NASCAR 2018 Race 26: Indy Brickyard 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[dara]

Another chance for a DIECAST. You do have to have entered previously, and previous winners are not eligible for this prize. I will have an adjustment to the overall rules for late entries... They will be accepted until mid 1st stage, however not eligible for the diecast, and no bonus points for the 1st stage, and will have 1/2 points for the lowest entry. Earliest entry of the highest score will get the prize, except for previous winners.

Schedule:

FRIDAY, Sept. 7
1:05-1:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBC Sports App
3:05-3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App

SATURDAY, Sept. 8
10:30-11:20 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
11:45 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
3 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App
6:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App


SUNDAY, Sept. 9
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard (160 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App



Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 160

Stage 1: Lap 50
Stage 2: Lap 100
Stage 3: Lap 160+

Track Facts:

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.5 mile quad-oval
Banking: turns: 9 degrees, 12 minutes
Straights: Front/Back - 3300 feet, Short Chute (between turns 1 and 2/3 and 4) - 660 feet
Seats: 235,000 was 257,325 before 2013
Capacity: ~350,000

Track Records & Stats

2017 Race Winner: #5-Kasey Kahne, 114.384mph, started 19th
Race Record: Bobby Labonte, August 2000, 155.912mph
Slowest Race Record: Jimmie Johnson, July 2008, 115.117mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Gordon, August 2001, started 27th
Oldest Race Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 27 days, 8/4/2002
Youngest Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 2 days, 8/6/1994

2016 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 187.301mph, finished 34th
Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick, July 2014, 188.889mph (1st round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 197 days, 7/25/2009
Youngest Pole Winner: Reed Sorenson, 21 years, 5 months, 24 days, 7/29/2007

Most Wins: 5 - Jeff Gordon; 4 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Poles: 3 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s: 12 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s: 17 - Jeff Gordon

Most Lead Changes: 26 - 7/27/2008
Fewest Lead Changes: 4 - 7/24/2016
Most Leaders: 16 - 7/27/2008
Fewest Leaders: 3 - 7/24/2016

Most Cautions: 14 - 7/23/2017
Fewest Cautions: 1 - 8/5/1995
Most Caution Laps: 55, 7/23/2017
Few Caution Laps: 4, 5/8/1995

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 36, 7/27/2008
Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 14, 8/5/2000

Most Running at the Finish: 43 (whole field) - 7/28/2013
Fewest Running at the Finish: 27, 8/8/2004

Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 124 [of 160], Jeff Gordon, 8/8/2004
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 149 [of 170], Kyle Busch, 7/24/2016
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 11, Dale Jarrett, 8/3/1996

Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 17; Ford, 3; Toyota, 2; Dodge, 1; Pontiac, 1

[dara]

Starting Order: Qualifications cancelled, Order by Owners points

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

[dara]

Picks will be open sometime Thursday

[4me2c]

1)...Truex Jr.
2)...Logano
3)...Larson

[Ryu]

Brad Keselowski******
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin

[ilan]

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

[carlosman]

*Martin truex jr
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Larson

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott

[crazed 9.6]

Remnants of tropical storm Gordon are likely to lead to a messy weekend at the track this weekend. Flash flooding possible Saturday through Sunday.

https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/USIN0305:1:US?phenomena=FF&significance=A&areaid=INZ047&office=KIND&etn=0005