NASCAR 2018 Race 30: Dover Gander Outdoors 400 race thread

[dara]

Thanks to 4me2c for reminding me...

FRIDAY, Oct. 5
11-11:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
12:05-12:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
2:30-3:20 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3:40 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBC Sports App (tape delayed on NBCSN at 5:30 p.m.) (Follow live)


SATURDAY, Oct. 6
11-11:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
12:05 p.m.:Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, NBCSN comes on 12:30 p.m. ET/NBC Sports App carries at noon ET (Follow live)
1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Bar Harbor 200 presented by Sea Watch International (200 laps, 200 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

SUNDAY, Oct. 7
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 (400 laps, 400 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App

Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 400
Stage 1: Lap 120
Stage 2: Lap 240
Race: Lap 400+






Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile concrete oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 9 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43; 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstands: 95,500 [was 113,000 in 2014; was 135,000 in 2009, will be 85,000 in 2016]

Distance: 400 miles/laps; Stage 1 ends on lap 120, Stage 2 ends on lap 240, Final Stage ends on lap 400



Track Records & Stats


June 2017 Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 104.955mph, started 14th
October 2017 Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 129.171mph, started 2nd
Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997
Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008

June 2017 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 158.954mph, finished 16th
October 2017 Pole Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., 160.664mph
Track Qualifying Record: Brad Keselowski, 164.444mph, 5/30/2014
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995

Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986
Fewest Lead Changes: 3 - 10/17/1971
Most Leaders: 13, three times, most recently, 10/2/2011
Fewest Leaders: 3 - five times, most recently 5/16/1982

Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - 6/6/1971

Most on a lead lap: 21, 6/4/2006
Fewest on a lead lap: 1, 11 times, most recently 9/15/1991

Most Running at the Finish: 40, 9/21/2008, 9/28/2014 & 10/4/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 13, 5/17/1981

Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 491 [of 500], Richard Petty, 9/15/1974
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 3, Tony Stewart, 6/2/2013

Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 38; Ford, 25; Dodge, 7; Pontiac, 6; Mercury, 6; Toyota, 5; Buick, 3; Plymouth, 2; Oldsmobile, 2
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.080 Seconds - 9/25/2005
Greatest Margin of Victory: 22.071 Seconds - 6/6/1999
(Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.)

[dara]

Starting order: Qualification cancelled

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

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Kyle Busch will start on the pole for Sunday's Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway after NASCAR canceled qualifying due to rain Friday.

Busch is coming off of a rough run at the Monster Mile earlier this season, but he won last year's fall race and will obviously be in great position to win the playoff run this year.

No non-playoff driver has won at Dover during the fall race before and Busch will look to continue that success.

Kevin Harvick will start second while Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski will run third and fourth.

The rest of the field will be set by owner standings.

[4me2c]

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


4me says "dara" is Welcome...! Good Luck Everybody, Let's Have Some FUN gain...!

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Kyle Larson
Kyle Busch

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[ranagee]

Kyle Busch.(favorite)
kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott

[carlosman]

*kevin harvick
Kyle Busch
Martin truex jr

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.