Michigan Cup Pre Race thread

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Descriptive Forecast
Friday
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Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday Night
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Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 54F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Hourly Forecast6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point56 | 5367 | 5372 | 5359 | 53
Wind2 mph NNW3 mph NE4 mph ESE2 mph SE
Humidity86%58%51%77%
Chance of Precip.0%0% 0%0%
Cloud Cover24%39%43% 24%
ConditionsClearPartly CloudyPartly CloudyClear
Sunrise & Sunset
6:45 AM
8:35 PM
 
Saturday
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Clear. High of 79F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
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Mostly cloudy. Low of 55F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Hourly Forecast6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point56 | 5270 | 5474 | 5762 | 55
Wind1 mph ENE5 mph East6 mph ESE5 mph East
Humidity91%59%54%74%
Chance of Precip.0%10% 10%0%
Cloud Cover17%17%22% 81%
ConditionsFogClearClearMostly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
6:46 AM
8:34 PM
 
Sunday
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Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the afternoon. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Sunday Night
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Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain in the evening, then clear. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Hourly Forecast6AM12 Noon6PM12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point61 | 5570 | 6377 | 6664 | 61
Wind5 mph ENE4 mph East5 mph SE4 mph SSE
Humidity83%77%68%89%
Chance of Precip.0%0% 20%10%
Cloud Cover68%37%35% 0%
ConditionsMostly CloudyPartly CloudyChance of a ThunderstormClear
 
Odds to win the 2013 Pure Michigan 400 (8/18/13)
Driver Odds
Jimmie Johnson 5/1
Kasey Kahne 7/1
Kyle Busch 8/1
Matt Kenseth 8/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10/1
Greg Biffle 10/1
Kurt Busch 12/1
Carl Edwards 12/1
Brad Keselowski 12/1
Kevin Harvick 12/1
Clint Bowyer 15/1
Martin Truex Jr. 15/1
Jeff Gordon 15/1
Denny Hamlin 18/1
Joey Logano 25/1
Ryan Newman 30/1
Jamie McMurray 40/1
Austin Dillon 40/1
Juan Montoya 60/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 60/1
Mark Martin 75/1
Danica Patrick 100/1
Bobby Labonte 100/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
Paul Menard 100/1
Jeff Burton 100/1
Trevor Bayne 100/1
Marcos Ambrose 100/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100/1
Aric Almirola 100/1
 
(Sprint Cup Series)
Times are local to the Track

Friday, August 16
10:30 - 11:50 am NCWTS Practice
12:00 - 1:30 pm NSCS Practice
2:00 - 3:20 pm NCWTS Final Practice
3:40 pm NSCS Qualifying

Saturday, August 17
8:30 - 9:25 am NSCS Practice
9:35 am NCWTS Qualifying
11:00 - 11:55 am NSCS Final Practice
12:30 pm NCWTS Michigan National Guard 200 Race

Sunday, August 18
12:30 pm NSCS Driver Introductions
1:00 pm NSCS Pure Michigan 400 Race

NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Times are local to the Track
 
PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage
(times in eastern time)
  • Practices:
    Friday, August 16, 12:00 - 1:30 pm/et, TV-SPEED
    Saturday, August 17, 8:30 - 9:25 am/et, TV-FoxSports1

  • Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, August 17, 11:00 - 11:55am/et, TV-FoxSports1

  • Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-36, Friday, August 16 at 3:40 pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air scheduled at 9:00pm/et and 4:00am/et.
 
Goodyear Tires Notes / Fast Facts




    • Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials:

      Set limits: Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for the race

      Number of Tires: Sprint Cup: Left-side  1,200, Right-side  1,250

      Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4558; Right-side -- D-4560

      Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.5 in. (2,222 mm); Right-side -- 88.4 in. (2,246 mm)

      Technical Inspection Inflation:
      Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
      Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi

      Minimum Recommended Inflation:
      Left Front -- 24 psi; Left Rear -- 22 psi;
      Right Front -- 51 psi; Right Rear -- 48 psi

      Notes: Teams in both NASCAR series in action at Michigan this weekend will run the same right-side tire code (D-4560), though they will run different left-side codes . . . the Sprint Cup Series left-side code is D-4558 . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Sprint Cup teams ran at Michigan earlier this season and in August last season . . . this is also the same tire set-up that Cup teams have run at the last two races at Kansas  April 2013 and October 2012 . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners on all four tire positions at Michigan . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
 
Weird seeing a Pepsi paint scheme on any car but the 24.

HMS better have taken some notes last time
 
Event times, TV coverage and other information for this weekend's NASCAR action

SPECIAL: FOX Sports 1 PROGRAMMING GUIDE (NASCAR coverage on FOX Sports 1 starts this weekend.)

All times ET

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15

ON TRACK
-- 9 a.m.-noon ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series practice (Follow live) -- 1:30-4 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series practice (Follow live)


FRIDAY, AUGUST 16

ON TRACK-- 10:30-11:50 a.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice (Follow live)
-- 11-noon p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series practice
-- Noon-1:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, SPEED (Follow live)
-- 1:30-3:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice
-- 2-3:20 p.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, SPEED (Follow live)
-- 3:40 p.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, SPEED (Follow live)


PRESS CONFERENCES
WATCH LIVE
-- 10 a.m. -- Kyle Busch
-- 10:25 a.m. -- Austin Dillon and Greg Zipadelli
-- 10:40 a.m. -- Jimmie Johnson
-- 10:55 a.m. -- Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle
-- 2:15 p.m. -- Martin Truex Jr.
-- 5 p.m. -- Post-NSCS qualifying

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WATCH LIVE
-- Sprint Cup: 11:30 a.m. ET
-- Nationwide, 1 p.m. ET


SATURDAY, AUGUST 17


SPECIAL: FOX Sports 1 PROGRAMMING GUIDE (NASCAR coverage on FOX Sports 1 starts this weekend.)

ON TRACK
-- 8:30-9:25 a.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 9:30 a.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2
-- 9:35 a.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 11-11:55 a.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1 (Follow live)
-- 12:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Michigan National Guard 200 (100 laps, 200 miles), FOX Sports 1 on air at noon (Follow live)
-- 2:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 (90 laps, 203.2 miles), ESPN on air at 2 (Follow live, joined in progress)

PRESS CONFERENCES
WATCH LIVE
-- 2 p.m. -- Post-NCWTS race (approximately)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
ON TRACK
-- 1 p.m. ET, Pure Michigan 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), ESPN on air at noon ET (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES
WATCH LIVE
-- 4 p.m. -- Post-NSCS race
 
Jeff Gordon has no choice but to be good this weekend. This will make or break his chances.

15 Points back is already too far back.
 
reck said:
Jeff Gordon has no choice but to be good this weekend. This will make or break his chances.

15 Points back is already too far back.
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to me this is the part of the season that sucks a bit. bunch of points racing going on. Drivers in the points don't want to be raced hard by anybody and they don't want to race anybody hard. they get all twisted up like they should have all the track to themselves. Gordon is going to have to fight that. He got all twisted up with Clint last year, but Clint ended up finishing second by digging hard and Johnson's bad luck. the shoe is on the other foot this year. He is probably going to have to ruffle some feathers to make the chase. he has to beat Truex and Biffle and probably Kurt on a weekly basis.
 
StandOnIt said:
to me this is the part of the season that sucks a bit. bunch of points racing going on. Drivers in the points don't want to be raced hard by anybody and they don't want to race anybody hard. they get all twisted up like they should have all the track to themselves. Gordon is going to have to fight that. He got all twisted up with Clint last year, but Clint ended up finishing second by digging hard and Johnson's bad luck. the shoe is on the other foot this year. He is probably going to have to ruffle some feathers to make the chase. he has to beat Truex and Biffle and probably Kurt on a weekly basis.
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I agree. That makes it doubly hard to make up points. I still think he needs to win a race. Top 10 at this point seems very unlikely with how many good drivers he needs to beat.
 
I think Biff and Truex can both drop out of the top ten but I'm putting Kahne back in and I have to go with Kurt over Gordon for that last spot.

Which means Gordon would indeed need a win.
 
reck said:
I agree. That makes it doubly hard to make up points. I still think he needs to win a race. Top 10 at this point seems very unlikely with how many good drivers he needs to beat.
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That's exactly what he needs to do. Seems lately he hasn't been.
 
Still a little off Carl's track record. Save some for qualifying.

But if JGR can sustain the power, that will be big.
 
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