NASCAR 2019 Race 23 Michigan Consumers Energy 400 Race Thread

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Consumers Energy 400

Michigan International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #23 of 36

Sunday, August 11, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 200 laps total. Stages end on laps: 60/120/200

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): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Practices:
Friday, August 9, 12:35-1:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, August 10, 8:35-9:25am/et, TV-NBC Sports Live streaming;
Saturday, August 10, 11:30am-12:20pm/et, TV-NBC Sports Live streaming.

Qualifying: Friday, August 9 at 5:05pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, August 8
5:00 PM-7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, August 9
9:30 AM-6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
11:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
12:35 PM-1:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
5:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Saturday, August 10
7:00 AM-3:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:35 AM-9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:30 AM-12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, August 11
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 60/120/200 LAPS = 400 MILES)

Track info:




Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: front stretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 [down from 84,000(2012), 108,000(2011) and 137,243(2006)]
Opened: 1968

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 21 feet


Track Records & Stats

June 2019 Race Winner: Joey Logano, 140.945 mph, started 1st
August 2018 Race Winner: Kevin Harvick, 140.474 mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)
Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 24 days, 8/18/2013
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009

June 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 187.139 mph, finished 1st
August 2018 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin, 202.794 mph, finished 8th
New Track Qualifying Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, August, 206.558mph (after repave 2012)
Old Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph (before repave 2012)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 22 days, 8/16/2013

Most Wins: 9 - David Pearson
Most Poles: 10 - David Pearson
Most Top 5s: 21 - Cale Yarborough
Most Top 10s: 27 - Jeff Gordon