NASCAR 2018 Race 24: Bristol Night Race thread

[dara]

Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops NRA

Schedule:

THURSDAY, AUG. 16
9:05-9:55 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS1
10:05-10:55 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, NBC Sports App
11:05-11:55 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
1:35-2:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBC Sports App
4:10 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series pole qualifying, FS1
8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series UHOH 200 (200 laps, 106.6 miles), FOX

FRIDAY, AUG. 17
10:35-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
12:40-1:50 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
3:40 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, NBCSN/ NBC Sports App
5:40 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
7:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300 (300 laps, 159.9 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App

SATURDAY, AUG. 18
7:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (500 laps, 266.5 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App

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Distance 266.5 miles (428.9 km)
Laps 500
Stage 1: Lap 125
Stage 2: Lap 250
Stage 3: Lap 500+

Track Specifications:
0.533-mile concrete oval
Degree of banking in corners: 24 to 30 degrees
Degree of banking in straights: 4 to 9 degrees
Straightaways: 650 feet long.
Concrete racing surface: 43 feet wide.
Bristol has two pits roads: 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch
Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph
Track Opened: 1960
First Cup race: 1961
Seating capacity: 153,000 [was 158,000 and 160,000]

2017 April Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 86.674mph, started 11th
2017 August Race Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 95.969mph, started 18th
Track Race Record 1st Race: Cale Yarborough, Apr 1977, 100.989
Track Race Record 2nd Race: Charlie Glotzbach, July 1971, 101.074
Slowest Race Record: Ned Jarrett, July 1965, 61.826mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt, 48 years, 3 months, 30 days, 8/28/1999
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 21 years, 10 months, 23 days, 3/25/2007
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Elliott Sadler, March 2001, started 38th

2017 April Pole Winner: #42-Kyle Larson, qualifying rained out set by points, finished 6th
2017 August Pole Winner: #77-Erik Jones, 128.082, finished 2nd

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, August 19, 2016, 131.4668 (1st round)
Oldest Pole Winner: Harry Gant, 54 years, 7 months, 17 days, 8/27/1994
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 9 months, 23 days, 3/19/2010

Most Wins - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 12
Most Wins - Active Driver: Kyle Busch, 6; Kurt Busch, 5; Matt Kenseth, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Cale Yarborough, Mark Martin - 9
Most Poles - Active Driver: Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin, 3

Most Top 5s: 26 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5s - Active: 15 - Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 37 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s - Active: 22 - Matt Kenseth

[4me2c]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Jimmie Johnson
3)...Kyle Larson

[ranagee]

Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[82harley]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[carlosman]

*Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch***
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

NASCAR and track officials have moved up the start time for Saturday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway to 6:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) because of the potential for inclement weather.

[erickson]

Kyle Busch* ///// Kevin Harvick ///// Martin Truex Jr.

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kyle Busch

[ilan]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson **

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Larson ***
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch

[4me2c]

#42-Larson won the Busch pole for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway with speed of 127.792mph for his third pole of 2018, first at Bristol and seventh of his career. Larson has won two times from the seven previous poles.
#9-Elliott will start 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #21-Menard, #24-Byron, #4-Harvick, #11-Hamlin, #10-Almirola, #41-Busch and #12-Blaney.
#42-Larson was fastest in the second round with a speed of 127.631 mph.
#42-Larson was quickest in the first round with a speed of 127.946 mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: #52-McLeod

[bigstar]

Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick

[dishuser]

Kyle Busch ***
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick

[TimeKeeper]

Kyle Busch***
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick

its really getting hard to pick with out kevin and kyle in your pick

[crazed 9.6]

its really getting hard to pick with out kevin and kyle in your pick

It sure is :eek:

I have an advantage thou..I am not in it to win... And ONE day my low ball picks will win big time and then everyone will think I am genious.. lmao :)

good luck on the picks my friend :)

And do remember that in the end everyone will be a winner of one or two of these diecasts, I will ensure that to be so :)

[minitor]

Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Bad news for me again... "unplanned for" family event will prevent me from marshaling the race. I'll get the results posted as soon as I can, but it might be pretty late. I'll make the announcement now... the next two races after Bristol will be die-cast races, Darlington and Indy are two of the big races of the NASCAR calendar. Bristol is a big deal as well.

[4me2c]

"Good News" Indeed... Thanks...! Have Fun @ da'Family Event...! 4me Always Did...!

[dara]

1)...Kyle Busch
2)...Jimmie Johnson
3)...Kyle Larson


Martin truex jr.(favorite)
kevin harvick
Kyle Busch


Chase Elliot*
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


*Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr


Kyle Busch***
Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch* ///// Kevin Harvick ///// Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson **


Kyle Larson ***
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch


Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch ***
Kyle Larson
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch***
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick




Kyle Busch *
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

All regulars in except Ryu and marley. Any changes before green flag, make sure you post something after this one to let me know. Good Luck!

[4me2c]

Holy Crap...!

[dara]

I see that Blaney and Logano won the stages... means no bonus points.

Stage 1 results:
Blaney -10
Harvick -9
Bowyer -8
Elliott - 7
Almirola -6
Larson -5
Kurt Busch -4
Jones -3
Logano -2
Johnson -1

Stage 2 results
Logano -10
Elliott -9
Larson -8
Almirola -7
Blaney -6
Bowyer -5
Jones -4
Johnson -3
Ku. Busch -2
Bowman -1

[dara]

Truex is out, and it looks like Kyle Busch is as well. I heard that there was an incident between those two.

Edit... Kyle got a push and was able to get to the pits, but he's not in contention for the race.

[dishuser]

and the 48 takes out the 18

[4me2c]

Congratz to Kurt Busch...!

and to TimeKeeper...!

[dara]

Congrats to Kurt Busch for his first win of the season.

No bonus points for YOU (all).

Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott finish the podium.

[dara]

Results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/bass-pro-shops-nra-night-race/stn/race/


Official points:
Kurt Busch 46
Kyle Busch 17
Elliott 50
Harvick 36
Johnson 32
Larson 48
Truex 7

[crazed 9.6]

Bad news for me again... "unplanned for" family event will prevent me from marshaling the race. I'll get the results posted as soon as I can, but it might be pretty late. I'll make the announcement now... the next two races after Bristol will be die-cast races, Darlington and Indy are two of the big races of the NASCAR calendar. Bristol is a big deal as well.

two in a row !!
cool beans :)

I missed today's race as was tree cutting the last few days :(
I did stop for a break and went to sports bar for a cold one and did catch that first wreck with Kyle B getting banged up !

Nice to see Kurt get a win.. he is a champ that guy :)

[dara]

Congrats to crazed (and me) for the high score 115.

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[crazed 9.6]

Congrats to crazed (and me) for the high score 115.

Cool Beans !!

[dara]

Podium change, dishuser moves back to 3rd. Posting the standings later.

[dara]

Next week is an off week, but as a reminder, Darlington Southern 500 is a die-cast race (Sept 2), then the Indy Brickyard 400 (die-cast) will end the regular season.

[4me2c]

Congrats to crazed and dara for the high score 115 and the WIN...!

[4me2c]

Results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/bass-pro-shops-nra-night-race/stn/race/


Official points:
Kurt Busch 46
Kyle Busch 17
Elliott 50
Harvick 36
Johnson 32
Larson 48
Truex 7

Again I ? Nascar Scoring...! Elliott did not Win a Stage or the Race and gets 50 points while Kurt Won the Race and only gets 46 Points...! :confused:

[dishuser]

Again I ? Nascar Scoring...! Elliott did not Win a Stage or the Race and gets 50 points while Kurt Won the Race and only gets 46 Points...! :confused:

you must be forgetting about the stage points

[dara]

Winning races is still the goal, but the stages do make for a more exciting race... you get three races instead of just one long one. Besides points for the top ten, the winner of a stage gets a playoff point, which can help in moving on in the playoffs. For road courses, it seems that some teams would rather have better track position for the overall race, so they'll pit early and give up the points, but for the most part, the teams want to win stages as well as the overall race.

[4me2c]

3 weeks ago at Bowling at the Glen...


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..?!?

[dara]

3 weeks ago at Bowling at the Glen...

And your point is?

Not attacking you, its just the way NASCAR is scoring, for this and last season. They stopped the led laps points with the "new" system.

[crazed 9.6]

Elliott did not Win a Stage[/B][/U] or the Race and gets 50 points while Kurt Won the Race and only gets 46 Points...! :confused:

Elliott received more stage points then Busch.
During any Stage completion, placing 1st to 10th gets you extra points.

For example...
Second place in a stage gets you 9 extra points.
Eleven place in a Stage gets you 0 extra points.

How NASCAR driver points are awarded per race
By
Staff Report NASCAR.com February 8, 2017 at 3:02 pm

Under the charter system that was established in 2016, NASCAR’s premier series events can have up to 40 cars in the field. Each finishing spot in the field earns a driver points, from a maximum of 40 points to the driver who finishes first, down to one point for the driver who finishes 40th. These points accrue over a season and determine the driver standings, as well as the owner standings.

The addition of three stages to every points-paying race adds a new element. Drivers can earn race points through their performances in Stage 1 and Stage 2. Drivers who are running first through 10th at the conclusion of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 will receive points, starting with 10 points for first place, nine points for second place, down to one point for 10th place. Points earned in those two stages are then added to what drivers earn after the Final Stage, which sets the full race results.

Points are accumulated over each of the 36 races. There is a reset for the 16 drivers in the playoffs after the regular-season finale at Indianapolis, the series’ 26th race of the season. There are additional points resets in the postseason after the completion of each three-race postseason round.

Additionally, a driver can earn bonus playoff points for the following:

— Five playoff points to the race-winning driver
— One playoff bonus point to the driver who wins Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 in every event

Those points are added on to a driver’s total once the postseason starts. The accumulated playoff points will carry over at the start of the Round of 16, Round of 12 and Round of 8.

Other key items to know:
• The driver who starts the race receives the points; a relief driver does not earn points.
• Bonus points are not awarded in the final race of the season to the Championship 4 drivers.

Below is a look at how a driver earns points based on finishing position at the end of the Final Stage.

HOW POINTS ARE AWARDED PER RACE
Finish in Race Finish Points
1 40
2 35
3 34
4 33
5 32
6 31
7 30
8 29
9 28
10 27
11 26
12 25
13 24
14 23
15 22
16 21
17 20
18 19
19 18
20 17
21 16
22 15
23 14
24 13
25 12
26 11
27 10
28 9
29 8
30 7
31 6
32 5
33 4
34 3
35 2
36 1
37 1
38 1
39 1
40 1

[4me2c]

Guess They be trying to Stop anyone from Running Away from the Pack...!