This is a DIECAST Contest race. Highest score will win their choice of a diecast model car, if within reason (lol). In case of a tie, the earliest entry with the high score will be declared the winner. If you change your selections after the entry, we will use the edit time for the entry time. To qualify for the contest you must have had participated in an earlier race this season.
Schedule:
Thursday, May 24
2:35-3:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
4:05-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, FS1
6:05-6:50 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
7:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award qualifying, FS1
Friday, May 25
No events scheduled
Saturday, May 26
9:05-9:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
10:10 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pole qualifying, FS1
11:05-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
1 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Alsco 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FS1
Sunday, May 27
6 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (400 laps, 600 miles), FOX
Race and Track facts:
Distance: 600 Miles, 400 Laps
Stage 1: Lap 100
Stage 2: Lap 200
Stage 3: Lap 300
Race: Lap 400
Track Specs for the oval:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 89,000 [down from 146,000 in 2009]
Track Records & Stats
2017 May Race Winner: #3-Austin Dillon, 138.800mph, started 22nd
2017 October Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., 139.128mph, started 17th
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
2017 May Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 193.424mph, finished 8th
2017 October Pole Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 191.598mph, finished 4th
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