Schedule:
Friday, March 8
1:35 p.m. ET Cup Series First Practice MRN
3:05 p.m. Xfinity Series First Practice FS1/fuboTV
5:05 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
6:10 p.m. Cup Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, March 9
11:35 a.m. Cup Series Second Practice FS1/fuboTV
12:40 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
2:05 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
4 p.m. Xfinity Series race FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, March 10
3:30 p.m. TicketGuardian 500 FOX/fuboTV
Distance 310.688 mi (500.004 km)
Laps 304 (Stage 1: 75, Stage 2: 75, Stage 3: 162)
Race configuration is "short track" with larger spacers and no aero ducts.
Track Specs:
Degree of Banking: Turns 1-2: 11 degrees; Turns 3-4: 9 degrees
Frontstretch: Length: 1,179 feet, Banking: None
Backstretch: Length: 1,551 feet, Banking: None
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Grandstand seating: 51,000 [was 55,000, 67,000 and 76,812]
Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet
Track Records & Stats
2018 Spring Race winner was Kevin Harvick from 9th, pole winner was Martin Truex, Jr, finshed 5th
Race statistics
Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 36
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds
Average speed: 107.617 miles per hour (173.193 km/h)
2018 Fall Race winner was Kyle Busch
Race Record: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 118.132mph
Slowest Race Record: Al Kulwicki, 1988, 90.457mph
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005
2017 March Pole Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 137.321mph, finished 31st
2017 November Pole Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 137.942mph, finished 17th
Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/2015, 143.158mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006
Stats as of 2018
Most Races: Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon, 34; Ryan Newman, 31
Most Wins: Kevin Harvick, 8; Jimmie Johnson, 4
Most Poles: Ryan Newman, 4; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, 3
Most Top 5s: Jimmie Johnson 15; Kevin Harvick, 14;
Most Top 10s: Jeff Gordon, 24; Mark Martin, 21; Jimmie Johnson, 20
Most Lead Changes: 28 - 2/27/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 1 - 11/4/1990
Most Leaders: 15 - 3/4/2012
Fewest Leaders: 2 - 11/4/1990
Most Cautions: 12 - 11/9/2014
Most Caution Laps: 66, 11/2/2003
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 11/7/1999 & 11/15/2015
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 11/7/1999
Most on the Lead Lap: 29 - 11/2/2003
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 3 - 10/30/1994
Most Running at the Finish: 41 - five times, last on 11/15/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 27 - 11/5/1989
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Ricky Rudd, 1995, started 29th
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 264 - Kevin Harvick, 11/9/2014
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 6 - Ryan Newman 3/19/2017
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 23 - Chevy; 15 - Ford; 3 - Toyota; 2 - Pontiac
Friday, March 8
1:35 p.m. ET Cup Series First Practice MRN
3:05 p.m. Xfinity Series First Practice FS1/fuboTV
5:05 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
6:10 p.m. Cup Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, March 9
11:35 a.m. Cup Series Second Practice FS1/fuboTV
12:40 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
2:05 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice FS1/fuboTV
4 p.m. Xfinity Series race FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, March 10
3:30 p.m. TicketGuardian 500 FOX/fuboTV
Distance 310.688 mi (500.004 km)
Laps 304 (Stage 1: 75, Stage 2: 75, Stage 3: 162)
Race configuration is "short track" with larger spacers and no aero ducts.
Track Specs:
Degree of Banking: Turns 1-2: 11 degrees; Turns 3-4: 9 degrees
Frontstretch: Length: 1,179 feet, Banking: None
Backstretch: Length: 1,551 feet, Banking: None
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Grandstand seating: 51,000 [was 55,000, 67,000 and 76,812]
Pit Stalls:
Length: 30 feet
Width: 17 feet
Track Records & Stats
2018 Spring Race winner was Kevin Harvick from 9th, pole winner was Martin Truex, Jr, finshed 5th
Code:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_TicketGuardian_500Race statistics
Lead changes: 9 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 36
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 13 seconds
Average speed: 107.617 miles per hour (173.193 km/h)
2018 Fall Race winner was Kyle Busch
Race Record: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 118.132mph
Slowest Race Record: Al Kulwicki, 1988, 90.457mph
Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005
2017 March Pole Winner: #22-Joey Logano, 137.321mph, finished 31st
2017 November Pole Winner: #21-Ryan Blaney, 137.942mph, finished 17th
Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/2015, 143.158mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006
Stats as of 2018
Most Races: Mark Martin & Jeff Gordon, 34; Ryan Newman, 31
Most Wins: Kevin Harvick, 8; Jimmie Johnson, 4
Most Poles: Ryan Newman, 4; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, 3
Most Top 5s: Jimmie Johnson 15; Kevin Harvick, 14;
Most Top 10s: Jeff Gordon, 24; Mark Martin, 21; Jimmie Johnson, 20
Most Lead Changes: 28 - 2/27/2011
Fewest Lead Changes: 1 - 11/4/1990
Most Leaders: 15 - 3/4/2012
Fewest Leaders: 2 - 11/4/1990
Most Cautions: 12 - 11/9/2014
Most Caution Laps: 66, 11/2/2003
Fewest Cautions: 2 - 11/7/1999 & 11/15/2015
Fewest Caution Laps: 10, 11/7/1999
Most on the Lead Lap: 29 - 11/2/2003
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 3 - 10/30/1994
Most Running at the Finish: 41 - five times, last on 11/15/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 27 - 11/5/1989
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Ricky Rudd, 1995, started 29th
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 264 - Kevin Harvick, 11/9/2014
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 6 - Ryan Newman 3/19/2017
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 23 - Chevy; 15 - Ford; 3 - Toyota; 2 - Pontiac
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