Post by HDT05 on Jul 14, 2012 3:23:07 GMT 10
Lenox Industrial Tools 301
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #19 of 36 for the 2012 season
Race Analysis
Track Length: 1.058 mile oval - Superspeedway
Race Length: 318.485 Miles/301 laps
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Estimated Pit Window: 55-65 Laps
Defending Winner: Lenox Industrial Tools 301: July 2011: #39-Ryan Newman - Started 1st
Sylvania 300: September 2011: #14-Tony Stewart - Started 20th
TV Team:
In the Booth: Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty
Pit Reporters: Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Ralph Sheheen, Chris Neville
TNT's Countdown to Green: Adam Alexander, Larry McReynolds, Kyle Petty
Weekend Schedule
Times in AEST
Practice: Saturday, July 14, 2:00 - 3:30 am
Qualifying: Saturday, July 14, 5:40am - 7:30 am
Practice: Sunday, July 15, 11:00 - 11:55 pm
Final Practice: Monday, July 16, 1:20 - 2:20 am
Race: Monday, July 16, 3:16 - 6:30 am
TV Guide: Times in AEST
Saturday 14th July
9.00am - 10.30am - Loudon/Qualifying, SPEED + SPEED HD
5.30pm - 6.00pm - NASCAR Now, ESPN + ESPN HD
7.30pm - 9.00pm - Loudon/Qualifying, SPEED + SPEED HD
Sunday 15th July
8.00am - 9.00am - Loudon/Final Practice, SPEED + SPEED HD
5.00pm - 6.30pm - Loudon/Final Practice, SPEED + SPEED HD
Monday 16th July
1.00am - 2.00am - Loudon/Qualifying, ONE HD
2.00am - 6.30am - Loudon LIVE, SPEED + SPEED HD + ONE HD
2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Daytona, race 18 of 36]
1) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 676
2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 651, -25
3) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 632, -44
4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 618, -58
5) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 592, -84
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 586, -90
7) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 584, -92
8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 584, -92
9) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 573, -103
10) #15-Clint Bowyer [1 wins], 572, -104
Chase wild card drivers:
WC1) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win, 12th in points], 516, -160
WC2) #20-Joey Logano [1 win, 14th in points], 503, -173
#39-Ryan Newman [1 win, 15th in points], 502, -174
#5-Kasey Kahne [1 win, 16th in points], 500, -176
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf).(7-7-2012)
Full championship points
www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdfs/18dis2012points.pdf
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at New Hampshire:
#36 remains in 35th but is now 85 points ahead of 36th, the #33 team.
Rank) Car#-Driver/Team, owners pts, +/-
32) #10-Reutimann-Patrick/Baldwin, 269 +111
33) #83-Cassill/BK Racing, 258 +100
34) #32-Labonte/FAS Lane Racing, 254 +96
35) #36-Blaney/Baldwin, 243 +85 ahead of 36th
these teams / drivers will need to qualify by speed:
36) #33-Leicht/Childress-Falk, 158, -85 from the top 35
37) #21-Bayne/Wood Bros., 134, -109
38) #49-Yeley/Robinson, 121, -122
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owner points standings, see the Owners Points Standings (pdf).(7-7-2012)
Rain Out Procedures: the rain-out qualifying procedure for all three NASCAR national series is as follows: If first practice is run, but qualifying is unable to take place, the starting lineup will be based on speeds from the car's fastest lap from the first practice, with top-35 cars in owner points no longer segregated from the non-top 35 cars. Previously, the top 35 cars lined up in front of all other eligible car owners.
The Entry List for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is posted, 44 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
Not in top 35 of owners points:
#19-Mike Bliss (44/12)
#23-Scott Riggs (43/17)
#26-Josh Wise (40/18)
#30-David Stremme (39/18)
#33-Stephen Leicht (36/18)
#49-J.J. Yeley (38/18)
#79-Kelly Bires (53/3)
#87-Joe Nemechek (42/18)
#98-Michael McDowell (41/18)
In the event that qualifying is cancelled:
the eight who would make it [8]: #'s 33,30,49,98,26,87,23,19
missing the race would be [1]: # 79
See the full entry list at my Jayski's New Hampshire Entry List.(7-9-2012)
jayski.com/news/stats/2012/story/_/page/19-New-Hampshire-Entry-List
September 2011 Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 116.679mph, started 20th
July 2011 Race Winner: #39-Ryan Newman, 104.100mph, started 1st
Race Speed Record: Jeff Burton, 117.134, 7/13/1997
Slowest Race Record: Ricky Rudd, 87.619, 7/1994
Oldest Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 10 days, 9/20/2009
Youngest Winner: Joey Logano, 19 years, 1 month, 4 days, 6/28/2009
September 2011 Pole Sitter: #39-Ryan Newman, 135.002mph, finished 25th
July 2011 Pole Sitter: #39-Ryan Newman, 135.232mph, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 135.232mph, 7/17/2011
Oldest Pole Winner: Bill Elliott, 46 years, 9 months, 13 days, 7/21/2002
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 21 years, 8 months, 23 days, 7/17/2005
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Jeff Burton, started 38th [provisional], 7/1999
The Numbers for New Hampshire Motor Speedway (All Sprint Cup races):
1 - fewest lead changes (9/17/00)
1 - fewest leaders (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00)
2 - fewest cautions (7/13/97)
2 - fewest laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99)
3 - wins by Dodge at NHMS since manufacturer's return to NASCAR in 2001
4 - drivers that have competed in all 34 races (Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek
4 - most wins (Jeff Burton)
5 - wins from the pole; seven from the front row
6 - most poles (Ryan Newman)
5 - number of jet dryers available for track drying this weekend
7 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (7/11/93)
7 - drivers with more than one win
8 - races won from outside a top-20 starting position
10 - fewest caution laps (7/13/97)
17 - most cautions (7/10/94)
17 - different pole winners
20 - different race winners
23 - most lead changes (twice, most recent 7/21/02)
30 - most cars on lead lap at finish (7/21/02)
30 - fewest cars running at finish (twice, most recent 9/17/00)
38 - deepest in the field race winner has started (Jeff Burton, 7/11/99)
43 most cars running at finish (9/16/07)
79 - most caution laps (7/10/94)
120 minutes - approximate amount of time it takes to dry the 1.058-mile track after a significant rainfall
300 - most laps led by race winner (Jeff Burton, 9/17/00)
2012 Caution Update
1 - fewest cautions this season (Fontana)
5 - races extended beyond scheduled distance (Daytona1, Martinsville, Talladega, Darlington and Sonoma)
10 - most cautions this season (Daytona1)
100 - cautions in the first 18 races of 2012; includes 43 for accidents, 29 for debris and 12 for spins
526 of 5,187 - laps under caution in 2012
760.001 of 7,056.498 - miles under caution in the first 18 races
(Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports and Dodge)(7-12-2012)
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
• Groundbreaking for New Hampshire International Speedway, as New Hampshire Motor Speedway was originally named, was Aug. 13, 1989.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was on July 11, 1993.
• Renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2008.
• There have been 34 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; one per year from 1993 through 1996 and two per year since.
• Four drivers have competed in all 34 races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek.
• Mark Martin won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole.
• Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
• There have been 17 different pole winners, led by Ryan Newman (six).
• 20 different drivers have won, led by Jeff Burton (four).
• Jimmie Johnson (2003) and Kurt Busch (2004) are the only drivers that have posted season sweeps. Those are also the only back-to-back winners.
• Hendrick Motorsports has won eight races, more than any other organization.
• The deepest in the field that a New Hampshire race winner started was 38th, by Jeff Burton in 1999.
• There have been five winners who started from the pole. The last race winner to win from the pole was Ryan Newman last season.
• Jeff Burton led all 300 laps raced in the 2000 fall race.
• Five drivers got their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at New Hampshire: Joe Nemechek (1999), Robby Gordon (2001), Ryan Newman (2002), Clint Bowyer (2007) and Joey Logano (2009).
• Two drivers got their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole at New Hampshire: Patrick Carpentier (2008) and Brad Keselowski (2010).
• Denny Hamlin (9.0) is the only active driver with an average finish at NHMS in the top 10.
• Jeff Gordon has led the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series laps all-time at New Hampshire at 1,304.
• Last fall's event (9/25/11) at NHMS tied the records for most all-time leaders (15), and fewest laps led by the winner (2).
• Youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner: Joey Logano (06/28/2009 - 19 years, 1 month, 4 days).
• Oldest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series New Hampshire Motor Speedway winner: Mark Martin (09/20/2009 - 50 years, 8 months, 11 days).(NASCAR)(7-10-2012)
For news, stats, records and more about this race track, see: Jayski's New Hampshire Motor Speedway Track News/Rumors/Links page
jayski.com/news/tracks/story/_/page/new-hampshire-motor-speedway
Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,100, Right-side -- 1,100;
Nationwide: Left-side -- 450, Right-side -- 450
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 8 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 5 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4564; Right-side -- D-4566
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.4 in. (2,220 mm);
Right-side -- 88.6 in. (2,250 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 20 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 30 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same Goodyear tire codes at New Hampshire this weekend . . . these are two brand new tire codes for NASCAR teams . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at New Hampshire on May 8-9 . . . teams and drivers participating in that test were the No. 27 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with Paul Menard, No. 47 JTG-Daugherty Racing Toyota with Bobby Labonte, No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet with Regan Smith, No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford with Carl Edwards . . . compared to what was run at New Hampshire last year, this left-side tire code (D-4564) features a compound change, while this right-side tire code (D-4566) features a compound change and a construction change to bring into line with what is run at other speedways . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at New Hampshire.
Source: www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm
