nascaR.data (version 3.0.0)

get_driver_info: Get Driver Info with Smart Matching

Description

Search for a driver by name and return career statistics. Supports partial names, typos, and case-insensitive input via the built-in fuzzy matching engine.

Usage

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

Value

A tibble of driver statistics (format depends on type), or invisible(NULL) if no match is found.

Arguments

driver

Character string of the driver name to search for. Supports partial names and common misspellings (e.g., "earnhart" finds Earnhardt).

series

Character string ("cup", "nxs", "truck", "all") or a pre-loaded data frame. Default is "all".

type

Character string specifying the return format:

"summary"

Career totals grouped by series (Seasons, Career Races, Wins, Best Finish, Avg Finish, Laps Raced, Laps Led).

"season"

Season-by-season breakdown (Races, Wins, Best Finish, Avg Finish, Laps Raced, Laps Led).

"all"

Complete race-by-race results.

interactive

Logical. When TRUE (default) and the R session is interactive, prompts the user to select from multiple matches. When FALSE, silently uses the first match.

See Also

get_team_info(), get_manufacturer_info(), load_series(), series_data

Examples

# \donttest{
# Career summary across all series
get_driver_info("Christopher Bell")

# Season-by-season Cup data
get_driver_info(
  "Christopher Bell",
  series = "cup",
  type = "season"
)
# }