Nationwide Series 2012 - 25 Richmond

Well a hard and rough race for everyone.  Horrible qualifying runs set the tone early.  But there were several spins and minor incidents that pushed humans up through the field.  Darrel was involved with some wrecks early (mostly drivers hitting him) but managed to stay in the program and pass cars as they fell out.  Chad saw the front but had a few issues here and there that set him back from where he really should have.  Scot had some peculiar pitting strategies and a steady hand on the road that kept him up in the front...until Carl sent him sideways towards the end.  After that we went racing and I was up front.  Came to the last laps and I was hot for first place when Keselowski blasted me.  On to next week at Chicagoland (which I will be missing).

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	21.840
2	60	C Edwards	22.154
3	055	C Ferguson	22.198
4	4	T Stewart	22.262
5	33	C Bowyer	22.273
6	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	22.303
7	18	K Busch	22.313
8	20	J Logano	22.329
9	22	B Keselowski	22.380
10	44	J Green	22.389
11	2	E Sadler	22.399
12	97	J Nemechek	22.400
13	9	M Ambrose	22.406
14	30	R Newman	22.408
15	32	R Sorenson	22.503
16	1	L Cassill	22.523
17	061	D Hamilton	22.538
18	49	D Setzer	22.539
19	40	S Wimmer	22.545
20	029	M Max	22.557
21	09	K Wallace	22.559
22	12	S Hornish Jr	22.562
23	88	A Almirola	22.571
24	16	T Bayne	22.576
25	021	T Bear	22.576
26	6	R Stenhouse Jr	22.581
27	19	M Bliss	22.651
28	39	J Wise	22.670
29	87	K Conway	22.673
30	23	R Richardson	22.683
31	38	J Leffler	22.700
32	05	D Starr	22.777
33	50	T Bell	22.779
34	66	S Wallace	22.847
35	7	D Patrick	22.899
36	15	T Hill	22.915
37	31	J Allgaier	22.947
38	01	M Wallace	22.974
39	93	K DA	22.995
40	14	E McClure	23.002
41	62	M Annett	23.004
42	89	M Shepherd	23.059
43	51	J Clements	23.281

Weather: Clear, 74 °F, West 9 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	21.706
2	4	T Stewart	21.785
3	33	C Bowyer	21.819
4	30	R Newman	21.869
5	20	J Logano	21.900
6	60	C Edwards	21.917
7	9	M Ambrose	21.953
8	39	J Wise	21.998
9	22	B Keselowski	22.070
10	32	R Sorenson	22.080
11	2	E Sadler	22.085
12	6	R Stenhouse Jr	22.085
13	12	S Hornish Jr	22.103
14	88	A Almirola	22.104
15	18	K Busch	22.115
16	05	D Starr	22.117
17	01	M Wallace	22.135
18	1	L Cassill	22.187
19	19	M Bliss	22.190
20	16	T Bayne	22.197
21	97	J Nemechek	22.247
22	40	S Wimmer	22.344
23	66	S Wallace	22.348
24	49	D Setzer	22.349
25	38	J Leffler	22.386
26	09	K Wallace	22.406
27	055	C Ferguson	22.429
28	7	D Patrick	22.450
29	44	J Green	22.505
30	31	J Allgaier	22.530
31	23	R Richardson	22.535
32	14	E McClure	22.597
33	50	T Bell	22.603
34	15	T Hill	22.686
35	93	K DA	22.690
36	62	M Annett	22.727
37	89	M Shepherd	22.810
38	87	K Conway	22.817
39	021	T Bear	23.036
40	51	J Clements	23.255
41	013	T Nadz	23.375
42	061	D Hamilton	25.471
43	029	M Max	39.950

Weather: Clear, 74 °F, West 12 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	22.289
2	4	T Stewart	22.298
3	055	C Ferguson	22.305
4	9	M Ambrose	22.377
5	40	S Wimmer	22.422
6	2	E Sadler	22.447
7	39	J Wise	22.475
8	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	22.483
9	12	S Hornish Jr	22.492
10	20	J Logano	22.511
11	60	C Edwards	22.538
12	97	J Nemechek	22.581
13	44	J Green	22.604
14	029	M Max	22.677
15	49	D Setzer	22.710
16	19	M Bliss	22.722
17	87	K Conway	22.728
18	88	A Almirola	22.732
19	30	R Newman	22.752
20	38	J Leffler	22.757
21	18	K Busch	22.760
22	1	L Cassill	22.795
23	50	T Bell	22.803
24	061	D Hamilton	22.815
25	05	D Starr	22.817
26	22	B Keselowski	22.831
27	021	T Bear	22.837
28	32	R Sorenson	22.899
29	66	S Wallace	22.948
30	23	R Richardson	22.950
31	93	K DA	22.972
32	6	R Stenhouse Jr	23.031
33	62	M Annett	23.046
34	33	C Bowyer	23.071
35	14	E McClure	23.072
36	31	J Allgaier	23.074
37	09	K Wallace	23.144
38	7	D Patrick	23.180
39	89	M Shepherd	23.209
40	16	T Bayne	23.223
41	15	T Hill	23.344
42	01	M Wallace	23.356
43	51	J Clements	23.626

Weather: Clear, 71 °F, North 10 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	3	33	C Bowyer	58.970	60	4	180	Running
2	9	22	B Keselowski	-0.38	60	0	170	Running
3	38	87	K Conway	-1.14	60	0	165	Running
4	5	20	J Logano	-1.52	60	0	160	Running
5	14	88	A Almirola	-1.90	60	0	155	Running
6	6	60	C Edwards	-2.28	60	0	150	Running
7	1	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-2.67	60	22*	156	Running
8	11	2	E Sadler	-3.05	60	0	142	Running
9	28	7	D Patrick	-3.43	60	0	138	Running
10	32	14	E McClure	-4.60	60	0	134	Running
11	8	39	J Wise	-4.99	60	0	130	Running
12	17	01	M Wallace	-5.39	60	0	127	Running
13	41	013	T Nadz	-5.58	60	13	129	Running
14	33	50	T Bell	-6.54	60	0	121	Running
15	31	23	R Richardson	-7.79	60	0	118	Running
16	4	30	R Newman	-9.97	60	21	120	Running
17	43	029	M Max	-1L	59	0	112	Running
18	19	19	M Bliss	-1L	59	0	109	Running
19	25	38	J Leffler	-1L	59	0	106	Running
20	26	09	K Wallace	-1L	59	0	103	Running
21	27	055	C Ferguson	-2L	58	0	100	Running
22	39	021	T Bear	-2L	58	0	97	Running
23	42	061	D Hamilton	-3L	57	0	94	Running
24	21	97	J Nemechek	-6L	54	0	91	Running
25	18	1	L Cassill	-24L	36	0	88	Accident
26	7	9	M Ambrose	-24L	36	0	85	Accident
27	29	44	J Green	-25L	35	0	82	Accident
28	34	15	T Hill	-25L	35	0	79	Retired
29	22	40	S Wimmer	-25L	35	0	76	Accident
30	2	4	T Stewart	-26L	34	0	73	Accident
31	16	05	D Starr	-31L	29	0	70	Accident
32	10	32	R Sorenson	-31L	29	0	67	Retired
33	20	16	T Bayne	-32L	28	0	64	Accident
34	12	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-32L	28	0	61	Accident
35	15	18	K Busch	-32L	28	0	58	Accident
36	13	12	S Hornish Jr	-32L	28	0	55	Accident
37	35	93	K DA	-33L	27	0	52	Accident
38	30	31	J Allgaier	-33L	27	0	49	Accident
39	40	51	J Clements	-34L	26	0	46	Accident
40	24	49	D Setzer	-38L	22	0	43	Retired
41	37	89	M Shepherd	-44L	16	0	40	Retired
42	23	66	S Wallace	-45L	15	0	37	Retired
43	36	62	M Annett	-46L	14	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 9 (44 laps)

Lead Changes: 3 (4 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 70 °F, Northwest 13 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 95%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
4	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
4	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
4	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
16	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
23	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
22	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
23	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
26	055	Passing on the inside	Stop and go
28	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
29	055	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
29	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
61	029	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds