NASCAR 2019 Race 18: Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

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This is a DIECAST race. Rules are similar to the last one, top score will get to pick a Diecast car model. If there is a tie, the highest 4th car score will win, and after the earliest final entry will be used. Previous 2019 season DieCast winners will not be eligible, , but will be eligible for the overall champion at the end of the season.

Daytona International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #18 of 36

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:48pm/et
Laps/Stages: 160 laps total. Stages end on laps: 50/100/160

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 7:30pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Thursday, July 4, 1:05-1:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Thursday, July 4, 3:05-3:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Qualifying: Friday, July 5 at 4:10pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, July 4
9:00 AM-11:00 AM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
11:00 AM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:30 PM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
2:05 PM-2:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:05 PM-4:55 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Friday, July 5
12:00 PM-6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
4:10 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO ROUNDS)

Saturday, July 6
3:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
5:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (DRIVERS MEETING ROOM)
6:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 50/100/160 LAPS = 400 MILES )
Track info:



Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 160
Stage 1: Lap 50
Stage 2: Lap 100
Race: Lap 160+

Track Specs:
2.5 mile tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Grandstand Seating: 101,000 [was 147,000, 168,000], with 124 suites

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 16 feet

Some Daytona Track Records & Stats

This race uses the modified engine 'spacers' and wheel venting system, and also a special spoiler to keep speed down First Daytona cup race not using restrictor plates!

Double Yellow Line at Daytona = do not pass: In order to emphasize the yellow-line rule at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway where passes are not permitted, NASCAR has made the single yellow line into a double-yellow line. The second yellow line was painted on the inside of the existing yellow line.

2019 Daytona 500 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin, 137.440mph, started 12th
2018 July Race Winner: Eric Jones, 130.435 mph, started 29th
Track Race Record: Buddy Baker, Feb 1980, 177.602mph
Oldest Race Winner: Bobby Allison, 50 years, 2 months, 11 days, 2/14/1988
Youngest Race Winner: Trevor Bayne, 20 years, 0 months, 1 days, 2/20/2011
Youngest July Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 27 days, 7/1/1995
Worst Starting Spot to win: #14-Tony Stewart, started 42nd, 7/7/2012

2019 Daytona 500 Pole Winner: William Byron, 192.872 mph, finished 21th
2018 July Pole Winner: Chase Elliott 194.045 mph, finished 34th
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364mph, February 1987
Track Qualifying Record with restrictor plate (single car run): Ken Schrader, 196.996, February 1989
Track Qualifying Record with restrictor plate (group qualifying): #24-Jeff Gordon, 201.293mph, February 2014
Oldest Daytona 500 Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 51 years, 0 months, 27 days, 2/6/2010
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 5 months, 23 days, Daytona, 7/1/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 20 years, 2 months, 17 days, 2/14/2016
Youngest July Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 24 years, 11 months, 2 days, 7/6/1996
Only Woman Daytona 500 Pole Sitter: #10-Danica Patrick, 196.434, finished 8th

Most Wins - All-time: 10 - Richard Petty
Most Wins - Active: 4 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
All-time winners
Most Wins - July race: 5 - David Pearson
Most Poles - All-time: 13 - Cale Yarborough
Most Poles - Active: 2 - Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 5's: 28 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5's Active: 13 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 10's: 37 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10's Active: 19 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.

[dishuser]

Denny Hamlin ***
Jimmie Johnson
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[82harley]

Joey Logano***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[stilled]

I will be at this race in person, looking forward to it, but Im gonna wait till our great countries birthday to make my picks, I need some time to find my hunch, lol, but pretty sure I know who the four drivers I will be picking, probably not anyone that anyone else will,

This ones a toss up, things can go so wrong or so good, and all be in the last 5 laps, or the first, or any other lap, lol, love it,

[4me2c]

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

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Starting Order... qualification runs were cancelled:

No. 1 Joey Logano 22
No. 2 Kyle Busch 18
No. 3 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 4 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 5 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 6 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 7 Chase Elliott 9
No. 8 Kurt Busch 1
No. 9 Alex Bowman 88
No. 10 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 11 Aric Almirola 10
No. 12 William Byron 24
No. 13 Kyle Larson 42
No. 14 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 15 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 16 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 17 Erik Jones 20
No. 18 Ryan Newman 6
No. 19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 20 Paul Menard 21
No. 21 Austin Dillon 3
No. 22 Chris Buescher 37
No. 23 Ty Dillon 1
No. 24 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 25 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 26 Ryan Preece 47
No. 27 David Ragan 38
No. 28 Michael McDowell 34
No. 29 Bubba Wallace 43
No. 30 Corey LaJoie 32
No. 31 Matt Tifft 36
No. 32 Quin Houff 15
No. 33 Landon Cassill 00
No. 34 Justin Haley 77
No. 35 B.J. McLeod 51
No. 36 Parker Kligerman 96
No. 37 JJ Yeley 52
No. 38 Ross Chastain 27
No. 39 Brendan Gaughan 62
No. 40 Joey Gase 53

Bad weather caused trouble at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, as lightning forced Monster Energy NASCAR Cup qualifying to be canceled.

That will leave the starting lineup for Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 set by owner points. Joey Logano will start on the pole, with Kyle Busch beside him on the front row. Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. round out the top five.

Only eight cars had gotten through inspection when lightning forced all activities to be put on hold Friday afternoon. NASCAR then made the decision to cancel qualifying because of time issues, given the Xfinity Series race is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at Daytona.

It's not like Logano needed any extra advantage at Daytona. He finished fourth in the Daytona 500 earlier this year, and fourth at Talladega in the other superspeedway race.

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 begins Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

[Marley]

Joey Logano@@@@@
Brad Keselowski

Kyle Busch

Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Brad Keselowski **
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott