Nascar Cup 2011 Race 25 - Atlanta

I was unfortunately absent from last week's race at Atlanta.  However, here is a summation from Sandy:

No humans completed the race.  I was the last man standing, and with less than 10 to go I pitted for gas under green.  Coming out of the pits I was in first gear, then cleverly shifted into neutral then reverse, and got wrecked.  Then blowed up.  Car was nearly completely damaged anyway.  Darrel was his own worst enemy.  Set up loose and then the temp went down from happy hour and got cloudy.  He spun while in the lead, and got wrecked bad.  All in all it looked like the Browns out there.


And after watching the Browns play the Bengals, I got the picture.  No video.  This week it's Richmond!  Results:
Track: ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Date: 09/14/11

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	29.595
2	021	T Bear	30.012
3	055	C Ferguson	30.097
4	24	J Gordon	30.167
5	029	M Max	30.303
6	18	K Busch	30.393
7	29	K Harvick	30.430
8	5	M Martin	30.461
9	39	R Newman	30.468
10	90	C Mears	30.471
11	1	J McMurray	30.481
12	2	K Busch2	30.491
13	14	T Stewart	30.494
14	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.499
15	9	K Kahne	30.514
16	33	C Bowyer	30.524
17	16	G Biffle	30.542
18	56	M Truex Jr.	30.545
19	11	D Hamlin	30.546
20	48	J Johnson	30.548
21	17	M Kenseth	30.587
22	31	J Burton	30.605
23	99	C Edwards	30.607
24	37	D Gilliland	30.631
25	26	D Stremme	30.653
26	42	J Montoya	30.670
27	98	P Menard	30.675
28	43	A Allmendinger	30.722
29	19	E Sadler	30.738
30	55	M Waltrip	30.772
31	00	D Reutimann	30.790
32	71	B Labonte	30.791
33	6	D Ragan	30.825
34	83	B Vickers	30.828
35	38	T Kvapil	30.829
36	32	R Sorenson	30.839
37	77	S Hornish Jr.	30.848
38	87	J Nemechek	30.940
39	7	R Gordon	30.968
40	66	D Blaney	30.969
41	34	T Raines	31.021
42	81	J Yeley	31.026
43	47	M Ambrose	31.064

Weather: Clear, 65 °F, Northeast 10 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	29.550
2	33	C Bowyer	29.785
3	14	T Stewart	29.810
4	29	K Harvick	29.824
5	021	T Bear	29.827
6	16	G Biffle	29.872
7	56	M Truex Jr.	29.910
8	24	J Gordon	29.913
9	11	D Hamlin	29.945
10	2	K Busch2	29.968
11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	29.971
12	055	C Ferguson	29.984
13	99	C Edwards	29.995
14	18	K Busch	29.997
15	31	J Burton	30.002
16	1	J McMurray	30.052
17	42	J Montoya	30.064
18	9	K Kahne	30.095
19	39	R Newman	30.116
20	90	C Mears	30.165
21	48	J Johnson	30.166
22	19	E Sadler	30.224
23	55	M Waltrip	30.260
24	71	B Labonte	30.263
25	47	M Ambrose	30.280
26	17	M Kenseth	30.299
27	83	B Vickers	30.299
28	98	P Menard	30.310
29	5	M Martin	30.331
30	00	D Reutimann	30.350
31	6	D Ragan	30.361
32	37	D Gilliland	30.373
33	7	R Gordon	30.389
34	26	D Stremme	30.409
35	77	S Hornish Jr.	30.459
36	32	R Sorenson	30.537
37	34	T Raines	30.542
38	81	J Yeley	30.556
39	43	A Allmendinger	30.564
40	38	T Kvapil	30.599
41	87	J Nemechek	30.602
42	66	D Blaney	30.693
43	029	M Max	39.470

Weather: Clear, 65 °F, North 10 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	29.533
2	021	T Bear	29.665
3	48	J Johnson	29.756
4	029	M Max	29.955
5	11	D Hamlin	29.965
6	17	M Kenseth	29.990
7	055	C Ferguson	30.044
8	16	G Biffle	30.090
9	31	J Burton	30.097
10	56	M Truex Jr.	30.106
11	29	K Harvick	30.161
12	18	K Busch	30.203
13	2	K Busch2	30.216
14	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.272
15	5	M Martin	30.284
16	24	J Gordon	30.290
17	14	T Stewart	30.312
18	9	K Kahne	30.370
19	6	D Ragan	30.386
20	55	M Waltrip	30.393
21	1	J McMurray	30.395
22	39	R Newman	30.450
23	32	R Sorenson	30.472
24	34	T Raines	30.478
25	00	D Reutimann	30.488
26	19	E Sadler	30.489
27	7	R Gordon	30.501
28	66	D Blaney	30.508
29	33	C Bowyer	30.523
30	43	A Allmendinger	30.523
31	26	D Stremme	30.523
32	71	B Labonte	30.525
33	99	C Edwards	30.532
34	83	B Vickers	30.546
35	98	P Menard	30.562
36	87	J Nemechek	30.564
37	77	S Hornish Jr.	30.575
38	37	D Gilliland	30.600
39	90	C Mears	30.622
40	42	J Montoya	30.639
41	38	T Kvapil	30.698
42	47	M Ambrose	30.824
43	81	J Yeley	30.919

Weather: Cloudy, 58 °F, East 4 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	14	18	K Busch	112.616	49	26*	185	Running
2	26	17	M Kenseth	-0.03	49	7	175	Running
3	10	2	K Busch2	-0.09	49	0	165	Running
4	29	5	M Martin	-0.24	49	0	160	Running
5	16	1	J McMurray	-0.31	49	0	155	Running
6	9	11	D Hamlin	-0.38	49	3	155	Running
7	15	31	J Burton	-0.65	49	0	146	Running
8	24	71	B Labonte	-0.90	49	1	147	Running
9	27	83	B Vickers	-1.06	49	0	138	Running
10	21	48	J Johnson	-1.16	49	0	134	Running
11	3	14	T Stewart	-1.29	49	0	130	Running
12	4	29	K Harvick	-1.48	49	0	127	Running
13	8	24	J Gordon	-1.89	49	6	129	Running
14	20	90	C Mears	-1.91	49	0	121	Running
15	18	9	K Kahne	-2.22	49	0	118	Running
16	7	56	M Truex Jr.	-2.69	49	0	115	Running
17	30	00	D Reutimann	-2.87	49	0	112	Running
18	38	81	J Yeley	-3.89	49	0	109	Running
19	34	26	D Stremme	-4.31	49	0	106	Running
20	33	7	R Gordon	-4.43	49	0	103	Running
21	32	37	D Gilliland	-4.51	49	0	100	Running
22	23	55	M Waltrip	-5.48	49	0	97	Running
23	11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1L	48	0	94	Running
24	6	16	G Biffle	-2L	47	0	91	Running
25	36	32	R Sorenson	-9L	40	0	88	Retired
26	5	021	T Bear	-11L	38	0	85	Accident
27	37	34	T Raines	-29L	20	0	82	Retired
28	28	98	P Menard	-29L	20	0	79	Retired
29	43	029	M Max	-30L	19	0	76	Accident
30	17	42	J Montoya	-41L	8	0	73	Retired
31	40	38	T Kvapil	-42L	7	0	70	Retired
32	22	19	E Sadler	-42L	7	0	67	Retired
33	39	43	A Allmendinger	-42L	7	0	64	Retired
34	2	33	C Bowyer	-42L	7	2	66	Accident
35	13	99	C Edwards	-42L	7	0	58	Retired
36	1	061	D Hamilton	-42L	7	4	60	Accident
37	35	77	S Hornish Jr.	-43L	6	0	52	Retired
38	41	87	J Nemechek	-43L	6	0	49	Accident
39	42	66	D Blaney	-43L	6	0	46	Retired
40	31	6	D Ragan	-44L	5	0	43	Retired
41	19	39	R Newman	-46L	3	0	40	Retired
42	25	47	M Ambrose	-47L	2	0	37	Retired
43	12	055	C Ferguson	-48L	1	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 4 (17 laps)

Lead Changes: 10 (7 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 58 °F, Southwest 5 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
9	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
22	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line