April 7, 2018
- Saturday Texas Notebook: Kevin Harvick enters a cell phone-free zone at Augusta National; Hoping to break drought, Jimmie Johnson finds speed at Texas; Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to backup car after crash ion practice[More](4-7-2018)
- Happy Hour (final) practice for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#48-Johnson 198.143
#4-Harvick 197.984
#19-Suarez 197.780
#41-Busch 197.759
#78-Truex, Jr. 197.614
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 14 drivers): #4-Harvick 196.904.
slowest: #51-Rhodes 188.114 & #00-Cassill 187.598.
notes: The start of practice was delayed by more than 30 minutes due to wet track conditions.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (4-7-2018) - First Saturday practice for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#19-Suarez 198.998
#11-Hamlin 198.900
#24-Byron 198.741
#48-Johnson 198.639
#4-Harvick 198.180
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 11 drivers): #31-Newman 195.483
slowest: #51-Rhodes 189.142 & #00-Cassill 188.140. No speed: #15-Chastain, #23-Gaulding, #55-Sorenson.
notes: #17-Stenhouse, Jr made contact with the wall in turn 4 and will have to go to a backup car.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Second Practice speeds page (pdf) (4-7-2018) - Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway have been made.
Pit stalls 7, 20, 23, 26, 30, and 43 will not be in use.
Pole winner #41-Busch chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #4-Harvick, took pit stall 8, with an opening in front of it.
#14-Bowyer, who starts 3rd, took the 14th stall, with an opening in front of it.
The final pit stall was taken by #48-Johnson, who starts 9th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-7-2018) - Ryan Blaney gives Team Penske third straight NASCAR Xfinity victory: Blaney won the first stage in a runaway, led 132-of-200 laps and beat runner-up Christopher Bell to the finish line by 2.327 seconds. The victory was Blaney’s first of the season, his first at Texas Motor Speedway and the seventh of his career.[More](4-7-2018)
- Blaney wins Texas Motor Speedway XFINITY race: #22-Ryan Blaney won the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway for his 7th career XFINITY win and 2st of the year. He led 132 of the 200 laps.
#20-Christopher Bell finished second, followed by #21-Daniel Hemric, #00-Cole Custer, #18-Ryan Preece, #2-Matt Tifft, #42-Jamie McMurray, #1-Elliott Sadler, #12-Austin Cindric, and #23-Spencer Gallagher.
The top 4 XFINITY Series drivers: #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Danie Hemric, #00-Cole Custer, and #18-Ryan Preece will race for the Dash4Cash next week at Bristol.
There were 8 cautions for 42 laps and 9 lead changes among 11 leaders.
The average speed was 124.986mph.
Complete results are on the Texas race results page (pdf). (4-7-2018) - Race stage winners:
Stage 1 – lap 45 – Winner, #22-Ryan Blaney
Stage 2 – lap 90 – Winner, #19-Brandon Jones
Stage 3 – lap 200 – Race winner, #22-Ryan Blaney - Texas XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
Ryan Blaney(i) won the 22nd Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300, his seventh victory in 66 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in six races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Christopher Bell (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2018.
Daniel Hemric (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Christopher Bell (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 11 points over Tyler Reddick #.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-7-2018) - XFINITY Driver standings following Texas Motor Speedway:
1) #1-Elliott Sadler, 228
2) #9-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 217, -11
3) #20-Christopher Bell, 208, -20
4) #21-Daniel Hemric, 203, -25
5) #7-Justin Allgaier, 196, -32
6) #00-Cole Custer, 181, -47
7) #11-Ryan Truex, 179, -49
8) #23-Spencer Gallagh, 174, -54
9) #2-Matt Tifft, 165, -63
10) #19-Brandon Jones, 162, -66
11) #16-Ryan Reed, 161, -67
12) #4-Ross Chastain, 131, -97
See complete owner and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and owner standings page (pdf).(4-7-2018) - Ryan Blaney on XFINITY pole at Texas: #22-Ryan Blaney won the Busch pole for the My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 189.880mph. #11-Ryan Truex will start second. The rest of the top 10: #19-Brandon Jones, #16-Ryan Reed, #42-Jamie McMurray, #9-Tyler Reddick, #3-Ty Dillon, #7-Justin Allgaier, #38-J.J.Yeley, and #00-Cole Custer. Qualifying was canceled after the first round due to wet track conditions.
Did Not Qualify: #15-Matt Mills, #74-Mike Harmon.
The starting lineup is posted on the Texas starting lineup page (pdf).(4-7-2018) - Texas Motor Speedway XFINITY Qualifying Notes:
an Blaney(i) won the Pole Award for the 22nd Annual My Bariatric Solutions 300 with a lap of 28.439 seconds, 189.880 mph.
This is his second pole in 66 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in six races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Ryan Truex (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Brandon Jones (third) posted his second top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in six races this season.
Tyler Reddick (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-7-2018) - Qualifying Results (pdf)
- Auburn football coach Malzahn named Talladega grand marshal:Auburn University Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn, one of the most innovative offensive minds in football, has been named as the Grand Marshal for Talladega Superspeedway’s GEICO 500 Sunday, April 29, and will give the command to fire engines prior to the GEICO 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.[More](4-7-2018)
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