Nationwide Series 2012 - 15 Kentucky

So I took a win but it was a hollow victory.  We got halfway through and HP decided it was a perfect chance to advertise an update.  Sadly I couldn't restore the window.  At the time, there had been several acts of craziness, mostly by the AI.  Scot was up the field a ways while Darrel and I had issues with synchronized spinning out of 2.  Sandy was deep in the mix but still in it while Chad had ruined his car practicing somersaults.  The AI were nuts.  They were wrecking us on the starts, under yellow, everywhere.  But at the halfway mark, I was in last, positioned to come back through the field when most of it was caught wrecking.  Darrel was right there with me and then the screen went out.

Take 2, we shortened the race to 20 laps and pretty much qualified the same, 4 humans top 10 with Scot opting for a view from the back.  It paid off, he settled into 16th at the end with too many caution laps to advance more.  Chad ran up to 21st, better than the DNF he would have had.  Sandy and Darrel were hurt the worst as they didn't have an opportunity to show off their cars.  Darrel got loose and there just wasn't enough race left to rectify his loss.  I took the win, but it wasn't as sweet as if I had come back from that spin.  Also, Leffler and Edwards benefited big time because they were out in the first round, they were 2 and 3 in the second.

On to Daytona where things are a little more settled.

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	31.433
2	055	C Ferguson	31.666
3	60	C Edwards	32.152
4	061	D Hamilton	32.266
5	38	J Leffler	32.276
6	66	S Wallace	32.378
7	09	K Wallace	32.417
8	31	J Allgaier	32.472
9	021	T Bear	32.475
10	18	K Busch	32.508
11	19	M Bliss	32.585
12	14	E McClure	32.588
13	33	C Bowyer	32.604
14	01	M Wallace	32.674
15	15	T Hill	32.684
16	22	B Keselowski	32.692
17	9	M Ambrose	32.702
18	20	J Logano	32.705
19	88	A Almirola	32.801
20	28	D Cope	32.813
21	40	S Wimmer	32.834
22	93	K DA	32.845
23	16	T Bayne	32.887
24	32	R Sorenson	32.895
25	97	J Nemechek	32.914
26	87	K Conway	32.999
27	6	R Stenhouse Jr	33.001
28	89	M Shepherd	33.033
29	62	M Annett	33.075
30	49	D Setzer	33.077
31	39	J Wise	33.101
32	11	B Scott	33.114
33	51	J Clements	33.148
34	23	R Richardson	33.187
35	1	L Cassill	33.222
36	74	M Harmon	33.250
37	52	K Lepage	33.276
38	12	S Hornish Jr	33.278
39	42	T Andrews	33.295
40	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	33.323
41	4	T Stewart	33.390
42	99	R Truex	33.396
43	029	M Max	54.361

Weather: Clear, 63 °F, South 10 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	85.723	20	19*	185	Running
2	3	60	C Edwards	-1.72	20	0	170	Running
3	5	38	J Leffler	-2.66	20	0	165	Running
4	8	31	J Allgaier	-3.58	20	0	160	Running
5	10	18	K Busch	-3.61	20	0	155	Running
6	6	66	S Wallace	-3.78	20	0	150	Running
7	11	19	M Bliss	-4.23	20	0	146	Running
8	12	14	E McClure	-4.75	20	0	142	Running
9	16	22	B Keselowski	-4.77	20	0	138	Running
10	13	33	C Bowyer	-5.07	20	0	134	Running
11	17	9	M Ambrose	-5.68	20	0	130	Running
12	18	20	J Logano	-5.92	20	0	127	Running
13	14	01	M Wallace	-6.18	20	0	124	Running
14	7	09	K Wallace	-6.22	20	0	121	Running
15	19	88	A Almirola	-6.62	20	0	118	Running
16	43	029	M Max	-6.92	20	0	115	Running
17	15	15	T Hill	-8.44	20	0	112	Running
18	31	39	J Wise	-9.31	20	0	109	Running
19	23	16	T Bayne	-9.56	20	0	106	Running
20	24	32	R Sorenson	-9.80	20	0	103	Running
21	2	055	C Ferguson	-11.52	20	1	105	Running
22	38	12	S Hornish Jr	-12.87	20	0	97	Running
23	32	11	B Scott	-13.12	20	0	94	Running
24	20	28	D Cope	-14.00	20	0	91	Running
25	22	93	K DA	-41.04	20	0	88	Running
26	34	23	R Richardson	-1L	19	0	85	Running
27	37	52	K Lepage	-1L	19	0	82	Running
28	33	51	J Clements	-1L	19	0	79	Running
29	9	021	T Bear	-1L	19	0	76	Running
30	4	061	D Hamilton	-1L	19	0	73	Running
31	41	4	T Stewart	-1L	19	0	70	Running
32	30	49	D Setzer	-1L	19	0	67	Running
33	21	40	S Wimmer	-1L	19	0	64	Running
34	27	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-1L	19	0	61	Running
35	35	1	L Cassill	-8L	12	0	58	Retired
36	40	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-8L	12	0	55	Retired
37	36	74	M Harmon	-13L	7	0	52	Retired
38	39	42	T Andrews	-13L	7	0	49	Retired
39	26	87	K Conway	-13L	7	0	46	Retired
40	42	99	R Truex	-13L	7	0	43	Accident
41	29	62	M Annett	-13L	7	0	40	Retired
42	28	89	M Shepherd	-14L	6	0	37	Accident
43	25	97	J Nemechek	-16L	4	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 4 (11 laps)

Lead Changes: 2 (2 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 62 °F, Northwest 15 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 99%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
4	021	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
5	021	Dropping Debris	Pit for repairs
7	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
8	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
8	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
12	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
12	021	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
14	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line