NASCAR 2020 Race 2: Vegas Pennzoil 400

[dara]

Pennzoil 400

Sunday, February 23, 2020 - Las Vegas Speedway
3:30pm/et
Laps: 267 - Stages: 80/160/267
TV: FOX - Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Times are Eastern Standard.

Friday, February 21
4:05 PM-4:55 PM NCS 1ST PRACTICE
TV: FS1
7:30 PM-8:20 PM NCS 2ND PRACTICE
TV: FS1

Saturday, February 22
2:35 PM NCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)
TV: FS1

Sunday, February 23
3:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES)
TV: FOX


Track Facts:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway.PNG/180px-Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway.PNG

Distance 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Laps 267 (Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 80 Stage 3: 107)

Track Facts:
Track Specs:
Front straight: 2,275 feet
Back straight: 1,572 feet
NEW Banking [2007]: Corners:20°, Front Straight: 9°, Back Straight: 9°
OLD Banking: Corners:12 degrees, Front Straight: 8 degrees, Back Straight: 3 degrees

Some Track Records & Stats

September 2019 Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 142.555 mph, started 24th
March 2019 Race Winner: #22 Joey Logano, 154.849 mph, started 10th.
Track Race Record: Brad Keselowski, March 2014, 154.633mph
Slowest Race Record: Kyle Busch, 2009, 119.513mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Matt Kenseth 2004, started 25th


Oldest Winner: Sterling Marlin, 44 years, 8 months, 1 days, 3/3/2002
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 9 months, 29 days, 3/1/2009

September 2019 Pole Winner: Clint Bowyer, 178.926 mph, finished 25th
March 2019 Pole Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick, 180.517 mph, finished 4th
Track Config Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, 3/4/2016, 196.378 (first round)>/P>
Old Track Config Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 3/5/2004, 174.904mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 3 months, 6 days, 3/04/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 22 years, 10 months, 0 days, 3/02/2008

Most Races: 18 - Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Races Active: 18 - Matt Kenseth & Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Most Wins: 4 - Jimmie Johnson; 3 - Matt Kenseth
Most Poles: 3 - Kasey Kahne; 2 - Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett
Most Top 5s: 6 - Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin
Most Top 10s: 10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; 9 - Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart

September 2019 race stats:

Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 34 seconds
Average speed: 142.555 miles per hour (229.420 km/h)

[dara]

I won't be able to monitor this race next weekend, and might not be able to post the results right away... not as drastic as a heart attack, lol.. just on a vacation/training week. I'll have a lap top though so hope to get as much info as possible, but someone might want to post the green flag entries when it occurs.

[4me2c]

1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Martin Truek Jr.
3)...Kyle Busch
4)...Ryan Newman(Ross Chastain will fill in for Newman starting this weekend in the No. 6 Wyndham Rewards Ford.)...!

[Marley]

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

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[ranagee]

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliot
Joey Logano

[82harley]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Martin Truex Jr.

[4me2c]

Weather Cancels Qualifying, Busch(18) is on Poll...! :cool:

1)...18 : Kyle Busch Toyota
2)...19 : Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
3)... 4 : Kevin Harvick Ford
4)... 11: Denny Hamlin Toyota
5)... 22: Joey Logano Ford
6)... 42: Kyle Larson Chevrolet
7)... 12: Ryan Blaney Ford
8)... 2 : Brad Keselowski Ford
9)...14 : Clint Bowyer Ford
10).. 9 : Chase Elliott Chevrolet
11)..24: William Byron Chevrolet
12)..88: Alex Bowman Chevrolet
13).. 1: Kurt Busch Chevrolet
14)..10: Aric Almirola Ford
15).. 6: Ross Chastain Ford
16)..20: Erik Jones Toyota
17)..41: Cole Custer Ford
18)..48: Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
19)..21: Matt DiBenedetto Ford
20)..37: Ryan Preece Chevrolet
21).. 3 : Austin Dillon Chevrolet
22)..95: Christopher Bell Toyota
23)..17: Chris Buescher Ford
24)..13: Ty Dillon Chevrolet
25).. 8 : Tyler Reddick Chevrolet
26)..47: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chevrolet
27)..43: Bubba Wallace Chevrolet
28)..34: Michael McDowell Ford
29)..38: John H. Nemechek Ford
30)..32: Corey Lajoie Ford
31)..53: Joey Gase Ford
32)..00: Quin Houff Chevrolet
33)..15: Brennan PooleChevrolet
34)..51: Garrett Smithley Chevrolet
35)..96: Daniel Suarez Toyota
36)..77: Reed Sorenson Chevrolet
37)..52: JJ Yeley Ford
38)..66: Timmy Hill Toyota

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott
William Byron

[crazed 9.6]

Weather Cancels Qualifing
It also cancelled Xfinity Qualifying today as well and delayed the start of the race today for the Xfinity cars, but looks like they may get started today yet. The track is dry and ready to go !!

Kyle B took the truck win last night here in Vegas :eek:

[Orziz]

Martin Truex Jr*
Chase Elliot
Clint Bowyer
Jimmy Johnson

[dara]

Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick

hope 'training' is going well bud :)
Do not worry about doing any work in the pool this weekend.
4me2c already gots the starting order posted up for us all, and the rest of the race thread should be okay too.
Stay focused on your stuff dara ... we gots your back on this :)

[TimeKeeper]

Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Clint Bowyer

[4me2c]

Weather is Looking Good :


https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Las+Vegas+NV?canonicalCityId=069c87daa7368842a7df5 21524c0fd5bdd8549cfb57eb4c2e2bf710ef90bc202

No Change in Start Time...!

[crazed 9.6]

We still looking for a few more entries to come in, but here is a start with what we have so far.
We all can make any changes that we may want to make before the green flag drops and we will see the edit time of the change on your post and then adjust this list accordingly.


1)...Kevin Harvick
2)...Martin Truek Jr.
3)...Kyle Busch
4)...Ryan Newman (Ross Chastain No. 6 Wyndham Rewards Ford)


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


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliot
Joey Logano


Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Martin Truex Jr.


Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott
William Byron


Martin Truex Jr*
Chase Elliot
Clint Bowyer
Jimmy Johnson


Kyle Busch***
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch***
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch
Clint Bowyer


Kyle Busch
Joey Logano *
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin


Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin


Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin*
Joey Logano
Kyle Larson

[4me2c]

Thanks for doing that crazed, We only got 12 Now, Hopefully a few more will Stop on by...! :cool:

[superbox]

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin

[bigstar]

Kyle Busch
Joey Logano *
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin

[minitor]

Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin*
Joey Logano
Kyle Larson

[4me2c]

they're off...!

Shake Up at the Start as Ky Busch and Hamlin are at the Rear for Violations...!

and Caution after Start as Suarez loses Power on the 1st Lap...!

[crazed 9.6]

These guys are racing today... wow !!

Kyle Bush and Hamlin and the other Toyota team driver Bell, all went to the back of the pack for car modification penalties.
Truex and Jones were also penalized on Friday practice for same reasons and were docked practice time.


c/p

Joining Busch at the rear of the field will be teammate and Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, as well as Christopher Bell of Leavine Family Racing. The noses of their Toyota Camrys did not fit specifications.

NASCAR levied L1 penalties on the three teams, resulting in the loss of 10 owner and driver points for each.

Busch, Hamlin and Bell, along with JGR teammates Truex and Erik Jones, were also docked practice time on Friday for attempting to change the shape of the front fenders with Bondo.

Truex’s car failed inspection once on Saturday because of what the driver termed an issue with the “toe” (tire angle) but passed on the second attempt. Truex will retain his second-place starting spot on Sunday.

Kevin Harvick will inherit the pole position. Hamlin would have started fourth but for his infraction. Bell was slated to start 22nd.

The No. 9 Chevrolet of Chase Elliott failed pre-qualifying inspection twice, leading to the ejection from the track of car chief Matt Barndt. Elliott will retain his 10th-place starting spot but lose 15 minutes of practice time next weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

[4me2c]

Chase Elliott #9 has Moved into 1st place with 14 laps to go...!

[4me2c]

Favorite Drivers :

Hamlin : minitor

Ky Busch : Ryu, 82harley, crazed 8.4, dara, TimeKeeper, superbox

Truex Jr. : ranagee, Orziz

Logano : Marley, bigstar

Harvick : 4me2c

[crazed 9.6]

that news about them penalties may have come better before we made our pics :eek:
I know I and some other pool players could have used that bit of important news :eek:

sorry guys

[4me2c]

that news about them penalties may have come better before we made our pics :eek:
I know I and some other pool players could have used that bit of important news :eek:

sorry guys

Sorry, When I posted it, is when I heard it...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

Sorry, When I posted it, is when I heard it...!!!

I never saw you post it bud (I see it now thou)... It was me that I was referring to about the late posting.

[4me2c]

Stage One Top 10 :

01)... Elliott #9
02)... Truex r. #19
03)... Harvick #4
04)... Blaney #12
05)... Logano #22
06)... Bryon #24
07)... Larson #42
08)... Bowman #88
09)... Johnson #48
10)... Chastain #6

No Points for Stage as No One picked Elliott and He is Out Front Again...!!! :cool:

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle B and Bell both up in the top 20 , with Kyle sitting in 11th now
So it may not be all bad with us picking Kyle today :)

[4me2c]

Oh No, #47 is the Leader Now...!!!

[crazed 9.6]

Oh No, #47 is the Leader Now...!!!

that should not last long, one way or another :)

[4me2c]

Looks Like Elliott Wins Stage Two... No Points Again...!

Nascar Tidbit... The Last 5 Drivers to Win Stage 2 of this Race have gone on to Win the Race...!!!

[4me2c]

Stage Two Top 10 :

01)... Elliott #9
02)... Blaney #12
03)... Truex r. #19
04)... Bryon #24
05)... Logano #22
06)... Harvick #4
07)... Johnson #48
08)... Larson #42
09)... Bowman #88
10)... Ky Busch #18

[4me2c]

Caution with 46 Laps to go, Elliott has a Rear Flat Tire(Left Side) and hits the Wall and Spins... #47 is the New Leader Again...!

[4me2c]

3 Laps heading down to 2 Laps to go under caution...

and Another Caution lets Logano WIN...!

[crazed 9.6]

that two in a row for Logano, for this second race of the season at Vegas

[4me2c]

01)... Logano #22
02)... Dibenedetto #21
03)... Stenhouse #47
04)... Dillon #3
05)... Johnson #48
06)... Wallace #43
07)... Keselowski #2
08)... Harvick #4
09)... Larson #42
10)... Dillon #13

Logano... 52 Points
Debenedetto... 35
Stenhouse... 34
Dillon... 33
Johnson... 38
Wallace... 31
Keselowski... 30
Harvick... 42
Larson... 35
Dillon... 27
Elliott... 20 for Stages 1+2 and 31 for the Race...
Truex Jr. ...34
Ky Busch... 23
Hamlin... 20

[4me2c]

https://www.nascar.com/results/race_center/2020/nascar-cup-series/pennzoil-400-presented-by-jiffy-lube/stn/race/

superbox... 99
minitor... 108
TimeKeeper... 90
dara... 99
crazed 8.4... 92
82harley...106
Ryu...126
Orziz...103
ranagee... 115
bigstar... 115
Marley... 178
4me2c...99 ?!?

[dara]

thanks, I'll get the spreadsheets up sometime later this week.

[4me2c]

Did You, by any Chance, get to see any of it...! All in All, it was a pretty good Race...! Lots of Lead Changes, Cautions and Little Ittybitty fender benders...!!! :cool:

[superbox]

superbox... 99
minitor... 52+35+23=110
TimeKeeper... 90
dara... 99
crazed 8.4... 92
82harley...106
Ryu...52+42+34=128
Orziz...103
ranagee... 52+34+31=117
bigstar... 52+42+23+50=167
Marley... 178
4me2c...99 ?!?

[4me2c]

Thanks for the "FIX".... All those Ky Busch pics in a row got Me seeing double... Missed bigstar with Logano as Fav... Sorry bigstar...!

I see where Me Mistooks were, Thanks again superbox...! :cool:

[dara]

Here are the results, the standings will be updated for these:

https://i.imgur.com/y8bj2hx.png

Congrats to Marley for the high score of 178. Chastain points were calculated by finishing order and stage points if he was eligible for points.

[dara]

Podium:

4me2c 275
Marley 260
bigstar 246

[dara]

Did You, by any Chance, get to see any of it...! All in All, it was a pretty good Race...! Lots of Lead Changes, Cautions and Little Ittybitty fender benders...!!! :cool:

I saw absolutely none of it... :(

[4me2c]

The Main Thing is You be Back...and Hopefully All is Well...!


One to Watch in the Near Future is : Bubba Wallace #43 who Finished in 6th Place...! :cool: