nascaR.data (version 2.2.0)

get_driver_info: Get NASCAR driver statistics

Description

Retrieves and summarizes NASCAR race statistics for a specified driver across different racing series. The function provides flexibility in viewing career summaries, season-by-season breakdowns, or complete race-by-race data.

Usage

get_driver_info(driver, series = "all", type = "summary")

Value

A tibble containing driver statistics based on the specified type:

• For type = 'summary': Career statistics grouped by series

• For type = 'season': Season-by-season breakdown

• For type = 'all': Complete race-by-race data

Arguments

driver

Character string of driver name (case-insensitive, fuzzy matching available)

series

Character string specifying the racing series to analyze. Must be one of:

• 'all' (default)

• 'Cup'

• 'Xfinity'

• 'Truck'

type

Character string specifying the type of summary to return. Must be one of:

• 'summary' (default): Career statistics grouped by series

• 'season': Season-by-season statistics for each series

• 'all': Complete race-by-race data

Examples

if (interactive()) {
  # Get career summary for Kyle Busch across all series
  get_driver_info("Kyle Busch")

  # Get Cup series statistics only
  get_driver_info("Kyle Busch", series = "cup")

  # Get season-by-season breakdown for Truck series
  get_driver_info("Kyle Busch", series = "truck", type = "season")
}