NASCAR 2018 Race 22: Go Bowling at the Glen DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[dara]

This is a DIECAST race. Members who have previously entered into race picks are eligible, except previous winners. The choice of a DIECAST car will go to the highest score of the race, as per the rules thread. If there is a tie, the earliest submission will have priority. If you edit your picks, that time will be used as your entry time.

Entries will be accepted sometime Friday...


Schedule:
Friday, August 3
12:35-1:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live)
2:05-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App (Follow live)

Saturday, August 4
10:05-11:20 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
11:35 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1-2:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
3 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Zippo 200 (82 laps, 200.9 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
6:35 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

Sunday, August 5
3 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GoBowling at The Glen (90 laps, 220.5 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png/200px-Watkins_Glen_Short_Course_1992-present.png

Distance 220.86 miles (355.44 km)
Laps 90

Stage 1: Lap 20
Stage 2: Lap 40
Race: Lap 90+

Track facts:

Track Specs:
a 2.45-mile paved road course.
It has 7 turns with a variety of banking in turns ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.
The length of the frontstretch is 2,150 feet and the length of the backstretch is 2,600 feet
Track Width varies from 36' to 48' wide, averaging 38' wide
Grandstand seating capacity: 38,900
Opened: 1956
Repaved: in 1971, 1999 and 2015

Pit Stalls:
Length: 29 feet
Width: 20 feet

Track Websites and Social Media:
Watkin's Glen International - website
ISC Motorsports
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
flickr
International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen
Track Stats - Racing-reference.info

Track Records & Stats

2017 Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex, Jr., 104.132mph, started 3rd
Race Record: Martin Truex, Jr., 104.132mph, 8/6/2017
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Petty, 50.879mph, August 1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 8/10/2008 - 23 years, 3 months, 8 days
Oldest Winner: Geoff Bodine, 8/11/1996 - 47 years, 3 months, 24 days

2017 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 126.925mph, finished 7th
Track Qualifying Record: Marcos Ambrose, August 2014, 129.491mph (set in 1st round)
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Steve Park, August 2000, started 18th
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 8/9/1998 - 27 years, 0 months, 5 days
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 8/13/1989 - 47 years, 10 months, 1 days

Most Wins: 4 - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart
Most Poles: 3 - Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon
Most Top 5s: 12 - Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 16 - Mark Martin

Most Lead Changes: 14 - 8/11/1991 & 8/15/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 0 - 8/4/1957
Most Leaders: 12 - 8/13/1995
Fewest Leaders: 1 - 8/4/1957

Most Cautions: 8 - 8/14/1988, 8/12/2007, 8/11/2013 & 8/7/2016
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 7/18/1965
Most Caution Laps: 36, 8/14/1988
Few Caution Laps: 0, 7/18/1965

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 34, 8/14/2005
Fewest Finishers on a lead lap: 2, Twice most recently 7/18/1965

Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 8/9/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 11, 7/18/1965

Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 83, Tony Stewart, 8/14/2005
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1, Joey Logano, 8/9/2015

Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 17; Ford, 8; Pontiac, 4; Toyota, 4; Buick, 1; Mercury, 1

[crazed 9.6]

die-cast race ... awesome !!!!!

thanx dara... :)

[crazed 9.6]

thnx for all the stats and info too... It helps lots to understand the track and stuff :)

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Thanks Dara

[dara]

Open for picks!

AJ Almendinger
Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex, Jr

[4me2c]

Thanks, going with Kyle Again...

1)...Kyle Larson
2)...Chase Elliott
3)...Joey Logano

Good Luck Everyone...!

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Marten Truex, Jr.

[superbox]

Kyle Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Martin Truex Jr***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

AJ Allmendinger ***
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson

[Ryu]

I have a feeling that im gonna win this race:)

[82harley]

Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Kyle Busch*
AJ Allmendinger
Chase Elliot

[crazed 9.6]

The xfinity race at Watkins Glen is live right now.
They are currently at lap 14 of 82 laps.

Four of the Cup Series driver's are out front !!
Joey Lagono
Brad Keslowski
Kyle Larson
AJ Allmedinger

Kyle B is not racing in this xfinity race today and neither is Harvick.

My favorite Xfinity driver Christopher Bell is currently sitting at 20th spot but just came in to the pits for tires and gas with just a handful of laps to go for Stage 1 !!
Bad Brad Keslowski just caught Lagono, but can he get by him :eek:
Keslowski pitted and Lagono stayed out !!!

Lagono wins Stage 1
These Cup Series drivers do not get points in the Xfinity Series races, but there are Owner points that are awarded regardless who is driving :)

[crazed 9.6]

Rain is coming !!
These guys will race in the rain... Add rain tires and windshield wipers and a bit of defog heat for the windshield and they are good to go !!

Allemdinger is one of the best on these road tracks and in the rain too and won Stage 2
Stopped raining again and cars are installing their Slicks back on.

Allemdinger received a pit row penalty and lost a lap :eek:
Brad is in good shape sitting in around 7th place. He already pitted while most others haven't yet, so he should see the lead soon.
Larson is gaining on Brad too.. it may get interesting soon, when he catches Brad :eek:

[crazed 9.6]

And with about 20 laps to go, Larson caught Brad and putting the pressure on !!

The guys that were in front of them have or are pitting, so Brad will be in first spot in about a lap, with Larson right behind him and putting on the heat strong and with a better car !!

Both Brad and Kyle will make it to the end with lots of gas, but Kyle's tires have just a few more laps on them then Brad's :eek:
Caution will help Kyle to save his tires ... and that is just what happens with 15 laps to go:)

Brad gets great restart and is CHECKING OUT !!
Lagono comes from 5th and is battling Larson big time !!
Allemdinger is back in the top 10 :)

Lagono is now by Keslowski for first spot.
Larson may have a blown engine, he is heading to pits :(

With 5 laps to go, Brad was on Lagono and would a had em, except he spun with his front bumper was right at Lagono's rear bumper as he got into the turn too deep :eek:

Lagono with hardly a car in his rear view, wins at Watkins Glen !!
AJ Allemdinger takes second, even after serving a one lap penalty late in the race :)

Joey burned it down from that last restart !!
Great race with so many things going on during that race :)

[4me2c]

Could that be sign of things to come on Sunday...?!?

[crazed 9.6]

Could that be sign of things to come on Sunday...?!?

Could be in some respects, like the rain.
The few Cup driver's were not racing against all the rest of the Cup driver's thou, so that makes a difference. But they did race against each other today most of the race, which gives them some advantage for tomorrow.
But now they gotta jump into their Cup cars and qualify for tomorrow's race. And they just been thru a grueling few hours on this track, so their qualifying could be hindered or they may even do better thou because of it... we will see :)

[4me2c]

Let's Hope it doesn't be a Sign of Tomorrow as Logano went back into the Pit...! It does give these Guys an Edge because They are getting more time on the Reverse Turns from what They are used to driving...!

[dara]

Starting order is available via NASCAR.com, Hamlin winning the pole. See Post #2 in this thread for summary

[TimeKeeper]

Joey Logano
Kurt Busch****
Brad Keselowski

[dara]

From NASCAR.com, estimated Green Flag is 2:58p, Eastern. Race will be on NBC, and TSN3,4,5

[4me2c]

#1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 125.534 mph.
#2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 125.427.
#3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 125.421.
#4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.252.
#5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 124.775.
#6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 124.715.
#7. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 124.541.
#8. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 124.416.
#9. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 124.406.
#10. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 124.406.

#11. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 124.311. #12. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 124.280. #13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 124.077. #14. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 123.970. #15. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 123.944. #16. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 123.934. #17. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 123.887. #18. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 123.883. #19. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 123.857. #20. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 123.819.

#21. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 123.816. #22. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 123.816. #23. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 123.706. #24. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 123.552. #25. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 123.519. #26. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 123.203. #27. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 123.155. #28. (6) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 122.720. #29. (96) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 122.435. #30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 122.159.

#31. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 122.120. #32. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 121.944. #33. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 121.169. #34. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 120.105. #35. (51) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 119.593. #36. (23) Spencer Gallagher, Toyota, 119.498. #37. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 117.704.

[4me2c]

Still Missing : erickson and marley...!

[dishuser]

Kyle Busch ***
Martin Truex Jr
Denny Hamlin

[minitor]

Martin Truex Jr. *
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Green Flag!




AJ Almendinger
Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex, Jr




1)...Kyle Larson
2)...Chase Elliott
3)...Joey Logano

Good Luck Everyone...!


Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Marten Truex, Jr.


Kyle Busch *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano


*Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott


Martin Truex Jr***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


AJ Allmendinger ***
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson


Martin Truex Jr.***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch*
AJ Allmendinger
Chase Elliot


Joey Logano
Kurt Busch****
Brad Keselowski


Kyle Busch ***
Martin Truex Jr
Denny Hamlin


Martin Truex Jr. *
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

Missing erickson and marley

[crazed 9.6]

exciting start already !!!

[dara]

Favorites by driver:

Allmendinger: crazed
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Kyle Busch: dishuser, superbox, dara, carlosman, orziz
Harvick: bigstar, ilan, Ryu
Larson: 4me2c
Truex: minitor, 82harley, ranagee, Capt.Kangaroo

Other drivers:
Elliott
Hamlin
Logano

[crazed 9.6]

Lagono in the sand earlier and Armirello got banged up :eek:

[dara]

Logano done.

[dishuser]

logano is out

[crazed 9.6]

Logano done.

Like yesterday with Lagono and Bad Brad, there will not be a 'horse race' today :eek:

[dara]

Martin Truex wins stage 1.

25 bonus points to minitor, 82harley, ranagee and Capt.K

Order
Truex, -10
Johnson -9
Byron -8
Mcdowell -7
Keselowski -6
Newman -5
Bowman -4
Buesher -3
Menard -2
Kenseth -1

[dara]

Some great driving by Chase.

LOL at the sunburn fan.

[dara]

Chase Elliott wins Stage 2

Order:
Elliott -10
KyBusch -9
Hamlin -8
Jones -7
Truex -6
McMurray -5
Harvick 4
Larson 3
Blaney 2
Suarez 1

[crazed 9.6]

Might be Elliot's day :)
He is on it !!

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick will bounce back:cool:

[4me2c]

What's that gonna Cost Hamlin...?!?

[Ryu]

thats was real bad for no.9:(

[ilan]

Harvick is 11th. Ky Busch is 17th. It'll be interesting to see where they finish.

[Ryu]

they will finish top 2 as always:cool:

[ilan]

Don't know. Harvick needs to make some moves because Busch is now on his tail.

[4me2c]

ky Busch is in 9th now...! Kurt is 5th and Larson is 7th...!

[Ryu]

Martin tx getting closer to no.9

[Ryu]

ooops what happened to no.6????

[crazed 9.6]

Kennseth in the #6 had a momentary lapse of reason.. he will be okay thou :)

[Ryu]

Kennseth in the #6 had a momentary lapse of reason.. he will be okay thou :)

will he get penalty for that?

[4me2c]

14 Laps to Go...!

[crazed 9.6]

will he get penalty for that?

nope :)
But did get flat spotted tires outta that :eek:

[Ryu]

Martin tx getting really close now. he's taking chase Elliot down

[Ryu]

its getting very interesting between 78 and 9:)

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch almost there but I think he's little too late. Harvick is very far. very disappointed from Harvick.

[4me2c]

4 More 2 Go...

[Ryu]

smart driving by no.9 nt giving any room to 78

[dara]

Congrats to Chase Elliott for his first win!

[dara]

Truex ran out of gas, fishes second, and Kyle Busch takes third.

[crazed 9.6]

Frigging Fantastic !!!

[4me2c]

All Chasing #9 while Out of Gas at the End... and Truex Jr. Ran out of Gas, Larson at 5...! Nice Move by Johnson...!

[Ryu]

good race between 9 and 78 :)

[dara]

Results here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/gobowling-at-the-glen/stn/race/


Official points (no bonus)
Elliott 50
Truex 51
KyBush 43
Larson 34
Hamlin 32
Harvick 31
Kurt Busch 28
Allmendinger 22
Logano 1

[dara]

Top score is 150, to minitor, 82harley, ranagee, and Capt. K


Diecast selection will go to ranagee! Congratulations!

[Ryu]

congratulations ranagee. you are one heck of lucky guy/girl:cool: wins boxes, and diecast as well:) im happy for you.:cool:

[4me2c]

congratulations ranagee. you are one heck of lucky guy/girl:cool: wins boxes, and diecast as well:) im happy for you.:cool:

Ditto........!!!

[crazed 9.6]

Congrads ranagee !!!

[dara]

Here is the spreadsheet results

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/ed6d4913-dc5c-4396-a5d1-f4ff5188cd09.png

[Ryu]

Ditto........!!!


Congrads raangee !!!

Nice job with some difficult choices in this race !
I truly believe now if this person(ranagee) play a lotto and winning chances are 100%:cool: lol

[crazed 9.6]

there were 4 that had the right picks, I see !!
Nice job guys :)

Ranagee pulls it out the bag thou... Now time to pick your diecast bud :)

[crazed 9.6]

I can just tell by the look on Kyle B's face that he is about to wine about chit !!!

Okay, not some much wining .. but...
Haaaha , today Elliot is better then you Kyle B !!!

[dara]

Standings posted to the rules thread. No change to the podium

By the way, more Die-Cast races on the way... think Grand Slam!

Next race (non-diecast) is Michigan-2, next Sunday.

[Ryu]

there were 4 that had the right picks, I see !!
Nice job guys :)

Ranagee pulls it out the bag thou... Now time to pick your diecast bud :)
I was thinking how ranagee won since 4 of them had same picks but now I see ranagee entered first:rolleyes:

[Ryu]

Standings posted to the rules thread. No change to the podium

By the way, more Die-Cast races on the way... think Grand Slam!

Next race (non-diecast) is Michigan-2, next Sunday.


thanks Dara. you are doing great job.:cool:

[Ryu]

oh well I did not win diecast but I have "much to be proud of" thats what says under my name lol :p

[dishuser]

oh well I did not win diecast but I have "much to be proud of" thats what says under my name lol :p

it shows master warrior under your username kof

[ilan]

Congrats, Ranagee! And thanks for the work on this, dara!

[crazed 9.6]

oh well I did not win diecast but I have "much to be proud of" thats what says under my name lol :p

When all is said and done, everyone will be a winner!!!
This i know :)
And I am sure I can convince dara with the same :)

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Thanks dara

[ranagee]

congratulations ranagee. you are one heck of lucky guy/girl:cool: wins boxes, and diecast as well:) im happy for you.:cool:


Ditto........!!!


Congrads ranagee !!!
thanks all...

[ranagee]

there were 4 that had the right picks, I see !!
Nice job guys :)

Ranagee pulls it out the bag thou... Now time to pick your diecast bud :)
thanks crazed 7.2
what about this

http://nascar.frgimages.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages%2f_2952000%2fff_2952544_full.jpg&w=600

[crazed 9.6]

I was looking thru the list that dara supplied and do not see that exact car, but there is one that is close to it. It's also a Pocono Race Win car, which means it duplicates what the car looked like after the race and won the race.
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?38327-2018-Diecast-car-list
But if you are set on the M&Ms car you posted, we can certainly ask about it and maybe our supplier has it in stock.

Let dara know and also dara will need a mailing address.

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Caramel Pocono Raced Win 2017
http://pyramidracing.com/contents/media/l_17-kyle-pocono-win-3.jpg

[4me2c]

I don't Understand Nascar's Thinking on Their Scoring...! Elliott Won the Race and Truex came in Second...!

Elliott Led More Laps than Truex and Truex gets 51 points while Elliott, who Won, got 50..?!?

[ranagee]

I was looking thru the list that dara supplied and do not see that exact car, but there is one that is close to it. It's also a Pocono Race Win car, which means it duplicates what the car looked like after the race and won the race.
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?38327-2018-Diecast-car-list
But if you are set on the M&Ms car you posted, we can certainly ask about it and maybe our supplier has it in stock.

Let dara know and also dara will need a mailing address.

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Caramel Pocono Raced Win 2017
http://pyramidracing.com/contents/media/l_17-kyle-pocono-win-3.jpg
im ok with this one. this one is nice looking as well. my son just loves m&m. thanks

[crazed 9.6]

im ok with this one. this one is nice looking as well. my son just loves m&m. thanks

cool !!
We are on it :)



I am at a lose on that too 4me2c :eek:

[crazed 9.6]

A quick fact about your car ranagee :)
Kyle B won with this car at Pocano last year, but he also drove this same Carmel M&Ms paint scheme last year at Watkins Glen as well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy2NXL_DwxY&t=1482s

[4me2c]

4me would have Picked that Same Ride if 4me had Won...!

Get it and Run Ranagee, because if it's Still There when I Win, it will get got...!

[ranagee]

cool !!
We are on it :)


thanks
I am at a lose on that too 4me2c :eek:


A quick fact about your car ranagee :)
Kyle B won with this car at Pocano last year, but he also drove this same Carmel M&Ms paint scheme last year at Watkins Glen as well.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy2NXL_DwxY&t=1482s
awesome facts:)

4me would have Picked that Same Ride if 4me had Won...!

Get it and Run Ranagee, because if it's Still There when I Win, it will get got...!
thank 4me2c. my son will run just like Kyle Buch or my favorite Martin Tx Jr

[Ryu]

4me would have Picked that Same Ride if 4me had Won...!

Get it and Run Ranagee, because if it's Still There when I Win, it will get got...!

agree with 4me2c because that is a sexy car. I would pick Kevin Harvick freaky fast :cool:

[4me2c]

I don't Understand Nascar's Thinking on Their Scoring...! Elliott Won the Race and Truex came in Second...!

Elliott Led More Laps than Truex and Truex gets 51 points while Elliott, who Won, got 50..?!?


cool !!
We are on it :)

I am at a lose on that too 4me2c :eek:

What 4me does see, and is certain that Others see it also, is :

1) You don't have to have the Winner of the Race to Win the Pool...!
2) If You Pick the Top 3 Drivers You can Win the Pool even if None of those 3 Win the Race...! That's :cool:

OK, Next is Michigan #2...! Let's get it On, Oooooops, another sport...!