NASCAR 2019 Race 24 Bristol Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Thread

[dara]

Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

Bristol Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #24 of 36

Saturday, August 17, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:46pm/et
Laps/Stages: 500 laps total. Stages end on laps: 125/250/500

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 2:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, August 16, 11:05-11:55am/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, August 16, 1:05-1:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying: Friday, August 16 at 5:35pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Friday, August 16
6:00 AM-8:00 AM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
8:00 AM-7:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
11:05 AM-11:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
1:05 PM-1:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
5:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)
6:45 PM MENCS CARS IN HAULERS

Saturday, August 17
2:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (SOUTH BUILDING)
7:00 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 125/250/500 LAPS = 266.5 MILES )

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Track Specifications:
0.533-mile concrete oval
Degree of banking in corners: 24 to 30 degrees
Degree of banking in straights: 4 to 9 degrees
Straightaways: 650 feet long.
Concrete racing surface: 43 feet wide.
Bristol has two pits roads: 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch
Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph
Track Opened: 1960
First Cup race: 1961
Seating capacity: 153,000 [was 158,000 and 160,000]

2019 April Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 90.527 mph, started 17th
2018 August Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 89.538 mph, started 9th
Track Race Record 1st Race: Cale Yarborough, Apr 1977, 100.989
Track Race Record 2nd Race: Charlie Glotzbach, July 1971, 101.074
Slowest Race Record: Ned Jarrett, July 1965, 61.826mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, 48 years, 3 months, 30 days, 8/28/1999
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 21 years, 10 months, 23 days, 3/25/2007
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Elliott Sadler, March 2001, started 38th

2019 April Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 131.713 mph, finished 11th
2018 August Pole Winner: Kyle Larson, 127.792 mph, finished 2nd

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, August 19, 2016, 131.4668 (1st round)
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days, 8/27/1994
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, 3/19/2010

Most Wins - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 12
Most Wins - Active Driver: Kyle Busch, 6; Kurt Busch, 5; Matt Kenseth, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Cale Yarborough, Mark Martin - 9
Most Poles - Active Driver: Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin, 3

Most Top 5s: 26 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5s - Active: 15 - Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 37 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s - Active: 22 - Matt Kenseth

[4me2c]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Joey Logano
4)...Chase Elliott

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[Orziz]

Kyle Busch*
Chase Elliot
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr

[82harley]

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

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NASCAR at Bristol starting lineup, qualifying results

Here is the starting lineup for Saturday's race:

No. 1 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 2 Kyle Larson 42
No. 3 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 4 Kurt Busch 1
No. 5 Aric Almirola 10
No. 6 Chase Elliott 9
No. 7 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 8 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 9 Erik Jones 20
No. 10 Alex Bowman 88
No. 11 Joey Logano 22
No. 12 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 13 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 14 Ryan Newman 6
No. 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 16 David Ragan 38
No. 17 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 18 Austin Dillon 3
No. 19 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 20 William Byron 24
No. 21 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 22 Ryan Preece 47
No. 23 Ty Dillon 13
No. 24 Paul Menard 21
No. 25 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 26 Matt Tifft 36
No. 27 Michael McDowell 34
No. 28 Chris Buescher 37
No. 29 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 30 Kyle Busch 18
No. 31 Landon Cassill 00
No. 32 BJ McLeod 51
No. 33 Quin Houff 27
No. 34 Josh Bilicki 53
No. 35 J.J. Yeley 54
No. 36 Reed Sorenson 77
No. 37 Kyle Weatherman 52
No. 38 Ross Chastain 15

Denny Hamlin has Toyota's first pole of the season.

While the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has won three times this year but he has yet to take home a pole yet this year until Friday.

"I can't believe it," Hamlin told NBCSN after his run. "I'm proud of this whole FedEx team for giving me such a great car, it's just, these guys are on it right now, it's unbelievable."

Hamlin has been on fire of late having finished inside the top three in each of his last four races with a win coming at Pocono Raceway and he will once again be in great position to win this race.

Kyle Larson will start second and Martin Truex Jr. will be third.

[dara]

Denny Hamlin ***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Kurt Busch
Joey Logano

[ranagee]

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

[TimeKeeper]

Denny Hamlin
Kurt Busch *****
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Kurt Busch***
Erik Jones
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch

[stilled]

Denny Hamlin ****
Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson

[dishuser]

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

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin *
Kurt Busch
Erik Jones

[Marley]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott #####
Martin Truex Jr.

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Green Flag projected 7:46pm Eastern

Weather: Mostly Clear, low 65.

[superbox]

Denny Hamlin*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Erik Jones

[minitor]

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

[dara]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Joey Logano
4)...Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr


Kyle Busch*
Chase Elliot
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr


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


Denny Hamlin ***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Kurt Busch
Joey Logano


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


Denny Hamlin
Kurt Busch *****
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick


Kurt Busch***
Erik Jones
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch


Denny Hamlin ****
Kurt Busch
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson


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


Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin *
Kurt Busch
Erik Jones


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott #####
Martin Truex Jr.


Denny Hamlin*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Erik Jones


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

All regulars are in. If you need to change your picks before green flag, please post after this one.

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Green Flag!

Favorites by driver:
Kyle Busch: minitor, dishuser, Ryu, 82harley, orziz
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper, crazed
Elliott: Marley
Hamlin: stilled, dara, superbox, bigstar
Harvick: 4me2c
Truex: ranagee

Other drivers:
Jones
Larson
Logano

[dara]

Kyle Larson wins stage 1. No bonus points awarded.

[4me2c]

Wow Been quiet and Now gets a Stage Win... WTG...!

[dara]

Kurt Busch wins stage 2, 10 bonus points to TimeKeeper and crazed

[crazed 9.6]

What happened to Harvick ?!
Blown transmission ?

[dara]

Looks like Kevin Harvick is in bad shape, in the garage.

[crazed 9.6]

and because he stayed on the track, Kyle B is now race leader :eek:
Them Busch brothers love these short tracks !

[4me2c]

Looked like a Puddle when Harvick tried to get away from the Pit...!

[dara]

Truex in the wall, and Bowman, Logano meet up. Kyle Busch looking in good shape.

[4me2c]

#12 has a Sponsor called "Dent Wizard" guess they will get used tomorrow...!

[crazed 9.6]

And another 'wall' incident... Looks like Blaney this time, had mechanic trouble and took Tricky Rickey and himself into the wall !
LOL, yea the Dent Wizzard may be needed.

Our new leader just took that spot just before this craziness.
Go Go Eric Jones !!!

[4me2c]

Hamlin just stopped while trying to exit Pit...!

[dara]

Matt D in the lead after Jones slides into the wall.

[crazed 9.6]

Matt D in the lead after Jones slides into the wall.

wow !!

Go Go Matt D !!!

[dishuser]

wow !!

Go Go Matt D !!!

don't you mean rocky balboa?lol

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Denny takes the lead with 10 to go

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Denny Hamlin wins the Night Race, followed by Matt Dibenedetto and Brad Keselowski.

50 bonus points for stilled,dara, superbox and bigstar.

Points follow.

[crazed 9.6]

That's 4 wins for Denny this season and another short track win to add to his others.
The 'Italian Stallion' did his best to hold him off !!!

Nice pics guys :)

[4me2c]

Good Race, Congratz to the Winners, Hamlin and the Pool Winners...!

[dara]

Congrats to stilled for the high score of 171

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No change in the podium:

stilled 3343
dara 3298
superbox 3253

Next week is a bye, followed by The Lady in Black... DIECAST contest race on Labor Day weekend.

Just want to say, great race by Denny after a number of setbacks with loose wheels and the early fender bender, but I felt for Matt Di, so close.

[4me2c]

By
Staff Report NASCAR.com August 16, 2019 at 10:58 AM

Matt DiBenedetto revealed Thursday on social media that he will not return to Leavine Family Racing for the 2020 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

[4me2c]

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/08/15/new-2020-nascar-xfinity-series-mustang-unveiled/

https://www.nascar.media/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/2020-ford-mustang-xfinity-main.jpg

"The new NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang will debut at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15."..!

[4me2c]

Play-Off Points :

"In the battle for the final playoff spots, Daniel Suarez scored nine points in the first stage and moved past Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Clint Bowyer for the final playoff-eligible position. Suarez leads Bowyer by two points with two races left.

Bowyer and Suarez finished seventh and eighth, respectively, but the stage points made the difference.

Johnson’s troubles continued on Saturday night. The seven-time champion started 30th and fell two laps down after contact with Austin Dillon and Hamlin. Johnson fought hard to finish 19th, four laps down, but he fell 26 points behind Suarez for the last playoff spot."...!

[Ryu]

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/08/15/new-2020-nascar-xfinity-series-mustang-unveiled/

https://www.nascar.media/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/08/2020-ford-mustang-xfinity-main.jpg

"The new NASCAR Xfinity Series Mustang will debut at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15."..!
thats nice car.:)