Cup Series-Autism Speaks 400 Racethread

[slorydn1]

THE RACE: Autism Speaks 400 presented by Hershey'
TRACK: Dover International Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #12 of 36 for the 2010 season

Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile oval
Track/Race Length: 1.0 concrete oval, 400 laps, 400 miles
Banking: turns: 24°; straights: 9°
Straights: Frontstretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43 stalls, 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstand Seating: 135,000
Pit Road Speed: 35mph
Pace Car Speed: 45mph
Opened: 1969
Track Qualifying Record: Jeremy Methfield, 22.288 sec @ 161.522mph, 6/4/2004
Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/97
Most Wins (active): 4 - Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott
Most Poles (active): 4 - Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon
Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986
Most Leaders: 13, twice, most recently, 9/24/2000
Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993
Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993
Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001

The info listed above and more at http://www.jayski.com/next/2010/12dov2010.htm

[slorydn1]

last years race:

NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 13 of 36
May 31, 2009 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:28:16
Average Speed: 115.237 mph
Pole Speed: 22.960 sec @ 156.794 mph
Cautions: 10 for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: .861 sec
Attendance: 100,000

Top 10 finishers (Start in parenthesis)


01..48 J Johnson (8)
02..14 T Stewart (31)
03..16 G Biffle (5)
04..17 M Kenseth (14)
05...2 Ku Busch (19)
06...9 K Kahne (2)
07..99 C Edwards (13)
08..39 R Newman (11)
09..07 C Mears (17)
10...5 M Martin (28)

To the back: Jeff Gordon (#24) backup car, John Andretti (#34) transmission change

Cautions: Laps: 32-35 (competition), 45-48 (debris), 118-123 (debris), 165-169 (debris), 233-236 (#11 accident turn 4), 277-280 (debris), 286-290 (#98,7 accident backstretch), 332-335 (debris), 365-368 (debris), 371-373 (#5,00,12 accident frontstretch)

Lap leaders: D. Reutimann 1, J. Montoya 2-4, D. Reutimann 5-28, R. Sorenson 29-32, D. Gilliland 33, E. Sadler 34-35, G. Biffle 36-48, J. Johnson 49-115, C. Edwards 116-120, J. Johnson 121-125, C. Edwards 126-129, J. Johnson 130-164, C. Edwards 165, J. Johnson 166-232, C. Edwards 233, J. Johnson 234-239, M. Martin 240, J. Johnson 241-276, C. Edwards 277, M. Kenseth 278-284, J. Johnson 285-331, G. Biffle 332, J. Johnson 333-364, G. Biffle 365-391, T. Stewart 392-397, J. Johnson 398-400

Points standings (top 20) after this race:

Rank Driver Points Diff
+----+-----------------------+------+-----+

1 Tony Stewart 1853
2 Jeff Gordon 1807 -46
3 Jimmie Johnson 1789 -64
4 Kurt Busch 1762 -91
5 Ryan Newman 1680 -173
6 Kyle Busch 1634 -219
7 Denny Hamlin 1630 -223
8 Matt Kenseth 1625 -228
9 Greg Biffle 1618 -235
10 Jeff Burton 1587 -266
11 Carl Edwards 1582 -271
12 Mark Martin 1567 -286
13 David Reutimann 1536 -317
14 Kasey Kahne 1501 -352
15 Juan Pablo Montoya 1475 -378
16 Clint Bowyer 1449 -404
17 Brian Vickers 1436 -417
18 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1352 -501
19 Martin Truex, Jr. 1338 -515
20 Marcos Ambrose 1319 -534
+----+-----------------------+------+-----+

(taken from http://racing-reference.info/race/2009-13/W )

[willracefan]

i'm saying it again, i think this is the race where kenseth bounces back from his recent slump. he started off hot with five straight top tens and should have won at martinsville. i don't believe that was just a fluke start, he's one of the top contenders this year.

[slorydn1]

i'm saying it again, i think this is the race where kenseth bounces back from his recent slump. he started off hot with five straight top tens and should have won at martinsville. i don't believe that was just a fluke start, he's one of the top contenders this year.

It remains to be seen. I believe until or unless the Fords go staright thru with the FR9 engine every week that all the Ford teams will be a slight step behind in the engine room...

And for some reason the Roush-Fenway cars seem to be struggling in the handling department, and I can't for the life of me figure out why. It seems like all 4 of their cars are struggling....

[Iceman778]

yes ou right

[slorydn1]

http://jayski.com/stats/2010/grids/12dov2010grid.htm

[slorydn1]

http://jayski.com/next/2010/pitstalls/12dov2010pits.htm

[edv]

Jeremy Methfield LOL