NASCAR 2020 Race 21: Michigan Firekeepers Casino 312

[dara]

Firekeepers Casino 312
Saturday, August 8, 2020
(Rescheduled from Sunday, June 7, 2020)
Michigan International Speedway
4:00pm/et
Laps: 156 - Stages: 40/85/156
TV: NBCSN - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Saturday, August 8
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
7:00 AM-9:00 AM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
9:00 AM-3:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
9:00 AM-11:00 PM NCS GARAGE OPEN
3:50 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
4:00 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 40/85/156 LAPS = 312 MILES)

Track info:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png/210px-Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval
Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: front stretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees
Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet
Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet
73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways
Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Seating Capacity: 71,000 [down from 84,000(2012), 108,000(2011) and 137,243(2006)]
Opened: 1968

Pit Stalls:
Length: 34 feet
Width: 21 feet


Track Records & Stats

August 2019 Race Winner: Kevin Harvick, 149.084 mph, started 2nd
June 2019 Race Winner: Joey Logano, 140.945 mph, started 1st

Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, June 1999, 173.997mph (no cautions)
Slowest Track Race Record: Richard Petty, 107.583mph, 8/24/1975
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 7 months, 6 days, 8/16/1992
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 24 days, 8/18/2013
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Mark Martin, started 32nd, 6/14/2009

August 2020 Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski, 190.471 mph, finished 19th
June 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 187.139 mph, finished 1st

New Track Qualifying Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, August, 206.558mph (after repave 2012)
Old Track Qualifying Record: #12-Ryan Newman, June 2005, 194.232mph (before repave 2012)
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 7 months, 8 days, 8/17/2012
Young Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 2 months, 22 days, 8/16/2013

Most Wins: 9 - David Pearson
Most Poles: 10 - David Pearson
Most Top 5s: 21 - Cale Yarborough
Most Top 10s: 27 - Jeff Gordon

Race statistics (August 2019)

Lead changes: 19 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 24
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 40 minutes and 59 seconds
Average speed: 149.084 miles per hour (239.927 km/h)

[Ryu]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick

[4me2c]

1) Kevin Harvick... Can't give up on Him just yet, He did good at NH...!!!
2) Kyle Busch
3) Denny Hamlin
4) Joey Logano

[82harley]

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano

[dara]

Starting order:

https://i.imgur.com/nVh59Ls.png


Sunday starting order will be based on finishing order of the Saturday race, with the first 20 inverted order of finish, and the last 19 in order of finish.

[Marley]

Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski***

[Orziz]

Brad Keselowski*
Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliot
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Busch***

[Oakster]

2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick*
11 Denny Hamlin
19 Martin Truex Jr.

I type car # and Driver's name then press enter for each car entry. When I hit enter cursor returns to next line. When I post it's all on one line, then I have to edit. Why does this happen?

[TimeKeeper]

Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick***
Martin Truex Jr

[4me2c]

Yo Oakster, We gots another Race 2morrow : http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?43186-NASCAR-2020-Race-22-Michigan-Consumers-Energy-312&p=273192&viewfull=1#post273192

[dara]

Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin**
Ryan Blaney

[dara]

Projected Green Flag is 4:17p Eastern today. Weather looks good per raceweather.net

Sat Aug 8 – Cup Series, 4:00 PM, NBCSN: Partly cloudy, 82/60

[dara]

I type car # and Driver's name then press enter for each car entry. When I hit enter cursor returns to next line. When I post it's all on one line, then I have to edit. Why does this happen?

It's a mystery to me. Did you try a different browser to enter, or a different keyboard?

[superbox]

Brad Keselowski
Danny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola

[minitor]

Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski*
Chase Elliott

[dara]

Green Flag pushed to 5:02p eastern, due to length of NXS race.

[bigstar]

Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick *
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

[dara]

To the rear: #6-Newman (unapproved spoiler), #17-Buescher (unapproved spoiler), #7-Gase (multiple inspection failures), #48-Johnson (multiple inspection failures)

[dara]

Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr
Kevin Harvick


1) Kevin Harvick... Can't give up on Him just yet, He did good at NH...!!!
2) Kyle Busch
3) Denny Hamlin
4) Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano


Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski***


Brad Keselowski*
Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliot
Kevin Harvick


Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Busch***


2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick*
11 Denny Hamlin
19 Martin Truex Jr.




Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick***
Martin Truex Jr


Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin**
Ryan Blaney


Brad Keselowski
Danny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Aric Almirola


Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski*
Chase Elliott


Aric Almirola
Kevin Harvick *
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

Green Flag, Lap 21 is half of Stage 1. Lap 15 Competition Caution.

[dara]

Favorities by driver:

Kyle Busch: Ryu, crazed
Hamlin: dara, superbox
Harvick: bigstar, 82harley, 4me2c, Timekeeper, Oakster
Keselowski: minitor, Marley, Orziz

Other Drivers: Almirola, Blaney, Elliott, Logano, Truex.

[dara]

past the midway of Stage 1, missing entry will be 10 pts less than lowest.

[dara]

Kevin Harvick wins stage 1. 10 bonus points to bigstar, 82harley, 4me2c, Timekeeper, Oakster

[crazed 9.6]

Joey almost lost it while Kyle B was on his tail attempting to get past... It was one of them moments that you'd have expected to see a surrender flag flying out of Joey's window :eek:

[dara]

this new choose-a-lane is interesting. Lets see if everyone wants up top.

[crazed 9.6]

this new choose-a-lane is interesting. Lets see if everyone wants up top.

I don't get why nascar thinks that is a good idea :eek:

Drivers are loosing spots and drivers are gaining spots without even doing any racing.
Clint went from 9th to 5th, while Kyle went from top 10 to below top 10 :eek:

I just don't get it :(

[dara]

Kevin Harvick wins stage 2. 10 more bonus points to bigstar, 82harley, 4me2c, Timekeeper, Oakster

[dara]

I think the lane choice makes sense if you are more than a couple back for the #2 spot. Outside lane is so much better here.

[dara]

overtime coming up, 3 and 6 mixup. Harvick seems to have the best car.

[dara]

Congrats to Kevin Harvick, sweeping the race, 50 more bonus points to bigstar, 82harley, 4me2c, Timekeeper, Oakster

[crazed 9.6]

wow, those Harvick pics really paid off today !!

Good job guys !

[dara]

High score was bigstar and Oakster at 225

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

[dara]

Podium:
bigstar 2834
dara 2708
82harley 2616

Full standings in the rules thread.

Race tomorrow at about the same time, same channel .. Green flag 4:47p eastern.

[4me2c]

Congratz to Harvick for the Clean Sweep in the Race and to bigstar and Oakster for the High Scores in the Pool...! Good pics Guys...!

[dara]

Closing the thread so no one post picks for Sunday's race.