Nascar Cup 2011 Race 30 - Kansas

Bitter, horrid, depressing, disappointing, dismal, deranged.  All these describe our second visit to Kansas.  This was not the same track we raced earlier in the season.  I don't know where they put it, but it wasn't here.  Qualifying was rough, but once again, I proved it doesn't matter.  I collected an idiot, Busch who didn't know to stay high and was later destroyed by Jeff Gordon under caution.  My car limped to the pits and lost its header.  Darrel had some loose conditions he struggled with until his car finally gave up.  Sandy also blew his engine with no apparent cause.  Scot managed to continue on, however, even after driving with a blown tire, getting towed, and getting involved in eve more wrecks.  Chad did not join us.  I think he made the right choice.  This was our worst group average finish all season (35).  Shameful.  But fear not, our next race is at Charlotte.  And if you don't remember what happened last time, take a look at the video.  By the end, you could have been DQ'ed and finished in the top 15...

Track: KANSAS SPEEDWAY

Date: 10/19/11

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.730
2	48	J Johnson	30.968
3	29	K Harvick	31.069
4	99	C Edwards	31.104
5	021	T Bear	31.121
6	31	J Burton	31.137
7	33	C Bowyer	31.153
8	061	D Hamilton	31.171
9	11	D Hamlin	31.196
10	14	T Stewart	31.200
11	9	K Kahne	31.230
12	24	J Gordon	31.316
13	37	D Gilliland	31.327
14	00	D Reutimann	31.336
15	2	K Busch2	31.364
16	1	J McMurray	31.431
17	5	M Martin	31.434
18	55	M Waltrip	31.442
19	16	G Biffle	31.446
20	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	31.453
21	42	J Montoya	31.475
22	18	K Busch	31.491
23	17	M Kenseth	31.501
24	90	C Mears	31.516
25	56	M Truex Jr.	31.518
26	39	R Newman	31.519
27	32	R Sorenson	31.519
28	83	B Vickers	31.545
29	19	E Sadler	31.594
30	71	B Labonte	31.611
31	77	S Hornish Jr.	31.617
32	38	T Kvapil	31.637
33	66	S Riggs	31.645
34	98	P Menard	31.679
35	029	M Max	31.682
36	6	D Ragan	31.713
37	7	R Gordon	31.725
38	26	D Stremme	31.772
39	87	J Nemechek	31.819
40	43	A Allmendinger	31.825
41	47	M Ambrose	31.839
42	78	R Smith	31.874

Weather: Cloudy, 73 °F, Northeast 7 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	17	M Kenseth	30.223
2	14	T Stewart	30.236
3	48	J Johnson	30.292
4	5	M Martin	30.312
5	56	M Truex Jr.	30.370
6	99	C Edwards	30.408
7	29	K Harvick	30.410
8	9	K Kahne	30.414
9	18	K Busch	30.423
10	2	K Busch2	30.468
11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.470
12	16	G Biffle	30.611
13	013	T Nadz	30.623
14	33	C Bowyer	30.630
15	1	J McMurray	30.648
16	11	D Hamlin	30.682
17	24	J Gordon	30.723
18	39	R Newman	30.781
19	71	B Labonte	30.796
20	90	C Mears	30.799
21	83	B Vickers	30.855
22	00	D Reutimann	30.897
23	061	D Hamilton	30.944
24	19	E Sadler	30.956
25	37	D Gilliland	30.968
26	55	M Waltrip	30.976
27	98	P Menard	30.992
28	6	D Ragan	31.063
29	26	D Stremme	31.073
30	7	R Gordon	31.142
31	38	T Kvapil	31.144
32	66	S Riggs	31.181
33	43	A Allmendinger	31.251
34	42	J Montoya	31.259
35	87	J Nemechek	31.279
36	32	R Sorenson	31.300
37	31	J Burton	31.310
38	021	T Bear	31.320
39	47	M Ambrose	31.423
40	78	R Smith	31.477
41	77	S Hornish Jr.	31.586
42	029	M Max	44.129

Weather: Cloudy, 73 °F, Northeast 10 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.777
2	31	J Burton	31.008
3	99	C Edwards	31.017
4	24	J Gordon	31.148
5	061	D Hamilton	31.219
6	39	R Newman	31.245
7	18	K Busch	31.266
8	19	E Sadler	31.299
9	17	M Kenseth	31.302
10	11	D Hamlin	31.304
11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	31.313
12	48	J Johnson	31.317
13	14	T Stewart	31.348
14	029	M Max	31.375
15	71	B Labonte	31.383
16	33	C Bowyer	31.389
17	021	T Bear	31.423
18	5	M Martin	31.463
19	16	G Biffle	31.469
20	42	J Montoya	31.469
21	98	P Menard	31.482
22	29	K Harvick	31.507
23	6	D Ragan	31.531
24	37	D Gilliland	31.531
25	1	J McMurray	31.535
26	2	K Busch2	31.582
27	77	S Hornish Jr.	31.601
28	9	K Kahne	31.625
29	43	A Allmendinger	31.628
30	38	T Kvapil	31.656
31	56	M Truex Jr.	31.661
32	26	D Stremme	31.699
33	00	D Reutimann	31.701
34	66	S Riggs	31.720
35	55	M Waltrip	31.731
36	78	R Smith	31.764
37	7	R Gordon	31.781
38	90	C Mears	31.791
39	83	B Vickers	31.792
40	32	R Sorenson	31.952
41	87	J Nemechek	32.136
42	47	M Ambrose	32.259

Weather: Cloudy, 57 °F, South 3 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	16	11	D Hamlin	98.926	54	5	180	Running
2	3	48	J Johnson	-0.41	54	28*	180	Running
3	6	99	C Edwards	-0.83	54	0	165	Running
4	8	9	K Kahne	-1.24	54	0	160	Running
5	7	29	K Harvick	-1.66	54	0	155	Running
6	24	19	E Sadler	-2.07	54	0	150	Running
7	14	33	C Bowyer	-2.49	54	0	146	Running
8	18	39	R Newman	-2.91	54	0	142	Running
9	10	2	K Busch2	-3.33	54	0	138	Running
10	28	6	D Ragan	-4.17	54	0	134	Running
11	15	1	J McMurray	-4.60	54	0	130	Running
12	4	5	M Martin	-5.02	54	0	127	Running
13	1	17	M Kenseth	-5.45	54	7	129	Running
14	34	42	J Montoya	-6.31	54	0	121	Running
15	12	16	G Biffle	-6.75	54	0	118	Running
16	22	00	D Reutimann	-7.63	54	0	115	Running
17	32	66	S Riggs	-8.96	54	0	112	Running
18	17	24	J Gordon	-9.41	54	0	109	Running
19	36	32	R Sorenson	-9.86	54	0	106	Running
20	31	38	T Kvapil	-10.31	54	0	103	Running
21	27	98	P Menard	-10.77	54	0	100	Running
22	41	77	S Hornish Jr.	-11.22	54	0	97	Running
23	5	56	M Truex Jr.	-11.68	54	0	94	Running
24	19	71	B Labonte	-12.32	54	0	91	Fuel Ln
25	20	90	C Mears	-13.61	54	0	88	Running
26	2	14	T Stewart	-14.27	54	0	85	Running
27	33	43	A Allmendinger	-1L	53	0	82	Running
28	9	18	K Busch	-1L	53	10	84	Running
29	30	7	R Gordon	-1L	53	0	76	Running
30	26	55	M Waltrip	-3L	51	0	73	Retired
31	39	47	M Ambrose	-4L	50	0	70	Running
32	42	029	M Max	-5L	49	2	72	Running
33	23	061	D Hamilton	-7L	47	0	64	Engine
34	35	87	J Nemechek	-16L	38	0	61	Retired
35	29	26	D Stremme	-16L	38	0	58	Overheat
36	25	37	D Gilliland	-16L	38	0	55	Retired
37	38	021	T Bear	-23L	31	2	57	Ignition
38	13	013	T Nadz	-25L	29	0	49	Header
39	37	31	J Burton	-31L	23	0	46	Ignition
40	21	83	B Vickers	-31L	23	0	43	Valve
41	40	78	R Smith	-32L	22	0	40	Retired
42	11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	-32L	22	0	37	Retired

Caution Flags: 7 (26 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (6 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 57 °F, Northwest 8 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 92%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
4	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
24	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
27	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
28	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
31	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
47	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line