NASCAR Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-27 · 30 entries checked · 24 flagged · 64 issues confirmed · 24 corrected · 40 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Bristol Motor Speedway — The entry claims the defending winner of the fall Xfinity Series contest is Connor Zilisch, but the fall 2024 winner was A.J. Allmendinger; Zilisch won the spring 2024 race.

Bristol Motor Speedway — The tagline says 'Two dates in 2025: Spring returns to night racing in 2026,' which is contradictory and factually incorrect because the spring race has been a night race since 2024 and no 2026 schedule has been announced.

Talladega Superspeedway — The entry states the 'Ag-Pro 300' began in 1992, but that name was not used until 2021.

Talladega Superspeedway — The entry claims the track shifted from kilometers to miles based on sponsorship preferences, but the distance changes were simply metric conversions for international marketing.

Martinsville Speedway — The DID YOU KNOW section claims the first fatality at the track occurred on October 24, 1985 (Richie Evans), but earlier fatalities occurred, such as John McFadden in 1952.

Martinsville Speedway — The DID YOU KNOW section says the track length changed from 0.5 mi to 0.526 mi in 1969 due to a physical alteration during repaving, but the widely accepted canon is that the change was due to more precise surveying, not a physical alteration.

Charlotte Motor Speedway — The entry states the spring race was a companion to the NASCAR All-Star Race from 2003 to 2019, but it was actually a companion to the Coca-Cola 600 weekend.

Watkins Glen International — The entry states the current race distance is 245.54 miles (100 laps) but the standard Cup Series distance since 2018 is 220.5 miles (90 laps) on the 2.45-mile short course; the 100-lap distance was only used in 2021 and 2022.

Watkins Glen International — The entry claims the modern era began with the full 2.428-mile layout including the Boot, but NASCAR Cup Series has never used the Boot; the modern era began with the 2.428-mile short course in 1986.

Grand National Series Era — The entry states the Grand National Series was established in 1948 by Bill France Sr., but the series actually began in 1949, with the first race on June 19, 1949, and the first champion crowned in 1949.

Grand National Series Era — The 'Years Active' stat lists 1948–1970, but the Grand National Series ran from 1949 through 1970, not 1948.

Restrictor Plate Era — Restrictor plates were first mandated at Daytona and Talladega in 1987, not 1988.

Restrictor Plate Era — Dale Earnhardt won two Daytona 500s (1990 and 1998), both during the restrictor plate era, not just one.

Sprint Cup Series Era — The claim that Sprint's nine-season sponsorship was 'one of the longest single-sponsor eras in NASCAR history' is misleading because the Winston Cup era lasted 33 seasons, making Sprint's nine seasons far from one of the longest.

Sprint Cup Series Era — The 'Championship Format' stat says 'Points-based system until 2014 playoff introduction,' but the playoff system (The Chase) was introduced in 2004, not 2014; the 2014 change was the introduction of elimination rounds within the Chase.

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