Big Machine Vodka 400 at IMS

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Big Machine Vodka 400

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #26 of 36

Sunday, September 8, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:05pm/et (moved up from 2:24pm/et due to the chance of rain)
Laps/Stages: 167 laps total. Stages end on laps: 50/100/160

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 2:00pm/et, NBC and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): IMS Radio Network / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway 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-4870;
Right-side - D-4878

Tire Circumference:
Left-side - 2,227 mm (87.68 in.);
Right-side - 2,241 mm (88.23 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front - 18 psi; Left Rear - 18 psi;
Right Front - 42 psi; Right Rear - 38 psi

 

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Kyle SWEEEEEEP!!!!!

 

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Caution lap 11. 41 car into the wall on the exit for turn 2. Cockpit is full of smoke. The 24 car also made light contact with the wall.

 

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Perk of having a teammate as the leader, Harvick brings the field down the front slower than normal so the 41 can get out of pit road and stay on the lead lap.

 

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Chase Elliott was spun on pit road. 13 car uncontrolled tire. He will start at the rear as well as the 41 for pitting before pit lane was open for service.

 

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Race control advised the crew chief of the 1 that there is tire smoke on the restart

 

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Caution lap 41, 00 car hard into the wall turns 1 and 2. Really hard hit, even the roof is damaged. Looks like he cut a tire.

 

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Caution lap 48, cars 20 and 2 spin. The 20 has the rear ripped off. The 2 spun and crashed hard into the outside barrier. Thankfully both drivers are out. The 2 had an extremely hard hit.

 

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The 2 hit the tire barrier hard on the inside wall on the exit of turn 2. Very fortunate to hit the tire barrier there and not the wall behind it.

 

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Stage 1 top 10:

1. Logano
2. Larson
3. Harvick
4. Blaney
5. Newman
6. Johnson
7. Kyle Busch
8. Hamlin
9. Bowman
10. Buescher

 

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The 2 car in the tire barrier.

 

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Red flag while the barrier is repaired.

 

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More pictures of the accident from Fox's Twitter.

 

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Race Control has instructed spotters to have the drivers start their engines. Red flag has been removed, yellow is being displayed.

 

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Lap 87 looks like an engine let go on the 18. On the access road in turns 3 and 4 pulling onto pit lane. Fire can be seen through the right front wheel well like an oil line let go. Smoke pouring out from both sides on the front.

 

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Caution lap 88 for the 18 car on fire on pit road, a fire truck will have to be dispatched to pit road. Pit road will have to be closed for firefighting and cleanup. Kyle is out of the car.

 

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Much apologies, internet went out and I had to reset the modem and router.

Caution lap 96 for debris.

Caution lap 104. Huge crash on the restart, 48 car looks done, tons of damage. Bottom of 3 wide in turn 2. The 1 car also spun into the outside wall, less damage. the 21 car also spun but looks to have minimal damage. The 96 car has the hood buckled.

 

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The 8 car also had contact in the lap 104 incident.

 

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The damage to Jimmie's car. He will not make the playoffs for the first time in his career.

 

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Stage 2 Top 10

1. Harvick
2. Larson
3. Blaney
4. Logano
5. Bowyer
6. Suarez
7. Kurt Busch
8. Johnson
9. Byron
10. Almirola