Two weeks out and we are back to Bristol under the lights. Sparks flew and so did whole cars. Way more yellows than greens. Let's take a look at what happened.

Chad showed he has what it takes to be top dog and scored a pole, running through the first lap.

Same lap, Sandy got knocked around my McMurry for the first yellow.

This caused some major damage to the 021 which Darrel also slammed into (without much hurt to his own car). Chad and I bounced off of each other while trying to weave through the wreckage. Chad got the worst of it and ended up wrinkling his backend on the inside wall. But no humans out yet.

On the restart, Sandy was running low and slow in what I can only assume was an attempt to clear a black flag. But when he realized he was on the wrong stretch, he pulled right up in front of Chad.

Causing more yellow action that Darrel and I narrowly avoided.

After the restart, Scot was trying to keep a good pace behind Darrel and was too slow for Clint Bowyer.

A small wreck took place afterwards with Scot getting slammed by Edwards.

But more crashing took place before the field got back to the yellow. No humans involved here.

Nearly a quarter of the way in and Dillon takes out Blaney.

The next yellow came from a certain 78 car trying to cut down to the pits in front of traffic. Chad spun while slamming the brakes to avoid the field.

Darrel was the next culprit. This came from switching to neutral instead of second. He normally uses his paddle shifters but went for the stick this week for fast access to Reverse gear.

He managed to avoid getting too torn up but Scot definitely felt some pain.

Darrel got spun about halfway. This was the end for him.

Look at him test that catch fence.

He wasn't the only one riding on roof rails. Sandy bounced off the wall and into Chad after he collided with Scot and sent him flipping over. With much shock and awe, he was not out from this although he only survived another 6 laps or so.

We had a fairly long green run until I came up on Scot and called for an inside pass into the corner too late.

Scot got slammed hard by Kyle Busch but seemed to continue on without much broken.

The next restart went around one whole lap before these two idiots decided to make some unfortunately choices. I'm talking Truex Jr. and Bowyer.

Back in traffic on the next restart, I was just trying to feel out my car when another douche bag duo screws the pouch and I get to suffer from it. Still kicking though.

Around lap 75, Scot runs down Labonte and sends him up the track...

...for a sizable accident.

The last quarter of the race continued to be full of drama. Patrick got tapped sideways past the start finish.

This stacked up the field but we all managed to stay pointed the right way. Granted we were a bit more beat up than before, but this is Bristol.

The following restart on lap 90, Gilliland and the 32 got together and swung out towards me, into the wall.

The wreck proceeded through the corner where I bounced off of Johnson and Scot blasted Menard up the track. Both of us cleared the wreck without much damage or spinning.

Four to go and Burton turns Jeff Gordon after Scot *LEGALLY* runs him wide.

Gordon came back across the track to collect more drivers and Scot made one last torrent through some other drivers to increase position a few places. That would finish this one under yellow. Surprise, surprise.

Down to the final two races of the regular schedule: Atlanta and Richmond. Scot is on the bubble but only by a few points. A win could lock him in. A win from Chad or Sandy could knock him out. This could get very interesting.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	15.063
2	013	T Nadz	15.168
3	055	C Ferguson	15.184
4	021	T Bear	15.360
5	18	K Busch	15.632
6	20	M Kenseth	15.714
7	2	B Keselowski	15.730
8	48	J Johnson	15.743
9	1	J McMurray	15.758
10	27	P Menard	15.770
11	16	G Biffle	15.792
12	14	T Stewart	15.808
13	15	C Bowyer	15.828
14	31	R Newman	15.856
15	4	K Harvick	15.870
16	5	K Kahne	15.872
17	88	D Earnhardt Jr	15.875
18	35	E McClure	15.884
19	38	D Gilliland	15.895
20	9	M Ambrose	15.913
21	24	J Gordon	15.915
22	99	C Edwards	15.929
23	47	A Allmendinger	15.930
24	43	A Almirola	15.935
25	78	M Truex Jr	15.936
26	66	J Burton	15.948
27	41	K Busch2	15.990
28	22	J Logano	16.035
29	42	K Larson	16.099
30	36	R Sorenson	16.112
31	10	D Patrick	16.132
32	34	D Ragan	16.134
33	55	B Vickers	16.152
34	32	T Kvapil	16.252
35	95	M McDowell	16.258
36	11	D Hamlin	16.269
37	13	C Mears	16.569
38	40	L Cassill	17.747
39	029	M Max	18.158
40	98	J Wise	18.359
41	21	T Bayne	22.295
42	52	B Labonte	22.740
43	77	D Blaney	29.559

Weather: Clear, 54 °F, Southeast 4 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	055	C Ferguson	15.102
2	061	D Hamilton	15.158
3	013	T Nadz	15.162
4	18	K Busch	15.224
5	16	G Biffle	15.228
6	021	T Bear	15.251
7	31	R Newman	15.300
8	99	C Edwards	15.309
9	2	B Keselowski	15.316
10	14	T Stewart	15.360
11	24	J Gordon	15.372
12	5	K Kahne	15.372
13	1	J McMurray	15.377
14	41	K Busch2	15.394
15	15	C Bowyer	15.403
16	11	D Hamlin	15.430
17	78	M Truex Jr	15.468
18	48	J Johnson	15.499
19	34	D Ragan	15.502
20	9	M Ambrose	15.504
21	20	M Kenseth	15.515
22	38	D Gilliland	15.529
23	27	P Menard	15.539
24	66	J Burton	15.542
25	4	K Harvick	15.547
26	47	A Allmendinger	15.575
27	77	D Blaney	15.596
28	32	T Kvapil	15.604
29	35	E McClure	15.631
30	40	L Cassill	15.659
31	52	B Labonte	15.667
32	98	J Wise	15.727
33	10	D Patrick	15.733
34	21	T Bayne	15.805
35	88	D Earnhardt Jr	15.829
36	95	M McDowell	15.861
37	42	K Larson	15.922
38	22	J Logano	15.985
39	36	R Sorenson	16.003
40	13	C Mears	16.054
41	55	B Vickers	16.151
42	43	A Almirola	16.151
43	029	M Max	27.158

Weather: Clear, 54 °F, Northeast 3 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	15.084
2	061	D Hamilton	15.153
3	055	C Ferguson	15.183
4	021	T Bear	15.553
5	1	J McMurray	15.556
6	31	R Newman	15.570
7	22	J Logano	15.570
8	88	D Earnhardt Jr	15.582
9	99	C Edwards	15.607
10	5	K Kahne	15.617
11	4	K Harvick	15.622
12	41	K Busch2	15.624
13	11	D Hamlin	15.629
14	9	M Ambrose	15.637
15	029	M Max	15.657
16	15	C Bowyer	15.676
17	2	B Keselowski	15.716
18	18	K Busch	15.732
19	78	M Truex Jr	15.760
20	34	D Ragan	15.784
21	66	J Burton	15.802
22	24	J Gordon	15.908
23	43	A Almirola	15.916
24	38	D Gilliland	15.949
25	35	E McClure	16.023
26	47	A Allmendinger	16.043
27	77	D Blaney	16.047
28	16	G Biffle	16.078
29	40	L Cassill	16.099
30	14	T Stewart	16.112
31	21	T Bayne	16.145
32	95	M McDowell	16.156
33	98	J Wise	16.163
34	42	K Larson	16.167
35	36	R Sorenson	16.180
36	32	T Kvapil	16.193
37	55	B Vickers	16.221
38	52	B Labonte	16.241
39	27	P Menard	16.276
40	13	C Mears	16.378
41	10	D Patrick	16.386
42	20	M Kenseth	16.432
43	48	J Johnson	16.458

Weather: Clear, 48 °F, Northwest 8 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	10	14	T Stewart	61.009	100	28	180	Running
2	19	34	D Ragan	-0.44	100	0	170	Running
3	25	4	K Harvick	-3.64	100	0	165	Running
4	5	16	G Biffle	-4.05	100	10	165	Running
5	9	2	B Keselowski	-1L	99	1	160	Running
6	3	013	T Nadz	-1L	99	57*	160	Running
7	29	35	E McClure	-1L	99	0	146	Running
8	24	66	J Burton	-1L	99	0	142	Running
9	11	24	J Gordon	-1L	99	0	138	Running
10	20	9	M Ambrose	-1L	99	0	134	Running
11	22	38	D Gilliland	-1L	99	0	130	Running
12	18	48	J Johnson	-1L	99	0	127	Running
13	17	78	M Truex Jr	-1L	99	0	124	Running
14	16	11	D Hamlin	-1L	99	0	121	Running
15	12	5	K Kahne	-1L	99	0	118	Running
16	28	32	T Kvapil	-2L	98	0	115	Running
17	35	88	D Earnhardt Jr	-2L	98	0	112	Running
18	13	1	J McMurray	-2L	98	0	109	Running
19	40	13	C Mears	-2L	98	0	106	Running
20	15	15	C Bowyer	-2L	98	2	108	Running
21	42	43	A Almirola	-2L	98	0	100	Running
22	14	41	K Busch2	-2L	98	0	97	Running
23	39	36	R Sorenson	-2L	98	0	94	Running
24	41	55	B Vickers	-2L	98	0	91	Running
25	23	27	P Menard	-3L	97	0	88	Retired
26	43	029	M Max	-3L	97	0	85	Running
27	33	10	D Patrick	-3L	97	0	82	Running
28	36	95	M McDowell	-4L	96	0	79	Retired
29	6	021	T Bear	-8L	92	0	76	Running
30	21	20	M Kenseth	-23L	77	0	73	Retired
31	27	77	D Blaney	-23L	77	0	70	Accident
32	38	22	J Logano	-24L	76	0	67	Retired
33	31	52	B Labonte	-24L	76	0	64	Accident
34	4	18	K Busch	-44L	56	0	61	Retired
35	7	31	R Newman	-44L	56	0	58	Retired
36	32	98	J Wise	-45L	55	0	55	Retired
37	1	055	C Ferguson	-46L	54	2	57	Header
38	2	061	D Hamilton	-57L	43	0	49	Accident
39	8	99	C Edwards	-85L	15	0	46	Retired
40	26	47	A Allmendinger	-93L	7	0	43	Retired
41	30	40	L Cassill	-93L	7	0	40	Accident
42	34	21	T Bayne	-96L	4	0	37	Retired
43	37	42	K Larson	-98L	2	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 14 (70 laps)

Lead Changes: 10 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 48 °F, Southwest 11 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 95%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
5	021	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
6	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
9	055	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
9	055	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
10	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
12	055	Passing under yellow	Held for 9 seconds
15	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
16	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
16	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
18	021	Passing under yellow	Held for 10 seconds
25	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
27	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
36	055	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
36	055	Passing under yellow	Held for 9 seconds
40	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
40	055	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
56	029	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
56	029	Passing under yellow	Held for 5 seconds
55	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
66	013	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
90	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Nascar Sprint Cup Championship 2014 - 24 Bristol Night