Nascar Sprint Cup Championship 2014 - 7 Texas

Everything's bigger in Texas.  The disappointments, the wrecks, the screw ups, were much larger than usual.  So I showed up late due to some stay over at work.  Scot is still moving into the new home and Darrel's off racing his actual race car.

Sandy and I started on the front line but the opposition was very fast off.  I managed to get shoved up high along with my fellow 21 but he got the raw deal bouncing off the wall out of two and slamming Ambrose.  Sandy was alright while Ambrose got thrown around bringing our first caution out.

The next yellow came out immediately after Menard ran tight through turn three, collecting Stewart and Patrick.

Went green with Sandy and Chad back in the pack, more from their own choosing and me at the front.  We actually got a long set of laps in when suddenly...

Chad got impatient.  Kvapil took a fast exit into the turn three wall.  Chad's timing couldn't have been better as it hit right on the fuel window.

No good deed goes unpunished.  On the start, Chad was immediately run over after spinning his tires.  At least he got a lead lap in.

Not to be left out, Stremme turned Sandy around with the one to go before green.  NASCAR decided to run a couple more under yellow.  Just so everyone could calm down.

And with less than 20 to go, the inevitable happened.  Going into turn four, Kenseth gave me a brake check.  I ran it up the track to save the car but bounced off the wall hard.  I cam back down the track too much for Jeff Burton's taste and he blasted me.  The rest was about what you'd expect.

Hit several times and destroyed.

I wasn't alone.  Chad and Sandy came up on the chaos and couldn't see that the track was completely blocked.  It would be the end for us all.

All things considered, we didn't do half bad, ranging up from 19th through the mid 20s.  We at least made it that far with 30 DNFs.  Perhaps Darlington will be kinder to us...perhaps.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.357
2	48	J Johnson	29.156
3	021	T Bear	29.245
4	4	K Harvick	29.364
5	055	C Ferguson	29.380
6	99	C Edwards	29.426
7	20	M Kenseth	29.481
8	18	K Busch	29.507
9	41	K Busch2	29.525
10	14	T Stewart	29.557
11	66	J Burton	29.558
12	24	J Gordon	29.624
13	88	D Earnhardt Jr	29.648
14	9	M Ambrose	29.672
15	5	K Kahne	29.674
16	2	B Keselowski	29.685
17	16	G Biffle	29.715
18	47	A Allmendinger	29.779
19	78	M Truex Jr	29.820
20	1	J McMurray	29.843
21	52	B Labonte	29.844
22	22	J Logano	29.870
23	40	L Cassill	29.899
24	13	C Mears	29.905
25	38	D Gilliland	29.961
26	35	E McClure	30.082
27	32	T Kvapil	30.133
28	17	R Stenhouse Jr	30.351
29	98	J Wise	30.446
30	21	T Bayne	30.560
31	51	J Allgaier	30.587
32	34	D Ragan	31.001
33	11	D Hamlin	31.031
34	36	R Sorenson	31.108
35	43	A Almirola	45.038

Weather: Clear, 80 °F, South 10 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.365
2	021	T Bear	28.890
3	48	J Johnson	28.982
4	24	J Gordon	29.026
5	99	C Edwards	29.062
6	16	G Biffle	29.147
7	15	C Bowyer	29.155
8	88	D Earnhardt Jr	29.158
9	5	K Kahne	29.179
10	20	M Kenseth	29.199
11	1	J McMurray	29.217
12	66	J Burton	29.292
13	2	B Keselowski	29.311
14	9	M Ambrose	29.333
15	31	R Newman	29.353
16	18	K Busch	29.373
17	78	M Truex Jr	29.392
18	14	T Stewart	29.409
19	11	D Hamlin	29.431
20	27	P Menard	29.438
21	34	D Ragan	29.529
22	52	B Labonte	29.539
23	4	K Harvick	29.546
24	47	A Allmendinger	29.551
25	13	C Mears	29.611
26	35	E McClure	29.642
27	41	K Busch2	29.688
28	43	A Almirola	29.742
29	77	D Blaney	29.776
30	22	J Logano	29.777
31	38	D Gilliland	29.793
32	40	L Cassill	29.808
33	055	C Ferguson	29.823
34	17	R Stenhouse Jr	29.847
35	55	B Vickers	29.861
36	95	M McDowell	29.962
37	30	D Stremme	30.020
38	32	T Kvapil	30.085
39	98	J Wise	30.099
40	36	R Sorenson	30.185
41	21	T Bayne	30.208
42	10	D Patrick	30.250
43	51	J Allgaier	30.417

Weather: Clear, 80 °F, Northeast 14 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	28.749
2	021	T Bear	29.138
3	24	J Gordon	29.244
4	16	G Biffle	29.347
5	4	K Harvick	29.429
6	22	J Logano	29.507
7	66	J Burton	29.535
8	41	K Busch2	29.540
9	34	D Ragan	29.555
10	055	C Ferguson	29.589
11	15	C Bowyer	29.654
12	31	R Newman	29.664
13	88	D Earnhardt Jr	29.703
14	11	D Hamlin	29.714
15	2	B Keselowski	29.724
16	99	C Edwards	29.771
17	48	J Johnson	29.775
18	43	A Almirola	29.907
19	78	M Truex Jr	29.979
20	13	C Mears	30.072
21	77	D Blaney	30.146
22	38	D Gilliland	30.185
23	32	T Kvapil	30.222
24	98	J Wise	30.281
25	21	T Bayne	30.300
26	47	A Allmendinger	30.362
27	52	B Labonte	30.396
28	40	L Cassill	30.481
29	5	K Kahne	30.520
30	10	D Patrick	30.716
31	95	M McDowell	30.736
32	30	D Stremme	31.062
33	20	M Kenseth	41.236
34	14	T Stewart	41.536
35	36	R Sorenson	44.946
36	51	J Allgaier	45.069
37	9	M Ambrose	46.862

Weather: Clear, 69 °F, West 12 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	10	20	M Kenseth	114.500	51	22	180	Running
2	15	31	R Newman	-5.59	51	0	170	Running
3	11	1	J McMurray	-12.66	51	0	165	Running
4	6	16	G Biffle	-21.45	51	0	160	Running
5	26	35	E McClure	-24.03	51	0	155	Running
6	18	14	T Stewart	-25.44	51	0	150	Running
7	39	98	J Wise	-26.77	51	0	146	Running
8	29	77	D Blaney	-1L	50	0	142	Running
9	8	88	D Earnhardt Jr	-1L	50	0	138	Running
10	37	30	D Stremme	-1L	50	0	134	Running
11	43	51	J Allgaier	-1L	50	0	130	Running
12	32	40	L Cassill	-2L	49	0	127	Running
13	38	32	T Kvapil	-3L	48	0	124	Running
14	16	18	K Busch	-18L	33	0	121	Accident
15	17	78	M Truex Jr	-19L	32	0	118	Retired
16	24	47	A Allmendinger	-19L	32	0	115	Retired
17	3	48	J Johnson	-19L	32	1	117	Accident
18	5	99	C Edwards	-19L	32	0	109	Accident
19	1	013	T Nadz	-19L	32	26*	116	Accident
20	35	55	B Vickers	-20L	31	0	103	Clutch
21	12	66	J Burton	-20L	31	0	100	Retired
22	23	4	K Harvick	-20L	31	0	97	Header
23	2	021	T Bear	-20L	31	0	94	Accident
24	25	13	C Mears	-21L	30	0	91	Accident
25	41	21	T Bayne	-21L	30	0	88	Accident
26	33	055	C Ferguson	-21L	30	1	90	Accident
27	36	95	M McDowell	-22L	29	0	82	Piston
28	27	41	K Busch2	-29L	22	0	79	Accident
29	14	9	M Ambrose	-29L	22	0	76	Accident
30	19	11	D Hamlin	-29L	22	0	73	Accident
31	22	52	B Labonte	-30L	21	0	70	Accident
32	21	34	D Ragan	-30L	21	0	67	Accident
33	30	22	J Logano	-30L	21	0	64	Retired
34	28	43	A Almirola	-30L	21	0	61	Accident
35	34	17	R Stenhouse Jr	-30L	21	0	58	Retired
36	42	10	D Patrick	-34L	17	0	55	Accident
37	20	27	P Menard	-45L	6	0	52	Retired
38	4	24	J Gordon	-48L	3	0	49	Accident
39	7	15	C Bowyer	-48L	3	1	51	Accident
40	9	5	K Kahne	-48L	3	0	43	Accident
41	13	2	B Keselowski	-49L	2	0	40	Accident
42	31	38	D Gilliland	-49L	2	0	37	Retired
43	40	36	R Sorenson	-49L	2	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 5 (19 laps)

Lead Changes: 5 (5 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 68 °F, Northwest 6 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 97%

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