NASCAR 2018 Race 21: Pocono Gander Outdoors 400 race thread

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Schedule

POCONO
Friday, July 27
Noon-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, No TV (Follow live)
2-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, No TV (Follow live)

POCONO
Saturday, July 28
9-9:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
10 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
11:40 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Gander Outdoors 150 (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1 (Follow live)
4:10 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

POCONO
Sunday, July 29
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)




Distance 400 miles (643.738 km)
Laps 160
Stage 1: Lap 50
Stage 2: Lap 100
Race: Lap 160+

Track facts

Track Specifications: Superspeedway: 2.5 mile tri-oval Banking: turn 1: 14 degrees; turn 2: 8 degrees; turn 3: 6 degrees; Straights: Front - 3740 feet; Long Pond(between turns 1 and 2) - 3055 feet; North(between turns 2 and 3) - 1780 feet Last repaved: early 2012 Grandstand Seating: 70,000

Three Different Turns at Pocono: Turn One is modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway Turn Two is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway Turn Three is similar to The Milwaukee Mile

Track Records & Statistics

June 2017 Race Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 142.292mph, started 4th August 2017 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 141.080mph, started 1st Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 50 years, 5 months, 7 days, 6/17/1990 Youngest Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 0 months, 7 days, 6/10/2012 1st Race 400 mile Record: Jeff Gordon, 6/12/2011, 145.384mph 1st Race 500 mile Record: Alan Kulwicki, June 1992, 144.023mph 2nd Race Record: Rusty Wallace, July 1996, 144.892 Slowest Race Record: Jimmie Johnson, June 2004, 112.129mph Worst Starting Spot to Win: Carl Edwards, June 2005, started 29th Different Race Winners: 36

June 2017 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.151mph, finished 9th July 2016 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 179.372mph, finished 1st Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Larson, August 1, 2014, 183.438mph Oldest Pole Winner: David Pearson, 49 years, 5 months, 19 days, 6/10/1984 Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 21 years, 2 months, 13 days, 8/6/2011 Different Pole Winners: 41

Most Wins: 6 - Jeff Gordon; 5 - Bill Elliott; 4 - Denny Hamlin Most Poles: 5 - Bill Elliott, Ken Schrader; 4 - Denny Hamlin Most 2nd Place Finishes: 7 - Mark Martin (no wins) Most Top 5s: 20 - Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon Most Top 10s: 34 - Mark Martin; 32 - Jeff Gordon

Most Lead Changes: 56 - 7/30/1979 Fewest Lead Changes: 10 - 7/26/1998 Most Leaders: 16, Three times, most recently 6/13/2004 Fewest Leaders: 4 - Three times, most recently, 6/9/1985, and 6/9/2013

Most Cautions: 13 - 6/17/1990 and 7/24/2005 Fewest Cautions: 1 - 7/30/1978 Most Caution Laps: 57, 6/13/2004 Few Caution Laps: 3, 7/30/1978

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 36, 6/10/2007 [rain shortened to 106 laps] Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 2 - twice, most recently 6/6/1982

Most Running at the Finish: 42, 6/10/2007 [rain shortened] Fewest Running at the Finish: 18, 7/25/1982

Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 142, Cale Yarborough, 7/4/1968 Most Laps Led [500 miles]: 175, Kurt Busch, 8/5/2007 Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 4, Bobby Labonte, 7/29/2001

[dara]

Starting Order: Harvick and Kyle Busch will start from the back, due to failed inspections

(This will be updated when we have the official starting lineup)

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Kyle Busch
3. Daniel Suarez
4. Kyle Larson
5. Joey Logano
6. William Byron
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Erik Jones
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Jamie McMurray
11. Chase Elliott
12. Austin Dillon
13. Kurt Busch
14. Martin Truex Jr.
15. Jimmie Johnson
16. Ryan Newman
17. Paul Menard
18. Ryan Blaney
19. Aric Almirola
20. Alex Bowman
21. Clint Bowyer
22. Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr.
23. Matt Kenseth
24. Kasey Kahne
25. Chris Buescher
26. Michael McDowell
27. AJ Allmendinger
28. Ty Dillon
29. David Ragan
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. Matt DiBenedetto
32. Jeffrey Earnhardt
33. JJ Yeley
34. Corey Lajoie
35. Gray Gaulding
36. Kyle Weatherman
37. Landon Cassill
38. Reed Sorenson
39. BJ McLeod
40. Timmy Hill

[4me2c]

1)... Kevin Harvick

2).. Kyle Busch
3)... Martin Truex Jr.

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

change it up a bit and hope for stage points

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch*** (from back to front)
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Truex Jr*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.