NASCAR 2018 Race 29: Charlotte BofA Roval 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[dara]

This is a Diecast contest race. Rules are as before, but take note of the new late entry rules in the rules thread. Good Luck!


FRIDAY, Sept. 28
12:05-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3:00-3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
4:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)


SATURDAY, Sept. 29
11:00-11:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live)
12:10 p.m.:Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (55 laps, 125.4 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

SUNDAY, Sept. 30
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 (109 laps, 248.52 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

Distance 399.954 kilometres (248.52 mi)
Laps 109

Stage 1: Lap 25
Stage 2: Lap 50
Stage 3: Lap 109+


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Track Records & Stats

2017 May Race Winner: #3-Austin Dillon, 138.800mph, started 22nd
2017 October Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., 139.128mph, started 17th
Track Race Record 500 miles: Jeff Gordon, Oct 1999, 160.306mph
Track Race Record 600 miles: Martin Truex Jr., May 2016, 160.655mph
Slowest Race Record: Junior Johnson, 107.752mph, 1960
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jimmie Johnson, May 2003, started 37th
Oldest Winner: Cale Yarborough, 46 years, 6 months, 9 days, 10/6/1985
Youngest Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 9 months, 25 days, 5/29/1994

2017 May Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 193.424mph, finished 8th
2017 October Pole Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 191.598mph, finished 4th
Track Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, Oct 2014, 198.771mph, set in 2nd round of qualifying
Coke 600 Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, May 2013, 195.624mph
500 mile Qualifying Record: Matt Kenseth, Oct 2014, 194.532mph
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 2 months, 6 days, 10/10/1993
Oldest Pole Winner: Bobby Allison, 49 years, 10 months, 8 days, 10/11/1987

Most Wins: 8 - Jimmie Johnson; 6 - Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison; 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Poles: 14 - David Pearson; Current driver: 9 - Ryan Newman & Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s (all-time): 23 - Bobby Allison, Richard Petty
Most Top 5s (active): 15 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s (all-time): 31 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s (active): 20 - Matt Kenseth & Jimmie Johnson

Most Laps Led [500 mile race]: 328, Ernie Irvan, 10/10/1993
Most Laps Led [600 mile race]: 388, Martin Truex Jr., 5/29/2016
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 388, Martin Truex Jr., 5/29/2016
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 2, Kevin Harvick, 5/29/2011

Most Leaders: 21, 5/29/2005
Most Lead Changes: 59 - 5/27/1979
Fewest Leaders: 3, 5/21/1961
Fewest Lead Changes: 2 - 5/21/1961

Most Cautions: 22, 5/29/2005
Most Caution Laps: 113, 5/25/1980
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 5/21/1961
Fewest Caution Laps: 0, 5/21/1961

Most Finishers on a lead lap (500): 25, 10/15/2005
Most Finishers on a lead lap (600): 26, 5/25/2009 [227 of 400 laps completed]
Most Running at the Finish: 39, 10/11/2003, 10/17/2009, 10/11/2014, 5/24/2015
Most Running at the Finish: 42 [of 43], 5/25/2009 [227 of 400 laps completed]
Fewest Running at the Finish: 10 - 5/21/1961


Will update as data available

[dara]

Starting Order:

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

--

Kurt Busch won his fourth pole of the year and the 26th of his career Friday at the brand new Charlotte Roval. He will start alongside AJ Allmendinger at the first-ever Bank of America Roval 400 Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

"We had a plan going into that," Busch told NBCSN after qualifying. "I'm really glad of (crew chief) Billy Scott, I'm glad it stuck and it worked and we produced the two laps that we did, I'm just really proud of everyone on this 41 car to come into a unique situation like this."

Martin Truex Jr. (13), Kyle Busch (14) and Kevin Harvick (19) all failed to advance to the second round of qualifying.

Denny Hamlin (27) hit a wall so badly on his first run, his crew had to use Denny Hamlin (27) hit a wall so badly on his first run, his crew had to use tape to put the back of his car back on. He was unable to get to the second round.

[4me2c]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Kevin Harvick
3)...Martin Truex Jr.

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[Ryu]

Martin Truex Jr.******
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Erik Jones
AJ Allmendinger ***
Jimmie Johnson

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch

[ranagee]

Kyle Busch.(favorite)
kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Kurt Busch **
AJ Almendinger
Alex Bowman

[dishuser]

Kurt Busch ***
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr

[superbox]

Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch*
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

AJ Almendinger*
Chase Elliot
Brad Keselowski

[TimeKeeper]

Joey Logano$$$
Jimmie Johnson
Martin Truex Jr

[carlosman]

*kevin harvick
Kyle Busch
Martin truex jr

[crazed 9.6]

Erik Jones did not fair too well in practice today in his cup car. I might have to remove him from my pics, but not till this xfinity race is done.
This track is nuts. Spin outs every corner and blind... easy in practice (a few cars were wrecked) but in the race and with another 20 or 30 cars coming into that same corner.... look out for anyone !!


Track adjustment...
they moved the chacain barriers back just a bit. That was where a few guys wrecked their cars in practice (Wallace and Jones were two)

[crazed 9.6]

here we go !!
First ever roval nascar race.. xfinity... engines have been started !

[crazed 9.6]

Too aggressive in the corners and them barrier speed bumps, toke out a driveshaft on lap 1

[dara]

Tricky course... I like it.

[crazed 9.6]

officially.. the number 39 car will now use all the duct tape currently available in North America !

[crazed 9.6]

officially.. the number 39 car will now use all the duct tape currently available in North America !

revised... not official
But the 39 car didn't need tape, they just removed the remaining parts of the body of the car and good to go it seems :)
Go Go Ryan !!!

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.

[erickson]

Martin Truex Jr.* ///// Kurt Busch ///// Kyle Busch

[minitor]

Kurt Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[dara]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Kevin Harvick
3)...Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Martin Truex Jr.******
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch


Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Erik Jones
AJ Allmendinger ***
Jimmie Johnson


Martin Truex Jr.***
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch.(favorite)
kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


Kurt Busch **
AJ Almendinger
Alex Bowman


Kurt Busch ***
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr


Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch*
Kyle Busch


AJ Almendinger*
Chase Elliot
Brad Keselowski


Joey Logano$$$
Jimmie Johnson
Martin Truex Jr


*kevin harvick
Kyle Busch
Martin truex jr


Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.


Martin Truex Jr.* ///// Kurt Busch ///// Kyle Busch


Kurt Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

Race in progress. Good luck.

[dara]

Please check for accuracy:

Favorites by driver
Almendinger: orziz, crazed
Ku. Busch: minitor, dishuser, bigstar, dara, superbox
Ky. Busch: ranagee, 4me2c
Harvick: Carlosman, ilan
Logano: TimeKeeper
Truex: Capt, erickson, Ryu

Other drivers:

Bowman, Elliott, Hamlin, Johnson, Jones, Keselowski, Larson

[dara]

Stage 1 winner is Kyle Larson

Order:

Larson 10
Ku Busch 9
Bowyer 8
Truex 7
Elliott 6
Johnson 5
KY Busch 4
Almendinger 3
Bowman 2
Blaney 1

[dara]

Stage 2 winner is Ryan Blaney

Order:

Blaney 10
Johnson 9
KuBush 8
Logano 7
Bowyer 6
A Dillon 5
Elliott 4
Bowman 3
Hemric 2
Larson 1

[dara]

Red flag mess with 6 to go.

[crazed 9.6]

yea, them guys were not gonna make that corner... Bad Brad went straight thru and into the barrier :eek:

[dara]

Congrats to Ryan Blaney! Wow.

[crazed 9.6]

that was crazy !!

[TimeKeeper]

lol wow! !!

[dara]

Results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/bank-of-america-roval-400/stn/race/

[crazed 9.6]

Jimmie is outta the Playoffs... Larson just sneaks in !!

[TimeKeeper]

Larson is one lucky kid!

[dara]

Just a guess, but I might have the high score. Waiting ton the official results.

[dara]

Points results

Allmendinger 33
Bowman 38
Ku Busch 49
Ky Busch 9
Elliott 42
Harvick 28
Hamlin 25
Johnson 43
Jones 7
Keselowski 6
Larson 24
Logano 34
Truex 30

[dara]

dara had the high score at 120, but ineligible for the diecast.

Congrats to TimeKeeper with 107 pts.... contact me with your choice of car.

[crazed 9.6]

Nice Job dara and Timekeeper :)
Congrads on the diecast win Timekeeper :)

[dara]

No change in the Podium. See the rules thread.

[4me2c]

Nice Job dara and Timekeeper :)
Congrads on the diecast win Timekeeper :)

A Gr8 Big DITTO to ^ That...!

[Orziz]

Congrats Timekeeper- those guys will remember that race for the rest of their careers.

[4me2c]

Gander Outdoors 400 Sunday, Oct 7, 2:00 PM, EST Dover International Speedway :confused: