NASCAR 2020 Race 12: Homestead Dixie Vodka 400

[dara]

Dixie Vodka 400
Sunday, June 14, 2020
(Rescheduled from Sunday, March 22, 2020)
Homestead-Miami Speedway
3:30pm/et
Laps: 267 - Stages: Stages: 80/160/267
TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Weekend on-track schedule

Friday, June 12
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
10:00 AM-10:30 AM NCS ROOKIE MEETING (TELECONFERENCE)

Saturday, June 13
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
5:00 PM NCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Sunday, June 14
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
8:30 AM-3:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
1:30 PM-3:00 PM NCS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (GARAGE AREA)
3:20 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
3:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES)
7:30 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT

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Track Specs 2003-current:
Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval
Degree of Banking: Turns: Variable 18-19-20 degrees
Straightaways: Length: 1,760 feet, Width: 55 feet, Banking: 4 degrees
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Lighting added for 2005 season
Groundbreaking: Aug. 24, 1993
Opened: Nov. 3, 1995
Grandstand Seating: 65,000

OLD Track Specs 1995-2002:
Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval
Degree of Banking: Turns: 6 degrees
Straightaways: Length: 1,760 feet, Width: 60 feet, Banking: 3 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 46,000 [down from 56,000 and 65,000]
Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 18 feet

Track Records & Stats

2019 Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 142.654 mph, started 4th (won Championship)
Race Record [new layout]: Jeff Gordon, Nov 2012, 142.245mph
Race Record [old layout]: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 140.335mph
Slowest Race Record: Greg Biffle, 2004, 105.623mph [new layout]
Oldest Race Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 1 months, 3 days, 11/11/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 24 years, 3 months, 13 days, 11/17/2002
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Denny Hamlin, 2009, started 38th

2019 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin, qualification cancelled, finished 10th
Track Qualifying Record [new layout]: Brad Keselowski, 11/14/2014, 181.238mph, 1st round of qualifying
Track Qualifying Record [old layout]: Steve Park, Nov 2000, 156.440mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 1 months, 3 days, 11/11/2001
Youngest Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 22 years, 5 months, 23 days, 11/16/2012

Most Wins: 3 - Greg Biffle & Tony Stewart; 2 - Carl Edwards & Denny Hamlin
Most Top 5s: 9 - Kevin Harvick
Most Top 10s: 15 - Kevin Harvick

Most Cautions: 14 - 11/21/2004
Most Caution Laps: 79 - 11/21/2004
Fewest Cautions: 1 - 11/14/1999
Fewest Caution Laps: 5, 11/14/1999
Most on the Lead Lap: 32 - 11/16/2014
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 6 - 11/12/2000
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 11/11/2001
Fewest Running at the Finish: 31 - 11/21/2010
Most Lead Changes: 26 - 11/20/2011
Most Leaders: 15 - 11/20/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 12 - 11/17/2002
Fewest Leaders: 4 - 11/19/2017

Most Wins by a Manufacturer: Ford, 7; Chevy, 5; Toyota, 4; Pontiac, 2; Dodge, 1

Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 190 - Carl Edwards, 11/21/2010
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 - Bobby Labonte 11/16/2003

Race statistics 2019 race:

Lead changes: 14 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 3 for 15
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 47 seconds
Average speed: 142.654 miles per hour (229.579 km/h)

[4me2c]

1) Kyle Busch
2) Kevin Harvick
3) Martin Truex Jr.
4) Clint Bowyer

[Ryu]

Brad Keselowsi*
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[Marley]

Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott****

[dara]

Starting Order:

1 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
2 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
3 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
5 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
6 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
7 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports
9 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports
10 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
11 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
12 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
14 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
15 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
17 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
18 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports
19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
20 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
21 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
22 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
23 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
25 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing
26 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing
27 Josh Bilicki 53 Rick Ware Racing
28 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports
29 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing
30 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
31 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
32 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing
33 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
34 BJ McLeod 77 Spire Motorsports
35 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
36 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing
37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing
38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management
39 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing

[dara]

Ryan Blaney
Denny Hamlin **
Martin Truex, Jr.
Kevin Harvick

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin
Clint Bowyer

[ranagee]

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

[82harley]

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

[crazed 9.6]

Xfinity cars are on the track at Homestead today.
Dale Earnhardt Jr is running today and has had a great show so far.
With 18 laps to go, Jr is sitting in second spot

restart with 3 to go !!
Dale Jr is lined up behind the leader Gragson
Gonna be a race !!!

Burton and Cindric finish 1 and 2
Dale Jr got shuffled back and ended up in 5th

[crazed 9.6]

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott***
Alex Bowman

[4me2c]

Sprinkles this AM in So. Fl. and getting Cloudy Again...!!!

[dara]

Raceweather.net does say there is a chance for thundershowers, but isn't that usually the chance in South Florida

Sun 6/14 (Xfinity Series, 12:00 noon ET, FS1, Cup Series, 3:30 PM ET, FOX): Cloudy, scattered PM showers & storms, 88

[Oakster]

2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.*

[TimeKeeper]

Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch****

[dara]

Estimated green flag is 3:56p Eastern

From raceweather.net
At 2:00 PM ET, 89°F, Heat index: 99°F, SE winds 5 gusts to 13 mph @HomesteadMiami. Showers/storms in area, rain chcs fcst to increases into afternoon hours. Coord w/@NASCAR_Wxman, Odds of Racing 65%

A stationary front persists across northern Florida. Adding to the weather situation this weekend, a weak trough of low pressure across the Florida Atlantic coast and is expected to strengthen and slowly move across the area today. This will leave the Homestead forecast in a typical June pattern with a risk of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, though enhanced Sunday by the trough.

[dara]

Cup race details:
Green Flag: 3:56pm/et
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
Distance: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 – 158 – 267
Comp Caution: Lap 15
Avg time of race: 2:57:11
Fuel window: 54 laps
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
#00 to the rear for failing inspection 2x

[superbox]

Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch

[minitor]

Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin

[dara]

1) Kyle Busch
2) Kevin Harvick
3) Martin Truex Jr.
4) Clint Bowyer


Brad Keselowsi*
Denny Hamlin
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott****


Ryan Blaney
Denny Hamlin **
Martin Truex, Jr.
Kevin Harvick


Chase Elliot *
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin
Clint Bowyer


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


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




Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliott***
Alex Bowman


2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick
18 Kyle Busch
19 Martin Truex Jr.*


Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kurt Busch****


Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Martin Truex Jr.
Chase Elliott


Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin *
Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch


Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.*
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin

All regulars are in with entries, if you need to change your pick , please make a new post.

[dara]

Water on the track, so they will dry it out.

[4me2c]

Nascar is Slipping... They say No More Confederate Flags at any Event and Yet They Keep the name "Dixie Vodka 400"...!!! ;)

[dara]

Projected window is 4:30p et. Lightning in the area.

[dara]

Nascar is Slipping... They say No More Confederate Flags at any Event and Yet They Keep the name "Dixie Vodka 400"...!!! ;)

Dixie is just anyplace south of the "Mason-Dixon" line, as far as I'm concerned. We can't bury the past.

[dara]

Re-fire in progress.

[dara]

Green Flag!



Favorites by Driver:
Kyle Busch: 4me2c, 82harley
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Elliott: crazed, ranagee, Marley, orziz
Hamlin: dara, bigstar
Harvick: superbox
Keslowski: Ryu
Truex: minitor, Oakster

Other Drivers: Blaney, Bowman, Bowyer, Logano

Competition Caution Lap 25

[dara]

Caution, lap 4. Lightning. If the race gets to lap 134, it should be official.

[dara]

Red Flag, cars on the pit road, at Lap 6. The dryers aren't on the track, just waiting for the lightning to go away.

[dara]

Back to racing soon. Uncovering.

[dara]

More lightning... at least 30 min to the next window. Oh well.

[dara]

Newman spins at lap 21, so 2nd caution, and will be the competition caution. Logano, Keselowski and Hamlin lead.

[dara]

Seven cars stay out, so Poole will be the lead car for the restart.

[dara]

The seven cars came in, so Logano leads after the restart at lap 25

[dara]

Lap 32, caution for Lightning. back at 8pm eastern. Chase Elliott in the lead.

[dara]

Back to racing ...Lap 36, with Elliott and Blaney leading off the restart

[dara]

Hamlin passes Blaney for the lead at lap 75.

[dara]

Lap 80: Denny Hamlin wins stage 1. 10 bonus points to dara and bigstar.

[dara]

Lap 88, Elliott takes the lead from the restart, followed by Blaney and Hamlin.

[dara]

Blaney now takes the lead at Lap 92

[dara]

Green flag stops in progress at lap 120. After the cycle, Hamlin takes the lead.

[dara]

Race is now official. I don't think rain is of issue though.

[Ryu]

Hamlin wins stage 2

[dara]

Lap 160: Denny Hamlin wins stage 2, 10 more bonus points to dara and bigstar. Hamlin had a 6 second lead over Reddick, pretty strong car.

[dara]

Lap 168, Hamlin keeps the lead, followed by Elliott and Reddick. No cautions other than the stages since the lightning delays. Pit window is about 54 laps.

[dara]

Well, caution at 96 to go, with logano and newman getting tangled. Most come in, and Hamlin is out first. Truex jumps to contention, to 6th.

[dara]

92 to go, Hamlin again leads, folowed by Blaney and Elliott.

[dara]

Early stops under green, Harvick had a flat, drops way back.

[dara]

Leaders coming in with 50 to go, Elliott takes the lead, with 46 to go after cars cycle though.

[dara]

Hamlin takes the lead from Elliott with 29 to go

[dara]

10 laps to go, Hamlin leads by .7 sec

[4me2c]

Ky B. needs some Help...! To Much Fudge...!

[dara]

5 to go, Hamlin still leads by about .4 sec over Elliott

[dara]

Ooh, Elliott brushes the wall and loses ground, and Blaney on his tail.

[4me2c]

Congratz to Hamlin for the Race Win and to dara and bigstar for the Clean Sweeps and Pool Wins..!!!

[dara]

Congrats to Denny Hamlin, sweeping the stages and the race. 50 more bonus points to dara and bigstar. Followed by Elliott and Blaney.

Points coming up.

[dara]

High score was dara at 209.

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[dara]

Podium:
dara 1543
4me2c 1530
bigstar 1516

Complete Standings in the Rules Thread.

Next race, Talladega on Sunday, Fathers Day!

[crazed 9.6]

nice pics guys.
Congrads on second win in a row dara !!

[dara]

nice pics guys.
Congrads on second win in a row dara !!

Thanks! Daytona and Talladega are tough races for me, though, almost the luck of the draw sometimes with the Big Ones. The no-qualify starting order really benefits the big teams, but the set ups are going to be hard as they haven't raced at Dega at the top of the summer.