Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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Dixie Vodka 400
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Time: 3:30pm/et
TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR​

Race Length: 267 laps (400.5 mi / 644.54 km)

Race Stages: 80-80-107

Track Information: Homestead-Miami Speedway is a 1.5 mile (2.41 kilometer) oval located in Homestead, FL USA.

Cars to the rear: none reported

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials


Set limits:
Cup: 10 sets for the race;


Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4928;
Right-side — D-4930


Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,225 mm (87.60 in.);
Right-side — 2,248 mm (88.50 in.)


Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 18 psi; Left Rear – 18 psi;
Right Front — 45 psi; Right Rear — 42 psi

 

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Cars to the rear: #7-LaJoie (unapproved adjustments), #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments), #15-Davison (failed inspection twice), #48-Bowman (unapproved adjustments)

 

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4 minutes to the command

 

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Caution lap 26, Competition Caution. Top 10: 2, 22, 1, 5, 47, 19, 4, 17, 20, 12. The 53 is the free pass car.

 

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78 to the garage, mechanical.

 

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Slow stop on the 5 to add a packer to the left front.

 

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Caution lap 63. 15 car has the engine let go on the back stretch. 53 should be the free pass again. Top 10: 17, 24, 2, 1, 48, 22, 5, 19, 47, 6.

 

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Tire rub on the 48 a lap after the restart.

 

[Skeet6]

I wonder what "visual inspection" of the 11 car saw. Not that I am a fan...
Mike B

 

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Stage 1 Top 10:

1. Buescher
2. Keselowski
3. Truex
4. Byron
5. Bowman
6. Larson
7. Logano
8. Elliott
9. Kurt Busch
10. Austin Dillon.

 

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I wonder what "visual inspection" of the 11 car saw. Not that I am a fan...
Mike B

 

[Skeet6]

View attachment 47375

Exactly.. what is so obvious? Hmmmm
Mike B

 

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Caution lap 152, 7 engine let go with fluid on the back stretch. 37 should be the free pass, top 10: 19, 17, 24, 1, 3, 48, 11, 5, 6, 10.

 

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Stage 2 Top 10:

1. Byron
2. Hamlin
3. Kurt Busch
4. Truex
5. Larson
6. Buescehr
7. Harvick
8. Blaney
9. Bowman
10. Keselowski

14 is the free pass.

 

[Malo83]

Exactly.. what is so obvious? Hmmmm
Mike B

Decals are probably out of order

 

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Caution lap 198, 10 into the wall after hitting the 12 in turn 3. 53 should be the free pass. Top 10: 24, 19, 5, 11, 1, 4, 41, 8, 34, 2.

 

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11 car to the rear, too fast on pit road.

 

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Lap 227 the 1 car pits for a vibration.

 

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Unofficial Top 10:

1. William Byron
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Martin Truex Jr
4. Kyle Larson
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Michael McDowell
7. Ryan Newman
8. Kurt Busch
9. Alex Bowman
10. Kyle Busch

 

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