NASCAR 2018 Race 21: Pocono Gander Outdoors 400 race thread

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Schedule

POCONO
Friday, July 27
Noon-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, No TV (Follow live)
2-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, No TV (Follow live)

POCONO
Saturday, July 28
9-9:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
10 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Gander Outdoors 150 (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1 (Follow live)
4:10 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

POCONO
Sunday, July 29
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)


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Distance 400 miles (643.738 km)
Laps 160
Stage 1: Lap 50
Stage 2: Lap 100
Race: Lap 160+

Track facts

Track Specifications: Superspeedway: 2.5 mile tri-oval Banking: turn 1: 14 degrees; turn 2: 8 degrees; turn 3: 6 degrees; Straights: Front - 3740 feet; Long Pond(between turns 1 and 2) - 3055 feet; North(between turns 2 and 3) - 1780 feet Last repaved: early 2012 Grandstand Seating: 70,000

Three Different Turns at Pocono: Turn One is modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway Turn Two is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway Turn Three is similar to The Milwaukee Mile

Track Records & Statistics

June 2017 Race Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 142.292mph, started 4th August 2017 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 141.080mph, started 1st Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 50 years, 5 months, 7 days, 6/17/1990 Youngest Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 0 months, 7 days, 6/10/2012 1st Race 400 mile Record: Jeff Gordon, 6/12/2011, 145.384mph 1st Race 500 mile Record: Alan Kulwicki, June 1992, 144.023mph 2nd Race Record: Rusty Wallace, July 1996, 144.892 Slowest Race Record: Jimmie Johnson, June 2004, 112.129mph Worst Starting Spot to Win: Carl Edwards, June 2005, started 29th Different Race Winners: 36

June 2017 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.151mph, finished 9th July 2016 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.372mph, finished 1st Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Larson, August 1, 2014, 183.438mph Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 49 years, 5 months, 19 days, 6/10/1984 Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 2 months, 13 days, 8/6/2011 Different Pole Winners: 41

Most Wins: 6 - Jeff Gordon; 5 - Bill Elliott; 4 - Denny Hamlin Most Poles: 5 - Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader; 4 - Denny Hamlin Most 2nd Place Finishes: 7 - Mark Martin (no wins) Most Top 5s: 20 - Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon Most Top 10s: 34 - Mark Martin; 32 - Jeff Gordon

Most Lead Changes: 56 - 7/30/1979 Fewest Lead Changes: 10 - 7/26/1998 Most Leaders: 16, Three times, most recently 6/13/2004 Fewest Leaders: 4 - Three times, most recently, 6/9/1985, and 6/9/2013

Most Cautions: 13 - 6/17/1990 and 7/24/2005 Fewest Cautions: 1 - 7/30/1978 Most Caution Laps: 57, 6/13/2004 Few Caution Laps: 3, 7/30/1978

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 36, 6/10/2007 [rain shortened to 106 laps] Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 2 - twice, most recently 6/6/1982

Most Running at the Finish: 42, 6/10/2007 [rain shortened] Fewest Running at the Finish: 18, 7/25/1982

Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 142, Cale Yarborough, 7/4/1968 Most Laps Led [500 miles]: 175, Kurt Busch, 8/5/2007 Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 4, Bobby Labonte, 7/29/2001

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Starting Order: Harvick and Kyle Busch will start from the back, due to failed inspections

(This will be updated when we have the official starting lineup)

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kyle Busch
3. Daniel Suarez
4. Kyle Larson
5. Joey Logano
6. William Byron
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Erik Jones
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Jamie McMurray
11. Chase Elliott
12. Austin Dillon
13. Kurt Busch
14. Martin Truex Jr.
15. Jimmie Johnson
16. Ryan Newman
17. Paul Menard
18. Ryan Blaney
19. Aric Almirola
20. Alex Bowman
21. Clint Bowyer
22. Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr.
23. Matt Kenseth
24. Kasey Kahne
25. Chris Buescher
26. Michael McDowell
27. AJ Allmendinger
28. Ty Dillon
29. David Ragan
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. Matt DiBenedetto
32. Jeffrey Earnhardt
33. JJ Yeley
34. Corey Lajoie
35. Gray Gaulding
36. Kyle Weatherman
37. Landon Cassill
38. Reed Sorenson
39. BJ McLeod
40. Timmy Hill

[4me2c]

1)... Kevin Harvick

2).. Kyle Busch
3)... Martin Truex Jr.

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

change it up a bit and hope for stage points

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch*** (from back to front)
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Truex Jr*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Larson ***
Joey Logano

[4me2c]

Lol... "Starting Order: Harvick and Kyle Busch will start from the back, due to failed inspections"

and We All know what Happens when They do...!

Gonna bee a Barn Burner...!

[dishuser]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[TimeKeeper]

Daniel Suarez
Kurt Busch***
Denny Hamlin

[dara]

Estimated green flag at 2:40p Eastern.

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Larson
Erick Jones
Jimmie Johnson ***

[minitor]

Martin Truex Jr.* ////////// Kyle Busch ////////// Kevin Harvick

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kyle Busch

[dishuser]

Estimated green flag at 2:40p Eastern.

START TIME: Marcus Lemonis, Chairman of Gander Outdoors, Camping World & Overton’s, and Mike Mackenzie, Captain of the Upper Darby Firefighters Local 2493, will instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:37 p.m. ET followed by the green flag at 2:48 p.m. ET.

[4me2c]

Harvick and Busch will have some company at the Back End of the Pack :

"In addition to Harvick and Busch, the qualifying speeds for Kyle Larson (initially the fourth-fastest qualifier), Joey Logano (fifth) and rookie William Byron (sixth) were disallowed. Others further back in the field with qualifying speeds thrown out: Clint Bowyer’s No. 14 Ford, Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford, Aric Almirola’s No. 10 Ford, Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Chevrolet, Paul Menard’s No. 21 Ford, Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet, Bubba Wallace’s No. 43 Chevrolet, Kasey Kahne’s No. 95 Chevrolet.

Both Harvick and Kahne’s car failed three times and the penalty for that is the loss of their car chiefs — Robert Smith (No. 4 team) and Ben Leslie (No. 95 team) — and a 10-point penalty in the driver and owner championship standings. Logano and Menard’s cars failed twice and both of their respective car chiefs — Raymond Fox (No. 22 team) and William Curwood (No. 21 team) were ejected as well."...!

RELATED: See every car in Sunday’s field

All 13 will start from the rear of the 40-car field in Sunday’s 400-miler (2:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM), ranked in order of their rank in the Monster Energy Series standings."

To see all the Cars ---->
https://galleries.nascar.com/gallery/2302/unofficial-starting-lineup-for-the-gander-outdoors-400#/0

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.

[erickson]

Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr. *
Kevin Harvick

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Green Flag!


Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr. *
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Larson ***
Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Daniel Suarez
Kurt Busch***
Denny Hamlin


Kyle Larson
Erick Jones
Jimmie Johnson ***


Martin Truex Jr.* ////////// Kyle Busch ////////// Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kyle Busch


1)... Kevin Harvick

2).. Kyle Busch
3)... Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick



Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch*** (from back to front)
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson


*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick


Truex Jr*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

Marley didn't submit picks

[4me2c]

The Pack in the Back are Moving on Up...!

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Favorites by driver:

Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Kyle Busch: Capt K, carlosman
Harvick: bigstar, dishuser, 4me2c, ilan, Ryu
Johnson: crazed
Larson: dara
Truex: minitor, 82harley, ranagee, superbox, orziz

Other drivers
Jones
Logano
Suarez

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Lap 50: Chase Elliott flies under the green-checkered flag to win Stage 1. Harvick finishes second.

Order

Elliott -10
Harvick -9
Hamlin -8
Ky Busch -7
Suarez -6
Bowyer -5
Keselowski -4
Ku Busch -3
Bowman -2
Blaney -1

[4me2c]

and No Body Had Him as a Fav...!

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Stage 2 results below.
1. Harvick - 10 pts. (1 playoff pt.)
2. Elliott - 9
3. Bowyer - 8
4. Bowman - 7
5. Larson - 6
6. Johnson - 5
7. Keselowski - 4
8. McMurray - 3
9. Blaney - 2
10. Byron - 1

25 Bonus points to bigstar, dishuser, 4me2c, ilan, Ryu

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Keselowski into the wall.

[crazed 9.6]

Keselowski into the wall.

he just a few laps ago had a close call but saved it nicely... But not so good now thou with a flat tire :eek:

[dara]

Harvick gets some damage in a pit incident with Almirola.

[dara]

Logano has a flat, but is under control, and the race stays green.

[dara]

It looks like Kyle Busch is running away with it. Harvick got lots of ground back, but maybe too late. Suarez needs this win badly.

[dara]

Bubba hits the wall.... Yellow.

[dishuser]

wallace slams the wall

[dara]

That was a hard hit. Hope he's ok.

Window net down... good!

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Whatta hit!!!

[crazed 9.6]

wow.. Bubba hit hard ,, maybe @ 200 mile an hour :eek:

took him awhile to drop that window netting :eek:

[dara]

Red flag. Wow, if he didn't turn he would have been into the wall nose first.

[4me2c]

Glad he is OK...! What a Stop...!

[dara]

Yellow, Almirlola spins.

Overtime.

Nice driving by Almirola off the contact by Stenhouse.

[crazed 9.6]

Suarez has another chance.. and look at Harvick.. sitting in 6th for this next restart... how do you beat that guy ? Wow !!

Stenhouse is preforming again ??!!!

[dara]

Congrats to Kyle Busch, followed by Suarez and Bowman

50 Bonus points to the Cap, and carlosman

[4me2c]

Congratz to Kyle Busch for the Race Win and to Capt K and carlosman for the pick...!

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Results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/gander-outdoors-400/stn/race/


Official scores (no bonus points):
Kurt Busch 31
Kyle Busch 47
Harvick 52
Hamlin 35
Johnson 25
Jones 32
Larson 20
Logano 11
Suarez 41
Truex 22

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Cool, thanks

[dara]

Congrats to Capt.Kangaroo for the high score, 174

[crazed 9.6]

Nice job Captain :)

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Spreadsheet results:

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/51f86731-dab8-4f50-8e37-5ccb9dafdefc.png

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No change in the podium. minitor still leads, followed by bigstar then dishuser.

Reminder, next weeks race, Sunday, at Watkins Glen is a Diecast race.

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Thanks guys...

[dishuser]

Thanks guys...

congrats bob :cool:

[Capt.Kangaroo]

congrats bob :cool:
Thanks, and I see what you did there. Its Mr. Keeshan...lol :cool:

[dishuser]

Thanks, and I see what you did there. Its Mr. Keeshan...lol :cool:

sorry Mr. Keeshan :p

[Capt.Kangaroo]

......:)......