NASCAR 2020 Race 6: Darlington Toyota 500k

[dara]

Toyota 500(k)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - Darlington Raceway
7:30pm/et
Laps: 228 - Stages: 60/125/228
TV: FS1 - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Weekend on-track schedule

Tuesday, May 19
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
** ENTRANCE SCHEDULE AVAILABLE BY DEPARTMENT **
3:00 PM 3:30 PM NCS ROOKIE MEETING (TELECONFERENCE)
4:45 PM 5:15 PM PACE VEHICLE CALIBRATION
5:00 PM NCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION)

Wednesday, May 20
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
** ENTRANCE SCHEDULE AVAILABLE BY DEPARTMENT **
8:00 AM 12:00 PM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
11:30 AM 7:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
12:30 PM 5:30 PM NCS INSPECTION IN PROGRESS
5:00 PM 5:30 PM TV TELEVISION EXHIBITION RUNS
5:30 PM 6:30 PM NCS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (PIT ROAD)
7:00 PM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (RADIO CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT)
7:20 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
7:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 60/125/228 LAPS = 311.4 MILES)
10:30 PM NCS HAULERS EXIT

Track Facts:


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Banking: Turns 1/2 - 25 degrees, width 79 ft; Turns 3/4 - 23 degrees, width 62 ft; Front - 3 degrees, Back - 2 degrees.
Frontstretch 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide;
Backstretch - 1,229 ft long, 90 ft wide
Track Repaved in early 2008
Grandstand Seating: 58,000 [was 60,000 & 68,000] with 13 suites
58,000 seats
Pit Road:
Length: 2,025 feet
Width: 46 feet

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 18 feet


Starting lineup process:

Positions 1-20: Invert the top 20 from the May 17th race at Darlington
Positions 21-40: In finishing order from the May 17th race at Darlington (not inverted), followed by new entries

[4me2c]

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

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Starting order, per rules.


Ryan Preece
Ty Dillon
Joey Logano
Clint Bowyer
Ryan Blaney
Ryan Newman
Matt DiBenedetto
Brad Keselowski
Aric Almirola
Austin Dillon
Matt Kenseth
John Hunter Nemechek
Erik Jones
Tyler Reddick
Martin Truex, Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliott
Kurt Busch
Alex Bowman
Kevin Harvick
Bubba Wallace
Cole Custer
Michael McDowell
Christopher Bell
Daniel Suarez
Kyle Busch
Brennan Poole
Gray Gaulding
Ross Chastain
Joey Gase
Corey LaJoie
Chris Buescher
Timmy Hill
William Byron
Quin Houff
Garrett Smithley
Jimmie Johnson
BJ McLeod
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

[Marley]

Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch @@@@@
Brad Keselowski

[ranagee]

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

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick^^^^^^^^
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin

[dara]

Denny Hamlin **
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot*
Brad keselowski
Clint Bowyer
Ryan Newman

[crazed 9.6]

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

[dara]

START TIME: 6 p.m. ET.


TV: Fox Sports 1. Pre-race broadcast begins at 5 p.m. ET.

RADIO: Motor Racing Network. STREAMING: Fox Sports Go.

RACE DISTANCE: The Toyota 500 is neither 500 miles nor 500 laps — it is 500 kilometers. Instead, racers will turn 228 laps around the 1.366-mile track for a total of 311.4 miles.

Weather... Cloudy! https://www.nascar.com/weather

[dara]

From tweets, the track is being dried. Should be a delayed start from the rescheduled time.

[crazed 9.6]

From tweets, the track is being dried. Should be a delayed start from the rescheduled time.

that is good because I have to go out into the wild yonder and did not think I was gonna make it back till after the race started.

Thnx for the report, especially because now I do not have do any speeding on down the highway :eek:

[4me2c]

Jewel Singing the Nat Anthem...! Soon it bee v'room, V'room, ZOOM...!

[dara]

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


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Kyle Busch @@@@@
Brad Keselowski


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


Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick^^^^^^^^
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin


Denny Hamlin **
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano
Brad Keselowski


Chase Elliot*
Brad keselowski
Clint Bowyer
Ryan Newman


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

Green Flag!

[dara]

Favorites by Driver:
Kyle Busch: Marley, crazed, Ryu
Elliott: Orziz
Hamlin: dara
Harvick: 82harley, Timekeeper
Logano: 4me2c
Truex: ranagee

Other drivers: Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Keselowski, Newman.

Mid 1st stage is Lap 30, Competition Caution is lap 25.

[dara]

Passed lap 30, scoring missing players at -10 of the lowest score.

[dara]

Lap 60: Clint Bowyer wins stage 1. No bonus points awarded.

[dara]

Lap 114: Race is "official", in case of a weather red flag.

[dara]

Lap 125: Clint Bowyer wins stage 2, no bonus points awarded.

[4me2c]

#18 must bee Thinking about Easter...! Pretty Combination of Colors...!

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle B takes out Elliott !!!

What the heck was that ?

[Orziz]

Aww Crap!

[dara]

Chase Elliott salutes Kyle Busch.

[dara]

Here comes the rain, with 25 laps to go. Hamlin leading.

[dara]

Lap 208: Red flag, cars on pit road due to rain, with 20 laps to go.

[dara]

Race has been callled, Denny Hamlin wins. 50 bonus points to dara!

Nice mask on Denny.

[dara]

Waiting on official results, but the next race thread is posted.

[4me2c]

Nice Call there dara...!

[dara]

High Score to dara at 170

https://i.imgur.com/IWD9IeQ.png

[dara]

Podium:
4me2c 783
bigstar 707
82harley 701

Standings posted in the rules thread.