Nationwide Series 2012 - 9 Darlington

A very exciting race in all.  Lots of long green flag runs mixed with some cautions.  Darrel unfortunately had a bad first pit stop when he unexpectedly had damage repaired setting him well back in the pack after making it to 3rd.  The set the mood for the night as he continued to get caught in misfortune and eventually bleed out in Oily Dave fashion.  Scot and Chad had some exciting racing through the pack, but the real victor (besides me) was Sandy who went from deep in the field to 6th within the final laps.  He worked up to 15th and under yellow, on the last lap, he clipped past a lot of the field.

Good racing all around, let's try for some more of that at Iowa (a new one!).  Results!

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.967
2	061	D Hamilton	29.261
3	029	M Max	29.316
4	93	K DA	29.352
5	60	C Edwards	29.604
6	38	J Leffler	29.668
7	021	T Bear	29.701
8	22	B Keselowski	29.803
9	32	R Sorenson	29.992
10	97	J Nemechek	29.992
11	18	K Busch	30.028
12	62	M Annett	30.035
13	66	S Wallace	30.037
14	40	S Wimmer	30.043
15	19	M Bliss	30.086
16	31	J Allgaier	30.102
17	16	T Bayne	30.120
18	09	K Wallace	30.138
19	01	M Wallace	30.139
20	9	M Ambrose	30.153
21	89	M Shepherd	30.156
22	33	C Bowyer	30.158
23	15	T Hill	30.166
24	20	J Logano	30.197
25	39	J Wise	30.225
26	11	B Scott	30.244
27	14	E McClure	30.249
28	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.259
29	30	R Newman	30.302
30	6	R Stenhouse Jr	30.304
31	055	C Ferguson	30.311
32	23	R Richardson	30.322
33	49	D Setzer	30.324
34	28	D Cope	30.336
35	51	J Clements	30.339
36	70	S Howard	30.405
37	4	T Stewart	30.437
38	13	J Cobb	30.450
39	88	A Almirola	30.458
40	44	J Green	30.497
41	12	S Hornish Jr	30.558
42	05	D Starr	30.580
43	2	E Sadler	30.871

Weather: Cloudy, 84 °F, Northeast 8 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	29.113
2	38	J Leffler	29.157
3	60	C Edwards	29.169
4	22	B Keselowski	29.292
5	66	S Wallace	29.410
6	18	K Busch	29.426
7	061	D Hamilton	29.466
8	19	M Bliss	29.473
9	20	J Logano	29.551
10	31	J Allgaier	29.552
11	01	M Wallace	29.576
12	33	C Bowyer	29.611
13	09	K Wallace	29.687
14	14	E McClure	29.713
15	16	T Bayne	29.734
16	9	M Ambrose	29.749
17	62	M Annett	29.753
18	40	S Wimmer	29.802
19	88	A Almirola	29.892
20	23	R Richardson	29.956
21	28	D Cope	29.959
22	89	M Shepherd	29.975
23	11	B Scott	30.001
24	93	K DA	30.002
25	6	R Stenhouse Jr	30.016
26	97	J Nemechek	30.036
27	15	T Hill	30.036
28	51	J Clements	30.056
29	30	R Newman	30.069
30	12	S Hornish Jr	30.133
31	44	J Green	30.138
32	2	E Sadler	30.149
33	4	T Stewart	30.173
34	49	D Setzer	30.207
35	70	S Howard	30.302
36	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	30.330
37	05	D Starr	30.330
38	32	R Sorenson	30.407
39	13	J Cobb	30.449
40	021	T Bear	30.505
41	39	J Wise	30.576
42	055	C Ferguson	35.737
43	029	M Max	41.945

Weather: Clear, 84 °F, East 10 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	29.582
2	061	D Hamilton	29.741
3	38	J Leffler	29.988
4	60	C Edwards	30.038
5	021	T Bear	30.243
6	32	R Sorenson	30.258
7	22	B Keselowski	30.274
8	66	S Wallace	30.345
9	18	K Busch	30.371
10	62	M Annett	30.418
11	39	J Wise	30.453
12	01	M Wallace	30.506
13	20	J Logano	30.529
14	31	J Allgaier	30.530
15	2	E Sadler	30.539
16	40	S Wimmer	30.543
17	23	R Richardson	30.566
18	19	M Bliss	30.572
19	93	K DA	30.594
20	51	J Clements	30.609
21	49	D Setzer	30.609
22	055	C Ferguson	30.616
23	9	M Ambrose	30.622
24	4	T Stewart	30.627
25	029	M Max	30.648
26	09	K Wallace	30.692
27	44	J Green	30.702
28	88	A Almirola	30.729
29	70	S Howard	30.737
30	33	C Bowyer	30.742
31	89	M Shepherd	30.830
32	16	T Bayne	30.850
33	30	R Newman	30.851
34	15	T Hill	30.939
35	6	R Stenhouse Jr	30.943
36	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	31.044
37	12	S Hornish Jr	31.072
38	05	D Starr	31.079
39	28	D Cope	31.090
40	11	B Scott	31.122
41	97	J Nemechek	31.155
42	14	E McClure	31.337
43	13	J Cobb	31.363

Weather: Clear, 92 °F, Southeast 5 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	84.299	56	44*	185	Running
2	12	33	C Bowyer	-4.25	56	0	170	Running
3	15	16	T Bayne	-4.76	56	0	165	Running
4	25	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-6.30	56	0	160	Running
5	3	60	C Edwards	-6.80	56	1	160	Running
6	40	021	T Bear	-7.05	56	0	150	Running
7	33	4	T Stewart	-8.09	56	0	146	Running
8	2	38	J Leffler	-8.55	56	0	142	Running
9	35	70	S Howard	-8.59	56	0	138	Running
10	38	32	R Sorenson	-9.05	56	0	134	Running
11	8	19	M Bliss	-9.34	56	0	130	Retired
12	13	09	K Wallace	-9.52	56	0	127	Running
13	4	22	B Keselowski	-10.01	56	0	124	Running
14	6	18	K Busch	-10.29	56	0	121	No Fuel
15	41	39	J Wise	-10.51	56	0	118	Running
16	31	44	J Green	-11.03	56	0	115	Running
17	5	66	S Wallace	-11.06	56	7	117	Running
18	21	28	D Cope	-11.59	56	0	109	Running
19	10	31	J Allgaier	-11.88	56	0	106	Retired
20	17	62	M Annett	-12.14	56	0	103	Running
21	37	05	D Starr	-12.70	56	0	100	Running
22	9	20	J Logano	-12.71	56	0	97	No Fuel
23	28	51	J Clements	-13.24	56	0	94	Running
24	29	30	R Newman	-13.77	56	0	91	Running
25	19	88	A Almirola	-14.32	56	0	88	Running
26	16	9	M Ambrose	-14.82	56	0	85	No Fuel
27	23	11	B Scott	-19.65	56	0	82	Running
28	39	13	J Cobb	-1L	55	0	79	Running
29	24	93	K DA	-1L	55	0	76	Running
30	36	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1L	55	0	73	Running
31	43	029	M Max	-1L	55	0	70	Running
32	18	40	S Wimmer	-1L	55	0	67	Running
33	11	01	M Wallace	-1L	55	0	64	Running
34	42	055	C Ferguson	-2L	54	1	66	Running
35	32	2	E Sadler	-2L	54	0	58	Running
36	26	97	J Nemechek	-2L	54	0	55	Running
37	22	89	M Shepherd	-2L	54	0	52	Running
38	20	23	R Richardson	-2L	54	0	49	Running
39	7	061	D Hamilton	-7L	49	3	51	Piston
40	27	15	T Hill	-8L	48	0	43	Accident
41	30	12	S Hornish Jr	-8L	48	0	40	Accident
42	14	14	E McClure	-41L	15	0	37	Accident
43	34	49	D Setzer	-49L	7	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 7 (24 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (5 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 91 °F, Southeast 5 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 97%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
17	055	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
37	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
37	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
50	061	Dropping Fluid	Pit for repairs
50	061	Smoking Engine	Pit for repairs
56	055	Passing under yellow	Held for 2 seconds
57	029	Passing under yellow	Held for 2 seconds