NASCAR 2018 Race 4: Phoenix TicketGuardian 500 Schedule, Starting Order and Picks

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Schedule, Times are Eastern Daylight Time

Friday, March 9
12:35-1:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
2:05-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
4:05-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
5:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1

Saturday, March 10
12:05-15:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, FS1
1:05 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
2:30-3:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
4 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 200, FOX (200 laps, 200 miles)

Sunday, March 11
3:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series TicketGuardian 500, FOX (312 laps, 312 miles)

Stage 1: Lap 75
Stage 2: Lap 150

Facts:

Track Specs:
Degree of Banking: Turns 1-2: 11 degrees; Turns 3-4: 9 degrees
Frontstretch: Length: 1,179 feet, Banking: None
Backstretch: Length: 1,551 feet, Banking: None
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Grandstand seating: 51,000 [was 55,000, 67,000 and 76,812]

Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet



Track Records & Stats

2017 March Race Winner: #31-Ryan Newman, 104.271mph, started 22nd
2017 November Winner: #20-Matt Kenseth, 105.534mph, started 7th
Race Record: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 118.132mph
Slowest Race Record: Al Kulwicki, 1988, 90.457mph
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005

2017 March Pole Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 137.321mph, finished 31st
2017 November Pole Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 137.942mph, finished 17th
Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/2015, 143.158mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006

Most Races: Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon, 34; Ryan Newman, 31
Most Wins: Kevin Harvick, 8; Jimmie Johnson, 4
Most Poles: Ryan Newman, 4; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, 3
Most Top 5s: Jimmie Johnson 15; Kevin Harvick, 14;
Most Top 10s: Jeff Gordon, 24; Mark Martin, 21; Jimmie Johnson, 20