2019 Nascar - Playoff Race #2 - Richmond.

[GA_Boater]

Round 2 of the Cup playoffs and round 1 of the X-Men playoffs are at Richmond this weekend. After the first Truck elimination race narrowing the playoff drivers down to 6 and in the middle of their playoffs, they are taking a month off. Who came up with this schedule?

All X-Men activity is tomorrow with the race Friday evening. Cup practices and qualifies tomorrow for the race Saturday night. Weather shouldn't be an issue. Here is the MRN schedule;

[h=1]Richmond Schedule of Events[/h] All Times Eastern

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Friday, September 20
Xfinity Series Final Practice: 9:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series First Practice: 11:35 a.m.-12:25 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice: 1:35 p.m.-2:25 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Xfinity Series Qualifying: 4:35 p.m. (NBCSN, 5 p.m.)
Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying: 6:05 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)
Radio Pre-Race: 7:00 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 7:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Xfinity Series Go Bowling 250: 7:30 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)

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Saturday, September 21
Radio Pre-Race: 6:30 p.m. (MRN)
TV Pre-Race: 6:00 p.m. (NBCSN)
Monster Energy Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400: 7:30 p.m. (MRN/NBCSN)

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News and Notes

• Driver change at RCR - Daniel Hemric is out and Tyler Reddick in the #8 seat for next year. Reddick is in 3rd place in the X-Playoffs begininng at Richmond.
• Last Friday the Truck playoff field was cut by 2 - Enfinger and Sauter were eliminated from the playoffs.
• Penalties at Vegas - Only loose lugs, nothing major.
• TV ratings - 1.4 overnight rating for last night's Las Vegas race, up from a 1.3 for last year's race, which ran during the afternoon instead of evening.

iBoats Fantasy Live

• First iFL playoff winner is Da Rowdy Gambler. Humpty says give him a :first: cuz it was Vegas. :smile: Congrats, Gambler.
• FlaCowboy is carrying over his overall leading top spot.
• iFL pole locks at 6 PM tomorrow.

Good racin' everyone,

Humpty

 

[GA_Boater]

First Cup practice results - Buescher, Joey, Byron, TWT, and Larson were fastest.

Second practice in about an hour.

 

[GA_Boater]

Final Cup practice - Truex, Elliott, Hemric, Hamlin, ADillon, Harvick, Keso, Blaney, TWT and Newman the top 10.

Hamlin had the best 10 consecutive average speed in the final practice, TWT had the best in the first practice.

Pole lock is at 6 PM.

 

[GA_Boater]

It's Keso on the Provisional Pole, followed by Harvick, Elliott, TWT, Bowyer, Hamlin, Almirola, Truex, Big Bro and Johnson. Official line-up after pre-race inspection. Roster locks at 7:25 PM tomorrow.

I wonder why The Whining Twerp has never been voted Most Popular Driver? https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1175170781942300673

 

[GA_Boater]

Pending inspection;

Where the playoff drivers start: 1st Keso, 2nd Harvick, 3rd Elliott, 4th TWT, 5th Bowyer, 6th Hamlin, 7th Almirola, 8th Truex, 9th Big Bro,13th Larson, 15th Blaney, 16th Jones, 19th Newman, 20th Bowman, 25th Byron, 28th Joey.

 

[GA_Boater]

Green flag for less than a lap.

Spin and crunch for the #66.

 

[GA_Boater]

2nd yellow for Miller. A lota smoke after meeting the wall. half the field is a lap down at lap 57. Heat is through lap 75

 

[GA_Boater]

Car against the wall for #3 yellow. Spun and smashed the rear end really good.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bell wins the 1st heat. A lotta 3 wide racing going on.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bell wins heat 2. They have settled down. Might change at the end of the race.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bell wins and has a spot in the next round of X-Playoffs.

 

[GA_Boater]

FYI - Garage opens 1:30 and tech should start soon afterward. So official lineup likely at 3:30-4. Then pits selected.

So the official line up will be set about 3 1/2 hours before the iFL roster lock at 7:25.

 

[GA_Boater]

Bubba Wallace and JJ Yeley flunked the 1st time through inspection and passed the 2nd time through. Both are starting at the rear. So other than those two, the qualifying starting spots are good.

7:25 is still the roster lock time.

 

[GA_Boater]

100 laps in heats 1 and 2, 200 in final heat.

Green flag!

 

[GA_Boater]

30 laps in and Keso has led 'em all, no cautions, 5 cars a lap down already.

 

[GA_Boater]

Battle for the lead with Truex. And it's Truex on lap 54.

 

[GA_Boater]

Truex wins 1st heat by almost 4 seconds. It would be more, but but he was busy lapping cars. No yellows and 17 cars on the lead lap.

 

[GA_Boater]

On the restart, TWT leads and Bowman and ADillon get together. Dollon spins Bowman in what seems to retaliation and 1st real yellow.

TWT keeps the lead on this restart over Truex.

 

[aspeck]

NASCAR Fantasy won’t let me log in .... grrrr

 

[GA_Boater]

NASCAR Fantasy won’t let me log in .... grrrr

Maybe that's the secret. You're doing better than me. :smile: