Schedule:
Thursday, May 2
2:05 p.m. ET Truck Series First Practice No TV
4:05 p.m. Truck Series Final Practice No TV
Friday, May 3
11:05 a.m. ET Cup Series First Practice NASCAR.com
12:05 p.m. Xfinity Series First Practice NASCAR.com
1:10 p.m. Truck Series qualifying NASCAR.com
2:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice NASCAR.com
3:40 p.m. NASCAR qualifying FS1/fuboTV
5 p.m. Truck Series JEGS 200 FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, May 4
9:05 a.m. ET Cup Series Second Practice FS1/fuboTV
10:10 a.m. Xfinity Series Qualifying FS1/fuboTV
12 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice Fox/fuboTV
1:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Allied Steel Buildings 200 FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, May 5
2 p.m. Cup Series Gander RV 400 FS1/fuboTV
Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 400
Stage 1: Lap 120
Stage 2: Lap 240
Race: Lap 400+
Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile concrete oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 9 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43; 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstands: 95,500 [was 113,000 in 2014; was 135,000 in 2009, will be 85,000 in 2016]
Distance: 400 miles/laps; Stage 1 ends on lap 120, Stage 2 ends on lap 240, Final Stage ends on lap 400
Track Records & Stats
May 2018 Race Winner: Kevin Harvick, 115.044mph, started 2nd
October 2018 Race Winner: Chase Elliott, 122.404mph, started 9th
Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997
Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008
May 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Larson, 158.103mph, finished 10th
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, no qual, finished 8th
Track Qualifying Record: Brad Keselowski, 164.444mph, 5/30/2014
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995
Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986
Fewest Lead Changes: 3 - 10/17/1971
Most Leaders: 13, three times, most recently, 10/2/2011
Fewest Leaders: 3 - five times, most recently 5/16/1982
Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most on a lead lap: 21, 6/4/2006
Fewest on a lead lap: 1, 11 times, most recently 9/15/1991
Most Running at the Finish: 40, 9/21/2008, 9/28/2014 & 10/4/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 13, 5/17/1981
Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 491 [of 500], Richard Petty, 9/15/1974
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 3, Tony Stewart, 6/2/2013
Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 38; Ford, 25; Dodge, 7; Pontiac, 6; Mercury, 6; Toyota, 5; Buick, 3; Plymouth, 2; Oldsmobile, 2
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.080 Seconds - 9/25/2005
Greatest Margin of Victory: 22.071 Seconds - 6/6/1999
(Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.)
Race Stats (May 2018)
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
Red flags: 1 for 41 minutes and 1 second
Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds
Average speed: 115.044 miles per hour (185.145 km/h)
Thursday, May 2
2:05 p.m. ET Truck Series First Practice No TV
4:05 p.m. Truck Series Final Practice No TV
Friday, May 3
11:05 a.m. ET Cup Series First Practice NASCAR.com
12:05 p.m. Xfinity Series First Practice NASCAR.com
1:10 p.m. Truck Series qualifying NASCAR.com
2:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Final Practice NASCAR.com
3:40 p.m. NASCAR qualifying FS1/fuboTV
5 p.m. Truck Series JEGS 200 FS1/fuboTV
Saturday, May 4
9:05 a.m. ET Cup Series Second Practice FS1/fuboTV
10:10 a.m. Xfinity Series Qualifying FS1/fuboTV
12 p.m. Cup Series Final Practice Fox/fuboTV
1:30 p.m. Xfinity Series Allied Steel Buildings 200 FS1/fuboTV
Sunday, May 5
2 p.m. Cup Series Gander RV 400 FS1/fuboTV
Distance 400 miles (640 km)
Laps 400
Stage 1: Lap 120
Stage 2: Lap 240
Race: Lap 400+
Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile concrete oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 9 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43; 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstands: 95,500 [was 113,000 in 2014; was 135,000 in 2009, will be 85,000 in 2016]
Distance: 400 miles/laps; Stage 1 ends on lap 120, Stage 2 ends on lap 240, Final Stage ends on lap 400
Track Records & Stats
May 2018 Race Winner: Kevin Harvick, 115.044mph, started 2nd
October 2018 Race Winner: Chase Elliott, 122.404mph, started 9th
Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997
Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008
May 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Larson, 158.103mph, finished 10th
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, no qual, finished 8th
Track Qualifying Record: Brad Keselowski, 164.444mph, 5/30/2014
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995
Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986
Fewest Lead Changes: 3 - 10/17/1971
Most Leaders: 13, three times, most recently, 10/2/2011
Fewest Leaders: 3 - five times, most recently 5/16/1982
Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most on a lead lap: 21, 6/4/2006
Fewest on a lead lap: 1, 11 times, most recently 9/15/1991
Most Running at the Finish: 40, 9/21/2008, 9/28/2014 & 10/4/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 13, 5/17/1981
Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 491 [of 500], Richard Petty, 9/15/1974
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 3, Tony Stewart, 6/2/2013
Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 38; Ford, 25; Dodge, 7; Pontiac, 6; Mercury, 6; Toyota, 5; Buick, 3; Plymouth, 2; Oldsmobile, 2
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.080 Seconds - 9/25/2005
Greatest Margin of Victory: 22.071 Seconds - 6/6/1999
(Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.)
Race Stats (May 2018)
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 48
Red flags: 1 for 41 minutes and 1 second
Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes and 37 seconds
Average speed: 115.044 miles per hour (185.145 km/h)
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