NASCAR 2020 Race 34 (Playoff #8): Texas AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500

[dara]

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Sunday, October 25, 2020 - Texas Motor Speedway
3:30pm/et
Laps: 334 - Stages: Stages: 105/210/334
TV: NBCSN - Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Race #8 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

Sunday, October 25
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
7:30 AM-1:30 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
7:30 AM NCS GARAGE OPEN
2:10 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
2:15 PM NCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS (DRIVERS STANDING BY CARS)
2:30 PM(3:30 PM/ET) NCS RACE (STAGES 105/210/334 LAPS = 501 MILES)
7:00 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT



https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/TexasMotorSpeedway.svg/220px-TexasMotorSpeedway.svg.png

Track Specs:
Track Length: 1.5 Mile (334 laps = 501 miles)
Race Length: 500 Miles (1) 500 Miles (2)
Width: 80 feet in turns 1 & 2
Width: 60 feet in turns 3 & 4
Banking in Corners 1 and 2: 20 degrees
Banking Corners 3 and 4: 24 degrees
Banking on Dogleg: 5 degrees
Banking on Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,250 feet
Backstretch: 1,330 feet
Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 112,522 [138,122, 146,000 & 159,000]
First Race: April 6, 1997 - Interstate Batteries 500



Track Records & Stats

July 2020 Race Winner: Austin Dillon, 137.292 mph, started 21st

Track Race Record: Greg Biffle, April 2012, 160.577mph
Slowest Race Record: Jeff Burton, 1997, 125.102mph
Oldest Race Winner: Dale Jarrett, 44 years, 4 months, 6 days, 4/1/2001
Youngest Race Winner: Joey Logano, 23 years, 10 months, and 13 days, 4/7/2014

July 2020 Pole: Aric Almirola, by draw, finished 10th

Track Qualifying Record: #41-Kurt Busch, 200.951mph, 11/3/2017 (final round qualifying)
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 6 months, 0 days, 4/08/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 23 years, 0 months, 12 days, 11/05/2006
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, 2002, started 31st


July 2020 Race statistics

Lead changes: 29 among 12 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 45
Red flags: 1 for 11 minutes and 29 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 38 minutes and 57 seconds
Average speed: 137.292 miles per hour (220.950 km/h)

[4me2c]

1) Kyle Busch
2) Martin Truex Jr.
3) Kevin Harvick
4) Chase Elliott

[dara]

Starting Order:

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

[dara]

Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex, Jr.

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Martin Truex Jr
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick

[crazed 9.6]

Chase Elliott***
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Erik Jones

[Oakster]

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

[TimeKeeper]

Aric Almirola
Ryan Blaney
Kurt Busch****
Chase Elliot

[superbox]

Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick*
Ryan Blaney
Martin Truex Jr.

[minitor]

Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Chase Elliott
Ryan Blaney

[bigstar]

Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick *
Ryan Blaney

[dara]

1) Kyle Busch
2) Martin Truex Jr.
3) Kevin Harvick
4) Chase Elliott


Brad Keselowski
Denny Hamlin*
Kevin Harvick
Martin Truex, Jr.


Chase Elliot *
Martin Truex Jr
Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick


Chase Elliott***
Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin
Erik Jones


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


Aric Almirola
Ryan Blaney
Kurt Busch****
Chase Elliot


Joey Logano
Kevin Harvick*
Chase Elliott
Ryan Blaney


Chase Elliott
Kevin Harvick*
Ryan Blaney
Martin Truex Jr.


Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick *
Ryan Blaney

Green Flag, 1/2 of Stage 1 is Lap 53

[dara]

Favorites by driver:
Kyle Busch - 4me2c
Kurt Busch - TimeKeeper
Elliott - crazed, orziz
Hamlin - dara
Harvick - bigstar, minitor, superbox, Oakster

Other drivers: Almirola, Blaney, Jones, Keselowski, Logano, Truex

[Marley]

dang missed it again live sucks sometimes so much bad is going on cant even think about this sometime oh well

[crazed 9.6]

dang missed it again live sucks sometimes so much bad is going on cant even think about this sometime oh well

sorry to hear bud :eek:

[dara]

Marley, you still have time to submit a late entry vs. the missing entry.

[crazed 9.6]

With Nascar letting these guys race on this wet track, it just may cost some guys a Championship :eek:
Harvick and Hamlin both lost it on the same corner at the same spot, so did Aric as well. That is a slick track !
If Nascar was gonna stay green on a wet track, then they should have supplied rain tires and wipers.

Be a shame to see Harvick or Hamlin not get into the final 4 after the year they both have had because of this :eek:

[dara]

Looks like a red flag.

[4me2c]

Good News : Larson has been Re-Instated for Jan...!!!

http://iptvtalk.net/showthread.php?42723-Chip-Ganassi-Racing-ends-relationship-with-Kyle-Larson&p=275755&viewfull=1#post275755 :cool:

[dara]

We still aren't at the halfway point for the first stage... Marley can still enter in this extended mist delay!

[dara]

Restart postponed until Monday at 10am eastern. I probably can't watch, so no updates from me until after the race.

[crazed 9.6]

Are we gonna get a race in today ?
It should be on NBCSN channel again today.

Looks a little wet in Texas this morning thou. There are some windows but ... :eek:

https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/tx/fort-worth/32.75,-97.33/date/2020-10-26


The running order after 52 laps:

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

[4me2c]

"Lost Speedways" is on Now...!!! Texas Race Delayed Due to Weather...!!

[4me2c]

Weather delays Monday resumption of Cup Series Playoff race at Texas

By
Staff Report NASCAR.com October 26, 2020 at 10:05 AM

Persistent rain has again delayed the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Texas Motor Speedway.

RELATED: Full leaderboard | Hourly forecast

Fifty-two of a scheduled 334 laps were complete after Sunday’s start to the Autotrader EchoPark 500 before a nagging rain intensified at the 1.5-mile Fort Worth track. That forced officials to postpone the remainder of the event to a Monday resumption at 10 a.m. ET, but wet weather has placed those plans on hold.

Clint Bowyer is scored as the leader of the race in the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Ford. Stage 1 is scheduled to end at Lap 105 with Stage 2 to end at Lap 210.

The 501-miler is the second of three races in the Round of 8 playoff bracket that will whittle the field to the four drivers who will compete for the Cup Series championship on Nov. 8 at Phoenix Raceway.

This story will be updated.




https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/10/26/nascar-cup-series-playoffs-texas-motor-speedway-monday-weather-update/

[4me2c]

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/10/26/nascar-cup-series-playoffs-texas-motor-speedway-monday-weather-update/

[4me2c]

Nascar is getting succky with it's Updates and Links...!!! Both links above reach a Oooops, can't find where this goes crap while at the bottom Right hand Corner one is able to Click HOME and get to Nascar dot com... The Delay is posted and at the end it shows : this story will be Updated but, But, BUTT, it isn't...!!! :mad:

[4me2c]

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/nascars-texas-cup-series-playoff-race-delayed-rain

[4me2c]

"NASCAR’s fleet of Air Titans and additional dryers got onto the track multiple times throughout Monday to combat the wet weather, but bouts of rain have severely hampered process. As of 4:30 p.m. ET, there is still no estimate as to when the track will be ready to race."

[4me2c]

The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 started Sunday afternoon, and 52 of a scheduled 334 laps were complete before wet weather forced a red flag. The race was set to resume Monday, but ongoing showers pushed that plan to a proposed restart Tuesday at noon ET (NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM).

[crazed 9.6]

Tuesday @ noon EST
Race delayed due to mist and rain.
Jet Dryer Trucks have been on the track all morning

The Jet Trucks may have logged the most laps @ Texas this week :eek:

[4me2c]

16 Minutes ago :

"Update, 11:49 a.m., Oct. 27: The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 remains in a delay because of inclement weather in the Fort Worth area.

UPDATE: We are still in a delay due to weather conditions at @TXMotorSpeedway.

Visit
https://t.co/fGEFKOzq4h throughout the day for more updates and visit
https://t.co/7PHWhTFrMu for current weather conditions at the track. pic.twitter.com/0p7cE2PZ1B
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 27, 2020"

[4me2c]

Same Old, Same Old...!!!

[4me2c]

" By
Staff Report NASCAR.com October 27, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Continuing rain delayed Tuesday’s attempts at resuming the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race from Texas Motor Speedway on hold, but track-drying efforts gave hope to a Tuesday evening restart. Officials have set a tentative time to roll cars back onto pit road to grid at 8 p.m. ET with hopes of firing the engines at 8:30 p.m. ET."...!!?

[4me2c]

" By
Staff Report NASCAR.com October 27, 2020 at 7:50 PM

NASCAR officials have postponed the completion of the Cup Series playoff race from Texas Motor Speedway for a third consecutive day because of continuing rain Tuesday.

The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 began Sunday, with drivers completing 52 of 334 laps before a light mist and drizzle escalated, forcing the event to be red-flagged. Nagging rain washed out Monday’s and Tuesday’s attempts to continue the race, pushing it to a Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET restart time (NBCSN/NBC Sports App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)."...!!!

[dara]

As a reminder for those who have not yet submitted an entry, you still can under the 'late entry' rule.

[4me2c]

"BUMP" Still set for 3 PM EST...!!!

[4me2c]

"BUMP"Now looking at 5'ish PM EST, isn't that Tea Time...?!?

[4me2c]

Stage 1
Stage Points

1
Clint Bowyer
14 |
10

2
Martin Truex Jr
19 |
9

3
Erik Jones
20 |
8

4
Ryan Blaney
12 |
7

5
Jimmie Johnson
48 |
6

6
William Byron
24 |
5

7
Chase Elliott
9 |
4

8
Joey Logano
22 |
3

9
Austin Dillon
3 |
2

10
Matt DiBenedetto
21 |
1

11
John H. Nemechek
38 |
--

12
Kyle Busch
18 |

[4me2c]

No One picked Bowyer so No Stage Points...


Hurry back dara...!!! Good Race so far...!! crazed where You bee...?!?

[dara]

oh, its on

[4me2c]

11 laps to go in Stage 2 and Ky Busch is Leading... But for how long...?!?

[4me2c]

Welcome to the Party Pal(dara)...Lol...!!!

[4me2c]

Dang looked away and Ky Busch was in 6th, Now back in 2nd and taking no Prisoners...!!!

[4me2c]

Back in the Lead Spot with #19 on his tail...!! Stage 2 Ky Busch

[4me2c]

Stage 2
Stage Points

1
Kyle Busch
18 |
10

2
Martin Truex Jr
19 |
9

3
Alex Bowman
88 |
8

4
Brad Keselowski
2 |
7

5
Ryan Blaney
12 |
6

6
Christopher Bell
95 |
5

7
Austin Dillon
3 |
4

8
Clint Bowyer
14 |
3

9
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
47 |
2

10
Kevin Harvick
4 |
1

11
Jimmie Johnson
48 |

[4me2c]

Woooooo, 10 Stage for #18 and 4me...!!! Cool...!!!

[dara]

thanks for covering! I'm updating the spreadsheet, but can't watch the race.

[4me2c]

Ok, 4me will bee back before the end, doing and into something else but me will bee checking...!!!

[4me2c]

32 to go and Bowyer is back in the Lead with #'s 18 n 19 close...!!!

4me Likes that Silver/Gray Skittles...!!! :cool:

[4me2c]

Oh No,, 20 to go and 18 is 1st with 19 at his heals...

[4me2c]

Will this bee His 1st Win of this Season...?!? This One Hopes So...!!!

[4me2c]

Under 15 laps to go... Nail Biting Time..Lol...!!!

[4me2c]

Fingers,, Toes and Legs Crossed... 3 laps to go...

[dara]

Congrats to Kyle Busch, and 50 bonus points to 4me2c.

[4me2c]

Congratz to #18 Kyle Busch on His 1st WIN of the Season, All is not Lost...!!!

[4me2c]

Leaderboard
Time Behind
Last Lap
Delta
Laps
Best Time
Last Pit Stop

1
Kyle Busch
18 |
Leader
29.694
Leader
334
28.921
267

2
Martin Truex Jr.
19 |
0.468
29.442
0.468
334
29.036
274

3
Christopher Bell
95 |
3.227
29.7
2.759
334
28.874
278

4
Ryan Blaney
12 |
8.174
29.466
4.947
334
29.055
276

5
Alex Bowman
88 |
11.895
29.507
3.721
334
29.103
275

6
Brad Keselowski
2 |
15.485
29.443
3.590
334
28.895
273

7
Kurt Busch
1 |
15.71
29.562
0.225
334
29.12
274

8
Matt DiBenedetto
21 |
20.752
29.637
5.042
334
29.074
272

9
Denny Hamlin
11 |
21.706
29.645
0.954
334
29.125
271

10
Joey Logano
22 |
21.971
29.545
0.265
334
29.097
269

11
Austin Dillon
3 |

[4me2c]

If 4me gets Lucky enough to Win a Die-cast, Me Thinks that Skittles Zombie #18 will bee the Pick of the Litter...!!!

[dara]

High score was 4me2c with 191

https://i.imgur.com/FZfBIhX.png
Official

[dara]

Podium
bigstar 4565
dara 4444
4me2c 4372

Next race, Martinsville, on Sunday.

[crazed 9.6]

congrads 4me with high score and sticking with Kyle B who finally getting that win :)

[4me2c]

TY crazed 8.4...!!! :cool: