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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 8, 2018 6:51:08 GMT -8
Xfinity Series at Michigan - Cumulative
LTi Printing 250 Michigan International Speedway June 9, 2018 Race 13 of 33
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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 8, 2018 6:51:21 GMT -8
Xfinity Series at Michigan - Pit Road Times
LTi Printing 250 Michigan International Speedway June 9, 2018 Race 13 of 33
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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 8, 2018 6:51:31 GMT -8
Xfinity Series at Michigan - Race Notes
LTi Printing 250 Michigan International Speedway June 9, 2018 Race 13 of 33
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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 8, 2018 6:54:27 GMT -8
Aunty's Tires
Goodyear Fast Facts -- Michigan
NASCAR Xfinity Series - Race No. 13 - LTi Printing 250 Michigan International Speedway (2.0-mile oval) - Brooklyn, Mich. Fast Facts for June 8-10, 2018
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits: Cup: 3 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 7 sets for the race; Xfinity: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4770; Right-side -- D-4796
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 2,227 mm (87.68 in.); Right-side -- 2,251 mm (88.62 in.)
Minimum Recommended Inflation: Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear - 22 psi; Right Front -- 54 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
Storyline - Keeping cool in Michigan: Michigan is the highest speed track on the NASCAR Cup circuit, with straightaway speeds reaching 212 mph. Running at those speeds generates a lot of heat in the tires, so Goodyear held a tire test at the track to address that issue this past April. What came out of that session was a completely new tire set-up, with compounds on both the left- and right-side that will introduce more tire wear and run cooler by dissipating more heat.
"Michigan was paved not too many years ago and the track still has a lot of grip, so we have be cognizant of that and the speeds the Cup cars are running when we make our tire recommendation," said Greg Stucker, Goodyear's director of racing. "We tested at Michigan this spring with the expressed intent of looking at right-side tire temperatures, and came away with a great compound that will wear more and run cooler. We also were able to update our left-side construction and go with a compound on that side of the car that will wear more as well."
Notes - New tire set-up debuts for both NASCAR series at Michigan:Teams in both the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same tire set-up at Michigan this weekend . . . this is the first time these teams will be running either of these two Goodyear tire codes . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at Michigan on April 17-18 . . . drivers participating in that test were Aric Almirola, Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. . . . compared to what was run at Michigan last year, this left-side tire features an updated construction that brings it into line with what is run at other speedways and a new compound to introduce more wear, while this right-side is a single tread compound tire (last year was a multi-zone tread tire) with a new compound that will introduce more wear and run cooler, which was the focus of the April tire test . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Michigan . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
--- Thx Goodyear Racing/Jayski ---
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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 9, 2018 6:19:49 GMT -8
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Post by SeattleSix on Jun 9, 2018 7:25:10 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 9:10:30 GMT -8
Crew Chief's Handout...
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 9:23:20 GMT -8
10 minutes ago...
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 9:51:45 GMT -8
Track speculation....1 - 1/2 hour delay to get track dry...IF it stops raining real soon.
(Saw on twitter that if they cannot get the race in today, they will try again tomorrow at 10:00Am (Eastern time)).
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 10:11:02 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 10:29:37 GMT -8
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 10:45:58 GMT -8
Bob Pockrass @bobpockrass
Still pouring at the moment. Looks like another 20-30 minutes of rain and then a window. So maybe 4:30-5ish to start if wind picks up and less humid.
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 11:16:17 GMT -8
Bob Pockrass Tweeted 4 minutes ago... "Track drying begins as rain has stopped."
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 11:58:54 GMT -8
NASCAR driver introductions scheduled for 4:15 pm ET
Track drying continues at @mispeedway
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Post by Zytes on Jun 9, 2018 12:04:48 GMT -8
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 9, 2018 12:48:47 GMT -8
Green Flag Green Flag Green Flag NASCAR Xfinity Grand National Series @ Michigan International Speedway.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 9, 2018 12:50:35 GMT -8
Sadler out front with Kyle Busch and Bell behind.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 9, 2018 12:51:36 GMT -8
Kyle Busch leads with 5 laps down in Stage 1.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 9, 2018 12:59:54 GMT -8
Caution is out for Chris Bell spinning and smacking the wall with the rearend.
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Post by woosprints12 on Jun 9, 2018 13:05:27 GMT -8
Restart with 10 laps to go in Stage 1.
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