NASCAR 2019 Race 13: Charlotte Coca Cola 600 DIECAST race thread

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This is a diecast contest, highest score will get the pick for a Diecast. First Tiebreaker will be the 4th car points, then the earliest entry. Previous 2019 winner is not eligible.

Schedule

Thursday, May 23
11:30 AM-9:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:30 PM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
2:35 PM-3:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
7:10 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Saturday, May 25
7:30 AM-2:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:35 AM-9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:05 AM-11:55 AM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, May 26
12:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
4:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (NASCAR XFINITY GARAGE AREA)
5:30 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
6:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 100/200/300/400 LAPS = 600 MILES)

Race and Track facts:



Distance: 600 Miles, 400 Laps

Stage 1: Lap 100
Stage 2: Lap 200
Stage 3: Lap 300
Race: Lap 400

Track Specs for the oval:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 89,000 [down from 146,000 in 2009]

Track Records & Stats

2018 May Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 136.692 mph, started 1st

Track Race Record 500 miles: Jeff Gordon, Oct 1999, 160.306mph
Track Race Record 600 miles: Martin Truex Jr., May 2016, 160.655mph
Slowest Race Record: Junior Johnson, 107.752mph, 1960
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jimmie Johnson, May 2003, started 37th
Oldest Winner: Cale Yarborough, 46 years, 6 months, 9 days, 10/6/1985
Youngest Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 9 months, 25 days, 5/29/1994

2018 May Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 191.836 mph, finished 1st

Track Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, Oct 2014, 198.771mph, set in 2nd round of qualifying
Coke 600 Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, May 2013, 195.624mph
500 mile Qualifying Record: Matt Kenseth, Oct 2014, 194.532mph
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 22 years, 2 months, 6 days, 10/10/1993
Oldest Pole Winner: Bobby Allison, 49 years, 10 months, 8 days, 10/11/1987

Most Wins: 8 - Jimmie Johnson; 6 - Darrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison; 5 - Jeff Gordon
Most Poles: 14 - David Pearson; Current driver: 9 - Ryan Newman & Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s (all-time): 23 - Bobby Allison, Richard Petty
Most Top 5s (active): 15 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s (all-time): 31 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s (active): 20 - Matt Kenseth & Jimmie Johnson


Race statistics

Lead changes: 4 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 11 for 54
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 4 hours, 23 minutes and 22 seconds
Average speed: 136.692 miles per hour (219.984 km/h)