NASCAR 2019 Race 4: Phoenix TicketGuardian 500 Race and Contest Thread

[dara]

Schedule:

Friday, March 8
1:35 p.m. ET Cup Series First Practice MRN
3:05 p.m. Xfinity Series First Practice FS1/fuboTV
5:05 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
6:10 p.m. Cup Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV

Saturday, March 9
11:35 a.m. Cup Series Second Practice FS1/fuboTV
12:40 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
2:05 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
4 p.m. Xfinity Series race FS1/fuboTV

Sunday, March 10
3:30 p.m. TicketGuardian 500 FOX/fuboTV

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Distance 310.688 mi (500.004 km)
Laps 304 (Stage 1: 75, Stage 2: 75, Stage 3: 162)

Race configuration is "short track" with larger spacers and no aero ducts.

Track Specs:
Degree of Banking: Turns 1-2: 11 degrees; Turns 3-4: 9 degrees
Frontstretch: Length: 1,179 feet, Banking: None
Backstretch: Length: 1,551 feet, Banking: None
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Grandstand seating: 51,000 [was 55,000, 67,000 and 76,812]

Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet



Track Records & Stats


2018 Spring Race winner was Kevin Harvick from 9th, pole winner was Martin Truex, Jr, finshed 5th

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_TicketGuardian_500

Race statistics

Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 36
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds
Average speed: 107.617 miles per hour (173.193 km/h)

2018 Fall Race winner was Kyle Busch

Race Record: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 118.132mph
Slowest Race Record: Al Kulwicki, 1988, 90.457mph
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005

2017 March Pole Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 137.321mph, finished 31st
2017 November Pole Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 137.942mph, finished 17th
Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/2015, 143.158mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006


Stats as of 2018
Most Races: Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon, 34; Ryan Newman, 31
Most Wins: Kevin Harvick, 8; Jimmie Johnson, 4
Most Poles: Ryan Newman, 4; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, 3
Most Top 5s: Jimmie Johnson 15; Kevin Harvick, 14;
Most Top 10s: Jeff Gordon, 24; Mark Martin, 21; Jimmie Johnson, 20
Most Lead Changes: 28 - 2/27/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 1 - 11/4/1990
Most Leaders: 15 - 3/4/2012
Fewest Leaders: 2 - 11/4/1990
Most Cautions: 12 - 11/9/2014
Most Caution Laps: 66, 11/2/2003
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 11/7/1999 & 11/15/2015
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 11/7/1999
Most on the Lead Lap: 29 - 11/2/2003
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 3 - 10/30/1994
Most Running at the Finish: 41 - five times, last on 11/15/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 27 - 11/5/1989
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Ricky Rudd, 1995, started 29th
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 264 - Kevin Harvick, 11/9/2014
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 6 - Ryan Newman 3/19/2017
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 23 - Chevy; 15 - Ford; 3 - Toyota; 2 - Pontiac

[4me2c]

1) Kevin Harvick
2) Kyle Busch
3) Martin Truex Jr
4) Ricky Stenhouse

Good Luck Every1,, Have Some Fun, don't Drink and Drive while watching the Race...!

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Kevin Harvick
Truex Jr
Joey Logano

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[dara]

Starting Order:

No. 1 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 2 Chase Elliott 9
No. 3 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 4 Kyle Busch 18
No. 5 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 6 Alex Bowman 88
No. 7 William Byron 24
No. 8 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 9 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 10 Erik Jones 20
No. 11 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 12 Joey Logano 22
No. 13 Austin Dillon 3
No. 14 Aric Almirola 10
No. 15 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 16 Kurt Busch 1
No. 17 Paul Menard 21
No. 18 Ryan Newman 6
No. 19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 20 Ty Dillon 13
No. 21 Ryan Preece 47
No. 22 Chris Buescher 37
No. 23 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 24 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 25 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 26 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 27 Michael McDowell 34
No. 28 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 29 David Ragan 38
No. 30 Matt Tifft 36
No. 31 Kyle Larson 42
No. 32 Landon Cassill 00
No. 33 Ross Chastain 15
No. 34 Cody Ware 51
No. 35 Quin Houff 77
No. 36 Bayley Currey 52

This may be the thing to get Ryan Blaney going.

The 25-year-old won his first pole of the season Friday at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., outside Phoenix. He will start up front for Sunday's Monster Energy Cup Series TicketGuardian 500.

Chase Elliott will start second. Kyle Busch will be fourth and Kevin Harvick eighth.

Kurt Busch did not make it to the final round of qualifying and will start 16th.

Kyle Larson didn't have his best day; he qualified 31st.

The TicketGuardian 500 can be seen at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday on FOX.

[dara]

Kyle Busch***
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott

[crazed 9.6]

Go Go Ryan Blaney !!
luv that guy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ABpbxIPFI

[Marley]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski *****
Joey Logano

[dara]

Projected green flag is 3:44p Eastern

WEATHER: The Weather Channel is forecasting partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 70s and no chance of precipitation for Sunday's race.

[dishuser]

Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick***
Brad Keselowski

[TimeKeeper]

Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.

[stilled]

Ryan Blaney
Kyle Busch ****
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Kevin Harvick***
Ryan Blaney
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.

[minitor]

Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick*
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch

[stilled]

Lets go racing boys!

This race will be all about track position,

[dara]

1) Kevin Harvick
2) Kyle Busch
3) Martin Truex Jr
4) Ricky Stenhouse



Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr


Kevin Harvick***
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch


Chase Elliot*
Kevin Harvick
Truex Jr
Joey Logano


Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano


Kyle Busch***
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski *****
Joey Logano


Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick***
Brad Keselowski


Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.


Ryan Blaney
Kyle Busch ****
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick***
Ryan Blaney
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick *
Martin Truex Jr.


Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick*
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch

Green Flag!

[Orziz]

3rd race in a row my driver gets a penalty. I sure know how to pick em this year :(

[dara]

Favorites by Driver:

KyBusch: stilled, dara, superbox, Ryu
Elliott: Orziz
Harvick:82harley, minitor, dishuser, 4me2c, bigstar, crazed, Timekeeper
Keselowski: marley
Truex: ranagee

Other Drivers:
Blaney
Logano
Stenhouse

Everyone picked Harvick, all but one picked Kyle Busch.

[dara]

This is a pretty short race, already halfway through the 1st stage. Newcomers will get the lowest score, less 10 pts.

[dara]

Jones blows a tire, and almost stayed off the wall, giving us the first in-competition yellow in two weeks.

[dara]

Hamlin first out of the pits with a two tire change, followed by A. Dillon and KyBusch, who also changed only 2 tires.

[4me2c]

Didn't Ky Busch get 4...?!?

[dara]

Didn't Ky Busch get 4...?!?

Now he did

[dara]

Ryan Blaney wins Stage 1

Order:
Blaney 10
Almirola 9
Logano 8
Bowman 7
KyBusch 6
Larson 5
A Dillon 4
Byron 3
Elliott 2
Harvick 1

[4me2c]

Wow, Stage Win under Caution...!

[dara]

Alex Bowman hits the wall before the end of Stage 2, which will end under yellow.

Kyle Busch wins Stage 2. Bonus points to stilled, dara, superbox and Ryu

Order:
KyBusch 10
Bowyer 9
Harvick 8
Truex 7
Hamlin 6
Newman 5
Johnson 4
Logano 3
Elliott 2
KuBusch 1

[dara]

Day looks done for McDowell, and the yellow is out.

[dara]

Restarts are getting crazy now. Everyone is just inside the fuel window, but some have to get tires, including Harvick.

[4me2c]

Harvick is up to 14th and still coming on...!

Oooooops, up to 13th Now and Larson is Steady at 5th...! :cool:

[dara]

Pass of the race there by Kyle Busch on Blaney, 15 to go.

[dara]

Congrats to Kyle Busch, followed by Martin Truex, Jr, and Ryan Blaney

50 more Bonus points for stilled, dara, superbox and Ryu.

Race Points coming up

[dara]

Points by drivers (less bonus)
Blaney 44
KyBusch 56
Elliott 27
Hamlin 38
Harvick 37
Keselowski 18
Logano 38
Stenhouse 24
Truex 42

[dara]

Congrats to stilled and "me" for the high score of the race at 197, but superbox and Ryu were only one point less at 196. Podium won't change this week, see the rules thread for the complete order.

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/be6c43a3-11f0-48df-9123-b4f91882c1ba.png

Next week is the Auto Club 400, at Fontana. Since we've gone through the different 'packages', and you can see what to expect, it will be our first diecast race. Rules will be the same as last season, except now that we have a 4th pick, we'll use that 4th score as the first tiebreaker in case of a tie, then who picked earliest if there still is a tie.

[4me2c]

Congratz to the 4 of You... Keeping it Close...!

[Marley]

great call

[stilled]

I was a second from taking truex over bitch bk, didn't think truex had the long run speed, was wrong, lol,