Nationwide Series 2012 - 31 Texas

That was a fast, intense, and very close race.  Second lap scuffling brought out the first caution and put Sandy a little bit in pain but not too bad.  Later on Darrel and I got caught by some quick AI.  Among getting caught coming up to, Darrel got closer than he wanted.  He got smacked several times, all the way through the pits even, but held it together to later end with a 21st.  Scot took a nasty hurt and ended up out with Darrel smashing him also.  Chad turned a bit derby driver which got him banged up but placed in first when the caution cycled around.  He and Sandy were running 1 and 2, though in bad shape with lap cars (including Darrel) on the inside with about 9 laps left.  I managed to run up the inside on the start and get back out into first (sorry for the close call Darrel).  Shortly thereafter in turn 2, Keselowski run Sandy up the track and into oncoming traffic that ended badly.  Coming out of the caution we had one lap of green giving the remaining humans a fairly decent finish overall.

Also, I'll point out that there were 0 penalties this race.

Two tracks left as we hit the heat in Phoenix.

Date: 10/17/12

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	27.932
2	061	D Hamilton	28.207
3	33	C Bowyer	28.440
4	30	R Newman	28.484
5	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	28.487
6	60	C Edwards	28.494
7	18	K Busch	28.504
8	021	T Bear	28.535
9	4	T Stewart	28.571
10	9	M Ambrose	28.618
11	12	S Hornish Jr	28.627
12	2	E Sadler	28.640
13	6	R Stenhouse Jr	28.647
14	88	A Almirola	28.672
15	055	C Ferguson	28.680
16	22	B Keselowski	28.707
17	029	M Max	28.708
18	44	J Green	28.738
19	32	R Sorenson	28.739
20	19	M Bliss	28.750
21	16	T Bayne	28.759
22	97	J Nemechek	28.778
23	15	T Hill	28.790
24	1	L Cassill	28.795
25	87	K Conway	28.795
26	50	T Bell	28.809
27	38	J Leffler	28.871
28	39	J Wise	28.881
29	01	M Wallace	28.896
30	7	D Patrick	28.940
31	05	D Starr	28.942
32	66	S Wallace	28.967
33	40	S Wimmer	29.017
34	23	R Richardson	29.063
35	09	K Wallace	29.106
36	49	D Setzer	29.130
37	14	E McClure	29.245
38	31	J Allgaier	29.262
39	93	K DA	29.288
40	62	M Annett	29.323
41	89	M Shepherd	29.384
42	11	B Scott	29.424

Weather: Cloudy, 68 °F, East 15 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.048
2	4	T Stewart	28.241
3	60	C Edwards	28.257
4	061	D Hamilton	28.349
5	18	K Busch	28.395
6	6	R Stenhouse Jr	28.497
7	16	T Bayne	28.517
8	2	E Sadler	28.520
9	32	R Sorenson	28.524
10	20	J Logano	28.560
11	9	M Ambrose	28.581
12	97	J Nemechek	28.586
13	12	S Hornish Jr	28.600
14	88	A Almirola	28.639
15	01	M Wallace	28.655
16	33	C Bowyer	28.716
17	30	R Newman	28.730
18	19	M Bliss	28.756
19	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	28.770
20	021	T Bear	28.778
21	66	S Wallace	28.783
22	055	C Ferguson	28.792
23	87	K Conway	28.846
24	1	L Cassill	28.851
25	44	J Green	28.865
26	23	R Richardson	28.866
27	49	D Setzer	28.869
28	05	D Starr	28.922
29	39	J Wise	28.955
30	50	T Bell	28.969
31	62	M Annett	29.028
32	09	K Wallace	29.030
33	15	T Hill	29.038
34	93	K DA	29.166
35	14	E McClure	29.181
36	11	B Scott	29.321
37	38	J Leffler	29.332
38	31	J Allgaier	29.381
39	89	M Shepherd	29.392
40	029	M Max	33.183
41	22	B Keselowski	--
42	7	D Patrick	--
43	40	S Wimmer	--

Weather: Cloudy, 68 °F, Northeast 15 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.725
2	061	D Hamilton	28.838
3	021	T Bear	28.948
4	60	C Edwards	29.047
5	33	C Bowyer	29.093
6	4	T Stewart	29.140
7	30	R Newman	29.159
8	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	29.170
9	029	M Max	29.171
10	9	M Ambrose	29.197
11	6	R Stenhouse Jr	29.199
12	22	B Keselowski	29.227
13	20	J Logano	29.233
14	12	S Hornish Jr	29.266
15	055	C Ferguson	29.304
16	2	E Sadler	29.326
17	32	R Sorenson	29.358
18	1	L Cassill	29.374
19	97	J Nemechek	29.400
20	87	K Conway	29.401
21	88	A Almirola	29.408
22	16	T Bayne	29.415
23	38	J Leffler	29.427
24	39	J Wise	29.453
25	7	D Patrick	29.492
26	44	J Green	29.501
27	19	M Bliss	29.510
28	66	S Wallace	29.519
29	31	J Allgaier	29.539
30	40	S Wimmer	29.561
31	15	T Hill	29.577
32	09	K Wallace	29.581
33	23	R Richardson	29.589
34	49	D Setzer	29.606
35	50	T Bell	29.679
36	62	M Annett	29.691
37	01	M Wallace	29.729
38	05	D Starr	29.740
39	14	E McClure	29.791
40	93	K DA	29.886
41	11	B Scott	30.067
42	89	M Shepherd	30.102

Weather: Clear, 79 °F, Southwest 6 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	95.752	51	34*	185	Running
2	19	5	D Earnhardt Jr.	-1.65	51	2	175	Running
3	17	30	R Newman	-1.93	51	0	165	Running
4	6	6	R Stenhouse Jr	-1.98	51	0	160	Running
5	18	19	M Bliss	-2.29	51	0	155	Running
6	14	88	A Almirola	-2.53	51	0	150	Running
7	41	22	B Keselowski	-2.54	51	0	146	Running
8	3	60	C Edwards	-2.66	51	8	147	Running
9	7	16	T Bayne	-2.83	51	3	143	Running
10	27	49	D Setzer	-3.43	51	0	134	Running
11	25	44	J Green	-3.66	51	0	130	Running
12	5	18	K Busch	-4.04	51	0	127	Running
13	43	40	S Wimmer	-4.23	51	0	124	Running
14	23	87	K Conway	-4.28	51	0	121	Running
15	30	50	T Bell	-4.78	51	0	118	Running
16	29	39	J Wise	-6.28	51	0	115	Running
17	34	93	K DA	-7.88	51	0	112	Running
18	22	055	C Ferguson	-11.85	51	3	114	Running
19	35	14	E McClure	-36.12	51	0	106	Running
20	42	7	D Patrick	-1L	50	0	103	Running
21	4	061	D Hamilton	-3L	48	1	105	Running
22	10	20	J Logano	-5L	46	0	97	Accident
23	26	23	R Richardson	-6L	45	0	94	Retired
24	21	66	S Wallace	-6L	45	0	91	Header
25	36	11	B Scott	-6L	45	0	88	Accident
26	16	33	C Bowyer	-8L	43	0	85	Accident
27	38	31	J Allgaier	-11L	40	0	82	Accident
28	9	32	R Sorenson	-11L	40	0	79	Accident
29	20	021	T Bear	-12L	39	0	76	Accident
30	12	97	J Nemechek	-12L	39	0	73	Accident
31	8	2	E Sadler	-12L	39	0	70	Accident
32	33	15	T Hill	-12L	39	0	67	Accident
33	40	029	M Max	-28L	23	0	64	Accident
34	28	05	D Starr	-33L	18	0	61	Retired
35	31	62	M Annett	-33L	18	0	58	Header
36	37	38	J Leffler	-47L	4	0	55	Retired
37	11	9	M Ambrose	-47L	4	0	52	Accident
38	13	12	S Hornish Jr	-48L	3	0	49	Accident
39	15	01	M Wallace	-48L	3	0	46	Retired
40	32	09	K Wallace	-49L	2	0	43	Accident
41	24	1	L Cassill	-49L	2	0	40	Accident
42	39	89	M Shepherd	-49L	2	0	37	Accident
43	2	4	T Stewart	-51L	0	0	34	Tire

Caution Flags: 7 (24 laps)

Lead Changes: 8 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 79 °F, Southwest 11 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 100%

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