Second race in the second round of Chase elimination and sadly not our best showing at Charlotte. All said and done it was still a good finish with only a few human DNFs and still plenty of cars out. Sadly, Carl Edwards took the win, securing a chaser for the next round. Boo

Qualifying went like disaster with most starting in the back and Sandy and I starting midfield.

We got about a lap in before Ambrose dropped anchors in front of me thanks to a dim witted Menard. Not a large pile up unfortunately.

The next caution came a few more laps after resuming racing when Darrel spun.

He was avoiding the idiot that was putting me in the wall.

A short while later, Scot got caught on Labonte...

And got wrecked by Almirola. He was down but not out.

It was this caution that Biffle came flying up and hit me at just under 150mph. If I hadn't been there he would have railed the next guy. Lucky me. Oh wait, he still did hit the next guy and the one after that.

With all of us but Chad at the back of the field, Chad was working some magic and hip-checked Kahne into the wall.

Kahne mostly recovered but Kesolwski was nicked by McMurray...

And the wreck started.

Even with warning and slowing down, Darrel, Sandy and I were still involved.

Just shy of halfway and Chad went to go pass me. He called the inside line and I gave him to much room because I bounced off of the wall going through the tri-oval.

Thanks to NASCAR's quick reflexes, the yellow didn't come out and I got smashed by the field.

To bits

It was only a few laps later after we were under green when Scot's engine blowed up.

He also had a run-in with the field. As did Darrel, although the 061 managed to pull away while the Crash Test Dummies machine did not.

The next caution came when Sandy was overtaking the 88 of Mr. NASCAR himself.

His arch of a line left him vulnerable to Jr's and nose met fender. Minimal damage.

On the restart Chad was back at the front and keeping them at bay with deft skill until McMurray caught him out while coming towards the line.

The wreck was slim yet elegant.

Closing in on the last twenty laps or so and a bunch of drivers were running together off of 4 when they got too bunched.

Darrel dove low as the mess happened right in front of him.

He escaped while Menard did not.

Sandy also made a daring run up the inside through the grass to avoid collision.

It must have been cold tires or something because after they got back underway racing, Darrel stepped out and got loose.

After restarting with only a few laps left, Darrel got shoved low and managed to hold on as he ducked through the grass.

He later took Earnhardt to the fence, ending the day for the 88. We're so sad.

In the end it was Edwards who clinched his spot in the next round.

I've reset the points so they now reflect what NASCAR seems to be doing. Although they may change by next week. Who knows?

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	27.404
2	013	T Nadz	27.523
3	021	T Bear	27.714
4	14	T Stewart	27.778
5	48	J Johnson	27.834
6	20	M Kenseth	27.846
7	24	J Gordon	27.859
8	31	R Newman	27.873
9	2	B Keselowski	27.877
10	99	C Edwards	27.920
11	13	C Mears	27.922
12	78	M Truex Jr	27.930
13	16	G Biffle	27.931
14	88	D Earnhardt Jr	27.934
15	9	M Ambrose	27.938
16	5	K Kahne	27.945
17	4	K Harvick	27.983
18	41	K Busch2	27.984
19	35	E McClure	27.990
20	11	D Hamlin	28.001
21	34	D Ragan	28.005
22	18	K Busch	28.041
23	22	J Logano	28.054
24	47	A Allmendinger	28.063
25	15	C Bowyer	28.079
26	43	A Almirola	28.107
27	38	D Gilliland	28.117
28	27	P Menard	28.160
29	1	J McMurray	28.175
30	66	J Burton	28.197
31	40	L Cassill	28.209
32	52	B Labonte	28.222
33	55	B Vickers	28.224
34	77	D Blaney	28.248
35	17	R Stenhouse Jr	28.256
36	30	D Stremme	28.273
37	32	T Kvapil	28.296
38	26	C Whitt	28.318
39	10	D Patrick	28.397
40	95	M McDowell	28.411
41	3	A Dillon	28.447
42	029	M Max	28.597
43	055	C Ferguson	28.972

Weather: Cloudy, 82 °F, Northeast 12 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	4	K Harvick	27.730
2	48	J Johnson	27.772
3	99	C Edwards	27.812
4	24	J Gordon	27.875
5	18	K Busch	27.879
6	20	M Kenseth	27.885
7	15	C Bowyer	27.913
8	11	D Hamlin	27.936
9	14	T Stewart	27.949
10	41	K Busch2	27.957
11	1	J McMurray	27.982
12	16	G Biffle	27.987
13	78	M Truex Jr	28.006
14	31	R Newman	28.015
15	2	B Keselowski	28.042
16	88	D Earnhardt Jr	28.043
17	27	P Menard	28.089
18	22	J Logano	28.090
19	9	M Ambrose	28.118
20	34	D Ragan	28.124
21	47	A Allmendinger	28.132
22	66	J Burton	28.210
23	013	T Nadz	28.230
24	32	T Kvapil	28.252
25	35	E McClure	28.257
26	021	T Bear	28.266
27	30	D Stremme	28.275
28	13	C Mears	28.317
29	55	B Vickers	28.351
30	52	B Labonte	28.364
31	40	L Cassill	28.364
32	5	K Kahne	28.370
33	38	D Gilliland	28.417
34	95	M McDowell	28.422
35	77	D Blaney	28.427
36	43	A Almirola	28.491
37	17	R Stenhouse Jr	28.555
38	3	A Dillon	28.627
39	10	D Patrick	28.703
40	26	C Whitt	28.753
41	055	C Ferguson	28.917
42	061	D Hamilton	30.735
43	029	M Max	32.485

Weather: Cloudy, 82 °F, North 13 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	28.007
2	15	C Bowyer	28.096
3	013	T Nadz	28.099
4	16	G Biffle	28.165
5	5	K Kahne	28.175
6	41	K Busch2	28.217
7	24	J Gordon	28.258
8	66	J Burton	28.261
9	021	T Bear	28.276
10	11	D Hamlin	28.307
11	18	K Busch	28.311
12	14	T Stewart	28.318
13	48	J Johnson	28.337
14	2	B Keselowski	28.338
15	029	M Max	28.340
16	20	M Kenseth	28.351
17	47	A Allmendinger	28.359
18	31	R Newman	28.373
19	22	J Logano	28.377
20	1	J McMurray	28.420
21	99	C Edwards	28.426
22	9	M Ambrose	28.431
23	88	D Earnhardt Jr	28.432
24	32	T Kvapil	28.444
25	27	P Menard	28.446
26	34	D Ragan	28.460
27	13	C Mears	28.464
28	38	D Gilliland	28.489
29	35	E McClure	28.522
30	55	B Vickers	28.589
31	40	L Cassill	28.654
32	4	K Harvick	28.670
33	78	M Truex Jr	28.685
34	52	B Labonte	28.701
35	17	R Stenhouse Jr	28.706
36	95	M McDowell	28.724
37	77	D Blaney	28.746
38	43	A Almirola	28.748
39	10	D Patrick	28.762
40	30	D Stremme	28.772
41	055	C Ferguson	28.881
42	26	C Whitt	28.980
43	3	A Dillon	29.091

Weather: Clear, 68 °F, West 13 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	3	99	C Edwards	112.539	84	40*	185	Running
2	1	4	K Harvick	-0.31	84	2	175	Running
3	4	24	J Gordon	-0.43	84	33	170	Running
4	22	66	J Burton	-1.01	84	0	160	Running
5	20	34	D Ragan	-1.57	84	0	155	Running
6	31	40	L Cassill	-2.26	84	0	150	Running
7	33	38	D Gilliland	-2.45	84	0	146	Running
8	9	14	T Stewart	-2.76	84	0	142	Running
9	7	15	C Bowyer	-3.06	84	1	143	Running
10	34	95	M McDowell	-3.31	84	0	134	Running
11	11	1	J McMurray	-3.60	84	0	130	Running
12	28	13	C Mears	-3.86	84	0	127	Running
13	24	32	T Kvapil	-3.88	84	0	124	Running
14	6	20	M Kenseth	-4.04	84	0	121	Running
15	30	52	B Labonte	-4.46	84	0	118	Running
16	25	35	E McClure	-7.26	84	0	115	Running
17	26	021	T Bear	-7.75	84	0	112	Running
18	32	5	K Kahne	-8.06	84	0	109	Running
19	38	3	A Dillon	-9.76	84	0	106	Running
20	42	061	D Hamilton	-12.77	84	5	108	Running
21	16	88	D Earnhardt Jr	-1L	83	0	100	Running
22	40	26	C Whitt	-1L	83	0	97	Running
23	41	055	C Ferguson	-3L	81	3	99	Running
24	37	17	R Stenhouse Jr	-15L	69	0	91	Tire
25	17	27	P Menard	-15L	69	0	88	Retired
26	27	30	D Stremme	-24L	60	0	85	Accident
27	14	31	R Newman	-36L	48	0	82	Retired
28	18	22	J Logano	-36L	48	0	79	Retired
29	35	77	D Blaney	-38L	46	0	76	Retired
30	43	029	M Max	-38L	46	0	73	Accident
31	13	78	M Truex Jr	-45L	39	0	70	Accident
32	8	11	D Hamlin	-45L	39	0	67	Accident
33	10	41	K Busch2	-45L	39	0	64	Accident
34	23	013	T Nadz	-47L	37	0	61	Accident
35	2	48	J Johnson	-55L	29	0	58	Tire
36	5	18	K Busch	-55L	29	0	55	Accident
37	19	9	M Ambrose	-55L	29	0	52	Accident
38	15	2	B Keselowski	-55L	29	0	49	Accident
39	29	55	B Vickers	-56L	28	0	46	Accident
40	39	10	D Patrick	-56L	28	0	43	Accident
41	36	43	A Almirola	-61L	23	0	40	Gearbox
42	12	16	G Biffle	-62L	22	0	37	Accident
43	21	47	A Allmendinger	-83L	1	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 11 (39 laps)

Lead Changes: 8 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 66 °F, West 17 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 2x

AI Strength: 97%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
12	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
26	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
26	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
28	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
31	013	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
57	021	Dropping Debris	Pit for repairs
57	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
59	055	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
70	055	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
76	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
77	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Nascar Sprint Cup Championship 2014 - 31 Lowes