NASCAR 2018 Race 31: Talladega 1000Bulbs 500 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[dara]

This is a DIECAST Contest Race. Same rules apply, previous winners are not eligible for the prize.

Schedule:

SATURDAY, Oct. 13
11:05 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Fr8Auctions 250 (94 laps, 250.04 miles), FOX (Follow live)
4:35 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

SUNDAY, Oct. 14
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 1000Bulbs.com 500 (188 laps, 500.008 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)


Distance 500.08 miles (804.80 km)
Laps 188
Stage 1: Lap 55
Stage 2: Lap 110
Race: Lap 188+


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Talladega_Superspeedway.png/220px-Talladega_Superspeedway.png


Construction began on what was then known as the Alabama International Motor Speedway on May 23, 1968
The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on Sept. 14, 1969 - won by Richard Brickhouse
The name changed to Talladega Superspeedway in 1989formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.66-mile trioval 48 feet wide (12-foot apron)
Turns: Banking: 33 degrees Length: 3,750 feet Radius: 1,100 feet
Trioval: Banking: 18 degrees
Frontstretch: Chute length: 2,150 feet (from turn to middle of trioval);
Total length: 4,300 feet Banking: Minimal for drainage only
Backstretch: Length: 4,000 feet Banking: Minimal for drainage only
Seats: 78,000 [was 78,000 was 109,000, 143,231} with 30 suites

Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet


Track Records & Stats

May 2016 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 140.046mph, started 7th
October 2016 Race Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 159.905mph, started 16th
Track Race Record: Mark Martin, May 1997, 188.354mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Gordon, April 25, 2004, 129.396mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Gordon, April 2000, started 36th
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 3 months, 26 days, 5/6/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Bobby Hillin Jr., 22 years, 1 months, 22 days, 7/27/1986

April 2016 Pole Winner: #24-Chase Elliott, 192.661mph, finished 5th
October 2016 Pole Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., 193.423mph, finished 40th
Track Qualifying Record (no restrictor plate): Bill Elliott, April 1987, 212.809mph
Track Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Bill Elliott, May 1990, 199.388 (15/16th inch plate)
Track Qualifying Record (Restrictor Plate): Kyle Busch, May 2014, 200.574 (1st round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 52 years, 9 months, 14 days, 10/22/2011
Youngest Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 20 years, 5 months, and 2 days, 4/30/2016

Most Wins: 10 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Wins - Active Driver: 6 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Poles - All Time: 8 - Bill Elliott
Most Poles - Active Driver: 8 drivers with 1 pole

Most Top 5s - All Time: 23 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 5s - Active Driver : 12 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Top 10s - All Time: 27 - Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 10s - Active Driver: 17 - Kurt Busch

Most Lead Changes: 88 - 4/25/2010 & 4/27/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 13 - 5/6/1973
Most Leaders: 29 - 4/25/2010
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 5/6/1973
Most Laps Led: Pete Hamilton, August 1970, 153 laps
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: Jeff Gordon, 10/7/2007 and Brad Keselowski, 4/26/2009; 1 lap led

Most Cautions: 11, 4/25/2004
Most Caution Laps: 62, 5/7/1972
Fewest Cautions: 0 - three times, most recent 10/6/2002
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - three times, most recent 10/6/2002

Most on the Lead Lap: 34 - 10/23/2016
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 - two times, most recent 7/27/1986
Most Running at the Finish: 40 - 4/22/2001
Fewest Running at the Finish: 14 - 7/27/1986
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 40 - Chevy; 24 - Ford; 7 - Mercury; 6 - Buick; 6 - Oldsmobile; 4 - Dodge; 3 - Plymouth; 3 - Toyota; 2 - Pontiac

[dara]

For 82Harley:

Brad Keselowski***
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[Ryu]

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

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Chase Elliott***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick

[ranagee]

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

[4me2c]

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


Restrictor Plates Race...!

Just a Reminder, This will be Televised on a Local(OTA) NBC Station...! Wish They would do that All Season Long, OTA that is...! They just might get more Followers...! :cool:



Starting Line-up...?!?

http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nascar/news/nascar-starting-lineup-talladega-qualifying-1000bulbs-com-500-kurt-busch-on-pole-stewart-haas-racing/1wbzhi5ig4oojzhg3ve77ji7h

[carlosman]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dishuser]

Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr

[Orziz]

Ryan Blaney *
Chase Elliot
Kevin Harvick

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch ###
Kevin Harvick
Clint Bowyer

[dara]

For Me:

Clint Bowyer***
Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski

[crazed 9.6]

Kurt Busch***
Aric Almirola
Chase Elliott

[dara]

Green Flag!


For 82Harley:

Brad Keselowski***
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano


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


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Chase Elliott***
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick


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


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


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





Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick ***
Martin Truex Jr


Ryan Blaney *
Chase Elliot
Kevin Harvick


Kurt Busch ###
Kevin Harvick
Clint Bowyer


For Me:

Clint Bowyer***
Kurt Busch
Brad Keselowski


Kurt Busch***
Aric Almirola
Chase Elliott

Missing at start: minitor, bigstar, superbox, erickson, marley. See rules thread for late submissions before 1/2 way in the first stage...Lap 27.

[dara]

Favorites by Driver:

Bowyer: dara
Ku Busch: TimeKeeper, crazed
Ky Busch: ranagee
Elliott: Capt
Harvick: dishuser, carlosman
Hamlin: ilan
Johnson: orziz
Keselowski: 82harley
Larson: 4me2c
Truex: Ryu

Other drivers:
Almirola
Logano

[dara]

Stewart-Haas team dominating so far.

[crazed 9.6]

see Lagano tiring to hook up with teammate Keslowski to run down them front runners

[dara]

Race is now past 27 laps...

[dara]

Fords are just too fast.

[dara]

Kurt Busch wins stage 1, followed by team mates... all of them.

25 bonus points to crazed and TimeKeeper.

KuBusch 10
Bowyer 9
Harvick 8
Almirola 7
Logano 6
Blaney 5
Hamlin 4
Bowman 3
TyDillon 2
ADillon 1

[TimeKeeper]

well well!!!

[TimeKeeper]

by by jimmy!

[dishuser]

by by jimmy!

he's only one lap down

[TimeKeeper]

he's only one lap down

he hit hard! has to have toe problems

[dara]

Harvick wins stage 2. 25 bonus points to dishuser and carlosman


1. Harvick - 10 pts. (1 playoff pt.)
2. Bowyer - 9
3. Ku. Busch - 8
4. Almirola - 7
5. Hamlin - 6
6. Blaney - 5
7. Ky. Busch - 4
8. A. Dillon - 3
9. Logano - 2
10. Keselowski - 1

[dishuser]

he hit hard! has to have toe problems
wasn't that hard
especially for talladega :p
back on lead lap

[dara]

Stewart-Haas train.

[dara]

Oh... yellow.

OVERTIME. Bowman, Yeley, Newman involved but was at the back of the pack.

[TimeKeeper]

damn damn damn!!!!

[dishuser]

maybe carl will show up to run across the finish line :cool:

[dara]

You just know that there would be a wreck of some kind with that big of a lead. Only enough gas for 1 OT for the Stewart-Haas guys.

[crazed 9.6]

no fuel !!!

[4me2c]

I saw that Pink Pace Car, can that be Won as a Die-Cast...?!?

[dara]

Aric Almirola wins! Wow.

[dara]

I think Almirola won because he never ran up front. Good win for him. His teammates ran out of gas.

[dara]

Good pick crazed!

[crazed 9.6]

Good pick crazed!
cool beans !!


wow.. my guy Kurt ran outta gas or would have been there... I did have Almirola too thou and shoulda took Harvick or Bowyer too but don't know why I didn't:)
Them Fords were tough today.

If the diecast company will make the car then yes 4me2c.. Many Pace Cars and other related vehicles can be found as diecsats.

[4me2c]

wow.. my guy Kurt ran outta gas or would have been there... I did have Almirola too thou and shoulda took Harvick or Bowyer too but don't know why I didn't:)
Them Fords were tough today.

If the diecast company will make the car then yes 4me2c.. Many Pace Cars and other related vehicles can be found as diecsats.

Cool, It would make a Great Gift for a Breast Cancer Survivor...!

[dara]

Results will be here:


https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/1000bulbscom-500/stn/race/


Scores:
Almirola 54
Bowyer 53
KuBusch 41
KyBusch 15
Elliott 10
Harvick 27
Hamlin 42
Johnson 30
Keselowski 11
Larson 26
Logano 40
Truex 14

[dara]

Here are the results:

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/815954ce-9828-4d25-9a18-94895f396a87.png

Congrats to TimeKeeper for the high score of 146.

We will announce the winner of the diecast pick after a consult....

[dara]

The winner of the Diecast pick will go to carlosman. We had to go down the list of previous winners. I still need your selection TimeKeeper!

[crazed 9.6]

Congrads carlosman on the diecast win :)
Congrads Timekeeper on high score this weekend :)

[dara]

There is a change in the Podium, as dishuser has taken the lead.

See the rule thread for the latest standings.

[TimeKeeper]

The winner of the Diecast pick will go to carlosman. We had to go down the list of previous winners. I still need your selection TimeKeeper!

i dont think i have won this year HAVE i ?

[dishuser]

i dont think i have won this year HAVE i ?

I think it was richmond

[crazed 9.6]

It was Charlotte and the Roval race :)

Race 29: Charlotte BofA Roval 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread

[crazed 9.6]

Use the Sticky thread to make a diecast choice :)
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?38327-2018-Diecast-car-list

for Timekeeper and superbox and now for carlosman too :)

[dishuser]

It was Charlotte and the Roval race :)

Race 29: Charlotte BofA Roval 400 DIECAST CONTEST race thread
of course you remember...lol
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?39141-NASCAR-2018-Race-29-Charlotte-BofA-Roval-400-DIECAST-CONTEST-race-thread&p=245204&viewfull=1#post245204

[ilan]

It won't make much difference, but I had Harvick, not Hamlin, dara.

[4me2c]

https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/1000bulbscom-500/stn/race/

How did Clint Bowyer end up with 53 Points and Kurt Busch only get 41 Points...?!?


Maybe because Kurt Ran out of Gas...?!?

[4me2c]

congrads carlosman on the diecast win :)
congrads timekeeper on high score this weekend :)

.......ditto...!

[dishuser]

https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2018/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series/1000bulbscom-500/stn/race/

How did Clint Bowyer end up with 53 Points and Kurt Busch only get 41 Points...?!?


Maybe because Kurt Ran out of Gas...?!?once again you're forgetting stage points
plus he beat kurt

[4me2c]

For Stages 1+2, They Both got 18 Points and Kurt WON Stage 1...! Bowyer didn't Win any Stage...!

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?37410-More-Fuel-for-the-Fire&p=245830&viewfull=1#post245830

[dishuser]

For Stages 1+2, They Both got 18 Points and Kurt WON Stage 1...! Bowyer didn't Win any Stage...!
was 14 not second in all 3 stages?

[Orziz]

Not that it matters too much but I changed my pick to Blaney from Johnson before the race.
Congrats Carlosman!

[dara]

Not that it matters too much but I changed my pick to Blaney from Johnson before the race.
Congrats Carlosman!

Oh, I missed it as I was watching NFL at the same time. You can keep the extra points!

[dara]

I have to make a change to the winner of the Diecast choice... ilan had the earlier entry on the picks, so he is the winner of the pick. My apologies for the confusion... and my lack of multi-tasking skills.


I'll post the updated spreadsheet.

[dara]

Here is the updated sheet.

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/56c6a312-6684-42ba-8193-0f96278b4ff5.png

Thanks orziz for the honesty of his changed pick, but I won't change his total down. I did update ilan's pick with the improved score, as well as the overall points. I'll update that later.

[4me2c]

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