July 11, 2015

Crew chief handout: Quaker State 400

By Nascar

NASCAR.com

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Read the notes NASCAR provides during the drivers’ meeting

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NASCAR SPECIAL AWARDS

Award	Driver
Coors Light Pole Award	N/A
3M Lap Leader	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
American Ethanol “Green Flag Restart” Award	Carl Edwards
Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” Award	Austin Dillon
Freescale “Wide Open” Award	Carl Edwards
Ingersoll Rand Power Mover Award	Kurt Busch
Mahle Engine Builder of the Race Award	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award	Denny Hamlin
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race Award	Austin Dillon
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap Award	Casey Mears
Sunoco Rookie of the Race Award	Matt DiBenedetto

RACE TIME

Event	Time (ET)
Driver Introductions	6:55 p.m.
Pre-race prep: Tires, interior & remove generators	7:10 p.m.
Line up crews — facing the flag	7:26 p.m.
Invocation	7:30 p.m.
National Anthem	7:31 p.m.
Command to start engines	7:37 p.m.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Number of Laps	267 laps
Competition yellow	Lap 25
Pit Road Speed	45 mph
Caution Car Speed	55 mph
Pit Road Speed Begins	237 feet before the first pit box
Pit Road Speed Ends	187 feet past the last pit box
Minimum Speed	35.56 seconds
Exiting the Pits (Blend Line)	Keep all 4 tires below the yellow line until the exit of Turn 2
Fuel Pit Stalls 1-22	NXS Sunoco pumps
Fuel Pit Stalls 23-43	NSCS Sunoco pumps
Post-Race	2-5 stop in pit stalls 31-35
All Others/Two crew members per car	Double file, against the grass across from pit stall 35

NEXT RACE

Event	Track/Day/Time (ET)
Next week	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Hauler parking	6 p.m. ET, Thursday, July 16
Garage opens	6:30 a.m. ET, Friday, July 17
First practice	11:30 a.m. ET, Friday, July 17

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