NASCAR 2018 Race 32: Kansas Hollywood Casino 400 race thread

[dara]

Sked:

FRIDAY, Oct. 19
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)
5-5:50 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
7:10 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)



SATURDAY, Oct. 20
10:30-11:20 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
11:40 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
1:05-1:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Follow live)
2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)


SUNDAY, Oct. 21
2:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Follow live)

Distance 400.5 miles (644.54 km)
Laps 267
Stage 1: Lap 80
Stage 2: Lap 160
Race: Lap 267+

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Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad-oval
Banking in turns...variable (17-20 degrees); previous banking: 15 degrees
Banking on frontstretch... 10 degrees; previous banking: 10.4 degrees
Banking on backstretch... 5.5 degrees; previous banking: 5 degrees
Straights: frontstretch - 2,721 feet; Backstretch - 2,207 feet
Grandstand capacity: 74,000
Repaved & Reconfigured: Summer 2012
Opened: 2001

Track Specifications:
Track Length: 1.5-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: corners/turns: 15º; tri-oval: 10.4º; backstretch: 5º
Straights: Frontstretch - 2,685 feet; Backstretch - 2,207 feet
Asphalt surface is 55-feet wide
Pit Box Size 30'x18', 44 individual pit stalls
Pit Road: 1,573 feet long, 60-feet wide
Camping: Approx 2,400 spaces
Grandstand Seating: 64,000 / 56 suites [was 74,000 & 80,000]
Last Repave: 2012
Opened: 2001

Track Records & Stats

May 2017 Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 117.640mph, started 3rd
October 2017 Race Winner: #78-Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 125.189mph, started 1st
Track Race Record: #11-Denny Hamlin, 4/22/2012, 144.122mph
Slowest Race Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, Sept 2001, 110.576mph
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 46 years, 9 months, 0 days, 10/9/2005
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 24 years, 4 months, 11 days, 10/5/2014
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #2-Brad Keselowski, 6/5/2011, started 25th

May 2017 Pole Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, Ford, 189.600mph, finished 4th
October 2017 Pole Winner: #78-Martins Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.029mph, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record [new layout]: Kevin Harvick, 10/3/2014, 197.612mph, during 2nd round of qualifying
Track Qualifying Record [old layout 2001 - 4/2012]: Matt Kenseth, 10/8/2005, 180.856mph
Oldest Kansas Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 24 days, 10/2/2009
Youngest Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney, 23 years, 4 months, 12 days, 5/12/2017

Most Wins: 3 - Jeff Gordon & Jimmie Johnson; 2 - Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr.
Most Poles: 3 - Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson & Kasey Kahne

Most Top 5s: 11 - Jeff Gordon; 9 - Jimmie Johnson; 7 - Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards & Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 17 - Jimmie Johnson; 14 - Jeff Gordon; 13 - Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards & Matt Kenseth

Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson, 10/9/2011, 197 laps
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: Tony Stewart, 10/1/2006, 5 laps

Most Lead Changes: 26 - 10/4/2009
Fewest Lead Changes: 13 - 9/29/2002 & 4/21/2013
Most Leaders: 14 - 10/4/2009
Fewest Leaders: 7 - 10/22/2017

Most Cautions: 15, 10/6/2013 & 5/13/2017
Most Caution Laps: 71, 10/6/2013
Fewest Cautions: 3, 4/22/2012
Fewest Caution Laps: 18 - 4/22/2012

Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 9/28/2008
Fewest Running at the Finish: 29 - 10/6/2013
Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 11; Ford, 6; Toyota, 5; Dodge, 2

[dara]

Starting Order:

1. (22) Joey Logano (P), Ford, 191.646 mph.
2. (4) Kevin Harvick (P), Ford, 191.178 mph.
3. (10) Aric Almirola (P), Ford, 190.968 mph.
4. (12) Ryan Blaney (P), Ford, 190.934 mph.
5. (2) Brad Keselowski (P), Ford, 190.725 mph.
6. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 190.570 mph.
7. (18) Kyle Busch (P), Toyota, 190.543 mph.
8. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 190.449 mph.
9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 190.027 mph.
10. (88) Alex Bowman (P), Chevrolet, 189.994 mph.
11. (41) Kurt Busch (P), Ford, 189.593 mph.
12. (78) Martin Truex Jr. (P), Toyota, 189.387 mph.
13. (9) Chase Elliott (P), Chevrolet, 190.027 mph.
14. (14) Clint Bowyer (P), Ford, 189.980 mph.
15. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 189.787 mph.
16. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 189.747 mph.
17. (24) William Byron #, Chevrolet, 189.733 mph.
18. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 189.122 mph.
19. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 189.095 mph.
20. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188.818 mph.
21. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 188.818 mph.
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188.627 mph.
23. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 188.547 mph.
24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 187.891 mph.
25. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 187.715 mph.
26. (95) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 187.467 mph.
27. (42) Kyle Larson (P), Chevrolet, 187.162 mph.
28. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 187.136 mph.
29. (43) Bubba Wallace #, Chevrolet, 186.554 mph.
30. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 186.079 mph.
31. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 185.612 mph.
32. (15) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 183.993 mph.
33. (96) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Toyota, 183.250 mph.
34. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 183.138 mph.
35. (00) Landon Cassill(i), Chevrolet, 182.278 mph.
36. (23) JJ Yeley(i), Toyota, 181.184 mph.
37. (99) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 180.650 mph.
38. (51) BJ McLeod(i), Chevrolet, 178.141 mph.
39. (7) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 177.889 mph.
40. (66) Timmy Hill(i), Toyota, 177.708 mph.

[4me2c]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Martin Truek Jr.
3)...Joey Logano

[82harley]

Denny Hamlin***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.

[ilan]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[Ryu]

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

[dara]

My bad on the title of the thread... This is not a Diecast Contest race... unless I get my mind made right.

[ranagee]

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

[dishuser]

Just in case :

Here are the full qualifying results for the 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.


no confidence in dara?
http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?39327-NASCAR-2018-Race-32-Kansas-Hollywood-Casino-400-race-thread&p=245884&viewfull=1#post245884

[dara]

I don't shirk my duties, but I am somewhat busy and at a end of a sobering week, it can be tough to look at my PC.

My picks:
Brad Keselowski ***
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Kevin Harvick *
Chase Elliot
Denny Hamlin

[carlosman]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dishuser]

I don't shirk my duties, but I am somewhat busy and at a end of a sobering week, it can be tough to look at my PC.

My picks:
Brad Keselowski ***
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvickyou do a great job running this pool:D

[Capt.Kangaroo]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano

[dishuser]

Kevin Harvick ***
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch

[erickson]

Kyle Busch ///// Joey Logano* ///// Brad Keselowski

[superbox]

Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch *
Joey Logano

[minitor]

Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Joey Logano

[crazed 9.6]

Kevin Harvick***
Clint Bowyer
Kurt Busch

[TimeKeeper]

Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch###

[dara]

It looks all regulars are in, except marley. I already have my spreadsheet done, so if you need to change your pick, let me know... don't modify your picks above. See you in a few hours.

[dara]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Martin Truek Jr.
3)...Joey Logano


Denny Hamlin***
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex Jr.


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


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


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




My picks:
Brad Keselowski ***
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick *
Chase Elliot
Denny Hamlin


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick ***
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch ///// Joey Logano* ///// Brad Keselowski


Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch *
Joey Logano


Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick *
Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick***
Clint Bowyer
Kurt Busch


Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch###

The picks, less marley. Anticipated green flag in 15 minutes.

[dara]

Green Flag!

Favorites by Driver:
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Kyle Busch: ranagee, bigstar, Capt
Harvick: dishuser, minitor, superbox, 4me2c, carlosman, ilan, orziz, crazed
Hamlin: 82harley
Keselowski: dara
Logano: erickson
Truex: Ryu

Other drivers:
Almirola
Bowyer
Elliott

[dara]

Joey Logano wins Stage 1, and erickson gets 25 bonus points.

Order:
Logano 10
Harvick 9
Blaney 8
Ky Busch 7
Menard 6
Almirola 5
Bowyer 4
Jones 3
Johnson 2
Elliott 1

[dara]

Harvick wins stage 2, and dishuser, minitor, superbox, 4me2c, carlosman, ilan, orziz, crazed get 25 bonus points

Order

Harvick 10
Blaney 9
Logano 8
Elliott 7
Ky Busch 6
Larson 5
Jones 4
Johnson 3
Bowman 2
Truex 1

[dishuser]

speeding penalty....grrrrr

[TimeKeeper]

this track sucks!

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle B is faster then Chase, but can he catch him !!

[crazed 9.6]

Elliott is doing the Dew !!!

:)

[dara]

Chase Elliott wins the race.

Results later...

[Orziz]

That's my boy - even if I didn't pick him to win :)

[dara]

Results here:


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


Almirola 32
Bowyer 28
KuBusch 19
KyBusch 48
Elliott 48
Harvick 44
Hamlin 23
Keselowski 31
Logano 47
Truex 33

[crazed 9.6]

That's my boy - even if I didn't pick him to win :)

Yup... nice pic with him :)

[dara]

Spreadsheet results, please verify your own scores:

https://screenshotscdn.firefoxusercontent.com/images/dc31fe0c-0429-4dfc-8cac-110ff2bb6959.png

Congrats to minitor and superbox for the high score of 164

[crazed 9.6]

[/IMG]

Congrats to minitor and superbox for the high score of 164

nice scores :)

that might put minitor back at the top... maybe :eek:

[dara]

Not quite... Podium didn't change. I posted the standings in the rules thread.

Next week is Martinsville-2

DIECAST CONTEST RACE.... will open the thread to picks on Thursday.

[dishuser]

nice scores :)

that might put minitor back at the top... maybe :eek:
hey it took me almost the whole season to go from 10th to 1st
to be fair I need to keep it for more than one week...lol

[crazed 9.6]

hey it took me almost the whole season to go from 10th to 1st
to be fair I need to keep it for more than one week...lol

you held on to 'er :)