Nascar Cup 2011 Race 19 - New Hampshire

Not bad racing, though I know I was having some serious issues with setup.  Besides Scot, it sounded like we all kind of did.  No highlight video this week as I didn't get the replay saved before the server shut down.  But that's OK as I've discovered how to do some pretty good camera action with my Camera Control Master software.  But as far as the race went, it was pretty close.  Sandy was out pretty quickly from what looked like a violent wreck.  Chad held in a little longer but succumbed to damage.  His car did anyway.  Scot led the way for quite a bit from his pole (first of the season).  If I remember right, he got into some lap traffic that caused issues and sent him back to me.  I had lost 4th gear and was getting caught in quite a few wrecks.  First was me trying to thread the needle for too long and I just couldn't hold it.  I was able to come back up to 2nd from last while still only having 3rd gear as my high, but ended up spinning Scot and rolling him somehow after failing to anticipate lap traffic ahead of him.  Sorry, Scot.  Indy is a little more open and the AI seem to behave more realistically, but beware that they are still a little aggressive.  I also witnessed them cause a massacre wreck down the front stretch with no help from me.  They just were racing.  So look out for wrecks on the front stretch...there's NO WHERE to go if one happens.

Next week:  Indianapolis

NOTE: These results say there were no cautions.  There were cautions.  There were a lot of cautions.

Track: NEW HAMPSHIRE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Date: 07/20/11

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.640
2	029	M Max	30.709
3	24	J Gordon	30.770
4	99	C Edwards	30.906
5	17	M Kenseth	31.107
6	14	T Stewart	31.123
7	16	G Biffle	31.139
8	2	K Busch2	31.156
9	33	C Bowyer	31.160
10	5	M Martin	31.198
11	9	K Kahne	31.249
12	18	K Busch	31.305
13	1	J McMurray	31.316
14	48	J Johnson	31.345
15	11	D Hamlin	31.369
16	31	J Burton	31.382
17	39	R Newman	31.439
18	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	31.448
19	00	D Reutimann	31.462
20	32	R Sorenson	31.495
21	6	D Ragan	31.523
22	90	C Mears	31.591
23	19	E Sadler	31.594
24	83	B Vickers	31.627
25	87	J Nemechek	31.646
26	98	P Menard	31.666
27	56	M Truex Jr.	31.675
28	71	B Labonte	31.683
29	78	R Smith	31.702
30	38	T Kvapil	31.713
31	43	A Allmendinger	31.802
32	26	D Stremme	31.808
33	66	S Riggs	31.830
34	42	J Montoya	31.850
35	81	J Yeley	31.852
36	29	K Harvick	31.884
37	34	T Raines	31.886
38	47	M Ambrose	31.935
39	55	M Waltrip	31.963
40	37	D Gilliland	32.012
41	7	R Gordon	32.071
42	055	C Ferguson	32.317
43	021	T Bear	32.377

Weather: Clear, 82 °F, Northwest 10 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	029	M Max	30.196
2	29	K Harvick	30.238
3	99	C Edwards	30.317
4	2	K Busch2	30.355
5	33	C Bowyer	30.358
6	31	J Burton	30.381
7	56	M Truex Jr.	30.403
8	11	D Hamlin	30.449
9	19	E Sadler	30.514
10	9	K Kahne	30.547
11	14	T Stewart	30.557
12	1	J McMurray	30.559
13	18	K Busch	30.564
14	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.564
15	71	B Labonte	30.588
16	5	M Martin	30.606
17	48	J Johnson	30.625
18	39	R Newman	30.645
19	90	C Mears	30.682
20	24	J Gordon	30.711
21	17	M Kenseth	30.720
22	00	D Reutimann	30.792
23	6	D Ragan	30.810
24	98	P Menard	30.819
25	7	R Gordon	30.846
26	32	R Sorenson	30.874
27	013	T Nadz	30.877
28	87	J Nemechek	30.894
29	55	M Waltrip	30.902
30	26	D Stremme	30.949
31	38	T Kvapil	30.954
32	66	S Riggs	31.015
33	37	D Gilliland	31.027
34	78	R Smith	31.048
35	47	M Ambrose	31.061
36	83	B Vickers	31.129
37	16	G Biffle	31.132
38	34	T Raines	31.164
39	42	J Montoya	31.187
40	81	J Yeley	31.355
41	43	A Allmendinger	31.399
42	021	T Bear	31.491
43	055	C Ferguson	33.589

Weather: Clear, 82 °F, Southwest 7 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	029	M Max	30.431
2	013	T Nadz	30.752
3	17	M Kenseth	30.872
4	24	J Gordon	30.941
5	2	K Busch2	30.954
6	021	T Bear	30.970
7	99	C Edwards	31.024
8	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	31.026
9	18	K Busch	31.033
10	48	J Johnson	31.039
11	33	C Bowyer	31.115
12	31	J Burton	31.130
13	5	M Martin	31.158
14	39	R Newman	31.167
15	1	J McMurray	31.228
16	14	T Stewart	31.232
17	56	M Truex Jr.	31.271
18	00	D Reutimann	31.328
19	29	K Harvick	31.342
20	98	P Menard	31.342
21	11	D Hamlin	31.351
22	9	K Kahne	31.401
23	16	G Biffle	31.415
24	90	C Mears	31.473
25	42	J Montoya	31.475
26	6	D Ragan	31.480
27	55	M Waltrip	31.519
28	37	D Gilliland	31.541
29	19	E Sadler	31.548
30	83	B Vickers	31.573
31	7	R Gordon	31.608
32	26	D Stremme	31.669
33	32	R Sorenson	31.737
34	66	S Riggs	31.761
35	87	J Nemechek	31.819
36	71	B Labonte	31.830
37	47	M Ambrose	31.838
38	34	T Raines	31.838
39	38	T Kvapil	31.885
40	43	A Allmendinger	31.928
41	81	J Yeley	31.998
42	78	R Smith	32.178
43	055	C Ferguson	32.325

Weather: Cloudy, 86 °F, Northeast 5 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	12	1	J McMurray	67.634	59	15	180	Running
2	9	19	E Sadler	-0.43	59	7	175	Running
3	20	24	J Gordon	-1.29	59	0	165	Running
4	16	5	M Martin	-1.72	59	0	160	Running
5	7	56	M Truex Jr.	-2.15	59	1	160	Running
6	37	16	G Biffle	-2.58	59	0	150	Running
7	11	14	T Stewart	-3.00	59	0	146	Running
8	5	33	C Bowyer	-3.43	59	0	142	Running
9	19	90	C Mears	-3.86	59	3	143	Running
10	32	66	S Riggs	-4.72	59	0	134	Running
11	6	31	J Burton	-5.15	59	0	130	Running
12	22	00	D Reutimann	-5.58	59	0	127	Running
13	17	48	J Johnson	-6.01	59	0	124	Running
14	26	32	R Sorenson	-6.44	59	0	121	Running
15	14	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	-7.30	59	0	118	Running
16	21	17	M Kenseth	-7.73	59	12	120	Running
17	34	78	R Smith	-8.16	59	0	112	Running
18	33	37	D Gilliland	-8.60	59	0	109	Running
19	36	83	B Vickers	-9.03	59	0	106	Running
20	40	81	J Yeley	-9.47	59	0	103	Running
21	29	55	M Waltrip	-9.92	59	0	100	Running
22	35	47	M Ambrose	-10.25	59	0	97	Running
23	1	029	M Max	-10.48	59	21*	104	Running
24	25	7	R Gordon	-11.08	59	0	91	Running
25	39	42	J Montoya	-14.21	59	0	88	Running
26	30	26	D Stremme	-1L	58	0	85	Running
27	28	87	J Nemechek	-1L	58	0	82	Running
28	38	34	T Raines	-1L	58	0	79	Running
29	27	013	T Nadz	-1L	58	0	76	Running
30	18	39	R Newman	-4L	55	0	73	Running
31	4	2	K Busch2	-9L	50	0	70	Accident
32	41	43	A Allmendinger	-10L	49	0	67	Accident
33	3	99	C Edwards	-40L	19	0	64	Retired
34	13	18	K Busch	-40L	19	0	61	Retired
35	43	055	C Ferguson	-41L	18	0	58	Accident
36	23	6	D Ragan	-48L	11	0	55	Retired
37	2	29	K Harvick	-51L	8	0	52	Retired
38	10	9	K Kahne	-51L	8	0	49	Valve
39	24	98	P Menard	-51L	8	0	46	Camshaft
40	15	71	B Labonte	-52L	7	0	43	Accident
41	8	11	D Hamlin	-52L	7	0	40	Accident
42	31	38	T Kvapil	-52L	7	0	37	Accident
43	42	021	T Bear	-53L	6	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (6 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 86 °F, North 4 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%