Racetrack Playa mystery explained. The mystery of the moving rocks of the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park has finally been solved, thanks to two very determined cousins. The pair of scientists, Richard Norris and James Norris, focused on the Racetrack Playa mystery for two years and came to conclusion that a combination of geological elements make the rocks move.
The Racetrack Playa was famous for having rocks seemingly glide around it with no real explanation, until conclusive proof of the cause of the phenomenon was finally found.