NASCAR 2019 Race 27: Vegas South Point 400 Race Thread - Playoff #1

South Point 400

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #27 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race #1 of 10

Sunday, September 15, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 267 laps total. Stages end on laps: 80/160/267

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 7:00pm/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, September 13, 4:35-5:35pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, September 13, 7:30-8:20pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Qualifying: Saturday, September 14 at 4:05pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, September 12
7:00 PM 9:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, September 13
10:30 AM-8:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:30 PM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
1:35 PM-2:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:30 PM-5:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Saturday, September 14
8:30 AM-2:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:05 PM (4:05 PM/ET) MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Sunday, September 15
12:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
2:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NEON GARAGE)
3:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
4:00 PM (7:00 PM/ET) MENCS RACE (STAGES 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES)

Track Facts:

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Distance 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Laps 267 (Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 80 Stage 3: 107)

Track Facts:
Track Specs:
Front straight: 2,275 feet
Back straight: 1,572 feet
NEW Banking [2007]: Corners:20°, Front Straight: 9°, Back Straight: 9°
OLD Banking: Corners:12 degrees, Front Straight: 8 degrees, Back Straight: 3 degrees

Some Track Records & Stats

March 2019 Race winner: #22 Joey Logano, 154.849 mph, started 10th.
Sept 2018 Race Winner: #2 Brad Keselowski, 111.849, started 2nd.
Track Race Record: Brad Keselowski, March 2014, 154.633mph
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Busch, 2009, 119.513mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Matt Kenseth 2004, started 25th
Oldest Winner: Sterling Marlin, 44 years, 8 months, 1 days, 3/3/2002
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 9 months, 29 days, 3/1/2009

March 2019 Pole Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick, 180.517 mph, finished 4th
Sept 2018 Pole Winner: #20 Eric Jones, 188.121 mph finished 40th.
Track Config Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, 3/4/2016, 196.378 (first round)>/P>
Old Track Config Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 3/5/2004, 174.904mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 3 months, 6 days, 3/04/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 22 years, 10 months, 0 days, 3/02/2008

Most Races: 18 - Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Races Active: 18 - Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Wins: 4 - Jimmie Johnson; 3 - Matt Kenseth
Most Poles: 3 - Kasey Kahne; 2 - Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett
Most Top 5s: 6 - Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; 9 - Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart

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


Hmmmm, Wonder where #43 will end up after the 3rd Place Showing at Indy...?!?

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

Kyle Busch ***
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

Kevin Harvick *
Chase Elliot
Kyle Larson
Joey Logano

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

Clint Bowyer has just won his first pole in 431 starts.

The Stewart-Haas Racing driver earned the pole at the South Point 400 on Saturday and will have a great chance to earn his first win of the season and a spot in the second round of the playoffs.

SHR drivers swept the top four spots in qualifying as Bowyer was first, Daniel Suarez was second, Kevin Harvick third and Aric Almirola fourth.

This is the first race of NASCAR's playoffs and a win gets you into the second round.

Bowyer was on the bubble before qualifying for the playoffs but he should be able to put himself into good position going forward.

Richard Childress Racing also had a good day as Daniel Hemric will start sixth and Austin Dillon will be seventh.

Kevin Harvick ***
Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr. @@@@

Kyle Busch*****
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski