NASCAR 2018 Race 27: Las Vegas SouthPoint 400 race thread

[dara]

Schedule:

FRIDAY, Sept. 14
2:05-2:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3:05-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
5:05-5:50 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
6:05 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
7:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
9 p.m.: NASCARCamping World Truck Series World of Westgate 200 (134 laps, 201 miles; FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) (Follow live)
11 p.m.: Post-Camping Wold Truck Series race

SATURDAY, Sept. 15
1-1:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
2:10 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3:30-4:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
5 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series DC Solar 300 (200 laps, 300 miles; NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) (Follow live)

SUNDAY, Sept. 16
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles; NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Follow live)


Distance 400.5 miles (644.5 km)
Laps 267

Stage 1: Lap 80
Stage 2: Lap 160
Stage 3: Lap 267+

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Track Specs:
Front straight: 2,275 feet
Back straight: 1,572 feet
NEW Banking [2007]: Corners:20°, Front Straight: 9°, Back Straight: 9°
OLD Banking: Corners:12 degrees, Front Straight: 8 degrees, Back Straight: 3 degrees

Some Track Records & Stats

2017 Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., 136.032, started 2nd
Track Race Record: Brad Keselowski, March 2014, 154.633mph
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Busch, 2009, 119.513mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Matt Kenseth 2004, started 25th
Oldest Winner: Sterling Marlin, 44 years, 8 months, 1 days, 3/3/2002
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 9 months, 29 days, 3/1/2009

2017 Pole Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 193.680mph, finished 5th
Track Config Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, 3/4/2016, 196.378 (first round)>/P>
Old Track Config Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 3/5/2004, 174.904mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 3 months, 6 days, 3/04/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 22 years, 10 months, 0 days, 3/02/2008

Most Races: 18 - Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Races Active: 18 - Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Wins: 4 - Jimmie Johnson; 3 - Matt Kenseth
Most Poles: 3 - Kasey Kahne; 2 - Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett
Most Top 5s: 6 - Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; 9 - Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart

Most Cautions: 14 - 3/1/2009
Most Caution Laps: 66, 3/1/2009
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 2 times, most recently 3/5/2000
Fewest Caution Laps: 9, 3/1/1998

Most on the Lead Lap: 30 - 3/12/2006
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 10 - twice, most recently 3/7/1999
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 3/5/2000, 3/9/2014, 3/10/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 33 - 3/7/2004
Most Leaders: 16, 3/11/2007
Fewest Leaders: 7, 3/5/2000
Most Lead Changes: 25 - 3/7/1999 and 3/13/2005
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 3/1/2009

Most Laps Led in a race: 219 - Jeff Gordon, 2/28/2010
Most Laps Led by race winner: 150 - Martin Truex Jr., 3/12/2017
Fewest Laps Led by race winner: 1 - Jimmie Johnson 3/12/2006
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 9 - Ford; 7 - Chevy; 3 - Toyota; 1 - Dodge
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.045 second - Jimmie Johnson over Matt Kenseth, 3/12/2006
Greatest Margin of Victory: 9.104 seconds - Matt Kenseth over Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3/2/2003

[dara]

Starting Order:

1. Erik Jones
2. Joey Logano
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kyle Busch
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Ryan Blaney
7. Chase Elliott
8. Kurt Busch
9. Alex Bowman
10. Martin Truex Je.
11. Kyle Larson
12. Jamie McMurray
13. Brad Keselowski
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
15. Clint Bowyer
16. Aric Almirola
17. Jimmie Johnson
18. Austin Dillon
19. Daniel Suarez
20. Paul Menard
21. William Byron
22. Ryan Newman
23. Trevor Bayne
24. Michael McDowell
25. Regan Smith
26. Matt DiBenedetto
27. David Ragan
28. Chris Buescher
29. AJ Allmendinger
30. Ty Dillon
31. Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr.
32. Corey Lajoie
33. Kyle Weatherman
34. Ross Chastain
35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
36. JJ Yeley
37. Landon Cassill
38. BJ McLeod
39. Timmy Hill
40. Reed Sorenson

Erik Jones is in a great position to make a run at winning the South Point 400 (3 p.m. ET Sunday, NBCSN), the first race of NASCAR's 2018 playoffs, after earning the pole position Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Joey Logano was close behind him in second, while Denny Hamlin qualified in the third position.

Jones had a good first round, but he really found his bearings in the second round. He posted the fastest time on track in that stage. He carried that momentum on into the final round.

"I knew we had a good car in practice, I didn't know if we were going to have the speed to get the pole, but the track kind of came to us," Jones told NBCSN after his run. "I figured I knew what we were going to need to do adjustment-wise and so did Chris (Gayle, Jones' crew chief) and we were just able to get the Dewalt Camry the way it needed to be and put together a really good lap."

Starting up front in this race is vital. The last two winners of the race (Kevin Harvick, 2018, Martin Truex Jr. 2017) have come from the front row.

Kyle Busch will start in fourth while Harvick, who won the spring Vegas race this year, will start fifth.

Playoff drivers Brad Keselowski (13th), Clint Bowyer (15th), Aric Almirola (16th), Jimmie Johnson (17th) and Austin Dillon (18th) were unable to advance past the second round.

[dara]

I'm pretty sure that the standard scoring will apply to this playoff race, but in case they do something strange, like leaving out non-playoff participants from the scoring, we will use the standard scoring as per the regular season... Stage points 10-1 for the top ten, then Race Winner with 40 points, and 2-36+ from 35 points down.

[4me2c]

1)...Ky Busch
2)...Martin Truex
3)...Kevin Harvick

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[ranagee]

Kyle Busch.(favorite)
kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick ***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[carlosman]

*Martin truex jr
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[dara]

Erik Jones **
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Eric Jones
Truex Jr

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle B ***
Chase Elliott
Jamie McMurray

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Kyle Larson

[erickson]

Chase Elliot ///// Kevin Harvick* ///// Kyle Busch

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch ***
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick

[Ryu]

Brad Keselowski******
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin

[dishuser]

Kevin Harvick ***
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin

[minitor]

Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch

[dara]

Waiting on Timekeeper, and Marley. Thanks for getting your picks in early.

[TimeKeeper]

Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Joey Logano$$$

[dara]

All regulars in except Marley. If you have a change, let me know. I may not be right on time with the start of the race, but hopefully will keep up with the action today.


1)...Ky Busch
2)...Martin Truex
3)...Kevin Harvick


Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch.(favorite)
kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick ***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


*Martin truex jr
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch


Erik Jones **
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Chase Elliot*
Eric Jones
Truex Jr


Kyle B ***
Chase Elliott
Jamie McMurray


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Kyle Larson


Chase Elliot ///// Kevin Harvick* ///// Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Kyle Busch ***
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick


Brad Keselowski******
Chase Elliott
Denny Hamlin


Kevin Harvick ***
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin


Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Joey Logano$$$

[dara]

Projected green flag is 3:15pm Eastern.

Favorites by driver:

Ky. Busch: superbox, ranagee, Capt K, 4me2c, crazed
Elliott: Orziz
Harvick: minitor, dishuser, bigstar, erickson, ilan
Jones: dara
Keselowski: Ryu
Logano: Timekeeper
Truex: 82harley, carlosman

Other Drivers:
Kurt Busch
Hamlin
Larson
McMurray

[dara]

Green Flag!

[dara]

Truex wins stage 1. 25 bonus points to 82harley and carlosman

[crazed 9.6]

Harvick and Jones in trouble :eek:

[dara]

Harvick and Jones in trouble :eek:

No!!!

Keselowski gets stage 2, and Ryu with 25 bonus pts.

[crazed 9.6]

I was just thinking on how Jamie and Chase (2 of my pics) were doing, with both in top 5 or 6.. that is till about 5 minutes ago :eek:

[dara]

I might be competing for the low score of the season. I might have to deduct points from Marley, lol.

[dara]

Scintillating start to the playoffs, wow.

[crazed 9.6]

Scintillating start to the playoffs, wow.

I can't stay seated in my chair !!!

[dara]

Overtime coming up with Red Flag. This race is a mini Survivor draw.

[crazed 9.6]

Overtime coming up with Red Flag. This race is a mini Survivor draw.

I think we are gonna see some low scores in the pool this weekend :eek:

[dara]

Congrats to Brad K, making it a three-peat. Ryu gets the 50 additional bonus points.

He also advances to the second round of the playoffs automatically.

[crazed 9.6]

Wow !!!!
Brad is coming on strong and now he is in the next playoff stage with this win today... what will he do next weekend with nothing to loose ??!!

[dara]

Race results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/south-point-400/stn/race/


Points:
Keselowski 50
Larson 36
Truex 52
Logano 42
Ky Busch 35
Ku Busch 32
Hamlin 5
McMurray 8
Elliott 11
Harvick 10
Jones 4

[crazed 9.6]

Congrats to Brad K, making it a three-peat. Ryu gets the 50 additional bonus points.

He also advances to the second round of the playoffs automatically.

I heard earlier that for Brad to win 3 in a row at this point, was 1 in 640 000 or something crazy like that.
And Ryu went with it ... nice pic Ryu !!!

[Ryu]

I heard earlier that for Brad to win 3 in a row at this point, was 1 in 640 000 or something crazy like that.
And Ryu went with it ... nice pic Ryu !!!

im usually very quick learner and I guess I started to pick this game and driver as well.:)
thanks Dara and crazed.

[dara]

Congrats to Ryu for the high score again, riding Brad Keselowski, with 141 pts

Podium change again,

minitor 3689
dishuser 3584
82harley 3562

[dara]

Here is the spreadsheet. Truex had the high score of the race, despite Keselowski winning.

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/4c39040b-69d2-4669-8371-799a154d0075.png

[4me2c]

Congratz Ryu on Another Win...! WTG...!!!

[4me2c]

Where do We Go from here...?!?




Federated Auto Parts 400 Saturday, Sep 22
7:30 PM Richmond Raceway ...!