NASCAR 2020 Race 35 (Playoff #9): Martinsville XFINITY 500

[dara]

XFINITY 500
Sunday, November 1, 2020 - Martinsville Raceway
2:00pm/et
Laps: 500 - Stages: 130/260/500
TV: NBC - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Race #9 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

Sunday, November 1
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
6:00 AM-2:45 PM CROSS-OVER GATE OPEN
7:00 AM-1:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
7:00 AM NCS GARAGE OPEN
1:50 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
2:00 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES )
6:00 PM Approx CROSS-OVER GATE OPEN
6:30 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Martinsville_Speedway_track_map.png/180px-Martinsville_Speedway_track_map.png


Track Specs:
Track Length: 0.526 mile (0.847 km)
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat)
Straights: 800 feet
Grandstand Seating: 55,000

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 14 feet

Track Records & Stats

June 2020 Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 77.378 mph, Started 5th

Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon, Sept 1996, 82.223mph
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 8 months, 12 days, 9/22/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 22 years, 9 months, 8 days, 4/10/1960

June 2020 Pole: Ryan Blaney, by random draw, Finished 2nd

Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, March 28, 2014, 100.201mph, set in first round of qualifying
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kurt Busch, Oct 2002, started 36th

Most Wins - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 8
Most Wins - All Time: Richard Petty, 15
Most Poles - Active Driver: Joey Logano, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 8
Most Top 5s: 30 - Richard Petty; Active leader - 19 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s: 38 - Jeff Gordon; Active leader, 24 - Jimmie Johnson

Race statistics

Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 52
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 23 minutes and 56 seconds
Average speed: 77.378 miles per hour (124.528 km/h)

[4me2c]

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

[dara]

Starting Order:

https://i.imgur.com/Gu9uy8L.png

[dara]

Martin Truex, Jr.
Brad Keselowski*
Denny Hamlin
Alex Bowman

[crazed 9.6]

Chase Elliott ***
Alex Bowman
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
Chris Bell

[TimeKeeper]

Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski###

[Oakster]

2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick
11 Denny Hamiln
19 Martin Truex Jr.*

[superbox]

Brad Keselowski
Martin Truex Jr.*
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney

[minitor]

Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr.
Brad Keselowski*
Joey Logano

[dara]

race details:
Race details:
NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
500 laps / 263 miles
Stages: 130 – 260 – 500
Competition caution: Lap 60
Average time of race: 3:30
Fuel window: 154 laps
Pit road speed: 30 mph

[dara]

past lap 3

[bigstar]

Chase Elliott
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr. *
Brad Keselowski

[dara]

For some reason, I can't do a multi quote of the picks.

These are the entries at the start of the race, +3 laps.
https://i.imgur.com/svT1lF2.png

[dara]

Passed lap 66, half of 1st stage, missing entries will be scored 10 less than the lowest entry.

[dara]

Favorites by driver:
Elliott: orziz, crazed
Keselowski: dara, minitor, TimeKeeper
Truex: bigstar, 4me2c, superbox, Oakster

Other Drivers: bell, blaney, bowman, KyleBusch, KurtBusch, hamlin, harvick, logano.

[dara]

Denny Hamlin wins stage 1, no bonus points.

[dara]

Kevin Harvick having a bad day, cut a tire and had to pit, now about 2 laps down. He might miss the championship, or get lucky with the cautions.

[crazed 9.6]

He did get a lap back during that last caution but he is not holding up the speed so good and may even get lapped again :eek:

It's will be a sad day if Harvick does not make the final 4 :(

[dara]

Chase Elliott wins stage 2, 10 bonus points to orziz and crazed.

[4me2c]

#24 is Out..!

[crazed 9.6]

wow !!!
Chase out front !!

[dara]

Wow, this will be close between Keselowski and Harvick.

[dara]

Congrats to Chase Elliott, and 50 bonus points to crazed and orziz. What happened to Harvick?

[crazed 9.6]

Harvick needed one point to continue. On corner 4 on last lap, he was on Kyle B;s bumper and tried his all but spun himself and Kyle around.
Kyle crossed finish line in front :eek:

Go Go Chase !!

:)

[dara]

I'll have the scores later... watching a football game as well. I think bigstar has clinched the pool championship, unless he picks 4 DNFs

[4me2c]

Congrats to Chase Elliott for the Race WIN and to crazed and Orziz for Picking Him Again...!!! WTG Orziz for the Pool WIN...!!

[dara]

Orziz with the high score of 204

https://i.imgur.com/6oAC0VU.png

[dara]

Podium:
bigstar 4710
dara 4575
4me2c 4481
--
minitor 4427

Full standings in the rules thread. Next race, Championship at Phoenix... Logano, Keselowski, Elliott, Hamlin on Sunday.

[4me2c]

he he HEEE... Somebodies gonna bee Pizzed next week...!!! Watch out for Harvick, Truex Jr. and ky Busch...!! Spoiler Alert...!

[Orziz]

Dang I had to work a hockey season opener and missed it - maybe I should miss more.... ;)

[4me2c]

Dang I had to work a hockey season opener and missed it - maybe I should miss more.... ;)

Lol, only One More...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

congrads Orziz :)

You picked a winner to latch onto Orziz. I bet anything that we will be seeing great things from Chase in the coming years.
His Dad (Bill Elliott) never ever did win at Martinsville, not even during his best year in 1985, when he won 11 Cup races that year !!

Go Go Chase !