Nationwide Series 2012 - 14 Road America

Darrel beat out some technical difficulties and despite some tie ups with lappers, he took the win.  I ran out of gas but managed to come back to 3rd.  Chad had an early out after making a car in front a few feet shorter.  Sandy had many issues with AI and losing 2nd and 3rd...enough said.  On to Kentucky.

Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	2:14.784
2	60	C Edwards	2:15.824
3	38	J Leffler	2:17.775
4	013	T Nadz	2:18.723
5	18	K Busch	2:19.461
6	66	S Wallace	2:20.336
7	19	M Bliss	2:21.237
8	22	B Keselowski	2:21.709
9	31	J Allgaier	2:22.594
10	20	J Logano	2:22.658
11	09	K Wallace	2:22.964
12	01	M Wallace	2:23.072
13	93	K DA	2:23.217
14	62	M Annett	2:23.502
15	14	E McClure	2:23.995
16	33	C Bowyer	2:24.016
17	40	S Wimmer	2:24.308
18	32	R Sorenson	2:24.725
19	9	M Ambrose	2:25.004
20	16	T Bayne	2:25.129
21	11	B Scott	2:25.526
22	97	J Nemechek	2:25.632
23	2	E Sadler	2:25.694
24	89	M Shepherd	2:26.031
25	39	J Wise	2:26.341
26	021	T Bear	2:26.717
27	6	R Stenhouse Jr	2:26.842
28	23	R Richardson	2:26.851
29	88	A Almirola	2:26.936
30	70	S Howard	2:27.165
31	4	T Stewart	2:27.431
32	51	J Clements	2:27.864
33	82	B Koch	2:28.206
34	52	K Lepage	2:28.212
35	49	D Setzer	2:28.581
36	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	2:28.744
37	7	D Patrick	2:29.042
38	44	J Green	2:29.135
39	87	K Conway	2:29.734
40	47	C Lewandoski	2:29.772
41	30	B Said	2:30.510
42	055	C Ferguson	--

Weather: Cloudy, 84 °F, Northeast 7 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	2:18.169
2	061	D Hamilton	2:20.641
3	60	C Edwards	2:22.174
4	055	C Ferguson	2:23.914
5	38	J Leffler	2:23.916
6	18	K Busch	2:25.401
7	22	B Keselowski	2:25.442
8	66	S Wallace	2:26.133
9	19	M Bliss	2:26.511
10	93	K DA	2:27.164
11	20	J Logano	2:27.369
12	09	K Wallace	2:27.421
13	01	M Wallace	2:27.460
14	9	M Ambrose	2:27.961
15	31	J Allgaier	2:28.023
16	62	M Annett	2:28.137
17	40	S Wimmer	2:28.862
18	11	B Scott	2:29.245
19	16	T Bayne	2:29.458
20	89	M Shepherd	2:29.599
21	6	R Stenhouse Jr	2:30.032
22	51	J Clements	2:30.974
23	97	J Nemechek	2:31.247
24	88	A Almirola	2:31.274
25	2	E Sadler	2:31.413
26	52	K Lepage	2:31.840
27	70	S Howard	2:32.087
28	23	R Richardson	2:32.114
29	49	D Setzer	2:32.163
30	82	B Koch	2:32.473
31	39	J Wise	2:32.492
32	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	2:32.519
33	4	T Stewart	2:32.636
34	7	D Patrick	2:33.019
35	87	K Conway	2:33.072
36	30	B Said	2:33.098
37	44	J Green	2:33.517
38	47	C Lewandoski	2:34.228
39	32	R Sorenson	2:36.924
40	021	T Bear	2:39.591
41	33	C Bowyer	6:29.123

Weather: Clear, 71 °F, Northeast 6 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	061	D Hamilton	99.147	16	15*	185	Running
2	2	60	C Edwards	-42.28	16	0	170	Running
3	4	013	T Nadz	-54.63	16	1	170	Running
4	3	38	J Leffler	-1:07.26	16	0	160	Running
5	5	18	K Busch	-1:42.65	16	0	155	Running
6	6	66	S Wallace	-1:46.09	16	0	150	Running
7	7	19	M Bliss	-1:57.23	16	0	146	Running
8	8	22	B Keselowski	-1:57.56	16	0	142	Running
9	11	09	K Wallace	-2:12.07	16	0	138	Running
10	9	31	J Allgaier	-2:15.17	16	0	134	Running
11	12	01	M Wallace	-2:19.01	16	0	130	Running
12	10	20	J Logano	-2:19.43	16	0	127	Running
13	16	33	C Bowyer	-1L	15	0	124	Running
14	18	32	R Sorenson	-1L	15	0	121	Running
15	19	9	M Ambrose	-1L	15	0	118	Running
16	17	40	S Wimmer	-1L	15	0	115	Running
17	15	14	E McClure	-1L	15	0	112	Running
18	20	16	T Bayne	-1L	15	0	109	Running
19	13	93	K DA	-1L	15	0	106	Running
20	21	11	B Scott	-1L	15	0	103	Running
21	22	97	J Nemechek	-1L	15	0	100	Running
22	29	88	A Almirola	-1L	15	0	97	Running
23	24	89	M Shepherd	-1L	15	0	94	Running
24	27	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-1L	15	0	91	Running
25	25	39	J Wise	-1L	15	0	88	Running
26	34	52	K Lepage	-1L	15	0	85	Running
27	35	49	D Setzer	-1L	15	0	82	Running
28	14	62	M Annett	-1L	15	0	79	Running
29	31	4	T Stewart	-1L	15	0	76	Running
30	36	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1L	15	0	73	Running
31	41	30	B Said	-1L	15	0	70	Running
32	23	2	E Sadler	-1L	15	0	67	Running
33	30	70	S Howard	-1L	15	0	64	Running
34	28	23	R Richardson	-1L	15	0	61	Running
35	39	87	K Conway	-1L	15	0	58	Running
36	40	47	C Lewandoski	-1L	15	0	55	Running
37	33	82	B Koch	-2L	14	0	52	Running
38	32	51	J Clements	-3L	13	0	49	Running
39	26	021	T Bear	-3L	13	0	46	Running
40	37	7	D Patrick	-3L	13	0	43	Running
41	42	055	C Ferguson	-12L	4	0	40	Accident
42	38	44	J Green	-12L	4	0	37	Retired

Caution Flags: 0 (0 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, Northeast 9 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 73%

Nationwide Series 2012 - 13 Michigan

Michigan turned out very well.  Close calls for most of the start but clean racing the whole way.  Caution out after I got into Leffler (by accident!).  I fell back a bit but Chad and Scot pulled some interesting strategies for leading.  Darrel brought out the second one which brought all 4 humans close together.  I sandbagged (by ACCIDENT!) and ended up running right behind Scot, 1 and 2.  Chad cut to the apron and came back into traffic without hitting anything. The maneuver put Sandy out and he rubbed the wall coming back into traffic.  That was the last caution.  Scot ended up causing the last caution with a few to go, but we still had 2 laps of good clean racing.  Scot started last and finished first, holding me off with adept skill.  Excellent job.  Enjoy this feeling as we hit our first road coarse:  Road America...

EDIT: Scot did NOT cause the last caution.  I mixed the order, he caused the second to last, Sandy caused the last by rubbing the wall.

Session: Practice

P

#

DRIVER

TIME

Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	37.559
2	60	C Edwards	37.579
3	18	K Busch	38.065
4	38	J Leffler	38.137
5	66	S Wallace	38.187
6	22	B Keselowski	38.276
7	19	M Bliss	38.300
8	09	K Wallace	38.340
9	055	C Ferguson	38.443
10	62	M Annett	38.448
11	33	C Bowyer	38.451
12	061	D Hamilton	38.485
13	31	J Allgaier	38.548
14	01	M Wallace	38.553
15	20	J Logano	38.592
16	32	R Sorenson	38.611
17	93	K DA	38.653
18	14	E McClure	38.686
19	9	M Ambrose	38.706
20	16	T Bayne	38.728
21	89	M Shepherd	38.769
22	40	S Wimmer	38.842
23	49	D Setzer	38.859
24	6	R Stenhouse Jr	38.861
25	97	J Nemechek	38.905
26	52	K Lepage	38.927
27	88	A Almirola	38.956
28	51	J Clements	38.971
29	11	B Scott	39.000
30	28	D Cope	39.017
31	70	S Howard	39.022
32	021	T Bear	39.047
33	1	L Cassill	39.063
34	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	39.080
35	12	S Hornish Jr	39.124
36	2	E Sadler	39.192
37	23	R Richardson	39.198
38	30	R Newman	39.212
39	34	J Buescher	39.281
40	04	D Efland	39.352
41	87	K Conway	39.394
42	39	J Wise	39.449
43	029	M Max	54.924

Weather: Cloudy, 91 °F, East 5 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	38	J Leffler	38.370
2	013	T Nadz	38.460
3	18	K Busch	38.768
4	31	J Allgaier	38.771
5	021	T Bear	38.816
6	60	C Edwards	38.816
7	22	B Keselowski	38.831
8	061	D Hamilton	38.838
9	33	C Bowyer	38.896
10	029	M Max	38.927
11	09	K Wallace	38.956
12	66	S Wallace	39.137
13	055	C Ferguson	39.139
14	01	M Wallace	39.185
15	19	M Bliss	39.201
16	40	S Wimmer	39.218
17	62	M Annett	39.225
18	20	J Logano	39.247
19	93	K DA	39.271
20	2	E Sadler	39.272
21	14	E McClure	39.315
22	12	S Hornish Jr	39.353
23	88	A Almirola	39.363
24	11	B Scott	39.370
25	23	R Richardson	39.372
26	32	R Sorenson	39.373
27	87	K Conway	39.388
28	51	J Clements	39.415
29	16	T Bayne	39.417
30	30	R Newman	39.457
31	97	J Nemechek	39.479
32	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	39.491
33	49	D Setzer	39.500
34	1	L Cassill	39.514
35	39	J Wise	39.558
36	9	M Ambrose	39.565
37	34	J Buescher	39.604
38	28	D Cope	39.637
39	89	M Shepherd	39.706
40	6	R Stenhouse Jr	39.717
41	70	S Howard	39.750
42	52	K Lepage	39.837
43	04	D Efland	39.911

Weather: Clear, 84 °F, Northwest 20 mph

Session: Race

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	43	029	M Max	112.696	40	11	180	Running
2	1	013	T Nadz	-0.10	40	15*	180	Running
3	8	09	K Wallace	-1.41	40	0	165	Running
4	11	33	C Bowyer	-2.04	40	0	160	Running
5	5	66	S Wallace	-2.22	40	0	155	Running
6	10	62	M Annett	-2.25	40	0	150	Running
7	14	01	M Wallace	-2.46	40	0	146	Running
8	12	061	D Hamilton	-2.50	40	4	147	Running
9	22	40	S Wimmer	-2.61	40	0	138	Running
10	13	31	J Allgaier	-3.14	40	0	134	Running
11	9	055	C Ferguson	-5.44	40	1	135	Running
12	20	16	T Bayne	-5.87	40	0	127	Running
13	16	32	R Sorenson	-7.11	40	0	124	Running
14	24	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-18.56	40	0	121	Running
15	42	39	J Wise	-22.53	40	0	118	Running
16	32	021	T Bear	-24.20	40	0	115	Running
17	25	97	J Nemechek	-37.50	40	0	112	Running
18	21	89	M Shepherd	-40.18	40	0	109	Running
19	31	70	S Howard	-40.48	40	0	106	Running
20	39	34	J Buescher	-42.95	40	0	103	Running
21	3	18	K Busch	-18.35	40	8	105	Running
22	34	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-32.34	40	0	97	Running
23	38	30	R Newman	-1L	39	0	94	Running
24	28	51	J Clements	-1L	39	0	91	Running
25	36	2	E Sadler	-1L	39	0	88	Running
26	29	11	B Scott	-1L	39	0	85	Running
27	2	60	C Edwards	-1L	39	0	82	Running
28	26	52	K Lepage	-1L	39	0	79	Running
29	15	20	J Logano	-2L	38	0	76	Retired
30	17	93	K DA	-4L	36	0	73	Clutch
31	7	19	M Bliss	-4L	36	0	70	Camshaft
32	27	88	A Almirola	-5L	35	0	67	Retired
33	40	04	D Efland	-5L	35	0	64	Camshaft
34	30	28	D Cope	-5L	35	0	61	Clutch
35	35	12	S Hornish Jr	-5L	35	0	58	Valve
36	18	14	E McClure	-5L	35	0	55	Accident
37	4	38	J Leffler	-5L	35	1	57	Retired
38	23	49	D Setzer	-6L	34	0	49	Accident
39	41	87	K Conway	-6L	34	0	46	Retired
40	37	23	R Richardson	-8L	32	0	43	Ignition
41	6	22	B Keselowski	-9L	31	0	40	Gearbox
42	33	1	L Cassill	-23L	17	0	37	Piston
43	19	9	M Ambrose	-28L	12	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 4 (15 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 83 °F, West 13 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 97%