NASCAR 2019 Race 23 Michigan Consumers Energy 400 Race Thread

[dara]

Consumers Energy 400

Michigan International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #23 of 36

Sunday, August 11, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:16pm/et
Laps/Stages: 200 laps total. Stages end on laps: 60/120/200

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Practices:
Friday, August 9, 12:35-1:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Saturday, August 10, 8:35-9:25am/et, TV-NBC Sports Live streaming;
Saturday, August 10, 11:30am-12:20pm/et, TV-NBC Sports Live streaming.

Qualifying: Friday, August 9 at 5:05pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, August 8
5:00 PM-7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, August 9
9:30 AM-6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
11:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
12:35 PM-1:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
5:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Saturday, August 10
7:00 AM-3:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:35 AM-9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:30 AM-12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, August 11
9:30 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 60/120/200 LAPS = 400 MILES)

Track info:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png/210px-Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: front stretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 [down from 84,000(2012), 108,000(2011) and 137,243(2006)]
Opened: 1968

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 21 feet


Track Records & Stats

June 2019 Race Winner: Joey Logano, 140.945 mph, started 1st
August 2018 Race Winner: Kevin Harvick, 140.474 mph, started 3rd
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)
Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 24 days, 8/18/2013
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009

June 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 187.139 mph, finished 1st
August 2018 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin, 202.794 mph, finished 8th
New Track Qualifying Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, August, 206.558mph (after repave 2012)
Old Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph (before repave 2012)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 22 days, 8/16/2013

Most Wins: 9 - David Pearson
Most Poles: 10 - David Pearson
Most Top 5s: 21 - Cale Yarborough
Most Top 10s: 27 - Jeff Gordon

[Ryu]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

[4me2c]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Joey Logano
4)...Bad Brad

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

[dara]

Consumers Energy 400 starting lineup

No. 1 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 2 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 3 William Byron 24
No. 4 Alex Bowman 88
No. 5 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 6 Chase Elliott 9
No. 7 Austin Dillon 3
No. 8 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 9 Joey Logano 22
No. 10 Paul Menard 21
No. 11 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 12 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 13 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 14 Aric Almirola 10
No. 15 Kurt Busch 1
No. 16 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 17 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 18 Erik Jones 20
No. 19 Kyle Larson 42
No. 20 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 21 Matt Tifft 36
No. 22 Ryan Newman 6
No. 23 Ty Dillon 13
No. 24 Kyle Busch 18
No. 25 Michael McDowell 34
No. 26 David Ragan 38
No. 27 Chris Buescher 37
No. 28 Bubba Wallace 43
No. 29 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 30 Landon Cassill 00
No. 31 Ryan Preece 47
No. 32 Ross Chastain 15
No. 33 Corey LaJoie 32
No. 34 Quin Houff 27
No. 35 Austin Theriault 52
No. 36 Cody Ware 51
No. 37 Reed Sorenson 77
No. 38 Spencer Boyd 53

Brad Keselowski saved the best for last Friday - literally.

Keselowski, who was the final driver to go out in qualifying at Michigan International Speedway, turned the fastest lap of the afternoon to claim the pole for Sunday's Consumers Energy 400.

He posted a speed of 190.471 mph.

It's Keselowski's second pole of the season and 16th of his career.

The Team Penske driver, who hails from Rochester Hills, Michigan, about 100 miles away, is still seeking his first career win at his home-state track. He has six top-five finishes in 20 career races at the speedway.

"We were really fast in practice … we picked up just enough to get our second pole here," Keselowski told NBCSN. "Hopefully we can convert it into a win."

Kevin Harvick will start alongside Keselowski on the front row, with William Byron, Alex Bowman and Clint Bowyer rounding out the top five.

The Consumers Energy 400 begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET and will broadcast live on NBCSN.

[dara]

Brad Keselowski ***
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick
William Byron

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

[Orziz]

Brad Keselowski*
Chase Elliot
Martin Truex Jr
William Byron

[dishuser]

Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick ***
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch

[crazed 9.6]

There is an Xfinity race on right now and it's a road course.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Bell and Cindric seem to be the battle to watch for most of the day.
We are over half way complete and been pretty good race, BUT it is not near as thrilling as last week's Cup cars road course at The Glen thou :eek:

Can Austin Cindric go back-to-back following his first career win just last weekend at Watkins Glen?
He finished second here at Mid-Ohio last year, after leading 59 of 75 laps.

[TimeKeeper]

Brad Keselowski ****
Joey Logano
Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch

[crazed 9.6]

Joey Logano***
Clint Bowyer
Daniel Hemric
Erik Jones

[Marley]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano

[stilled]

Brad Keselowski ****
Joey Logano
Alex Bowman
Chase Elliott

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano *
Brad Keselowski
Chase Elliott

[dara]

Projected green flag 3:16p Eastern

WEATHER: Partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low-80s.

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott

[minitor]

Brad Keselowski........................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
Kevin Harvick*.......................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
Joey Logano............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...............
Chase Elliott

[dara]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr


1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Kyle Busch
3)...Joey Logano
4)...Bad Brad


Kevin Harvick***
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.


Brad Keselowski ***
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick
William Byron


Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano


Brad Keselowski*
Chase Elliot
Martin Truex Jr
William Byron


Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick ***
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch


Brad Keselowski ****
Joey Logano
Clint Bowyer
Kyle Busch


Joey Logano***
Clint Bowyer
Daniel Hemric
Erik Jones


Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Joey Logano


Brad Keselowski ****
Joey Logano
Alex Bowman
Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano *
Brad Keselowski
Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski *
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott


Brad Keselowski........................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
Kevin Harvick*.......................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..............
Joey Logano............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...............
Chase Elliott

All regulars in with their entries. If you need to change before the green flag, post after this.

[dara]

Green flag:

Favorites by driver:

Kyle Busch: Ryu
Harvick: minitor, dishuser, 82harley, 4me2c
Keslowski: stilled, dara, superbox, TimeKeeper, Orziz
Logano: bigstar, crazed
Truex: ranagee, Marley

Other drivers
Bowman
Bowyer
Byron
Elliott
Hemric
Jones

[dara]

Green flag stops for flat tires by Johnson and Harvick.

[4me2c]

Lots going on in this race, makings of a "Good One"...!

[dara]

Martin Truex, Jr wins stage 1, 10 bonus points to ranagee and Marley.

Nice run from the rear by Martin.

[crazed 9.6]

I had big hopes for Hemric today :(
He had some good races lately but just had some bad luck.

Eric Jones thou, wow that man is going places every race !!

[crazed 9.6]

wow ... Truex made that pass !!
These boys can drive !!

[dara]

Brad spins after his right rear goes flat, but saves it

[dara]

Kyle Busch wins stage 2, 10 pts to Ryu

[crazed 9.6]

wow !!
and where the heck did Kyle B come from !!
Should have known... duh :eek:

[crazed 9.6]

damn !!!
Bowyer into the wall !!

[crazed 9.6]

almost getting tried of Bowyer with his DNF interview!
Just do it or don't.... easy peasy !

[crazed 9.6]

these guys are on the throttle full track !!

Save fuel maybe the only hold back.
Harvick and Lagono ... one and two

[crazed 9.6]

wow
everyone is outta gas
Harvick prolly cant do burn out :eek:

[dara]

Congratulations to Kevin Harvick, followed by Hamlin and Larson

50 Bonus oints for minitor, dishuser, 82harley and 4me2c

Scores coming up.

[crazed 9.6]

not with his son in the car !!!!

[dishuser]

not with his son in the car !!!!

2 burnouts :cool:

[crazed 9.6]

not good.
Dad dones the helmet and yet puts kid in passenger seat (there is no seat), and again proceeds the burn out... wtf !!!
Harvick needs parental skills courses !

[dara]

Congrats to 82harley with the high score of 188

https://i.imgur.com/IR8rQz7.png

[crazed 9.6]

nascar should not have allowed that.
They are not talking about it and probably won't, but that was bad !

[dara]

No change in the podum:

stilled 3172
dara 3135
superbox 3090

Complete standings in the rules thread

Next race... Bristol Night Race, 7:30p Saturday!

[crazed 9.6]

What I mean by not allowing, is that nascar should not allow children in harms way in a man's sport !
And Harvick for his ill responsibility

Very disappointed

[4me2c]

Congratz to Harvick for His Race Win and Congratz to 82harley for the Pool Win...!

[crazed 9.6]

there is book entitled "Harms Way" and perhaps Harvick should read it

[Orziz]

My guess is we’ll never see a kid jump in a stock car for a burnout again.

[4me2c]

FYI :


"Kevin Harvick stretches fuel mileage for Michigan victory
By
Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service August 11, 2019 at 6:07 PM

Recovering from a punctured-right front tire that cost him track position early in the race, Kevin Harvick passed Joey Logano on Lap 183 of 200 and cruised to a 1.595-second victory in Sunday’s Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

During a closing 48-lap green-flag run that began with a restart on Lap 153, Harvick charged from seventh to first, recording his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, his third at the 2-mile track and the 47th of his career. ...

When Harvick crossed the finish line, leading his 22nd lap of the afternoon, Denny Hamlin was running second after Logano pitted for a splash of fuel on Lap 197. Kyle Larson ran third, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Daniel Suarez, who re-entered the playoff picture when two drivers on the bubble ahead of him — Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer — had disastrous days in the Irish Hills.

Thirty-one laps into the race, Harvick steered his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford onto pit road with a flat right-front tire. But with the first 60-lap stage running green from start to finish, Harvick was able to drive up to sixth by the end of the stage."...!