NASCAR 2019 Race 20: NH Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 race thread

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Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #20 of 36

Sunday, July 21, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 301 laps total. Stages end on laps: 75/150/301

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, July 19, 12:05-12:55pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, July 20, 10:05-10:55am/et, TV-CNBC;
Saturday, July 20, 12:35-1:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying:
Friday, July 19 at 4:35pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, July 18
6:00 PM-8:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, July 19
9:00 AM-6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
11:00 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
12:05 PM-12:55 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)

Saturday, July 20
8:30 AM-4:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
10:05 AM-10:55 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
12:35 PM-1:25 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, July 21
9:30 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 75/150/301 LAPS = 318.46 MILES)




Distance 318.458 miles (512.508 km)
Laps 301
Stage 1: Lap 75
Stage 2: Lap 150
Race: Lap 301+

Track Facts:
Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.058 mile oval
Turns: Banking: 12 degrees; Straights: 2 degrees
Length of Straights: Frontstretch - 1500ft; Backstretch - 1500ft
Grandstand Seating: 77,000 [down from 88,000]

Track Records & Stats

Race Speed Record: Jeff Burton, 117.134, 7/13/1997
Slowest Race Record: Ricky Rudd, 87.619, 7/1994
Oldest Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 10 days, 9/20/2009
Youngest Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 1 month, 4 days, 6/28/2009
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Burton, started 38th [provisional], 7/1999

Track Qualifying Record: Brad Keselowski, 140.598mph, 9/19/2014
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 13 days, 7/21/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 21 years, 8 months, 23 days, 7/17/2005

Most Wins: 4-Jeff Burton (eight drivers have 3 wins, 6 are active)
Most Poles: 7-Ryan Newman
Most Top 5s: 16-Jeff Gordon; 15-Tony Stewart; 12-Matt Kenseth; 10-Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch & Kurt Busch
Most Top 10s: 24-Jeff Gordon; 21-Jimmie Johnson & Matt Kenseth

See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Foxwoods_Resort_Casino_301

last years race.