NASCAR 2018 Race 23: Michigan Consumers Energy 400 race thread

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Schedule:

FRIDAY, AUG. 10

MICHIGAN
12:05-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opening practice, FS1 (Follow live)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)

12:05-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series opening practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opening practice, FS1 (Follow live)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
5:05 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)


SATURDAY, AUG. 11

MICHIGAN
8:35-9:25 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
9:30 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Corrigan Oil 200 (100 laps, 200 miles), FS1 (Follow live)


SUNDAY, AUG. 12

MICHIGAN
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

Track Facts...


Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 200
Stage 1: Lap 60
Stage 2: Lap 120
Stage 3: Lap 200+





Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: front stretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 [down from 84,000(2012), 108,000(2011) and 137,243(2006)]
Opened: 1968

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 21 feet


Track Records & Stats

August 2017 Race Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 162.730mph, started 12th
June 2017 Race Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 150.903mph, started 9th
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)
Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 24 days, 8/18/2013
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009

August 2017 Pole Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 203.097mph, finished 17th
June 2017 Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, 202.156mph, finished 1st
New Track Qualifying Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, August, 206.558mph (after repave 2012)
Old Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph (before repave 2012)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 22 days, 8/16/2013

Most Wins: 9 - David Pearson
Most Poles: 10 - David Pearson
Most Top 5s: 21 - Cale Yarborough
Most Top 10s: 27 - Jeff Gordon

Most Lead Changes: 65 - 8/16/1981
Fewest Lead Changes: 7 - 8/12/1984
Most Leaders: 15, 6/20/1982
Fewest Leaders: 4, 6/18/2017
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 162, Rusty Wallace, 8/20/1989
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1, Mark Martin, 6/14/2009

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 37, 6/18/2006 [rained out lap 129 of 200]
Most Running at the Finish: 41, six times, last on 8/16/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 14 - 6/16/1974

Most Cautions: 10 - 8/20/2006
Fewest Cautions: 0 - three times, last on 6/13/1999
Most Caution Laps: 63, 8/24/1975
Few Caution Laps: 0 - three times, last on 6/13/1999

Most Wins by a Manufacturer:
Ford, 35
Chevy, 26
Mercury, 12
Dodge, 9
Toyota, 5
Buick, 4
Pontiac, 4
Oldsmobile, 2

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Starting Order:

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

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Denny Hamlin won his second pole in as many weeks Friday as he swept all three rounds of qualifying at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's Consumers Energy 400.

Hamlin was the fastest in practice and consistently the best in qualifying as well as this was the first time he has ever swept all three rounds.

"The team gave me a great-driving car, one that was just easily able to consistently back up times after time," Hamlin told NBCSN. "We got faster on every run on the race track today."

Kyle Busch will start second while Kevin Harvick will be third.

Daniel Suarez, who has been on a good run lately, wrecked on his qualifying lap and will start from the back. Chase Elliott, who earned his first career win last week at Watkins Glen, will start 21st in his 100th career race.

The Consumers Energy 400 can be seen at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

[Orziz]

Harvick*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[ilan]

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

[4me2c]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Martin Truex Jr.
3)...Kevin Harvick

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin **
Kevin Harvick

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr