Nationwide Series 2012 - 20 Iowa Night

Well things were shaky in practice and we had a less than satisfactory qualifying run, but the race was exciting and yielded a 1-2-3 finish for the humans.  There was much jockeying going on with positions.  Quite a few cautions from close racing (and stupid AI slamming the brakes for the pits).  Darrel was involved in a big hit backing up from a spin and Sandy was taken out in the big mess on lap 15.  But Scot, Chad and I managed to keep some semblance of a vehicle and pull off a big win.  On to two road courses in a row after a week off.

Track: Iowa Speedway™ - v1.0

Date: 07/25/12

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	22.766
2	013	T Nadz	22.826
3	30	R Newman	23.076
4	18	K Busch	23.141
5	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	23.175
6	4	T Stewart	23.180
7	6	R Stenhouse Jr	23.186
8	60	C Edwards	23.206
9	2	E Sadler	23.208
10	20	J Logano	23.258
11	12	S Hornish Jr	23.258
12	7	D Patrick	23.260
13	9	M Ambrose	23.263
14	97	J Nemechek	23.264
15	33	P Menard	23.269
16	22	B Keselowski	23.295
17	39	J Wise	23.309
18	029	M Max	23.309
19	38	J Leffler	23.321
20	19	M Bliss	23.333
21	16	T Bayne	23.341
22	05	D Starr	23.357
23	88	A Almirola	23.380
24	021	T Bear	23.409
25	1	L Cassill	23.438
26	40	S Wimmer	23.444
27	32	R Sorenson	23.453
28	87	K Conway	23.465
29	01	M Wallace	23.498
30	23	R Richardson	23.534
31	49	D Setzer	23.544
32	055	C Ferguson	23.579
33	15	T Hill	23.593
34	66	S Wallace	23.727
35	31	J Allgaier	23.753
36	14	E McClure	23.756
37	62	M Annett	23.811
38	89	M Shepherd	23.938

Weather: Cloudy, 63 °F, Northeast 13 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	12	S Hornish Jr	22.646
2	60	C Edwards	22.660
3	33	P Menard	22.755
4	18	K Busch	22.790
5	22	B Keselowski	22.795
6	4	T Stewart	22.805
7	30	R Newman	22.811
8	2	E Sadler	22.830
9	013	T Nadz	22.838
10	9	M Ambrose	22.919
11	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	22.943
12	16	T Bayne	22.951
13	97	J Nemechek	22.959
14	88	A Almirola	22.962
15	01	M Wallace	22.982
16	061	D Hamilton	23.014
17	20	J Logano	23.023
18	39	J Wise	23.067
19	32	R Sorenson	23.093
20	7	D Patrick	23.111
21	87	K Conway	23.123
22	38	J Leffler	23.130
23	40	S Wimmer	23.131
24	6	R Stenhouse Jr	23.158
25	49	D Setzer	23.234
26	05	D Starr	23.314
27	66	S Wallace	23.330
28	23	R Richardson	23.393
29	15	T Hill	23.413
30	14	E McClure	23.432
31	31	J Allgaier	23.466
32	62	M Annett	23.539
33	89	M Shepherd	23.557
34	021	T Bear	23.644
35	1	L Cassill	23.693
36	19	M Bliss	23.697
37	055	C Ferguson	24.111
38	029	M Max	32.319

Weather: Cloudy, 63 °F, East 12 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	22.970
2	061	D Hamilton	22.991
3	60	C Edwards	23.168
4	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	23.204
5	4	T Stewart	23.250
6	33	P Menard	23.251
7	30	R Newman	23.262
8	029	M Max	23.264
9	18	K Busch	23.277
10	2	E Sadler	23.310
11	32	R Sorenson	23.318
12	9	M Ambrose	23.322
13	6	R Stenhouse Jr	23.376
14	22	B Keselowski	23.401
15	49	D Setzer	23.403
16	20	J Logano	23.404
17	05	D Starr	23.405
18	12	S Hornish Jr	23.409
19	19	M Bliss	23.421
20	1	L Cassill	23.441
21	16	T Bayne	23.445
22	021	T Bear	23.455
23	66	S Wallace	23.496
24	15	T Hill	23.497
25	97	J Nemechek	23.519
26	88	A Almirola	23.557
27	7	D Patrick	23.578
28	23	R Richardson	23.607
29	39	J Wise	23.653
30	87	K Conway	23.662
31	14	E McClure	23.704
32	31	J Allgaier	23.741
33	40	S Wimmer	23.759
34	38	J Leffler	23.814
35	62	M Annett	23.842
36	89	M Shepherd	23.930
37	01	M Wallace	24.020
38	055	C Ferguson	24.364

Weather: Cloudy, 65 °F, Northwest 3 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	9	013	T Nadz	77.395	50	10	180	Running
2	37	055	C Ferguson	-1.91	50	3	175	Running
3	38	029	M Max	-3.39	50	6	170	Running
4	1	12	S Hornish Jr	-9.84	50	10	165	Running
5	14	88	A Almirola	-14.44	50	5	160	Running
6	8	2	E Sadler	-1L	49	0	150	Running
7	2	60	C Edwards	-1L	49	0	146	Running
8	24	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-1L	49	0	142	Running
9	26	05	D Starr	-1L	49	0	138	Running
10	29	15	T Hill	-1L	49	0	134	Running
11	31	31	J Allgaier	-1L	49	0	130	Running
12	25	49	D Setzer	-1L	49	0	127	Running
13	11	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1L	49	12*	134	Running
14	20	7	D Patrick	-1L	49	0	121	Running
15	5	22	B Keselowski	-1L	49	4	123	Running
16	15	01	M Wallace	-1L	49	0	115	Running
17	7	30	R Newman	-1L	49	0	112	Running
18	23	40	S Wimmer	-1L	49	0	109	Running
19	17	20	J Logano	-1L	49	0	106	Running
20	21	87	K Conway	-1L	49	0	103	Running
21	28	23	R Richardson	-1L	49	0	100	Running
22	18	39	J Wise	-1L	49	0	97	Running
23	19	32	R Sorenson	-1L	49	0	94	Running
24	3	33	P Menard	-1L	49	0	91	Running
25	27	66	S Wallace	-1L	49	0	88	Running
26	22	38	J Leffler	-1L	49	0	85	Running
27	32	62	M Annett	-1L	49	0	82	Running
28	6	4	T Stewart	-2L	48	0	79	Running
29	4	18	K Busch	-2L	48	0	76	Running
30	13	97	J Nemechek	-22L	28	0	73	Retired
31	16	061	D Hamilton	-25L	25	0	70	Accident
32	35	1	L Cassill	-36L	14	0	67	Retired
33	33	89	M Shepherd	-36L	14	0	64	Retired
34	34	021	T Bear	-39L	11	0	61	Accident
35	10	9	M Ambrose	-41L	9	0	58	Accident
36	30	14	E McClure	-42L	8	0	55	Accident
37	36	19	M Bliss	-43L	7	0	52	Accident
38	12	16	T Bayne	-48L	2	0	49	Accident

Caution Flags: 6 (23 laps)

Lead Changes: 13 (7 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 65 °F, West 3 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
3	021	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
17	013	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line