NASCAR 2018 Race 2: Atlanta QuikTrip 500 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

[dara]

THE RACE: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
TRACK: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #2 of 36

Schedule:

Friday, Feb. 23
11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
1:05 p.m.-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
2:05 p.m.-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS1
3:05 p.m.-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
4:05 p.m.-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
5:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1

Saturday, Feb. 24
9:10 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
10:35 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1
12:00 p.m.-1:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
2:00 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Rinnai 250 (163 laps, 251.02 miles), FS1
4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Active Pest Control 200 benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (130 laps, 200.2 miles), FS1

Sunday, Feb. 25
2:00 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (325 laps, 500.5 miles), FOX

Facts:
Track Specifications:
Track Length: 1.54 mile quad oval
Race Length: 325 laps, 500.5 miles
Stage 1 & 2: 85 Laps (each)
Final Stage: 155 Laps
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,800 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Fuel Window: 50-55 laps
Grandstand Seating: 75,000 [was 92,000 and 98,000]
Last repave: 1997
Next repave: 2017 (delayed)
Opened: 1960

Track Records & Stats

March 2017 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 140.898mph, started 5th
Race Record: Dale Earnhardt, Nov 12, 1995, 163.633mph
Slowest Race Record: Fred Lorenzen, 1962, 101.983mph
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 3/09/2008 - 22 years, 10 months, 7 days
Oldest Race Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 3/20/1993 - 51 years, 5 months, 8 days
Different Race Winners: 43

March 2017 Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 190.398mph, finished 9th

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Note, green flag race time changed to 3:30 PM, Eastern

[dara]

Starting Order: TBD Friday Feb 23

36 Entrants

[4me2c]

Hmmmmm, Saturday looks like it might just bee a Busy Day for the Racing Community...!

[crazed 9.6]

Bad day for Truex Jr during Qualifying

[4me2c]

"Kyle Busch will have a nice view for the start of Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (2 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM) at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Busch laid down a fast lap of 184.652 miles per hour in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to earn the pole, taking the top spot away from Ryan Newman in closing moments of the final round of Friday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session. It’s the first pole for Busch at the 1.54-mile Georgia oval.

Newman will flank Busch on the front row, turning a lap of 184.419 mph. Kevin Harvick qualified third (184.388 mph), Daniel Suarez fourth (184.229 mph), while Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five with a lap of 183.856 mph.

Keselowski posted the top time in Round 1, while Harvick paced the second round.

RELATED: No. 78 team penalized after inspection failures | Scott Miller breaks down No. 78 penalty

Notables that were knocked out following the first round include last week’s Daytona 500 champion Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney.

The biggest news in qualifying involved defending Monster Energy Series champion Martin Truex Jr. He did not make a qualifying attempt after the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota failed the Optical Scanning Station three times during pre-qualifying inspection.

Per the NASCAR Rule Book, Blake Harris, car chief for the No. 78 team, has been ejected for the remainder of the race weekend. Truex will start at the rear of the field for Sunday’s race and will lose 30 minutes of practice time on Saturday."

[Ryu]

are we ready for Sunday again???. well kof is preparing now after long hardworking day.

[4me2c]

Starting lineup for the QuikTrip Folds of Honor 500

01. (18) Kyle Busch, 184.652 mph
02. (31) Ryan Newman, 184.419 mph
03. (4) Kevin Harvick, 184.388 mph
04. (19) Daniel Suarez, 184.229 mph
05. (2) Brad Keselowski, 183.856 mph
06. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 183.722 mph
07. (41) Kurt Busch, 183.485 mph
08. (42) Kyle Larson, 183.449 mph
09. (14) Clint Bowyer, 182.284 mph
10. (20) Erik Jones, 181.052 mph
11. (10) Aric Almirola, 0.00 mph
12. (11) Denny Hamlin, 0.00 mph
13. (1) Jamie McMurray, 182.825 mph
14. (95) Kasey Kahne, 182.507 mph
15. (21) Paul Menard, 182.464 mph
16. (22) Joey Logano, 182.129 mph
17. (34) Michael McDowell, 181.955 mph
18. (88) Alex Bowman, 181.634 mph
19. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., 181.467 mph
20. (6) Trevor Bayne, 181.307 mph
21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, 181.248 mph
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, 181.236 mph
23. (24) William Byron, 180.804 mph
24. (37) Chris Buescher, 0.00 mph
25. (3) Austin Dillon, 181.753 mph
26. (12) Ryan Blaney, 181.550 mph
27. (9) Chase Elliott, 181.082 mph
28. (13) Ty Dillon, 180.293 mph
29. (38) David Ragan, 180.117 mph
30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, 178.914 mph
31. (23) Gray Gaulding, 0.00 mph
32. (72) Cole Whitt, 177.045 mph
33. (00) Jeffrey Earnhardt, 174.362 mph
34. (15) Ross Chastain, 174.362
35. (78) Martin Truex Jr., 0.00 mph
36. (51) Harrison Rhodes, 0.00 mph

[82harley]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson

[dishuser]

(18) Kyle Busch **
(2) Brad Keselowski
(11) Denny Hamlin

[4me2c]

1)... (18) Kyle Busch
2)... (9) Chase Elliott
3)... (48) Jimmie Johnson

More Fuel for the Fire :

http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/nascar-atlanta-betting-odds-draftkings-fantasy-advice-prediction-sleepers-stats-starting-lineup/5odr3xx8bmrq1pvxhyb9kcnk8