NASCAR 2018 Race 18: Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[dara]

This is a DIECAST race. Rules are similar to the last one, top score will get to pick a Diecast car model. If there is a tie, the earliest final entry will be used... so all of you picking the standard trifecta... ready set go. "dara" will not be eligible, going forward, previous winners won't be eligible for individual race contests, but will be eligible for the overall champion at the end of the season. You need to have made picks in a previous race as well.

Schedule:

Note: All times are ET.

Thursday, July 5
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, NBCSN
2:05-2:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN
4:05-4:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN

Friday, July 6
2:10 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, NBCSN
4:10 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole qualifying, NBCSN
7:30 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), NBCSN

Saturday, July 7
7 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBC

Track info:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Daytona_International_Speedway.svg/200px-Daytona_International_Speedway.svg.png

Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 160
Stage 1: Lap 40
Stage 2: Lap 80
Race: Lap 160+

Track Specs:
2.5 mile tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Grandstand Seating: 101,000 [was 147,000, 168,000], with 124 suites

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 16 feet

Some Daytona Track Records & Stats

Engine Rule at Daytona: the engine rule is a little different at Daytona 500 then the other 35 races, teams must run the same engine from Saturday's first practice session through the Budweiser Duel 150 mile qualifying races. If a team makes a change before the Duel, then it must start at the rear of the Duel 150 field and the Daytona 500 (as of 2015). After the Duel 150 races, teams can make an engine change before the Happy Hour practice session. After that, if an engine change is made, the driver will start at the rear of the Daytona 500.

Double Yellow Line at Daytona = do not pass: In order to emphasize the yellow-line rule at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway where passes are not permitted, NASCAR has made the single yellow line into a double-yellow line. The second yellow line was painted on the inside of the existing yellow line.

2017 Daytona 500 Race Winner: #41-Kurt Busch, 143.187mph, started 8th
2017 July Race Winner: #17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 123.986mph, started 6th
Track Race Record: Buddy Baker, Feb 1980, 177.602mph
Oldest Race Winner: Bobby Allison, 50 years, 2 months, 11 days, 2/14/1988
Youngest Race Winner: Trevor Bayne, 20 years, 0 months, 1 days, 2/20/2011
Youngest July Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 27 days, 7/1/1995
Worst Starting Spot to win: #14-Tony Stewart, started 42nd, 7/7/2012

2017 Daytona 500 Pole Winner: #24-Chase Elliott, 192.872, finished 14th
2017 July Pole Winner: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 190.973, finished 32nd
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364mph, February 1987
Track Qualifying Record with restrictor plate (single car run): Ken Schrader, 196.996, February 1989
Track Qualifying Record with restrictor plate (group qualifying): #24-Jeff Gordon, 201.293mph, February 2014
Oldest Daytona 500 Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 51 years, 0 months, 27 days, 2/6/2010
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 5 months, 23 days, Daytona, 7/1/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 20 years, 2 months, 17 days, 2/14/2016
Youngest July Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 24 years, 11 months, 2 days, 7/6/1996
Only Woman Daytona 500 Pole Sitter: #10-Danica Patrick, 196.434, finished 8th

Most Wins - All-time: 10 - Richard Petty
Most Wins - Active: 4 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
All-time winners
Most Wins - July race: 5 - David Pearson
Most Poles - All-time: 13 - Cale Yarborough
Most Poles - Active: 2 - Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 5's: 28 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5's Active: 13 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 10's: 37 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10's Active: 19 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

[dishuser]

Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[4me2c]

:rolleyes: Can He do This again :
https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/video/1268093507798 ...?!?

4me Says : yes, Yes, YES...!

1)... Kyle Busch *


2)...Kevin Harvick
3)...Kyle Larson

V ...STARTING ORDER... V

Here's the full order for Saturday's race, via
NASCAR.com:

Row 1: Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman

Row 2: Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson

Row 3: Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Row 4: Ryan Newman, Michael McDowell

Row 5: Clint Bowyer, Austin Dillon

Row 6: Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney

Row 7: Martin Truex Jr. Kyle Larson

Row 8: Kyle Busch, Brendan Gaughan

Row 9: Denny Hamlin, William Byron

Row 10: Ty Dillon, Trevor Bayne

Row 11: David Ragan, Bubba Wallace

Row 12: Kurt Busch, AJ Allmendinger

Row 13: Chris Buescher, Aric Almirola

Row 14: Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne

Row 15: Erik Jones, Paul Menard

Row 16: Matt DiBenedetto, Daniel Suarez

Row 17: Ross Chastain, Jeffrey Earnhardt

Row 18: D.J. Kennington, Joey Gase

Row 19: Landon Cassill, Corey LaJoie

Row 20: Ray Black II, JJ Yeley

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

This is a DIECAST race. Rules are similar to the last one, top score will get to pick a Diecast car model. If there is a tie, the earliest final entry will be used... so all of you picking the standard trifecta... ready set go.

This is good :)
Makes it so the pics have to vary if yous want a chance at a diecast.
I see :)

Makes great sense dara and you musta had to think that out thoroughly to get here... nice job :)


Think hard on your pics guys ,to get a chance at a diecast win :)

[dishuser]

This is good :)
Makes it so the pics have to vary if yous want a chance at a diecast.
I see :)

Makes great sense dara and you musta had to think that out thoroughly to get here... nice job :)


Think hard on your pics guys ,to get a chance at a diecast win :)

same as it was last diecast race ;)

[crazed 9.6]

same as it was last diecast race ;)

yup...I never caught on to that thou.

I know dara told me this, but I never really caught on to what was being said to me :eek:

dara had thought this through.... I like :)

[dishuser]

yup...I never caught on to that thou.

I know dara told me this, but I never really caught on to what was being said to me :eek:

dara had thought this through.... I like :)picking before qualifying makes me nervous :p

[crazed 9.6]

picking before qualifying makes me nervous :p

Yea I bet :)
But you did the odds for the diecast and are in :)

it's the practices that tell the story thou, qualifying yes, but them practices really show how the drivers drive on any given track... foot into it and etc :)

[dara]

You still can change your picks all the way up to "green flag", but then you would lose that first pick of the "trifecta"...tough choice, but the way things are going this season, it may be the right thing to do, even with a restrictor plate race. Just a hint going forward, our benefactor committed more diecasts, but the races will be ones that are not easy to pick, due to the risk of crash outs.

[4me2c]

You still can change your picks all the way up to "green flag", but then you would lose that first pick of the "trifecta"...tough choice, but the way things are going this season, it may be the right thing to do, even with a restrictor plate race. Just a hint going forward, our benefactor committed more diecasts, but the races will be ones that are not easy to pick, due to the risk of crash outs.

Quick ?'s if I may...?


In the Event that No One Picks the Winner of the Race as their Main Pick, will You choose the one who picked the Winner say as the second or third choice...? and If No One has the Winner in any of their picks will the Die Cast be in another Race...?

ps... You didn't leave a Open Post up above for the Starting Pole Position...! I know You are busy as We All have Lives outside of Telebision...! ;)

[crazed 9.6]

Quick ?'s if I may...?


In the Event that No One Picks the Winner of the Race as their Main Pick, will You choose the one who picked the Winner say as the second or third choice...? and If No One has the Winner in any of their picks will the Die Cast be in another Race...?

ps... You didn't leave a Open Post up above for the Starting Pole Position...! I know You are busy as We All have Lives outside of Telebision...! ;)

there is no second or third choice.The asterix tells the story.
Total points gained is the winner :)

[dara]

Post 2 will be the starting positions, as normal.

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Truex .Jr
Kyle Larson

[dara]

Chase Elliott**
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

ilan, if you are going for the diecast, you might want to change your picks, as it is already taken.

[ilan]

I'm just entering the regular weekly race festivities.

[Marley]

Brad Keselowski*******
Joey Logano
Truex

[crazed 9.6]

Chase Elliot*
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Larson

[4me2c]

According to the TV Guide it can not only be seen on Your Local NBC Channel but it will also be on NBC New York, TSN5 and I saw a Fox Sports 3 Latino-American Channel listing also...!

Enjoy, It's Gonna be a "Barn Burner"...!

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Clint Bowyer

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch*
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch

[dara]

Projected green flag, 7:44 pm Eastern

[crazed 9.6]

Projected green flag, 7:44 pm Eastern

what time is that in metric ?

[minitor]

Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.

[erickson]

Chase Elliott ///// Kevin Harvick* ///// Kyle Busch

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick*
Chase Elliott
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

All regulars have posted their picks. Good Luck!



Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch




1)... Kyle Busch *


2)...Kevin Harvick
3)...Kyle Larson




*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick


Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick*
Chase Elliott
Martin Truex Jr.


Chase Elliott ///// Kevin Harvick* ///// Kyle Busch


Brad Keselowski*******
Joey Logano
Truex


Chase Elliot*
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Larson


Kurt Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Clint Bowyer


Kyle Busch*
Jimmie Johnson
Kurt Busch


Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.


Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch


Chase Elliot*
Truex .Jr
Kyle Larson


Chase Elliott**
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Favorites by Driver:

Harvick: minitor, bigstar, dishuser, 82harley, erickson, superbox
Ky Busch: carlosman, Capt. K, 4me2c, Ryu
Elliott: dara, crazed, orziz
Truex: ranagee
Ku. Busch: TimeKeeper
Keselowski: marley
--
Other drivers:
Bowyer
Johnson
Larson
Logano

[dara]

The following cars will drop to the rear prior to green flag for unapproved adjustments: No. 19 (Daniel Suarez), No. 99 (Landon Cassill), No. 95 (Kasey Kahne) and No. 38 (David Ragan). #CokeZeroSugar400 #NASCAR

[dara]

Green Flag.

[4me2c]

Somebody is Due to make a Mistake soon...! :mad:

Couple of Almost's and Ky B. got blocked near the end of that 1st Stage... From 10th to 2nd in about 3 laps...!

[dara]

That outside line is just too dominant.

[dara]

Stenhouse wins the 1st stage.

Order:
Stenhouse - 10
Ky Busch - 9
Larson -8
Byron -7
Elliott - 6
Ku Bush -5
Newman - 4
Keselowski -3
A. Dillon -2
Bowman -1

[dara]

First incident caution, Paul Menard.

Airborne!

[dara]

What brand of duct tape are they using?

[dara]

The big one.

[4me2c]

OMG, Don't Look Now...!

[dara]

22, 2, 9,11 , 41, 43

[dishuser]

What brand of duct tape are they using?

x-flex according to google

[dara]

19, 3 ... Maybe better to say who wasn't affected

[dara]

Yeah... all stenhouse fault.

[dara]

20 cars affected.

[dara]

Keselowski pretty sarcasticly took blame. LOL.

[4me2c]

I thought it was gonna happen sooner than it did, just Glad No One is Hurt...!

Logano just can't Catch A Break...!

[dishuser]

Keselowski pretty sarcasticly took blame. LOL.

and then made his threat for talladega :cool:

[dara]

Here is bigone 2

[4me2c]

Ky B. is Out of this One NOW...! The Announcers even say the Drivers are trying to Slow Ky B. Down...!

[dara]

24, 18 for sure out.

Stenhouse again instigates.

[crazed 9.6]

wow !!!

Tis too soon.
tricky Ricky is involved again in this .. Kyle B was aggressive on that one.. my be his fault

[crazed 9.6]

It was trickie's fault.. dumb ass !!!

[dara]

I might be a little hard on Stenhouse, as his air was affected, but seems to be a common thing for him.

[crazed 9.6]

24, 18 for sure out.

Stenhouse again instigates.

he taking out all the contenders :eek:

[4me2c]

17 tapped 18 on the left rear corner...! They bee watching to many Police Chases and saw how to Turn or Flip the Perps...!

[dara]

Stenhouse wins Stage 2.

Order:
Stenhouse - 10
McDowell - 9
Bowman - 8
Kahne -7
T. Dillon - 6
Johnson - 5
Larson - 4
A. Dillon - 3
Bayne - 2
Newman - 1

[crazed 9.6]

17 tapped 18 on the left rear corner...! They bee watching to many Police Chases and saw how to Turn or Flip the Perps...!
or maybe the police been watching their moves :eek:

[4me2c]

There are Names for people like him...!

[crazed 9.6]

Stenhouse wins Stage 2.

boooooo !

tricky ricky is now the boob man in my books

[4me2c]

or maybe the police been watching their moves :eek:

True Dat...!


boooooo !

tricky ricky is now the boob man in my books

Agreed...!

Looks like an Under 100 Points Night...!

[dara]

In case anyone is interested, no one has three cars left in the race.

[crazed 9.6]

In case anyone is interested, no one has three cars left in the race.

damn !!!!!

We can blame the boob man for that !

[dishuser]

In case anyone is interested, no one has three cars left in the race.

thank god ricky did repairs
now maybe he can't take rest of field out :rolleyes:

[4me2c]

This race is a Stain on Daytona...! Now they are Blocking Harvick...!

[dara]

I think Truex is psyching the field.

[dara]

Go Jimmie!

[crazed 9.6]

Go Jimmie!

Go Go Jimmie :)

[crazed 9.6]

This race is a Stain on Daytona...! Now they are Blocking Harvick...!

not a stain..The problem started with tricky ricky.
He is the stain !

[crazed 9.6]

now they are racing !!!

[dara]

Larson and stenhouse... Larson gets the worst of it.

[dishuser]

finally #17 out

[dara]

Bummer for Jimmie... fueling out of the box.

[dara]

Ouch. Harvick getting fixed up.

[crazed 9.6]

finally #17 out

thnx the heavens

[dishuser]

thnx the heavens

rest of his season is screwed
revenge by many:p

[dara]

Now Stenhouse out....

[dishuser]

finally truly out
was still a nuisance at back

[dara]

Or is he....

[4me2c]

Now Stenhouse out....

KARMA Strikes Again...!

[dara]

Almirola, McDowell and 00 are done.

[dara]

Now we're in overtime.

[dara]

So, we're probably going to have a match race between Truex and Harvick, for a lap or two.

For the diecast, it will be either dishuser or ranagee, unless Truex and Harvick wreak in the restart.

[dara]

Another big one. and 2 more laps. It looks like Harvick got caught up in that one.

[dara]

Stenhouse was still in... lol.

[4me2c]

#17 was In that One...?!?

[dara]

Oh, Red Flag.

[dishuser]

congrats ranagee :cool:

[dara]

I see the 17 still out there.

[dara]

congrats ranagee :cool:

Truex still has to win, otherwise, you will win the diecast.

[dara]

Congrats to Eric Jones!

The Diecast will go to dishuser! (pending posting of the results)

[4me2c]

Well, Dog My Cats...! Congratz dishuser...! Congratz to Eric Jones on the Sleeper Win...!

[dishuser]

I never expected that

[dara]

Official points:

Bowyer 15
Kurt Bussh 6
Kyle Busch 13
Elliott 9
Harvick 18
Johnson 19
Keselowski 4
Larson 20
Logano 1
Truex 35

Race results here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/coke-zero-sugar-400/stn/race/

[dara]

High score is 66, but dishuser posted his picks first, so he gets the diecast.

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/428f8b4e-b3d8-4ff1-abaf-9878d6edbec3.png

[dara]

dishuser, if you didn't notice, the car list is posted. Let crazed know which one you want! Congrats!

[dishuser]

dishuser, if you didn't notice, the car list is posted. Let crazed know which one you want! Congrats!

will have a look
thanx for the opportunity to win a car :)

[ranagee]

congrats ranagee :cool:
congrats dishuser. what a finish that was.

[dishuser]

congrats dishuser. what a finish that was.
thanx
once #4 was out I thought it was the #78

[dishuser]

Stenhouse swept both stages in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford to collect a pair of valuable playoff points should he make the postseason, but he left Daytona as the first driver outside of the provisional field of 16. He also left with a handful of drivers upset at him, and officials with his team, the track and NASCAR arranged for a security escort to ensure his safety as he walked through the Monster Energy Series garage.

:p

[crazed 9.6]

Stenhouse swept both stages in the Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford to collect a pair of valuable playoff points should he make the postseason, but he left Daytona as the first driver outside of the provisional field of 16. He also left with a handful of drivers upset at him, and officials with his team, the track and NASCAR arranged for a security escort to ensure his safety as he walked through the Monster Energy Series garage.

:p



Larson is my hero this weekend .... taking out Tricky Ricky did it :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCTDFpw8l4M

[4me2c]

Drivers will be Watching McDowell in the #34 car also...!

Interesting Read :
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/07/08/ricky-stenhouse-jr-multicar-wrecks-daytona/

[dishuser]

Drivers will be Watching McDowell in the #34 car also...!

Interesting Read :
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/07/08/ricky-stenhouse-jr-multicar-wrecks-daytona/
that's where I got my paragraph but I didn't read anything about mcdowell

[4me2c]

McDowell was Blocking for Stenhouse...! The Others will be Watching Him Also...! Wouldn't You...?!?

[dishuser]

McDowell was Blocking for Stenhouse...! The Others will be Watching Him Also...! Wouldn't You...?!?

still never saw his name in that link

[4me2c]

still never saw his name in that link

That's Because the Link wasn't about him, My Point Was...!

The Link is just a "Interesting Read" and Now You and Others Know the "Rest of the Story"...!