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Originally Posted by Warren Evans
John - The live timing screen is something that my viewers absolutely insist on seeing. It's not "secret" data anymore with the advent of the live stream, NHRA Live Timing, DragRaceCentral.com and so forth. I'm actually very happy that is is now part of the Sunoco Vision presentation because I think it helps engage the spectator and help demonstrate the close nature of the sport. Stick-and-ball sports are driven by stats and numbers and that information engages a whole new group of followers (i.e. the "fantasy" fan). NHRA would do well to figure out a way to engage these stat geeks and tap into that interest.
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I really wish the Live Timing data were made available somewhere as a dataset. I've manually compiled some data by copying and pasting from Live Timing screens, but it's pretty labor intensive to keep it clean.