NASCAR 2020 Race 8: Charlotte Alsco 500K

[dara]

Alsco 500(k)
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
8:00pm/et

Green flag: 8:25pm/et
TV: FS1
Radio: PRN, Sirius XM
Laps: 208. Stages End: 55/115/208
TV: FS1 - Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR
If the race is postponed it will be run Thursday at 7:00pm/et. On FS1.


Wednesday, May 27
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
** ENTRANCE SCHEDULE AVAILABLE BY DEPARTMENT **
8:00 AM-12:00 PM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
12:00 PM-7:30 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
6:00 PM-7:00 PM NCS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (PIT ROAD)
7:30 PM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (RADIO CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT)
7:50 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
8:00 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 55/115/208 LAPS = 312 MILES)
11:45 PM NCS HAULERS EXIT


Race and Track facts:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Lowe%27s_Motor_Speedway.svg/200px-Lowe%27s_Motor_Speedway.svg.png

Distance: 600 Miles, 400 Laps

Stage 1: Lap 100
Stage 2: Lap 200
Stage 3: Lap 300
Race: Lap 400

Track Specs for the oval:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 89,000 [down from 146,000 in 2009]


Starting order procedure:


Positions 1-20: Invert the top 20 from the May 24th race at Charlotte
Positions 21-40: In finishing order from the May 24th race at Charlotte, followed by new entries

[4me2c]

1) Kevin Harvick
2) Kyle Busch
3) Martin Truex Jr.
4) Brad Keselowski

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Updated Starting Order, after #48 DQ from Sunday:

1st – William Byron
2nd – Alex Bowman
3rd – Michael McDowell
4th – Matt DiBenedetto
5th – John Hunter Nemechek
6th – Aric Almirola
7th – Austin Dillon
8th – Joey Logano
9th – Cole Custer
10th – Erik Jones
11th – Chris Buescher
12th – Christopher Bell
13th – Tyler Reddick
14th – Kurt Busch
15th – Martin Truex Jr.
16th – Kevin Harvick
17th – Kyle Busch
18th – Ryan Blaney
19th – Chase Elliott
20th – Brad Keselowski
21st – Ross Chastain
22nd – Ryan Preece
23rd – Corey LaJoie
24th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
25th – Ty Dillon
26th – Matt Kenseth
27th – Ryan Newman
28th – Daniel Suarez
29th – Denny Hamlin
30th – Brennan Poole
31st – Gray Gaulding
32nd – B.J. McLeod
33rd – Garrett Smithley
34th – Timmy Hill
35th – Quin Houff
36th – Joey Gase
37th – J.J. Yeley
38th – Bubba Wallace
39th – Clint Bowyer
40th – Jimmie Johnson

[dara]

Official Starting order, with replacement drivers.

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

[Orziz]

Kyle Busch*
William Byron
Chase Elliot
Aric Amirola

[ranagee]

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

[Marley]

Alex Bowman
William Byron ****
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott

[dara]

Joey Logano **
Martin Truex, Jr
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick****
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Chase Elliot

[4me2c]

? Toss-Up between #88 and #9...?!?

[crazed 9.6]

Alex Bowman ***
Tyler Reddick
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch

[dara]

Projected green flag 8:25p et.

Rain currently projected at start time. If postponed, race will be at 7pm on Thursday.

[dara]

Race officially postponed to Thursday at 7pm Eastern.

[crazed 9.6]

Race officially postponed to Thursday at 7pm Eastern.

maybe a blessing as I think I need to change my pics.

Tyler Reddick may not be ready yet to place top 5 :eek:
And asking for Bowman to win this thing might be asking a bit much.. I know he can do it but damn, his driving has been so good recently , just how long can it hold !!??

If we are still allowed to change our pics, I'd like to use that option.

and along with our guys missing, Timekeeper also seems to be absent this race :(

[dara]

No problem with changing picks, all the way up to green flag. This one could be a wild one though.

[dara]

Weather today, mostly Cloudy, to Cloudy. Should be ok for the start.

[4me2c]

maybe a blessing as I think I need to change my pics.

Tyler Reddick may not be ready yet to place top 5 :eek:
And asking for Bowman to win this thing might be asking a bit much.. I know he can do it but damn, his driving has been so good recently , just how long can it hold !!??

If we are still allowed to change our pics, I'd like to use that option.

and along with our guys missing, Timekeeper also seems to be absent this race :(


https://www.nascar.com/gallery/five-to-watch-previewing-second-charlotte-race/#photo-1 :cool:

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick****
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski

[superbox]

Holy Hole in a Doughnut!.... Batman!

I really need to do some catching up.....LOL!

Alex Bowman
Joey Logano*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

nice to see superbox back
And nice to see Timekeeper made it too :)

I am sticking with my original pics.
The way I look at it, if they do show in good positions at race end, I will then look like a genius :)

Good LucK Guys !

[Ryu]

good to see Them. :)
you are already genius boss

[dara]

Green Flag projected at 7:25p eastern

[minitor]

DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES!

Joey Logano
Alex Bowman*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES!



And there's minitor !!
Good to see :)

Just looking for bigstar now to complete our pool :)

[4me2c]

"Looking Good, Feeling Good"...!!!

[dara]

1) Kevin Harvick
2) Kyle Busch
3) Martin Truex Jr.
4) Brad Keselowski


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch*
William Byron
Chase Elliot
Aric Amirola


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


Alex Bowman
William Byron ****
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott


Joey Logano **
Martin Truex, Jr
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch


Kevin Harvick****
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Chase Elliot


Alex Bowman ***
Tyler Reddick
Chase Elliott
Kyle Busch


Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick****
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski


Holy Hole in a Doughnut!.... Batman!

I really need to do some catching up.....LOL!

Alex Bowman
Joey Logano*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick


DRIVERS START YOUR ENGINES!

Joey Logano
Alex Bowman*
Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick


Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr. *
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch


Green Flag!

[bigstar]

Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr. *
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch

It's good to be back. I'm glad to see everyone is doing fine.

[crazed 9.6]

It's good to be back. I'm glad to see everyone is doing fine.

bigstar !!!

[dara]

Favorites by Driver:
Bowman: crazed, minitor
Kyle Busch: Ryu, orziz
Byron: Marley
Harvick: 4me2c, 82harley, TimeKeeper
Logano: dara, superbox
Truex: ranagee, bigstar

Other Drivers: Almirola, Kurt Busch, Elliott, Keslelowski, Reddick

Half of 1st stage is Lap 28, Competition Caution (regular rules) Lap 20.

[dara]

Lap 2: Caution, Gase and Smithley involved. Heard that Reddick was leaking oil.

[bigstar]

Hey crazed., been too busy and almost forgot about the race. It's nice to read you again.

[crazed 9.6]

Lap 2: Caution, Gase and Smithley involved. Heard that Reddick was leaking oil.

not Reddick !!! Arrrrggggg :eek:


Did you see bigstar made it as well?
Posted right at green flag time :)

[dara]

BigStar just in time!

[bigstar]

Thanks guys I almost did not make it. LOL!

[dara]

Reddick doesn't have an oil leak.

[dara]

Lap 20: Competition Caution, William Byron leading

[dara]

Bad break for Byron, getting tagged by Corey LaJoie on pit lane.

[dara]

Lap 24: Restart, Logano in front.

[4me2c]

#18 gots Himself a Cute Looking Pit Crew...! Complements His Racecar...!!! :cool:

[dara]

Lap 30, Caution, Kenseth spins.

[dara]

Lap 31: Red Flag for weather. Cars on Pit road.

[crazed 9.6]

It's hard to tell thru the window in Joey's trailer, but looks like the clouds are still there and maybe moving away (but hard to tell), but I also hear a buzzing noise... could that be the jet-dryers ?

[dara]

Refire imminent.

[4me2c]

Light those Fires and Kick Those tires...!

[dara]

Back to racing... Green flag lap 34

[dara]

Lap 55: Joey Logano wins stage 1, 10 bonus points to dara and superbox,

[crazed 9.6]

Joey is flying tonight !!

[dara]

Logano leads off pit road followed by Blaney and Harvick

[dara]

Lap 63: Logano leads the restart, Kyle Busch gets shuffled to the rear with a bad tire.

[dara]

Lap 74: Caution, Quin Houff hits the wall after tangling with Poole, with Harvick in the lead

[crazed 9.6]

Reddick still in the top 10 :)

[4me2c]

Better Watch as there might bee a "Fudge Brownie" Over--taking really soon...!!!

[dara]

Lap 79: Bowman, Blaney and Logano lead the restart

[crazed 9.6]

Better Watch as there might bee a "Fudge Brownie" Over--taking really soon...!!!

He has his work cut out for him :eek:
If anyone can come from the back to the front, that his Kyle B
He did it like 4 or 5 times in that truck race the other night, but in the end lost to Elliott after all the effort.

[crazed 9.6]

damn, damn,double damn !!
I have to leave the building .. gonna miss the rest of this race.
I should be able to catch it replayed on FS1 (over and over again) :)

Bowman, Reddick and Elliott all in top 5 at the moment... Go Go Bowman !!

[dara]

Race is official!
Lap 115: Alex Bowman wins Stage 2. 10 bonus points to crazed and minitor

[dara]

Bowman, Logano and Harvick lead off pit road.

[dara]

87 to go, Restart: Bowman , Harvick, and Elliott lead after the first lap.

[dara]

80 to go, Harvick takes charge, powers right past Bowman.

[dara]

Bowman has to come in after he hit the wall, 72 to go..

[dara]

64 to go, Caution, Timmy Hill hits the wall, Harvick in front.

[dara]

Harvick, Hamlin, and Blaney off pit road first.

[dara]

58 to go Harvick leads the restart.

[4me2c]

Questionable on the Fuel for Harvick to Finish w/o Pit Stop...!!! Lead Gap is Closing...

#9 Elliott takes the Lead...!!!

[dara]

27 to go, Elliott passes Harvick.

[4me2c]

Time for a Caution...

[dara]

Congrats to Chase Elliott, no bonus points awarded.

Scores to come later.

[4me2c]

They Still bee calling Him Case...!!! Congratz to Chase for a Good Win...! Harvick goes from 1st to 9th in those last 20 laps...!

[dara]

High scores go to minitor and superbox at 127

https://i.imgur.com/ZdzIE8s.png

Ryan Blaney got the most points at 52, finishing 3rd.

[dara]

Podium:
4me2c 1021
Marley 951
Ryu 949
82harley 949

Standings posted in the rules thread. Hopefully no DQs

Next race... Bristol on Sunday, May 31. Thread open for entries!

[4me2c]

WTG superbox and way to make an entrance again...!

[4me2c]

Nothing Posted about what happened to Harvick...!

Just Found a Little Tid-bit on #4 :

"The start of the race was delayed from Wednesday when Tropical Depression Bertha invaded the Carolinas. Nor was Thursday race free from weather issues. Lightning in the area of the Concord, North Carolina, track interrupted the proceedings for 75 minutes after NASCAR called a caution on Lap 28 for Matt Kenseth’s spin in Turn 4. After the resumption at 9:07 p.m., (Harvick had the dominant car, piling up a race-high 63 laps led.

But Harvick’s car was set up for short runs, and the final stint went long.

“It just fell off at Lap 30,” Harvick said. “We knew that’s what we had, and it went straight 60-some laps. (The team) did a really good job of turning the car around — the total opposite of what we raced last Sunday. So it was a good test session for us. We just didn’t need a long run.”)

Blaney ran third behind Elliott and Hamlin, who was driving without the services of his crew chief, car chief and lead engineer after the team was penalized for the accidental dropping of tungsten ballast on the warm-up laps for the Coca-Cola 600.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. came home fourth, posting his first top five since running third at Las Vegas before the coronavirus pandemic brought the season to a temporary halt. Kurt Busch was fifth, followed by Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Martin Truex Jr. and Harvick.

Logano won Stage 1, with Alex Bowman picking up his fourth stage win at Charlotte this week with a victory in Stage 2 after leading 51 laps. Bowman, however, clobbered the Turn 4 wall while chasing Harvick on Lap 136 and finished 31st, two laps down.

RELATED: Logano, Bowman split stage wins | Bowman hits wall in final stage

The Cup Series’ next race is scheduled Sunday, the Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Contributing: Staff reports"

[Ryu]

nice entry friend :)