A good day for racing even though I showed up to host extremely late (thank you work meeting). But we got all in and even though I had technical issues (screen freaking out and textures collapsing to obscure the view completely) it worked out.

Unlike Daytona, humans sandwiched the field and we got off clean.

After four or five laps, Darrel ran off the corner a touch high. I believe he was chasing it up the hill.

But he already was shifted in weight and slid harmlessly across the infield with not even a yellow.

He righted and banged on.

Further up the order, Zack was working over Combs.

But with Combs, he got more than a brush with disaster. While he almost kept from hitting by a hair, he got tangled up. Fortunately no rollers in this one but he did have a nasty split end.

Sandy was also collected but was slowed up enough that he just took some dents. Scot smoked his tires straight to the knot and short of skid marks, he was unaffected.

That is, until, Darrel ran up on him and tore at the rear end.

With just 12 of 65 laps in, nearly everyone was in for tires and gas.

Sandy had stayed out for bonus points but tucked inside to stay out of trouble.

Outlaw found his way to Combs as well and the second Combing was just as bad as the first.

Just like Zack before, Scot ran up on the 64 and identical results.

In this version, the 29 got a roller and braided the fence. Yeah that was a bit of a stretch.

An early night for Outlaw and Combs.

This time everyone is in for fuel and tires.

Back to racing and Darrel was fighting for position when the 15 got a run and put him up the line.

That got him loose as this track does and he was spinning again.

Planting roughly into the home stretch wall.

Back under green and I was starting to get caught as I attempted to run conservative lines to keep my fuel and tire use low.

Fortunately, we caught Darrel and he slowed up the field for me.

Especially Brett Bodine who is making himself known among the humans.

There he got bounced into the wall.

However, this minor scrape was the only major contact he suffered. Granted, his car was smoking but he was still running. And that would be very important for events later on.

Around half way and we would need one more stop after this to make the fuel last.

Knowing we would need another stop, Webster stayed out and picked up some points to jump back into the pits and top off.

Back to racing and Darrel was well off pace after his various transgressions.

While trying to stay out of the way (and doing a good job as far as I could tell) Darrel Waltrip came flying up on him for a smash and drive.

But only one Darrel would come out on top for this one and it wasn't the Tide ride.

Causing a wreck more massive than any big ones at Daytona, Hamilton managed to single handled make a junk yard at the start finish line without trying.

Sandy came screeching up on the field and smashed the 67.

Dale Jarrett and Dave Marcus were there to catch him, fortunately.

What few cars were left came to pit road for a final stop.

With about four laps or so left, Zack had another run in with a slower AI (Rusty Wallace).

And they both limped on.

We would wind out under yellow and I would take a win.

But it wasn't the end of the story. Back behind all this, Darrel was wrecking people under caution.

While this almost seems harmless being that he was down 6 laps, it actually cost Sandy positions which he was re-awarded post-race. Even still, Hamilton officially receives a warning for dangerous driving.

Next week we are at the desert oval in Las Vegas.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.454
2	023	Z Webster	31.081
3	90	K Schrader	31.138
4	33	H Gant	31.228
5	77	E Bierschwale	31.256
6	67	B Arrington	31.355
7	43	R Petty	31.360
8	55	P Parsons	31.364
9	061	D Hamilton	31.377
10	3	D Earnhardt	31.391
11	9	B Elliott	31.397
12	7	A Kulwicki	31.401
13	88	B Baker	31.405
14	021	T Bear	31.414
15	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.424
16	83	L Speed	31.426
17	18	D Jarrett	31.432
18	29	C Yarborough	31.467
19	62	S Christman	31.470
20	25	T Richmond	31.501
21	19	D Cope	31.516
22	81	M Potter	31.529
23	64	R Combs	31.538
24	21	K Petty	31.549
25	1	B Bodine	31.572
26	22	B Allison	31.592
27	71	D Marcis	31.629
28	029	M Max	31.636
29	70	J McDuffie	31.650
30	15	R Rudd	31.662
31	11	T Labonte	31.688
32	44	S Marlin	31.712
33	75	N Bonnett	31.754
34	35	B Parsons	31.776
35	30	M Waltrip	31.793
36	52	J Means	31.813
37	27	R Wallace	31.902
38	50	G Sacks	32.003
39	26	M Shepherd	32.015
40	4	R Wilson	32.065
41	5	G Bodine	33.022
42	28	D Allison	48.242

Weather: Clear, 68 °F, Northwest 9 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.765
2	061	D Hamilton	31.130
3	90	K Schrader	31.137
4	15	R Rudd	31.173
5	3	D Earnhardt	31.197
6	11	T Labonte	31.215
7	44	S Marlin	31.235
8	17	D Waltrip	31.237
9	88	B Baker	31.246
10	9	B Elliott	31.254
11	4	R Wilson	31.280
12	22	B Allison	31.296
13	5	G Bodine	31.303
14	27	R Wallace	31.310
15	55	P Parsons	31.313
16	21	K Petty	31.320
17	52	J Means	31.336
18	33	H Gant	31.346
19	75	N Bonnett	31.348
20	71	D Marcis	31.353
21	43	R Petty	31.359
22	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.429
23	28	D Allison	31.452
24	18	D Jarrett	31.460
25	25	T Richmond	31.484
26	64	R Combs	31.484
27	26	M Shepherd	31.497
28	30	M Waltrip	31.512
29	19	D Cope	31.521
30	77	E Bierschwale	31.523
31	35	B Parsons	31.543
32	67	B Arrington	31.594
33	50	G Sacks	31.623
34	81	M Potter	31.641
35	62	S Christman	31.669
36	7	A Kulwicki	31.710
37	83	L Speed	31.715
38	70	J McDuffie	31.763
39	29	C Yarborough	31.805
40	1	B Bodine	31.932
41	021	T Bear	1:00.216
42	029	M Max	--
43	023	Z Webster	--

Weather: Clear, 68 °F, North 9 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	30.941
2	013	T Nadz	30.969
3	62	S Christman	31.219
4	5	G Bodine	31.255
5	44	S Marlin	31.264
6	26	M Shepherd	31.278
7	7	A Kulwicki	31.281
8	52	J Means	31.297
9	15	R Rudd	31.299
10	17	D Waltrip	31.336
11	75	N Bonnett	31.338
12	35	B Parsons	31.353
13	21	K Petty	31.354
14	43	R Petty	31.388
15	28	D Allison	31.389
16	18	D Jarrett	31.402
17	70	J McDuffie	31.410
18	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.453
19	64	R Combs	31.464
20	023	Z Webster	31.494
21	11	T Labonte	31.496
22	9	B Elliott	31.509
23	25	T Richmond	31.510
24	90	K Schrader	31.527
25	19	D Cope	31.567
26	29	C Yarborough	31.575
27	1	B Bodine	31.578
28	50	G Sacks	31.593
29	77	E Bierschwale	31.608
30	88	B Baker	31.624
31	71	D Marcis	31.633
32	67	B Arrington	31.640
33	83	L Speed	31.647
34	33	H Gant	31.657
35	4	R Wilson	31.675
36	3	D Earnhardt	31.684
37	029	M Max	31.797
38	27	R Wallace	31.803
39	30	M Waltrip	31.882
40	55	P Parsons	31.941
41	81	M Potter	32.148
42	22	B Allison	45.506

Weather: Clear, 73 °F, North 11 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	109.785	65	60*	185	Running
2	19	75	N Bonnett	-0.31	65	0	170	Running
3	23	28	D Allison	-0.62	65	0	165	Running
4	5	3	D Earnhardt	-0.93	65	0	160	Running
5	10	9	B Elliott	-1.23	65	1	160	Running
6	12	22	B Allison	-1.54	65	0	150	Running
7	39	29	C Yarborough	-2.39	65	0	146	Running
8	37	83	L Speed	-3.33	65	0	142	Running
9	17	52	J Means	-3.38	65	0	138	Running
10	38	70	J McDuffie	-3.81	65	0	134	Running
11	18	33	H Gant	-4.18	65	0	130	Running
12	34	81	M Potter	-4.53	65	0	127	Running
13	41	021	T Bear	-22.50	65	1	126	Running
14	14	27	R Wallace	-5.77	65	0	124	Running
15	43	023	Z Webster	-1L	64	1	123	Running
16	15	55	P Parsons	-2L	63	0	115	Running
17	32	67	B Arrington	-2L	63	0	112	Retired
18	2	061	D Hamilton	-5L	60	0	109	Running
19	21	43	R Petty	-18L	47	0	106	Retired
20	9	88	B Baker	-18L	47	0	103	Retired
21	8	17	D Waltrip	-19L	46	0	100	Retired
22	24	18	D Jarrett	-19L	46	2	102	Retired
23	33	50	G Sacks	-19L	46	0	94	Retired
24	4	15	R Rudd	-19L	46	0	91	Retired
25	3	90	K Schrader	-19L	46	0	88	Retired
26	20	71	D Marcis	-19L	46	0	85	Retired
27	13	5	G Bodine	-19L	46	0	82	Accident
28	16	21	K Petty	-19L	46	0	79	Accident
29	7	44	S Marlin	-19L	46	0	76	Accident
30	6	11	T Labonte	-19L	46	0	73	Retired
31	31	35	B Parsons	-20L	45	0	70	Camshaft
32	22	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-20L	45	0	67	Accident
33	27	26	M Shepherd	-20L	45	0	64	Accident
34	35	62	S Christman	-20L	45	0	61	Accident
35	25	25	T Richmond	-20L	45	0	58	Accident
36	30	77	E Bierschwale	-20L	45	0	55	Accident
37	36	7	A Kulwicki	-20L	45	0	52	Retired
38	40	1	B Bodine	-20L	45	0	49	Accident
39	26	64	R Combs	-21L	44	0	46	Retired
40	11	4	R Wilson	-40L	25	0	43	Camshaft
41	28	30	M Waltrip	-41L	24	0	40	Clutch
42	29	19	D Cope	-41L	24	0	37	Retired
43	42	029	M Max	-48L	17	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 6 (23 laps)

Lead Changes: 7 (5 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 73 °F, North 12 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 90%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
13	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
26	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
26	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
36	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
41	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
66	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds

Thursday, March 3, 2016

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 02 Atlanta