NASCAR 2019 Race 33: Martinsville First Data 500 Race Thread - Playoff #7

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First Data 500

Martinsville Raceway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #33 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race #7 of 10

Sunday, October 27, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:14pm/et
Laps/Stages: 500 laps total. Stages end on laps: 130/260/500

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

On track schedule

Practices:
Saturday, October 26, 9:05-9:55am/et, TV-TBA;
Saturday, October 26,, 12:030-12:50pm/et, TV-TBA.

Qualifying:
Saturday, October 26, at 4:35pm/et, TV-TBA.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Friday, October 25
8:00 PM 10:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Saturday, October 26
6:00 AM-6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
9:05 AM-9:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
12:00 PM-12:50 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
4:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)

Sunday, October 27
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES )




Track Specs:
Track Length: 0.526 mile (0.847 km)
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat)
Straights: 800 feet
Grandstand Seating: 55,000

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 14 feet

Track Records & Stats


October 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano 75.31mph, started 11th
March 2019 Race Winner: Brad Keselowski, 78.158 mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon, Sept 1996, 82.223mph
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 8 months, 12 days, 9/22/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 22 years, 9 months, 8 days, 4/10/1960

October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 96.254mph, finished 3rd
March 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 97.830 mph, finished 19th
Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, March 28, 2014, 100.201mph, set in first round of qualifying
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kurt Busch, Oct 2002, started 36th

Most Wins - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 8
Most Wins - All Time: Richard Petty, 15
Most Poles - Active Driver: Joey Logano, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 8
Most Top 5s: 30 - Richard Petty; Active leader - 19 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s: 38 - Jeff Gordon; Active leader, 24 - Jimmie Johnson

Race statistics (March 2019)

Lead changes: 4 among 3 different drivers (Laps Led: Keselowski (446), Elliott (49), Logano (5))
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 56
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds
Average speed: 78.158 miles per hour (125.783 km/h)

[4me2c]

1)... Kevin Harvick
2)... Kyle Busch
3)... Kurt Busch
4)... Jimmie Johnson

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[ranagee]

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

[82harley]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

[Marley]

Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott ***
Joey Logano

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NASCAR at Martinsville starting lineup, qualifying results

No. 1 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 2 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 3 Aric Almirola 10
No. 4 Michael McDowell 34
No. 5 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 6 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 7 Erik Jones 22
No. 8 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 9 Joey Logano 22
No. 10 William Byron 24
No. 11 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 12 Kyle Busch 18
No. 13 Kyle Larson 42
No. 14 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 16 David Ragan 38
No. 17 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 18 Alex Bowman 88
No. 19 Chris Buescher 37
No. 20 Ryan Preece 47
No. 21 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 22 Austin Dillon 3
No. 23 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 24 Kurt Busch 1
No. 25 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 26 Ryan Newman 6
No. 27 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 28 Ty Dillon 13
No. 29 Paul Menard 21
No. 30 Matt Crafton 36
No. 31 Landon Cassill 00
No. 32 Reed Sorenson 27
No. 33 J.J. Yeley 53
No. 34 Ross Chastain 15
No. 35 BJ McLeod 51
No. 36 Timmy Hill 77
No. 37 Garrett Smithley 52
No. 38 Chase Elliott 9 (Changed Engine)

Denny Hamlin is in great position once again to win.

Hamlin took home his third pole of the year after beating out fellow Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr., who will start in second.

"I'm pretty happy with it and look forward to 500 more laps of this," Hamlin told NBCSN after winning his 33rd career pole.

Hamlin will get the No. 1 pit stall which he was happy with after his round saying, "We'll take it."

He will be going for his sxith win of the year Sunday.

Also of note, Chase Elliott, who sits in sixth in the playoff standings, qualified second, but he will start from the back after blowing his engine in practice and subsequently changing it. However, because he qualified there, he will be able to pick a favorable pit stall.

Aric Almirola will start third while Michael McDowell will be fourth.

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Denny Hamlin ***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch

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Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch ***

[TimeKeeper]

Denny Hamlin*****
Martin Truex
Joey Logano
Ryan Blaney