NASCAR 2020 Race 26: Daytona Coke Zero 400 SATURDAY

[dara]

Coke Zero 400
Saturday, August 29, 2020 - Daytona International Speedway
7:30pm/et
Laps: 160 - Stages: 50/100/160
TV: NBC - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Daytona_International_Speedway.svg/200px-Daytona_International_Speedway.svg.png


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

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.


2020 Daytona 500 Race Winner: Denny Hamlin, 141.040mph, started 5th
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

2020 Daytona 500 Pole Winner: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, 194.582 mph, finished 20th
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

Race statistics (2020 Daytona 500)

Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 9 for 39
Red flags: 3 (1 for weather, 2 for accidents)
Time of race: 3 hours, 42 minutes and 10 seconds
Margin of Victory: 0.014 seconds
Average speed: 141.11 miles per hour (227.09 km/h)

[dara]

As a reminder, the Playoff Contest will be open at the end of the race, but actual seeds might not be set for sure. If you want the 15th or 16th position, no matter who the driver is, then use that as your entry.

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?43272-NASCAR-2020-Playoff-Contest

[4me2c]

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

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Starting Order:

https://i.imgur.com/sJHc2xJ.png

[crazed 9.6]

Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski
Jimmie Johnson
Chase Elliott ***

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Kevin Harvick
Aric Amirola
Martin Truex Jr

[TimeKeeper]

Chase Elliott****
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch

[dara]

Denny Hamlin**
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson

[TimeKeeper]

Bubba Wallace LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dara]

About 90 minutes to the green flag (assuming the weather cooperates).
Race details:
Green Flag: 7:30pm/et
NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR
160 laps / 400 miles
Stages: 50–100–160
Comp Caution: Lap 20
Est. time of race: 3:15:16
Fuel window: 40 laps
Pit road speed: 55 mph

[crazed 9.6]

Highlights of yesterday's Xfinity race at Daytona.
There was a wreck near the end which may have been caused by Ross Chastain trying to take the lead on the last laps, but AJ did try to block Chastain and that in itself may have been a move made too late and caused the wreck.
You decide :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh-kZN_YBk4

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin*
Martin Truex Jr.
Ryan Blaney

[4me2c]

20,000 Fans in Attendance and We are short a couple of Players in Our Pool

Racers, Start Your Engines...!!!

[minitor]

Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Brad Keselowski

[4me2c]

Hey crazed, is the Beer Cold Yet...?!? Mine IS...!!!

[dara]

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


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski
Jimmie Johnson
Chase Elliott ***


Chase Elliot *
Kevin Harvick
Aric Amirola
Martin Truex Jr


Chase Elliott****
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch


Denny Hamlin**
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Jimmie Johnson


Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin*
Martin Truex Jr.
Ryan Blaney


Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Brad Keselowski

Green flag, 1/2 of 1st stage is lap 26

[bigstar]

Denny Hamlin *
Kevin Harvick
MartinTruex Jr.
Aric Almirola

[4me2c]

Stay away from #6...! Oooops, OK, it worked out well...!!!

[dara]

Favorites by driver:
Kyle Busch: Ryu
Elliott: Time Keeper, crazed, orziz
Hamlin: bigstar*, dara, superbox
Harvick: minitor
Truex: 4me2c

*late entry rules apply

Other drivers: Almirola, Blaney, Kurt Busch, Johnson, Keselowski, Logano,

[dara]

Lap 27: 1/2 of first stage is passed, so missing entries will be scored 10 pts less of lowest entry.

[crazed 9.6]

Beer is cold, but I need to be driving down the highway later on this evening, so beers will have to stay on ice for tonight :)


If Byron gets this stage win, that may be the end for Jimmie's chances, unless of course he wins the race !
Go Go Jimmie !!

[dara]

wow, nice finish to the stage... Joey Logano wins the stage, no bonus points awarded.

[crazed 9.6]

Jimmie finishes the stage ahead of Byron :)

[dara]

After stage 1, Johnson and Byron are even at 666 pts, Matt DiBenedetto has 661. Clint Bowyer clinches his spot in the playoffs.

[crazed 9.6]

After stage 1, Johnson and Byron are even at 666 pts, Matt DiBenedetto has 661

Its gonna be a edge of the seat evening here in 'Jimmie Fan Land' :eek:

[4me2c]

Beer is cold, but I need to be driving down the highway later on this evening, so beers will have to stay on ice for tonight :)


If Byron gets this stage win, that may be the end for Jimmie's chances, unless of course he wins the race !
Go Go Jimmie !!

4me Respects that, Stay Safe Out there...!!!

Jimmie looks like He bee Serious...! Wish Him "Luck bee with You Tonight"...!!

[crazed 9.6]

Nascar has put an in-car live video on Ytube tonight.
Riding along with Hamlin.

They may need an in-car 'rear view' camera ... lmao :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8FtLn58qw

[4me2c]

Don't Blink as #43 is in 3rd place...!

[4me2c]

Now he is in 30th Place, probably more comfortable back there...!!

[dara]

Joey Logano wins stage 2, no bonus points. Byron slips out of the playoffs, currently.

[dara]

Jordan Bianchi
@Jordan_Bianchi
·
1m
Standings entering the final stage

Matt DiBenedetto +5

Jimmie Johnson +4

William Byron -4

[crazed 9.6]

That move by Truex and Jimmie got them no where real fast :eek:

[dara]

Caution, 17 to go, 51 meets the wall. Time to take a breath!

[dara]

No one leading goes into the pits.

[dara]

Byron gives up track position, for tires, and Jimmie is in as well.

[4me2c]

Good Race, Hope it Ends the Way 4me Wants it tooooooooooooo...!!!

[4me2c]

Those Sparks are getting Scary...! :cool:

[dara]

The big one.

[4me2c]

Holy Crap...!

[dara]

18, 6, 20, 1, 19 , 47, 3, 34 involved at least.

8 started it by cutting off Kyle B.

[dara]

Red flag. to clean up. 8 to go.

[dara]

I did see the 21, 24 and 48 made it though.

[crazed 9.6]

wow, just wow !!

[crazed 9.6]

Jimmie is okay ... he drove thru the wreckage or drove around it... either way, he never got a scratch :)

[4me2c]

Here We Go, 5 laps to go....

[dara]

Oh, no Jimmie.

[4me2c]

Jimmie looks to bee out...:mad:

[dara]

Overtime coming up.

[crazed 9.6]

Jimmie got slammed :(

[4me2c]

#42 was running a good race until that happened...

[dara]

Bubba got whacked pretty good by Joey, but still on the track.

[4me2c]

#19 has 4 new tires and a top off of fuel, don't think He has a chance with Over-time and Hamlin out front...!!!

[dara]

Pretty much Byron and Matt D should make the playoffs, unless they crash in the restart.

By the way,like that Daytona bookend the regular season. It really makes it a lotto to get into the playoffs.

[dara]

William Byron Wins! No bonus points

[crazed 9.6]

This was heck of a race !!!
wow!!

Sad to see Jimmie not make it into Playoffs, but I don't think we are seeing the last of Jimmie yet :)

[4me2c]

Congratz to Byron on the Race Win...! 1st WIN...!!

Congratz to Superbox pickng Blaney for that 40 point spot and the Pool Win...!!! :cool:

[dara]

Superbox with the high score of 118

https://i.imgur.com/ntX6VZs.png

[dara]

Podium:
bigstar 3459
dara 3434
4me2c 3296

Complete standings in the rules thread

Next race, playoff 1 at Darlington, Sunday Night.

[crazed 9.6]

Superbox pulls the last win of regular season
It was tight race guys, just look at the scores :)
Good job Superbox !!

And of course to Byron too :)