Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway

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Instacart 500
Sunday, March 14, 2021
Phoenix Raceway
Time: 3:30pm/et
TV: FOX - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR​

Race Length: 312 laps (312 mi / 502.11 km)

Race Stages: 75-115-122

Track Information: Phoenix Raceway is a 1 mile (1.61 kilometer) D-shaped tri-oval located in Avondale, AZ USA.

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Intermediate Radials


Set limits: Cup: 9 sets for the race;


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

Cars to the rear: #5-Larson (failed pre-race inspection twice), #24-Byron (failed pre-race inspection twice), #51-Ware (failed pre-race inspection twice), #53-Smithley (driver change)

 

[Malo83]

Looking at FORD teams to finally wake up here.

 

[RoadDukie]

I've got to admit that I think that Bowyer is doing a pretty great in the booth. He and Gordon are pretty funny together....

@bdcardinal... Thanks again for the great info!

 

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Bowyer is killing it in the booth.

 

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Green, green, green

 

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Caution lap 31, competition caution. 11, 2, 12, 20, 22, 1, 47, 19, 4, 18. The 51 of Cody Ware is the free pass.

 

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19 has right side damage from getting in the wall

 

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5 car too fast entering section 1, restart at the rear

 

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Caution lap 46. 48 car around in turn 2. He checked up after getting into contact with the 42 and the 3 helped him.
12, 2, 20, 22, 4, 11, 1, 19, 47, 18. The 15 of James Davison is the free pass.

 

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Stage 1 top 10:

1. Blaney
2. Logano
3. Keselowski
4. Hamlin
5. Elliott
6. Kyle Busch
7. Harvick
8. Byron
9. Larson
10. DiBenedetto

James Davison is the free pass again.

 

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Caution lap 89, 38 in the the wall in turn 2 with some help from the 51. 22, 12, 9, 2, 11, 5, 4, 18, 21, 24. 00 of Quin Houff is the free pass.

 

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Stage 2 top 10:

1. Logano
2. Truex Jr
3. Hamlin
4. Keselowski
5. Blaney
6. Harvick
7. Byron
8. Almirola
9. Elliott
10. Bell

The 3 of Austin Dillon is the free pass.

 

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Elliott, Almirola, and Chastain to the rear on the restart for speeding.

 

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Lap 248, green flag pit cycle starting.

 

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Lap 261 caution, 8 car slow. 34 of McDowell is the free pass.

 

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Lap 291 caution, 18 car spun on the front stretch with some help from the 42. 22, 19, 2, 5, 11, 4, 24, 9, 10, 41. Free pass is the 17 of Buescher.

 

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Unofficial top 10:

1. Martin Truex Jr
2. Joey Logano
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Chase Elliott
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Kyle Larson
8. William Byron
9. Christopher Bell
10. Ryan Blaney

 

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