2015 Sprint Unlimited at DIS Pre-Race Thread

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The 2015 Sprint Unlimited will consist of the 2014 Coors Light Pole Winners & Past Event winners

THE RACE, Saturday, February 14, 2015
TV: FOX at 8:00pm/et
Green flag at ~ 8:29pm/et

75-lap Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 14, will be split into two segments. A competition caution at Lap 25 will separate the segments in the non-points event.

New this year, select fans will be paired with each crew chief for a random drawing to determine starting and pit road positions. The drawings will take place on Friday, Feb. 13 at the FDOT Main Stage inside the Sprint FANZONE beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The field of 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will include 2014 Coors Light Pole Award winners, former Sprint Unlimited race winners and Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full time in 2014, and all 16 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers from 2014. If an eligible driver does not enter the race, the open position will be filled based on 2014 Championship driver points. The first five provisional drivers, respectively, are Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose, Casey Mears, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Courtesy of Jaski.com and NASCAR.com
http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/2015/story/_/page/2015-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Sprint-Unlimited#drivers
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...ited-format-2015-nascar-official-release.html
 
Paint Scheme: Sprint Unlimited

http://www.nascar.com/paint-scheme-preview#1jamie_mcmurray_mcdonalds_922x520


My pick
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By the Numbers: The Sprint Unlimited:

.013 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kyle Busch over Tony Stewart in 2012, the closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history
.058 - Margin of victory in seconds by Kurt Busch over Jamie McMurray in 2011, the second closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history
.08 - Margin of victory in seconds by Dale Earnhardt over Sterling Marlin in 1995, the third closest margin in Sprint Unlimited history
1 - Laps led by Rusty Wallace (1998), Neil Bonnett (1983-84), Dale Earnhardt (1980), Dale Jarrett (2000 and 2004) and Kevin Harvick (2009) in the Sprint Unlimited races they won
2.75 - Average finish by Dale Earnhardt, best by any driver with multiple starts
5 - Drivers who have won the event in their first appearance (Buddy Baker, 1979; Dale Earnhardt, 1980; Jeff Gordon, 1994; Dale Jarrett, 1996; Denny Hamlin, 2006)
6 - Number of Sprint Unlimited wins by Dale Earnhardt, the series leader
7 - Number of fewest starters in the field for the Sprint Unlimited (1981)
10 - Number of races led, the most since race began in 1979 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
11 - Number of starts before winning, most since race began in 1979 (Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin)
14 - Number of different leaders in the 2009 event, most since race began in 1979
20 - Number of wins by Chevrolet in the Sprint Unlimited, leads all manufacturers
21 - Most consecutive starts in the Sprint Unlimited by Jeff Gordon (1994-2014).
27 - Kevin Harvick's starting position in 2009, the lowest by a race winner in the event's history
28 - Number of lead changes in the 2011 event, highest number since race began in 1979
44 - Laps led by Greg Biffle in 2005, the most by a driver who did not win the event
47 - Laps led by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2008, the most in a single Sprint Unlimited was the 2013 event won by Kyle Busch.
197.802 mph - The fastest average speed of the race for the Sprint Unlimited was in 1987 won by Bill Elliott

from jayski.com
 
Event Schedule

(Times are local to the Track)

Friday, February 13
5:00 - 5:55 pm NSCS Sprint Unlimited practice, FS1
6:30 - 7:25 pm NSCS final Sprint Unlimited practice, FS1

Saturday, February 14
7:55 pm The Sprint Unlimited driver introductions
8:15 pm The Sprint Unlimited, FOX
 
Looks like I get to watch my driver take the win from the rear of the field. He and Jeff Gordon can work their way up front.
 
First 2 cars out penalized!
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#4 and #1

Bowyer called in because he forgot to weigh in. :confused:

and Stewart, and Denny
 
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do the speeds seem slower on TV? The numbers seem a little lower
 
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