NASCAR 2019 Race 1: Daytona 500 Race and Contest Thread

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Schedule:

Thursday, February 14
3:30 PM - 11:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
3:45 PM MENCS SPOTTERS MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
5:15 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (DRIVERS MEETING ROOM)
6:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:00 PM MENCS 1ST QUALIFYING RACE (60 LAPS, 150 MILES)
8:45 PM Approx MENCS 2ND QUALIFYING RACE (60 LAPS, 150 MILES)

Friday, February 15
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:05 PM - 1:55 PM MENCS PRACTICE
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM MENCS PRACTICE

Saturday, February 16
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, February 17
8:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (DRIVERS MEETING ROOM)
1:45 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 60/120/200 LAPS = 500 MILES)

MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

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Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 2.5 mile oval, 200 laps, 500 miles
Race segments/stages: Laps 60, 120 and 200 (with overtime possible only at end of race)
Tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Date track opened: 1959
Banking in turns 1-4: 31 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 18 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 3 degrees
Banking on the straightaway: 6 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 3,800 feet
Length of backstretch: 3,400 feet
Grandstand Seating: 101,000 [was 147,000 & 168,000] with 124 suites.
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
Pace Car Speed: 70 mph
Pit Road Length: 1,600 feet
Pit Road Width: 50 feet

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Race Stats:
(Pending)

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Open for picks... Remember, you can pick 4, and will get the bonus points for your favorite, but will count the top 3 official NASCAR scores of your picks. Not yet sure if this is a die-cast race, I'd like to see some participation, so we'll announce if it is a Diecast race either Saturday or Sunday.

Final starting order will be set after the qual races on Thursday

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Watching the Duels tonight, getting used to the new numbers, but loving seeing "Stangs" racing. 19 is now Truex, 1 is now Kurt Busch, Daniel Suarez takes the 41 is and Jamie McMurray is 40... anyone else?

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Harvick held them off

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Harvick wins Duel 1. Nice looking car!

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Jimmie Johnson admits he screwed up when spinning Kyle Busch.

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Nice pass by Logano from 4th place to pass Bowyer and wins Duel 2

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Starting order:

1. William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
2. Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
3. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
4. Joey Logano Team Penske
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing
6. Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing
7. Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing
8. Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing
9. Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing
10. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
11. Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
12. Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing
13 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports
14. Ryan Blaney Team Penske
15. Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing
16. Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports
17. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
18. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
19. Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing
20. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing
21. Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing
22. Ty Dillon Germain Racing
23. Daniel Suarez Stewart-Haas Racing
24. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports
25. Parker Kligerman* Gaunt Brothers Racing
26. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
27. Landon Cassill Starcom Racing
28. Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
29. Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing
30. Brendan Gaughan* Beard Motorsports
31. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
32. Corey LaJoie GO FAS Racing
33. Matt Tifft Front Row Motorsports
34. Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports
35. Brad Keselowski Team Penske
36. Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports
37. Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing
38. BJ McLeod Petty Ware Racing
39. Tyler Reddick* Richard Childress Racing
40. Casey Mears* Germain Racing

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

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Joey Logano ***
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch