NASCAR 2018 Race 7: Texas O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 race thread

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Schedule:

Friday, April 6
1-1:55 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
5:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1

Saturday, April 7
11-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
12:10 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
3 pm.: NASCAR Xfinity Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FOX

Sunday, April 8
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), FS1

Track info:

Stage 1: 85 Laps
Stage 2: 170 Laps
Final: 334 Laps



Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500


Track Records & Stats

April 2017 Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 147.187mph, started 24th
November 2017 Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 143.234mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014

April 2017 Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 198.405mph, finished 4th
November 2017 Pole Winner: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, finished 9th
Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st

Most Wins: 7 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: Eight drivers tied with 2
Most Top 5's: Jimmie Johnson, 15; Matt Kenseth, 14; Kyle Busch, 11
Most Top 10's: Jimmie Johnson, 21; Matt Kenseth, 19; Kevin Harvick, 18

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Starting Order:

Texas Motor Speedway
Qualifying Results
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Time

1. Kurt Busch
27.360

2. Kevin Harvick
27.395

3. Clint Bowyer
27.435

4. Ryan Blaney
27.467

5. Denny Hamlin
27.515

6. Martin Truex Jr
27.554

7. Joey Logano
27.562

8. Kyle Busch
27.583

9. Jimmie Johnson
27.607

10. Kyle Larson
27.688

11. Brad Keselowski
27.689

12. Aric Almirola
27.693

13. Trevor Bayne
27.715

14. Daniel Suarez
27.719

15. Darrell Wallace Jr
27.726

16. Alex Bowman
27.729

17. Austin Dillon
27.757

18. Chris Buescher
27.758

19. Paul Menard
27.774

20. Chase Elliott
27.789

21. Erik Jones
27.810

22. AJ Allmendinger
27.842

23. Ty Dillon
27.861

24. Jamie McMurray
27.873

25. Ryan Newman
27.905

26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.913

27. Michael McDowell
27.919

28. Kasey Kahne
28.030

29. David Ragan
28.082

30. Matt DiBenedetto
28.184

31. Ross Chastain
28.325

32. Gray Gaulding
28.569

33. William Byron
28.694

34. Cole Whitt
28.963

35. Landon Cassill
30.276

36. Harrison Rhodes
32.729

37. Reed Sorenson
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* William Byron will start at the tail after an engine change.

[Orziz]

Truex Jr *
Harvick
Denny Hamlin

[Ryu]

Kyle busch
***martin truex jr.***
joey logano

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Brad Keselowski

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Kevin Harvick ***
Kurt Busch
Martin Truex, Jr.

[dishuser]

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch***
Brad Keselowski

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[crazed 9.6]

Kevin Harvick ***
Kyle Busch
Clint Bowyer

[ranagee]

Kurt Busch (favorite)
Martin Truex JR.
Kyle Busch