'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 01 Daytona

Our inaugural race for the series started off promising with all humans heading up the field...
 ...and Sandy leading us all.

Very quickly, Darrel moved to the outside.  I don't recall what was going on if he was having some handling issues or got caught out but he quickly dropped back. 

Right as Darrel was suffering some woes, Zack came off the bottom and pushed up into my fender.  I shot to the wall but only scraped some paint.

A huge battle was unfolding at the front with Zack and Myer scrambling for position.

But then Scot swung inside a little too hard off of turn four, bounded off a car and then the wall and straight back into Rusty Wallace.

The accident started unfolding in front of me and I thought this might be the end as Scot did a nose stall down the tri-oval.

Not too many cars were taken out but there were some damaged rides.

We were only a handful of laps in so most teams went to pit while some humans opted to keep position, being that we would have to pit at least once at some point anyway.

On the green, I had a strong run at Sandy and he defensively (and kind of like a jerk) squeezed up the track, forcing me to roll out of the throttle.  At the same moment, Zack got a wiggle-rub from Darrel Waltrip and shot straight into the 90.

The resulting crash would be the end for Zack as he rolled to the apron.

At this point, nearly all drivers pulled in to pit again.

Darrel, who had been nursing a weirdly handling car also came to pit road while none other than Scot Myer stayed out and zoomed to second.

On the restart, we had Dale Jarrett on the inside a lap down.  I had a good run on Scot and was shooting to clear him by turn one so we can link up and draft up to Sandy.

Unfortunately, he misjudged the distance between the cars around him and took my fender by just a touch.

This was the end for me.

Scot also had a rolling exit from the race along with several others.

At this point, Sandy made his first stop, relinquishing the lead from a fairly average pit stop.

But he fought his way through traffic very quickly and within a few laps was within striking distance of the lead.

But 4 wide congestion out of turn four would do what it always does and cars started bouncing off each other.

And the yellow was out again.

Everyone was back in for a last pit pass.  Darrel was caught speeding and would go to the back while Sandy had yet another sloppy stop.

With less than half of the 40 lap race to go, Sandy was putting pressure on the field.  Then he got to Brett Bodine and pressured a little too much.

He pushed up and touched the wall, falling back.

In a desperate attempt to catch the draft, he was trying his damnedest to move up.

But as Lake Speed moved over, Time Richmond wasn't giving an inch and neither was Sandy.  As physics goes, this is a good example.

The end of an otherwise stellar run.  While not dead, he was not in the same shape as before.

Back under green and cars started peeling off thinking they wouldn't make the distance.

Sandy smelled blood in the water and was in attack mode again but found himself off the bumper of Geoff Bodine (the Bodines are everywhere).

And just like Keselowski and Edwards, The Bear was in the fence.

Solidly in the fence.

And as a sun was setting for one human, one was rising for another.

With three laps remaining, Darrel was putting everything he had left into his drive.

In 10th position, he was looking for ways around everyone when he got into Davey Allison.

Davey spun across his bow...

...but the inertia would push Darrel into a big slide too.  This ended the race and Darrel was the highest finishing human at 15th.

Our next venture is Atlanta in a sunny daytime Georgia.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	023	Z Webster	45.538
2	3	D Earnhardt	45.559
3	71	D Marcis	45.612
4	26	M Shepherd	45.704
5	4	R Wilson	45.914
6	22	B Allison	46.051
7	30	M Waltrip	46.181
8	88	B Baker	46.182
9	70	J McDuffie	46.293
10	35	B Parsons	46.351
11	28	D Allison	46.452
12	8	B Hillin, Jr.	46.459
13	19	D Cope	46.535
14	43	R Petty	46.584
15	50	G Sacks	46.607
16	27	R Wallace	46.659
17	90	K Schrader	46.683
18	67	B Arrington	46.709
19	7	A Kulwicki	46.723
20	5	G Bodine	46.763
21	15	R Rudd	46.774
22	9	B Elliott	46.936
23	81	M Potter	47.016
24	17	D Waltrip	47.119
25	21	K Petty	47.143
26	33	H Gant	47.187
27	029	M Max	47.189
28	83	L Speed	47.194
29	62	S Christman	47.274
30	25	T Richmond	47.278
31	18	D Jarrett	47.278
32	44	S Marlin	47.328
33	52	J Means	47.329
34	1	B Bodine	47.362
35	77	E Bierschwale	47.364
36	11	T Labonte	47.378
37	55	P Parsons	47.430
38	75	N Bonnett	47.545
39	061	D Hamilton	47.613
40	64	R Combs	47.846
41	29	C Yarborough	47.851
42	013	T Nadz	47.925
43	021	T Bear	47.925

Weather: Clear, 67 °F, Northeast 19 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	021	T Bear	48.084
2	013	T Nadz	48.298
3	029	M Max	48.459
4	061	D Hamilton	48.835
5	023	Z Webster	49.103
6	8	B Hillin, Jr.	49.325
7	28	D Allison	49.388
8	33	H Gant	49.390
9	17	D Waltrip	49.434
10	15	R Rudd	49.437
11	5	G Bodine	49.477
12	3	D Earnhardt	49.482
13	27	R Wallace	49.488
14	11	T Labonte	49.491
15	88	B Baker	49.492
16	90	K Schrader	49.502
17	35	B Parsons	49.516
18	21	K Petty	49.517
19	75	N Bonnett	49.517
20	44	S Marlin	49.523
21	9	B Elliott	49.527
22	71	D Marcis	49.543
23	50	G Sacks	49.548
24	22	B Allison	49.555
25	62	S Christman	49.563
26	26	M Shepherd	49.570
27	25	T Richmond	49.573
28	52	J Means	49.582
29	64	R Combs	49.587
30	29	C Yarborough	49.594
31	4	R Wilson	49.612
32	30	M Waltrip	49.614
33	7	A Kulwicki	49.646
34	43	R Petty	49.659
35	81	M Potter	49.659
36	83	L Speed	49.660
37	67	B Arrington	49.663
38	70	J McDuffie	49.669
39	55	P Parsons	49.684
40	1	B Bodine	49.706
41	18	D Jarrett	49.754
42	19	D Cope	49.759
43	77	E Bierschwale	49.770

Weather: Clear, 67 °F, Northeast 13 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	22	B Allison	44.830
2	71	D Marcis	44.832
3	3	D Earnhardt	44.840
4	29	C Yarborough	44.844
5	28	D Allison	44.854
6	55	P Parsons	44.862
7	30	M Waltrip	44.880
8	21	K Petty	44.896
9	1	B Bodine	44.916
10	35	B Parsons	44.926
11	62	S Christman	44.990
12	64	R Combs	44.997
13	9	B Elliott	44.999
14	8	B Hillin, Jr.	45.013
15	67	B Arrington	45.013
16	75	N Bonnett	45.031
17	90	K Schrader	45.052
18	81	M Potter	45.067
19	7	A Kulwicki	45.074
20	88	B Baker	45.076
21	18	D Jarrett	45.090
22	83	L Speed	45.090
23	023	Z Webster	45.143
24	17	D Waltrip	45.161
25	44	S Marlin	45.186
26	26	M Shepherd	45.218
27	43	R Petty	45.265
28	11	T Labonte	45.271
29	013	T Nadz	45.346
30	52	J Means	45.372
31	5	G Bodine	45.403
32	15	R Rudd	45.412
33	19	D Cope	45.504
34	4	R Wilson	45.562
35	25	T Richmond	45.592
36	021	T Bear	45.624
37	029	M Max	45.637
38	27	R Wallace	45.675
39	70	J McDuffie	45.687
40	33	H Gant	45.898
41	50	G Sacks	46.028
42	77	E Bierschwale	46.071
43	061	D Hamilton	46.175

Weather: Cloudy, 70 °F, West 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	16	90	K Schrader	109.886	40	11*	185	Running
2	42	19	D Cope	-0.30	40	6	175	Running
3	35	81	M Potter	-0.61	40	0	165	Running
4	34	43	R Petty	-0.91	40	3	165	Running
5	32	30	M Waltrip	-1.22	40	0	155	Running
6	33	7	A Kulwicki	-1.52	40	0	150	Running
7	36	83	L Speed	-1.83	40	0	146	Running
8	15	88	B Baker	-2.14	40	0	142	Running
9	20	44	S Marlin	-2.75	40	4	143	Running
10	26	26	M Shepherd	-3.06	40	0	134	Running
11	40	1	B Bodine	-3.37	40	0	130	Running
12	31	4	R Wilson	-3.68	40	0	127	Running
13	14	11	T Labonte	-4.30	40	5	129	Running
14	37	67	B Arrington	-4.61	40	0	121	Running
15	4	061	D Hamilton	-21.42	40	0	118	Running
16	7	28	D Allison	-1L	39	0	115	Running
17	8	33	H Gant	-1L	39	0	112	Running
18	27	25	T Richmond	-3L	37	0	109	Running
19	11	5	G Bodine	-8L	32	0	106	Retired
20	1	021	T Bear	-9L	31	11*	113	Accident
21	9	17	D Waltrip	-22L	18	0	100	Retired
22	29	64	R Combs	-23L	17	0	97	Accident
23	24	22	B Allison	-28L	12	0	94	Retired
24	25	62	S Christman	-29L	11	0	91	Piston
25	22	71	D Marcis	-29L	11	0	88	Camshaft
26	3	029	M Max	-29L	11	0	85	Accident
27	2	013	T Nadz	-30L	10	0	82	Accident
28	38	70	J McDuffie	-30L	10	0	79	Accident
29	39	55	P Parsons	-30L	10	0	76	Accident
30	19	75	N Bonnett	-32L	8	0	73	Ignition
31	41	18	D Jarrett	-33L	7	0	70	Retired
32	28	52	J Means	-34L	6	0	67	Retired
33	43	77	E Bierschwale	-34L	6	0	64	Retired
34	17	35	B Parsons	-34L	6	0	61	Valve
35	12	3	D Earnhardt	-34L	6	0	58	Camshaft
36	5	023	Z Webster	-34L	6	0	55	Header
37	21	9	B Elliott	-34L	6	0	52	Accident
38	18	21	K Petty	-34L	6	0	49	Accident
39	10	15	R Rudd	-34L	6	0	46	Accident
40	30	29	C Yarborough	-35L	5	0	43	Retired
41	13	27	R Wallace	-37L	3	0	40	Retired
42	6	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-37L	3	0	37	Retired
43	23	50	G Sacks	-37L	3	0	34	Valve

Caution Flags: 7 (26 laps)

Lead Changes: 6 (6 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 67 °F, Northeast 1 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 98%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
7	023	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
8	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
18	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
18	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
26	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
26	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
27	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line