Fan Shield 500 at Phoenix Raceway

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Sunday, March 8, 2020 - Phoenix Raceway
3:30pm/et
Green flag: 3:44pm/et
Laps: 312 - Stages: Stages: 75/190/312
TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Cars to the rear: #19-Truex, Jr. (engine change), #38-Nemechek (radiator change)

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials

Set limits:
Cup: 3 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying or practice);

Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4964;
Right-side — D-4966

Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,218 mm (87.32 in.);
Right-side — 2,244 mm (88.35 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 14 psi; Left Rear — 14 psi;
Right Front — 32 psi; Right Rear — 30 psi

 

[Snagglefoot]

Cold beer at the ready.

 

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Green green green

 

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I love the look of the small spoilers. I wonder if there would have been any negative implications if they had run no tapered spacer instead of the 1.17" one with this package.

 

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Lap 57, 66 car to the garage, mechanical.

 

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Lap 58 Caution, 47 car spins in turn 2. 38 car is the free pass.

 

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95 restarts at the tail, too fast on entry.

 

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13 restarts at the tail, crew member over the wall too soon.

 

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Caution lap 63. 11 car spun in front of the 12 in turn 3. 11 has heavy damage on the right rear, 12 hit the wall with right front damage. Free pass to the 47. The 2 car spun as well with looks to be minimal damage.

 

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12 to the garage, DVP.

 

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Stage 1 top 10

1. Harvick
2. Elliott.
3. Logano
4. DiBenedetto
5. KyBusch
6. Bowman
7. Truex
8. Almirola
9. Reddick
10. Jones

Free pass to the 53

 

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Caution lap 131, 3 car into the wall.

 

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22 restarts at the tail, uncontrolled tire.

 

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Caution lap 189, 51 had an engine let go off of turn 2.

 

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Stage 2 Top 10

1. Keselowski
2. Harvick
3. Truex
4. Reddick
5. KyBusch
6. Almirola
7. Logano
8. Bowyer
9. Larson
10. Custer

Elliott gets free pass, back on the lead lap.

 

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Caution lap 213, 00 car. Free pass to the 96.

 

[Snagglefoot]

My boy Joey in number 1 spot with 70 to go.

 

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Caution, lap 252. 20 car spins into the wall, turn 2. 95 should be the free pass.

 

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Caution, lap 265. 8 car in the wall, turn 2. Looks like the right front tire went down, or something broke on the suspension in the right front.

 

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Pit crew had trouble with the jack. Back to 18 for Joey.