NASCAR 2019 Race 29: Charlotte BofA Roval 400 Race Thread - Playoff #3

As a reminder, this race will be used to determine the selection of the 4th Diecast Car, for which is eligible to all but those who have already won a diecast, or is on the podium at the end of the contest.


Bank of America Roval 400

Charlotte Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #29 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race #3 of 10

Sunday, September 29, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:48pm/et
Laps/Stages: 109 laps total. Stages end on laps: 25/50/109

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 2:30pm/et, NBC 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, September 27, 12:05-12:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN at 2:00pm/et;
Saturday, September 28, 11:05-11:55am/et, TV-TBA;
Saturday, September 28, 2:00-2:50pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying: Friday, Septmber 27 at 4:40pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, September 26
4:00 PM-6:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, September 27
9:00 AM-6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
11:00 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
12:05 PM-12:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:40 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (MULTI-VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)

Saturday, September 28
9:00 AM-5:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
11:05 AM-11:55 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
2:00 PM-2:50 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, September 29
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (XFINITY SERIES GARAGE AREA)
1:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 25/50/109 LAPS = 248.52 MILES)


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Track Records & Stats

2018 Race Winner: Ryan Blaney, 82.125mph, started 9nd
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

2018 Pole Winner: Kurt Busch, 106.868 mph, finished 5th
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

1)...Chase Elliott
2)...Denny Hamlin
3)...Kyle Busch
4)...Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

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

NASCAR at Charlotte starting lineup, qualifying results

No. 1 William Byron 24
No. 2 Alex Bowman 88
No. 3 Joey Logano 22
No. 4 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 5 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 6 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 7 Kyle Larson 42
No. 8 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 9 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 10 Paul Menard 21
No. 11 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 12 Chris Buescher 37
No. 13 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 14 Ryan Preece 47
No. 15 Erik Jones 20
No. 16 Aric Almirola 10
No. 17 Kyle Busch 18
No. 18 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 19 Chase Elliott 9
No. 20 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 22 Michael McDowell 34
No. 23 Kurt Busch 1
No. 24 Ryan Newman 6
No. 25 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 26 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 27 David Ragan 38
No. 28 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 29 Ty Dillon 13
No. 30 Austin Dillon 3
No. 31 Cody Ware 51
No. 32 Landon Cassill 00
No. 33 Timmy Hill 66
No. 34 Josh Bilicki 53
No. 35 Garrett Smithley 52
No. 36 Matt Tifft 36
No. 37 Ross Chastain 15
No. 38 Reed Sorenson 77
No. 39 Joe Nemechek 27
No. 40 Parker Kligerman 96


William Byron is in great position to stick around for the second round of the playoffs after he won his fifth pole of the year and will start first at the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday.

This is Byron's fifth pole in 65 career starts, and sitting in 12th in the Cup Standings, the 21-year-old has a great shot to punch his ticket to the next round in his second season.

"I knew we could qualify top 5, but I was really wanting a pole and really kind of went out there and got it," Byron said. "So, really proud of this Unifirst team, it's going to be great to start up front."

Clint Bowyer had some issues with his engine in qualifying, but sitting in 14th in the standings he earned a fifth-place starting position and is also in good shape heading into Sunday. Now we'll see how his car works then too.
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Kurt Busch (23rd) and Erik Jones (15th) will have some work to do this weekend as they sit 15th and 16th, respectively, in the Cup Series standings in the final race of the first round of NASCAR's playoffs.

Joey Logano ***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Larson
Martin Truex, Jr.

William Byron*
Chase Elliot
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski

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

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

Nice win by A.J. Allmendinger in the xfinity race.