2019 Nascar - Windy City - Race #17 Tripleheader

[GA_Boater]

Everybody is racing this weekend at Chicagoland - Cup, X-Men and Trucks. Given the rainy Midwest weather so far this year, we have very slight rain chances - Yea!

NBC and NBCSN with Dale Jr. return to finish out the season. Naturally their 1st race is on NBCSN. :blue: Here's the MRN schedule;

[h=1]Chicagoland Schedule of Events[/h]
All Times Eastern (Local Time 1-Hour Behind)

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Thursday, June 27
ARCA Menards Series Final Practice: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Gander Outdoors Truck Series First Practice: 2:35 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
Gander Outdoors Truck Series Second Practice: 4:35 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
ARCA Menards Series Qualifying: 5:35 p.m.
Gander Outdoors Truck Series Final Practice: 6:35 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
ARCA Menards Series Bounty 150: 8:00 p.m. (FS1)

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Friday, June 28
Xfinity Series First Practice: 4:05 p.m.-4:55 p.m. (NBCSN)
Gander Outdoors Truck Series Qualifying: 5:05 p.m. (FS2)
Xfinity Series Final Practice: 7:05 p.m.-7:55 p.m. (NBCSN)
Radio Pre-Race: 8:30 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 8:30 p.m. (FS1)
Gander Outdoors Truck Series Camping World 225: 9:00 p.m. (MRN/FS1)

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Saturday, June 29
Monster Energy Cup Series First Practice: 11:05 a.m.-11:55 a.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Xfinity Series Qualifying: 12:05 p.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice: 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Radio Pre-Race: 3:00 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 3:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Xfinity Series Camping World 300: 3:30 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying: 6:35 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)

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Sunday, June 30
Radio Pre-Race: 2:00 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 1:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series Camping World 400: 3:00 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)

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News and Notes

• Rule update - After Ross Chastain was DQ'ed for failing the Iowa Truck post-race inspection, the rulebook has been updated to clarify or defend his DQ - If a team will be DQ'ed for getting an L1 or L2 post-race penalty will result in a DQ. This is new language defining the DQ rule which has been in force all year.
• TV Ratings 1 - 1.53 overnight rating for the Sonoma Cup race, up from a 1.48 last year. Viewership was 2.334M, up from 2.478M last year.
• TV Ratings 2 - Fox says ratings are up over last year - Up 3% in ratings and 2% in viewership, excluding rainouts, from 3.983 million viewers per race last year to 4.069M this year.

iBoats Fantasy Live

• Jip gets his 4th :first: of the year at Sononma. Congrats Mr 4Time.
• Justkiddin 5 still has a nice cushion in the overall standings.
• Race roster note - With Cup cars having all practice & qualifying Saturday at Chicagoland, cars to be impounded after qualifying. Lineup not official until tech Sunday morning. Cars that don’t pass on first try have times disallowed & official starting spot behind all those who pass.
• Pole picks lock at 6:30 EST on Saturday.

Good luck iFl'ers,

Humpty

 

[GA_Boater]

Today's first practice results 10 fastest are Bowman after a driveshaft change, then Busch1, Harvick, Byron, Johnson, Blaney, Newman, Keso, Bowyer and Hamlin.

Next practice is after X-Quals and Cup qualifying is after the X-Race.

 

[GA_Boater]

Final Cup practice top 10 - Joey, Bowyer, Harvick, Wallace, Newman, Johnson, McDowell, Byron, Blaney and Elliott.

Make your pole choice by 6:30 EST.

X-Men coming up.

 

[GA_Boater]

Custer won the X-Race over Joey.

Unofficial qualifying results ADillon wins the provisional Cup pole followed by Harvick, Hemric, Johnson, Busch1, Bowyer, McDowell, Bowman, Hamlin and Blaney.

Official starting spots will be set after inspection in the morning.

 

[GA_Boater]

Post-race inspection DQ's another one.

Christopher Bell finished 3rd in the X-Race. That is until they checked ride height of the top 5 finishers and some random cars. Bells car was too low in front and too high in the right rear.

When will a Cup car be DQ'ed?

 

[GA_Boater]

All but one car passed pre-race inspection. The #22 of Tifft failed the 1st time and passed the 2nd time. He will start at the rear.

The field is set and rosters lock at 2:55 EST for the race start at 3PM.

 

[GA_Boater]

Byron in the #24 is starting at the back because of an motor change yesterday. He qualified in the 11th spot.

And watch out for pop-up showers.

 

[GA_Boater]

Severe T-storms are getting closer. The start of the race has been moved up from 3:14 to 3:02. Not sure those 12 minutes will help.

 

[GA_Boater]

We've gone green. 1st heat is 80 laps.

 

[GA_Boater]

12 laps in and red flagged for lightning.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Rain delay. It's the same storm that hit us at 430 this morn. Heavy rain and wind..

 

[GA_Boater]

The wind is destroying an NBC booth in the pits and shredding a cover. Just like my boat cover! :doh:

 

[MTboatguy]

Looking at the radar, we are probably done for the day, thunder head over them, two more coming from the west and a bunch of weather coming from the north. It is ugly there.

 

[WIMUSKY]

That wind destroyed our peonies!

 

[64osby]

Severe T-storms are getting closer. The start of the race has been moved up from 3:14 to 3:02. Not sure those 12 minutes will help.

They were able to run 12 laps.

I was listening on MRN. It was interesting hearing them announce the approach of the storm and the first strikes of lightning.

 

[GA_Boater]

That wind destroyed our peonies!

TMI! LOL

The wind tore up a few pit boxes and took off several car covers. Harvick and Wallace cars looked like they were Saran wrapped under the covers.

Covers coming off and it looks like we may take another shot at it.

 

[WIMUSKY]

And??????????

 

[GA_Boater]

Racin'

Hamlin won 1st heat.

Only 1 real caution so, excluding the rain yellow to red.


Harvick leading 2nd heat with Johnson and Elliott close behind.

 

[GA_Boater]

Harvick wins heat 2. Elliott 2nd and Larson 3rd. Some good racing up front.

Now it's a question of beating the rain to get in a full race.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Again, eh. Must be the 2nd round that went thru here