Nascar Cup 2011 Race 33 - Martinsville

Well it was everything we were expecting.  And more!  The AI was on the hunt again.  Indiscriminately destroying everything in their paths.  Started well with Scot and myself up front, doing some good racing for a lap or two.  Then someone didn't like the back of my car and ran me up the track.  I got caught in some madness and then Scot blasted me from behind (on accident of course.  No really, wasn't on purpose, I'm not being sarcastic.  Honest!).  From there we saw caution after caution of AI being slow and stupid.  There were so many cars a lap down, you could be 4th and still have to pass 20 or so people.  I stayed up in the front for a while until I wrecked myself on a restart.  Chad got blown to bits by some stupid tard under caution.  Scot too was not immune to Yellow Flag Finagling.  He was actually turned over under caution.  With ease and grace.  In the end, we didn't do too badly.  Darrel took a 9th with Scot coming up to 19th after all that.  Sandy and I sat at the front of the 30s and Chad's run in with some texting dumbass ran him at the back.  Too bad too as he was doing quite well.

But the worst is behind us now.  On to Texas where Sandy will take a break but the rest of us should show well.

Track: MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY (resurfaced)

Date: 11/09/11

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	21.557
2	029	M Max	21.576
3	061	D Hamilton	21.665
4	055	C Ferguson	21.839
5	24	J Gordon	21.882
6	31	J Burton	21.883
7	99	C Edwards	21.884
8	021	T Bear	21.919
9	17	M Kenseth	21.950
10	16	G Biffle	21.969
11	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	21.972
12	48	J Johnson	21.978
13	18	K Busch	22.009
14	14	T Stewart	22.013
15	11	D Hamlin	22.019
16	2	K Busch2	22.035
17	39	R Newman	22.081
18	29	K Harvick	22.092
19	5	M Martin	22.095
20	56	M Truex Jr.	22.110
21	9	K Kahne	22.142
22	37	D Gilliland	22.154
23	26	D Stremme	22.158
24	42	J Montoya	22.168
25	00	D Reutimann	22.168
26	19	E Sadler	22.178
27	1	J McMurray	22.185
28	33	C Bowyer	22.192
29	83	B Vickers	22.219
30	71	B Labonte	22.224
31	90	C Mears	22.232
32	32	R Sorenson	22.259
33	43	A Allmendinger	22.267
34	6	D Ragan	22.284
35	55	M Waltrip	22.294
36	98	P Menard	22.295
37	38	T Kvapil	22.309
38	87	J Nemechek	22.345
39	47	M Ambrose	22.362
40	78	R Smith	22.384
41	7	R Gordon	22.390
42	77	S Hornish Jr.	22.425
43	21	B Elliott	22.520

Weather: Clear, 69 °F, East 5 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	21.418
2	029	M Max	21.553
3	99	C Edwards	21.900
4	055	C Ferguson	21.933
5	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	22.032
6	14	T Stewart	22.034
7	9	K Kahne	22.049
8	18	K Busch	22.083
9	31	J Burton	22.093
10	11	D Hamlin	22.121
11	16	G Biffle	22.136
12	48	J Johnson	22.139
13	19	E Sadler	22.158
14	24	J Gordon	22.187
15	56	M Truex Jr.	22.189
16	39	R Newman	22.196
17	29	K Harvick	22.200
18	6	D Ragan	22.201
19	1	J McMurray	22.275
20	061	D Hamilton	22.282
21	71	B Labonte	22.306
22	33	C Bowyer	22.328
23	32	R Sorenson	22.340
24	5	M Martin	22.370
25	90	C Mears	22.392
26	26	D Stremme	22.405
27	43	A Allmendinger	22.406
28	87	J Nemechek	22.406
29	55	M Waltrip	22.412
30	42	J Montoya	22.481
31	2	K Busch2	22.514
32	37	D Gilliland	22.526
33	17	M Kenseth	22.558
34	7	R Gordon	22.591
35	38	T Kvapil	22.614
36	21	B Elliott	22.629
37	78	R Smith	22.631
38	77	S Hornish Jr.	22.633
39	83	B Vickers	22.637
40	47	M Ambrose	22.687
41	00	D Reutimann	22.986
42	021	T Bear	25.686
43	98	P Menard	26.300

Weather: Clear, 69 °F, North 5 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	21.521
2	029	M Max	21.671
3	99	C Edwards	21.817
4	055	C Ferguson	21.825
5	33	C Bowyer	21.842
6	39	R Newman	21.853
7	29	K Harvick	21.856
8	31	J Burton	21.899
9	14	T Stewart	21.910
10	19	E Sadler	21.973
11	32	R Sorenson	22.010
12	48	J Johnson	22.027
13	5	M Martin	22.033
14	11	D Hamlin	22.051
15	16	G Biffle	22.079
16	71	B Labonte	22.111
17	00	D Reutimann	22.117
18	56	M Truex Jr.	22.121
19	2	K Busch2	22.128
20	17	M Kenseth	22.129
21	1	J McMurray	22.129
22	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	22.144
23	18	K Busch	22.169
24	061	D Hamilton	22.171
25	83	B Vickers	22.172
26	90	C Mears	22.189
27	9	K Kahne	22.199
28	26	D Stremme	22.229
29	98	P Menard	22.235
30	7	R Gordon	22.250
31	43	A Allmendinger	22.254
32	55	M Waltrip	22.279
33	24	J Gordon	22.284
34	47	M Ambrose	22.290
35	37	D Gilliland	22.293
36	78	R Smith	22.295
37	6	D Ragan	22.307
38	77	S Hornish Jr.	22.316
39	38	T Kvapil	22.368
40	21	B Elliott	22.375
41	021	T Bear	22.611
42	87	J Nemechek	22.663
43	42	J Montoya	22.695

Weather: Clear, 53 °F, East 4 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	3	99	C Edwards	55.902	75	12	180	Running
2	27	43	A Allmendinger	-0.94	75	18	175	Running
3	17	29	K Harvick	-1.40	75	28*	175	No Fuel
4	12	48	J Johnson	-2.38	75	0	160	Running
5	21	71	B Labonte	-4.53	75	0	155	Running
6	13	19	E Sadler	-11.15	75	0	150	Running
7	28	87	J Nemechek	-1L	74	0	146	Running
8	5	88	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1L	74	0	142	Running
9	20	061	D Hamilton	-1L	74	0	138	Running
10	7	9	K Kahne	-1L	74	0	134	Running
11	32	37	D Gilliland	-1L	74	0	130	Running
12	41	00	D Reutimann	-1L	74	0	127	Running
13	24	5	M Martin	-1L	74	0	124	Running
14	25	90	C Mears	-2L	73	0	121	Running
15	23	32	R Sorenson	-2L	73	0	118	Running
16	40	47	M Ambrose	-2L	73	0	115	Running
17	18	6	D Ragan	-2L	73	0	112	Running
18	9	31	J Burton	-2L	73	0	109	Running
19	2	029	M Max	-2L	73	4	111	Running
20	10	11	D Hamlin	-2L	73	0	103	Running
21	6	14	T Stewart	-2L	73	0	100	Running
22	31	2	K Busch2	-2L	73	0	97	Running
23	16	39	R Newman	-2L	73	0	94	Running
24	37	78	R Smith	-2L	73	0	91	Running
25	29	55	M Waltrip	-2L	73	0	88	Running
26	8	18	K Busch	-3L	72	0	85	Running
27	38	77	S Hornish Jr.	-3L	72	0	82	Running
28	35	38	T Kvapil	-3L	72	0	79	Running
29	19	1	J McMurray	-3L	72	0	76	Running
30	42	021	T Bear	-3L	72	5	78	Running
31	26	26	D Stremme	-3L	72	0	70	Running
32	22	33	C Bowyer	-4L	71	0	67	Running
33	1	013	T Nadz	-4L	71	8	69	Running
34	33	17	M Kenseth	-4L	71	0	61	Running
35	34	7	R Gordon	-5L	70	0	58	Running
36	15	56	M Truex Jr.	-7L	68	0	55	Running
37	43	98	P Menard	-22L	53	0	52	Retired
38	30	42	J Montoya	-31L	44	0	49	Retired
39	4	055	C Ferguson	-39L	36	0	46	Accident
40	14	24	J Gordon	-42L	33	0	43	DQ
41	36	21	B Elliott	-51L	24	0	40	Retired
42	11	16	G Biffle	-70L	5	0	37	Retired
43	39	83	B Vickers	-73L	2	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 11 (55 laps)

Lead Changes: 9 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 50 °F, Southeast 5 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 97%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
18	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
18	055	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
18	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
18	029	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
47	013	Smoking Engine	Pit for repairs