NASCAR 2020 Race 17: Kentucky Quaker State 400

[dara]

Quaker State 400
Sunday, July 12, 2020
(Rescheduled from Saturday, July 11, 2020)
Kentucky Speedway
2:30pm/et
Laps: 267 - Stages: 80/160/267
TV: FS1 - Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Schedule:

Sunday, July 12
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
7:30 AM-2:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
12:30 PM-2:00 PM NCS ENGINE PRIME & FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (PIT ROAD)
2:20 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
2:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES)
6:30 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT

Track specs and facts:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Kentucky_Speedway.svg/200px-Kentucky_Speedway.svg.png

Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval, 267 laps, 400 miles
Stages: 1st ends lap 80; 2nd ends lap 160; final/race ends lap 267 (unless overtime)
Banking in turns 1-4: 14 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 10 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 4 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 1,662 feet
Length of backstretch: 1,600 feet
Length of short chute from start/finish to Turn 1: 681 feet
Length of apex of tri-oval at the start/finish Line: 300 feet
Length of short chute from Turn 4 to start/finish: 681 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph

Grandstand Seating: 86,000 [was 107,000]
Luxury Suites: 36
90-Seat Private Interior Kentucky Club
2,100-Seat Private Exterior Bluegrass Club
Terrace Boxes: 10
Private, Backstretch RV Spaces: 125
Infield RV Spaces: 650
Additional Reserved RV Spaces: 6,500
Parking For More Than 30,000 Cars
Opened: 2000

Track Records & Stats

July 2019 Race Winner: Kurt Busch, 141.07 mph, started 4th
Track Race Record: Martin Truex, Jr, 7/14/2018, 150.454mph
Slowest Race Record: #2-Brad Keselowski, 7/9/2016, 128.580mph
Oldest Race Winner: Matt Kenseth, 41 years, 3 months, and 20 days, 6/30/2013
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 26 years, 2 months, 7 days, 7/9/2011
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #20-Matt Kenseth, 6/30/2013, started 26th

July 2019 Pole Winner: Daniel Suarez, Jr, 184.590 mph, finished 8th
Track Qualifying Record: Martin Truex, Jr, 7/12/2019, 188.890mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 38 years, 8 months, and 18 days, 6/28/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski; 30 years, 4 months, and 14 days; 6/27/2014

Most Wins: 3 - Brad Keselowski; 2- Kyle Busch
Most Poles: 1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski; (rained out - 3 times)

Most Top 5s: 5 - Kyle Busch; 3 - Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 6 - Matt Kenseth & Kyle Busch

Race statistics

Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 35
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 51 minutes and 37 seconds
Average speed: 141.07 miles per hour (227.03 km/h)

[4me2c]

1) Martin Truex, Jr
2) Kyle Busch
3) Brad Keselowski
4) Denny Hamlin

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[dara]

Starting Order:

https://i.imgur.com/jxrp0TX.png

[crazed 9.6]

Kyle Busch ***
Alex Bowman
Chase Elliott
Joey Logano

[crazed 9.6]

Xfinity Race is live right now at Kentucky
The drivers have started their engines.

FS1 and TSN channels.

They raced here last night too.
Cindric took the checkered flag in that race

Gagson and Cindric are out front again tonight but I have Harrison Burton as my favorite to win this thing :)

[crazed 9.6]

BTW, after Jimmie Johnson tested positive for Covid and missed last week's race at Indy, he will be in the #48 come this Sunday at Kentucky.
He tested negative twice this week – on Monday and Tuesday – and was cleared by his physician Tuesday evening in accordance with NASCAR guidelines. The driver never experienced symptoms.
All crew members were tested and all came back negative.

His positive test from last week, does sound like a case of a false positive :eek:

[4me2c]

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?42436-2020-Racing-News-and-Rules-for-Nascar&p=272583&viewfull=1#post272583

[crazed 9.6]

cool, thnx 4me, I missed that one :eek:

The Xfinity race ended with Cendric again taking the Checker Flag at Kentucky.
Two in a row at Kentucky for Cendric.
he never got to do a burn out last night after winning because he had to use that same car tonight, but he sure did his burnout tonight :)
Cendric does this thing he does too when he wins.. the Flag Plant ... he 'plants' the flag into the ground, into the grass.

Then after the race in the pits there was a riot.. Fists were flying, bodies were dropping.
Nascar ain't gonna like that.
There is physical distancing in place, but not much distancing when the guys are street fighting :eek:

[4me2c]

Lol, Street Fighting in the Pits, seems there is alot of that going around...! Stay Safe...!!!

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliot
Denny Hamlin

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch

[dara]

Kyle Busch*
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski

[TimeKeeper]

Kurt Busch****
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
kevin Harvick

[Oakster]

4 Kevin Harvick *
2 Brad Kesehorski
11 Denny Hamiln
18 Kyle Busch

[dara]

Jayski.com

Two cars failed inspection twice and will have to start at the rear for today’s race: Nos. 19 & 42

[dara]

START: The command to start engines is at 2:43 p.m. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 2:54 p.m.

PRERACE: Garage access health screening begins at 7:30 a.m. (teams are assigned specific times). Engine prime and final adjustments at 12:30 p.m. Drivers report to their cars at 2:20 p.m. The invocation will be given at 2:35 p.m by Darrell and Stevie Waltrip. The national anthem will be performed at 2:36 p.m. by Robert Randolph.

DISTANCE: The race is 267 laps (400.5 miles) around the 1.5-mile speedway.

COMPETITION CAUTION: Lap 25

STAGES: Stage 1 ends on Lap 80. Stage 2 ends on Lap 160.

TV/RADIO: FS1 will televise the race. Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Performance Racing Network’s radio coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. and also can be heard at goprn.com. SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the broadcast.

FORECAST: The wunderground.com forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms with a high of 79 degrees and a 58% chance of rain at the start of the race.

[4me2c]

Jayski.com

Two cars failed inspection twice and will have to start at the rear for today’s race: Nos. 19 & 42

Remember the Last Time #19 Started at the Back of the Pack...?!? and of course #42 had been driven by Larson when He had to Start at the Back...! Can Matt pull it out from back there...?!?

[Marley]

Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski3333
Joey Logano

[superbox]

Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick*
Aric Almirola
Kyle Busch

[minitor]

Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola

[bigstar]

Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola *
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch

[dara]

1) Martin Truex, Jr
2) Kyle Busch
3) Brad Keselowski
4) Denny Hamlin


Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


Kyle Busch ***
Alex Bowman
Chase Elliott
Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Chase Elliot
Denny Hamlin


Chase Elliot *
Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch


Kyle Busch*
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski


Kurt Busch****
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
kevin Harvick


4 Kevin Harvick *
2 Brad Kesehorski
11 Denny Hamiln
18 Kyle Busch


Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski3333
Joey Logano


Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick*
Aric Almirola
Kyle Busch


Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola


Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola *
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch

Green Flag!

Lap 40 is 1/2 of Stage 1.

[dara]

Favorites by driver:
Almirola: bigstar
Kyle Busch: dara, crazed, Ryu
Kurt Busch: TimeKeeper
Elliott: orziz
Hamilin: minitor
Harvick: 82harley, superbox, Oakster
Keselowski: Marley
Truex: 4me2c

Other Drivers: Bowman, Logano

[dara]

Lap 40 reached, will score missing entrants to 10 pts less than lowest score. I hope ranagee is ok.

[dara]

Aric Almirola wins stage 1, 10 bonus points to bigstar

[dara]

I will vote for bacon any day!

[4me2c]

Somebody is Sneaking Up Behind Him...!

[dara]

Brad Keselowski wins stage 2. 10 bonus points for Marley.

[dara]

Yellow comes out with 37 to go, during green flag pits, Poole debris. Byron currently leading. Austin Dillon spun trying not to go into the pits.

[dara]

31 to go , Truex and Blaney lead the restart. Truex controls.

[dara]

23 to go, Nemechek into the wall.

[dara]

13 to go Harvick takes the lead!

[dara]

Kenseth spins again with 7 to go, bringing out the caution, with Harvick and Truex fighting for the win.

[crazed 9.6]

Wow !!!!
:)

[dara]

3 to go on the restart, Harvick and truex again, blaney inside.

Cole Custer wins!

[crazed 9.6]

the Rookie gets it :)

[Orziz]

Wow! Bet nobody called that one!

[crazed 9.6]

Wow! Bet nobody called that one!

I am in another pool else-where and beleive it or not, there was a member there that did call Cole to win.... that's a pick from the heavens I'd say :)

[4me2c]

What a Finish Indeed... Congratz to Cole Custer... this will make Weds Night and the Rest of the Races even more Exciting...!!!

Congratz to Marley with the Highest Pool Score...!!! WTG...! :cool:

[crazed 9.6]

I see the replay, they were 4 wide with Custer on the outside and Blaney on the inside.
Blaney bumped into Harvick who then bumped Truex and that allowed Custer to take off out front.
DeBanadetto pushing Custer helped with all that too :)

Cool for Cole Custer... he had a fast car today !

[dara]

High score was Marley, with 127

Unofficial:
https://i.imgur.com/Fs7gmUX.png

[dara]

Podium:
bigstar 2230
dara 2132
crazed 2054

Next points race is next Sunday, Texas. All-star race is on Wednesday at Bristol, so if someone wants to open that thread, feel free.