New Zealander Shane Van Gisbergen won his debut NASCAR race on the Chicago Street Course this past weekend. The victory …
The following table has the updated CIELO RATINGS of the NASCAR Cup drivers through the Ally 400 contested at the Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday, June 25th. The current ratings revision, 3.0.0, is the alpha version of the ratings. This version uses k=12 arbitrarily to mirror the work previously done by others to use an ELO …
With the rebirth of CIELO RATINGS, 3.0.0 is the alpha revision of the ratings. This version uses k=12 arbitrarily to mirror the work previously done by others to use an ELO methodology for Formula 1 racing. The sample of races for the alpha is restricted to NASCAR races contested in the calendar year of 2023 …
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the Summer Solstice, I metaphorically look to the heavens on the longest day of the year. While staring a the sky I reflect upon the various projects past, present, and future that capture my imagination daily only to realize that I had abandoned one of my favorites despite its unfilled …