NASCAR 2019 Race 6: Martinsville STP 500 race thread

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Schedule:

Friday, March 22
1:05 p.m. Truck Series first practice No TV
3:05 p.m. Truck Series second practice No TV

Saturday, March 23
9:35 a.m. Cup Series First Practice FS1/fuboTV
10:40 a.m. Truck Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
12:30 p.m. Cup Series final practice FS1/fuboTV
2 p.m. NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series Race at Martinsville Fox/fuboTV
5:10 p.m. NASCAR qualifying FS1/fuboTV

Sunday, March 24
Time Event Channel
2 p.m. STP 500 FS1/MRN



Distance 263 miles (423 km)
Laps 500 (Stage 1: 130, Stage 2: 130, Stage 3: 240)
Facts:

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Track Specs:
Track Length: 0.526 mile (0.847 km)
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat)
Straights: 800 feet
Grandstand Seating: 55,000

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 14 feet

Track Records & Stats

March 2018 Race Winner: Clint Bowyer, Stared 9th, 81.663mph
October 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano Started 11th, 75.31mph
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon, Sept 1996, 82.223mph
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 8 months, 12 days, 9/22/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 22 years, 9 months, 8 days, 4/10/1960

March 2018 Pole Winner: Martin Truex, Jr. 95.415mph, finished 4h
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 96.254mph, finished 3rd
Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, March 28, 2014, 100.201mph, set in first round of qualifying
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kurt Busch, Oct 2002, started 36th

Most Wins - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 8
Most Wins - All Time: Richard Petty, 15
Most Poles - Active Driver: Joey Logano, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 8
Most Top 5s: 30 - Richard Petty; Active leader - 19 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s: 38 - Jeff Gordon; Active leader, 24 - Jimmie Johnson

Race statistics

Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 33
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 81.663 miles per hour (131.424 km/h)
 
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Starting Order:

No. 1 Joey Logano 22
No. 2 Aric Almirola 10
No. 3 Brad Keselowski 2
No. 4 Kevin Harvick 4
No. 5 Denny Hamlin 11
No. 6 William Byron 24
No. 7 Kyle Larson 42
No. 8 Chase Elliott 9
No. 9 Martin Truex Jr. 19
No. 10 Daniel Suarez 41
No. 11 Clint Bowyer 14
No. 12 Jimmie Johnson 48
No. 13 Chris Buescher 37
No. 14 Kyle Busch 18
No. 15 Paul Menard 21
No. 16 Ryan Preece 47
No. 17 Alex Bowman 88
No. 18 Ryan Blaney 12
No. 19 Erik Jones 20
No. 20 Kurt Busch 1
No. 21 Ryan Newman 6
No. 22 Matt DiBenedetto 95
No. 23 Ty Dillon 13
No. 24 Michael McDowell 34
No. 25 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17
No. 26 David Ragan 38
No. 27 Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. 43
No. 28 Landon Cassill 00
No. 29 Daniel Hemric 8
No. 30 Austin Dillon 3
No. 31 Ross Chastain 15
No. 32 Matt Tifft 36
No. 33 Jeb Burton 52
No. 34 DJ Kennington 77
No. 35 Corey Lajoie 32
No. 36 Cody Ware 51
 
Green Flag projected 2:07pm Eastern.

WEATHER: The Weather Channel is forecasting mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 60s.

LAST TIME: Joey Logano won the most recent Cup Series race at Martinsville, taking first in the First Data 500 in the playoffs before eventually capturing the championship. Clint Bowyer captured the checkered in last March's STP 500.
 
1) Kevin Harvick
2) Martin Truex Jr.
3) Kyle Busch
4) Joey Logano :cool:

Martin Truex Jr.*****
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

Kevin Harvick***
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano

Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr

Martin Truex Jr. @#@#@#
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin
Brad Keselowski

Martin Truex ****
Clint Bowyer
Aric Almirola
Joey Logano

Joey Logano **
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex, Jr.

Brad Keselowski ***
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
Joey Logano

Aric Amirola *
Brad Keselowski
Chase Elliot
Kyle Busch

William Byron
Kyle Larson
Brad Keselowski $$$$
Joey Logano

Kevin Harvick
Joey Logano*
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.

Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr. *
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch

Brad Keselowski
Kevin Harvick*
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.

Aric Almirola
Brad Keselowski
Kyle B ***
Martin Truex Jr.

Green Flag
 
Favorites by Driver:

Almirola: orziz
KyBusch: Ryu, crazed
Harvick: 82harley, minitor, 4me2c
Keselowski: dishuser, TimeKeeper
Logano: dara, superbox
Truex: stilled, bigstar, ranagee, Marley

Other drivers:
Bowyer
Byron
Elliott
Hamlin
Larson