Our high banked friend from the south strikes again and delivers some of the most destructive racing we'll see on this circuit. Humans qualified mostly well but finishing positions would not be close to the same.

The top three held really close qualy times and spent the first several laps closely pacing one another.

We ran so many laps that the AI demanded a caution and Greg Sacks sacrificed Cale Yarborough into the inside wall.

About a dozen laps in and we were racing again with all the humans at the front after everyone else came in for tires.

While everyone was in varying degrees of disarray, Zack was getting it the worst as Lake Speed gave him a big ol' hip check to maintain his own line.

Zack was slammed thoroughly into the wall where he lost a ton of speed and Bear couldn't pull away to avoid.

The two came together in spectacular fashion, destroying Webster's car and effectively decommissioning Sandy's ride for the night. He would finish but several laps down.

And it was 8 wide to avoid this mess.

Restarting, Darrel found himself right in front of traffic while he came off pit road from serving a penalty or something (he seemed to get a lot of those this race) and was immediately spun by Morgan Sheppard Pie.

Like the last crash, there was a log jam which kept Darrel from really getting going again. He eventually managed but it took a whole lap and several minor collisions.

The next green flag run was ended quickly in similar fashion as Steve Christmason came up into traffic.

Right into Bobby Allison.

It was only a few more short laps of green before Scot tangled with Ricky Rudd and couldn't hold it.

He was tossed around a bit but mostly unharmed from the collisions.

The next run was a little longer but eventually it was Buddy Backer who sent Neil Bonnett into Combs. Too bad.

Mad Max actually did a fairly good job of avoiding the wreck as he came flying up.

Only a handful of racing laps before Michael Waltrip decided Bill Elliott was in his way.

We were almost halfway so I decided to come in for my pit. I figured with the way cautions were going with as many cars as there were left, I wouldn't much have to worry about tires. Unfortunately, I was one of the few lead lap cars that came in this time.

On the restart, Neil DeAss Bonnett ran into me going through the first turn and nearly spun me out.

Meanwhile, Darrel got loose from damage and spun around bring out the yellow.

Upon catching Neil, I let him know what I thought of his earlier move.

Sadly, I must have had too much damage or something as I was well off pace on the restart and was spun by Buddy Baker.

I probably would have been fine if Darrel hadn't been spinning right into my radiator. Now, Zack said he saw smoke from my car as I was being spun but I didn't see anything. It wouldn't matter anyway as this hard knock would have done it in anyway. Neil Bonnett, you're a dead man.

While Darrel managed to stay in it, he was definitely struggling to keep the car off the wall out of turns.

And out of improper pit road places. Probably another penalty in there somewhere.

He might of had a magnet in his car that went straight for that safer barrier. Look here how it didn't even matter that Greg Sacks was right there. Of course, he might have just crushed him against the wall like a pop can for fun.

After that last yellow from Hamilton, Myer was in the lead with less than 20 to go.

Despite his atypical line, he was managing to hold the position.

And caution flags were doing plenty to help him stay at the front.

Darrel was doing his best to try and help his fellow human out.

With about a dozen to go, Scot couldn't keep from clobbering the outside wall.

He lost first but there were still plenty of laps to fight back.

He cleared Morgan Sheppard and had his sights set on Phil Parsons for first.

But his charge was stunted and he couldn't make up much ground.

Lap traffic, like the thousands of Cale Yarborough cars we passed, were doing a lot to slow the 55 down and help Scot catch up.

With 5 to go, Bear was limping around and somehow caused Parsons to slow down quite a bit more than normal.

Scot seized the opportunity and lunged into the corner but he was just too far back to force a dive bomb, only racking the back of Phil's bumper.

And off the next corner or so, he was hard into the outside wall again and cruising for the pit road barrier.

The impact was terrible and destroyed his ride along with a few other cars as they slammed into his lifeless corpse. A very exciting run that almost was. Next week we're off to Richmond. Hopefully we'll see better results there...

NASCAR Racing 2003 Season EXPORTED STANDINGS

Track: BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Date: 04/13/16

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	15.555
2	021	T Bear	15.669
3	023	Z Webster	15.693
4	061	D Hamilton	15.782
5	9	B Elliott	15.861
6	11	T Labonte	15.920
7	15	R Rudd	15.924
8	33	H Gant	15.926
9	029	M Max	15.952
10	22	B Allison	15.954
11	3	D Earnhardt	15.972
12	27	R Wallace	15.980
13	43	R Petty	15.995
14	30	M Waltrip	15.996
15	8	B Hillin, Jr.	15.998
16	44	S Marlin	16.005
17	75	N Bonnett	16.007
18	26	M Shepherd	16.008
19	35	B Parsons	16.012
20	55	P Parsons	16.025
21	71	D Marcis	16.033
22	90	K Schrader	16.042
23	21	K Petty	16.050
24	7	A Kulwicki	16.050
25	4	R Wilson	16.056
26	64	R Combs	16.058
27	18	D Jarrett	16.069
28	52	J Means	16.069
29	77	E Bierschwale	16.088
30	62	S Christman	16.093
31	17	D Waltrip	16.094
32	5	G Bodine	16.094
33	70	J McDuffie	16.129
34	50	G Sacks	16.149
35	19	D Cope	16.173
36	25	T Richmond	16.179
37	28	D Allison	16.185
38	88	B Baker	16.188
39	67	B Arrington	16.196
40	83	L Speed	16.250
41	81	M Potter	16.261
42	29	C Yarborough	16.279
43	1	B Bodine	16.382

Weather: Clear, 49 °F, South 1 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	15.441
2	023	Z Webster	15.737
3	021	T Bear	15.816
4	11	T Labonte	15.851
5	5	G Bodine	15.861
6	43	R Petty	15.892
7	21	K Petty	15.910
8	3	D Earnhardt	15.913
9	75	N Bonnett	15.918
10	90	K Schrader	15.940
11	7	A Kulwicki	15.943
12	17	D Waltrip	15.959
13	9	B Elliott	15.961
14	35	B Parsons	15.967
15	33	H Gant	15.977
16	30	M Waltrip	15.980
17	44	S Marlin	15.983
18	55	P Parsons	15.984
19	061	D Hamilton	15.994
20	71	D Marcis	16.007
21	18	D Jarrett	16.015
22	27	R Wallace	16.027
23	15	R Rudd	16.035
24	22	B Allison	16.060
25	67	B Arrington	16.063
26	19	D Cope	16.064
27	77	E Bierschwale	16.110
28	28	D Allison	16.134
29	4	R Wilson	16.134
30	52	J Means	16.174
31	62	S Christman	16.193
32	25	T Richmond	16.196
33	64	R Combs	16.203
34	88	B Baker	16.232
35	29	C Yarborough	16.247
36	26	M Shepherd	16.251
37	81	M Potter	16.262
38	1	B Bodine	16.268
39	50	G Sacks	16.268
40	70	J McDuffie	16.328
41	83	L Speed	16.381
42	029	M Max	16.389
43	8	B Hillin, Jr.	16.482

Weather: Clear, 49 °F, Southeast 4 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	15.597
2	021	T Bear	15.756
3	061	D Hamilton	15.788
4	52	J Means	15.856
5	029	M Max	15.872
6	22	B Allison	15.888
7	11	T Labonte	15.912
8	43	R Petty	15.929
9	21	K Petty	15.943
10	55	P Parsons	15.952
11	7	A Kulwicki	15.955
12	35	B Parsons	15.972
13	33	H Gant	15.972
14	27	R Wallace	15.977
15	71	D Marcis	15.979
16	81	M Potter	16.009
17	3	D Earnhardt	16.017
18	28	D Allison	16.028
19	18	D Jarrett	16.037
20	15	R Rudd	16.039
21	5	G Bodine	16.057
22	25	T Richmond	16.066
23	30	M Waltrip	16.085
24	88	B Baker	16.090
25	62	S Christman	16.099
26	67	B Arrington	16.124
27	4	R Wilson	16.133
28	17	D Waltrip	16.148
29	83	L Speed	16.180
30	75	N Bonnett	16.214
31	26	M Shepherd	16.247
32	90	K Schrader	16.281
33	023	Z Webster	16.320
34	29	C Yarborough	16.324
35	70	J McDuffie	16.397
36	64	R Combs	16.676
37	77	E Bierschwale	16.716
38	8	B Hillin, Jr.	16.810
39	1	B Bodine	17.044
40	50	G Sacks	17.205
41	19	D Cope	17.483
42	44	S Marlin	17.524
43	9	B Elliott	19.210

Weather: Clear, 40 °F, West 2 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	18	55	P Parsons	60.516	100	19	180	Running
2	11	7	A Kulwicki	-0.49	100	0	170	Running
3	17	44	S Marlin	-2.25	100	7	170	Running
4	8	3	D Earnhardt	-1L	99	8	165	Running
5	7	21	K Petty	-1L	99	0	155	Running
6	16	30	M Waltrip	-1L	99	0	150	Running
7	9	75	N Bonnett	-1L	99	0	146	Running
8	30	52	J Means	-1L	99	0	142	Running
9	14	35	B Parsons	-1L	99	0	138	Running
10	13	9	B Elliott	-1L	99	6	139	Running
11	21	18	D Jarrett	-1L	99	0	130	Running
12	12	17	D Waltrip	-1L	99	0	127	Running
13	15	33	H Gant	-1L	99	0	124	Running
14	27	77	E Bierschwale	-1L	99	0	121	Running
15	34	88	B Baker	-1L	99	0	118	Running
16	41	83	L Speed	-2L	98	0	115	Running
17	32	25	T Richmond	-2L	98	0	112	Running
18	33	64	R Combs	-2L	98	0	109	Running
19	39	50	G Sacks	-2L	98	0	106	Running
20	10	90	K Schrader	-2L	98	0	103	Running
21	40	70	J McDuffie	-2L	98	0	100	Running
22	6	43	R Petty	-2L	98	0	97	Running
23	31	62	S Christman	-2L	98	0	94	Running
24	43	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-3L	97	0	91	Running
25	35	29	C Yarborough	-3L	97	0	88	Running
26	42	029	M Max	-4L	96	14	90	Accident
27	19	061	D Hamilton	-4L	96	0	82	Running
28	36	26	M Shepherd	-5L	95	0	79	Retired
29	20	71	D Marcis	-5L	95	0	76	Retired
30	3	021	T Bear	-8L	92	0	73	Running
31	4	11	T Labonte	-14L	86	0	70	Retired
32	23	15	R Rudd	-26L	74	0	67	Retired
33	37	81	M Potter	-27L	73	0	64	Retired
34	38	1	B Bodine	-28L	72	0	61	Accident
35	22	27	R Wallace	-34L	66	0	58	Retired
36	28	28	D Allison	-36L	64	0	55	Retired
37	1	013	T Nadz	-42L	58	46*	62	Accident
38	26	19	D Cope	-58L	42	0	49	Gearbox
39	25	67	B Arrington	-66L	34	0	46	Retired
40	29	4	R Wilson	-66L	34	0	43	Retired
41	5	5	G Bodine	-67L	33	0	40	Retired
42	24	22	B Allison	-68L	32	0	37	Retired
43	2	023	Z Webster	-89L	11	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 12 (59 laps)

Lead Changes: 5 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 40 °F, West 12 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 86%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
12	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
14	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
16	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 8 seconds
17	061	Speeding in pits	Drive through pit lane
20	061	Passing the pacecar	Held for 6 seconds
22	021	Passing the pacecar	Held for 14 seconds
37	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
38	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
40	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 6 seconds
47	013	Passing the pacecar	Held for 1 seconds
57	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
71	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
72	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line

Thursday, April 14, 2016

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 08 Bristol