'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 11 Kansas

After a week off, we moved to the Kansas cookie-cutter.  I was hoping for a stronger finish to catch up to the escaping top 5 in points.  I know everyone was hoping for some points actually.

No Zack or Darrel but plenty of technical issues (which caused Darrel to take a DNS).

Nearly a dozen green flag laps before Scot rubbed the apron and got tossed into Mike Potter.  No damage but a semi-convenient pit opportunity.

And we did.

Except Sandy and Scot, at first anyway, who stayed out to get a few points.  Sandy did.  Just him.

The restart was quite chaotic and I was fending them off with a stick.

Mike Potter was struggling as the only car down a lap and broken.

And people like Terry Labonte didn't care about his feelings.

And this is what happens.

Darrel Waltrip thought he might be free and clear.

Nope.

And the backstretch turned parking lot in seconds.

And Darrel Waltrip was still getting destroyed.

Good.

I was feeling good now that several of my biggest rivals were out and I was launching back into the lead.

Sandy and Scot and been working some traffic and keeping clean and started passing the field as we came to the first fuel window.

And with one lap of fuel left in the tanks, Sandy turned Buddy Arrington's sedan into a coupe.  And a bonus of NO DAMAGE.

Under the caution (or coming to it), Geoff Bodine pulls out into Rick Wilson.

That took out Sterling Marlin...

...which collected Lake Speed.

And all this domino-ing happened in front of Mad Max which he could not avoid.

He was collected and would have been OK if not for Bierschwale.  

And he was Rick Rolled.

So because Sandy had waited until after the AI pit, they were all ahead of the 6 cars still on the lead lap as they were stuck on the tail end of the lead lap (or a lap down) right behind the pace car and in front of us.

A long of stretch of green flag laps and I managed to catch a pack being held up by Mr. Richard Petty.

Seeing my rival and the burn of Talladega still in my mind, I played cat and mouse for a few laps until I spun him after the white flag.

Best of all, he got nailed by Ricky Rudd and spun down to get stuck on the apron.

Others were also wrapped up in the wrecking.

I was worried that Bear would get wrapped up in the debris but he was far enough back that he only had smoke to deal with and gained a spot for 5th.

And I took the win with a grin as all of my major rivals were in tatters.

Next week we're at Dover.

Results

Session: Practice

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Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.473
2	3	D Earnhardt	30.589
3	27	R Wallace	30.716
4	11	T Labonte	30.737
5	55	P Parsons	30.745
6	71	D Marcis	30.761
7	21	K Petty	30.771
8	15	R Rudd	30.781
9	5	G Bodine	30.794
10	22	B Allison	30.805
11	33	H Gant	30.807
12	9	B Elliott	30.810
13	28	D Allison	30.813
14	43	R Petty	30.828
15	17	D Waltrip	30.842
16	1	B Bodine	30.843
17	88	B Baker	30.845
18	44	S Marlin	30.863
19	26	M Shepherd	30.869
20	90	K Schrader	30.873
21	6	D Ulrich	30.875
22	7	A Kulwicki	30.889
23	30	M Waltrip	30.891
24	75	N Bonnett	30.943
25	50	G Sacks	30.943
26	18	D Jarrett	30.965
27	25	T Richmond	30.981
28	35	B Parsons	30.982
29	83	L Speed	30.986
30	77	E Bierschwale	31.027
31	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.031
32	67	B Arrington	31.071
33	64	R Combs	31.073
34	52	J Means	31.080
35	70	J McDuffie	31.096
36	29	C Yarborough	31.101
37	4	R Wilson	31.134
38	19	D Cope	31.142
39	62	S Christman	31.181
40	81	M Potter	31.235
41	74	B Wawak	31.274
42	029	M Max	43.281
43	021	T Bear	45.274

Weather: Cloudy, 77 °F, East 12 mph

Session: Happy Hour

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Weather: Clear, 32 °F, North 0 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	140.392	54	47*	185	Running
2	3	27	R Wallace	-2.63	54	0	170	Running
3	31	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-6.60	54	0	165	Running
4	21	6	D Ulrich	-14.81	54	0	160	Running
5	43	021	T Bear	-23.17	54	2	160	Running
6	28	35	B Parsons	-32.02	54	0	150	Running
7	11	33	H Gant	-32.18	54	0	146	Running
8	7	21	K Petty	-32.33	54	0	142	Running
9	5	55	P Parsons	-32.49	54	5	143	Running
10	10	22	B Allison	-1L	53	0	134	Running
11	23	30	M Waltrip	-1L	53	0	130	Running
12	13	28	D Allison	-1L	53	0	127	Running
13	20	90	K Schrader	-1L	53	0	124	Running
14	6	71	D Marcis	-1L	53	0	121	Running
15	36	29	C Yarborough	-1L	53	0	118	Running
16	38	19	D Cope	-1L	53	0	115	Running
17	35	70	J McDuffie	-1L	53	0	112	Running
18	9	5	G Bodine	-1L	53	0	109	Running
19	2	3	D Earnhardt	-2L	52	0	106	Running
20	8	15	R Rudd	-2L	52	0	103	Running
21	30	77	E Bierschwale	-2L	52	0	100	Running
22	34	52	J Means	-2L	52	0	97	Running
23	26	18	D Jarrett	-2L	52	0	94	Running
24	14	43	R Petty	-3L	51	0	91	Running
25	32	67	B Arrington	-3L	51	0	88	Running
26	18	44	S Marlin	-17L	37	0	85	Accident
27	42	029	M Max	-18L	36	0	82	Accident
28	37	4	R Wilson	-18L	36	0	79	Piston
29	29	83	L Speed	-19L	35	0	76	Accident
30	25	50	G Sacks	-19L	35	0	73	Accident
31	16	1	B Bodine	-19L	35	0	70	Accident
32	12	9	B Elliott	-36L	18	0	67	Retired
33	17	88	B Baker	-36L	18	0	64	Retired
34	27	25	T Richmond	-37L	17	0	61	Retired
35	39	62	S Christman	-37L	17	0	58	Retired
36	41	74	B Wawak	-37L	17	0	55	Retired
37	24	75	N Bonnett	-37L	17	0	52	Retired
38	19	26	M Shepherd	-37L	17	0	49	Accident
39	22	7	A Kulwicki	-37L	17	0	46	Accident
40	15	17	D Waltrip	-37L	17	0	43	Accident
41	4	11	T Labonte	-37L	17	0	40	Accident
42	33	64	R Combs	-38L	16	0	37	Accident
43	40	81	M Potter	-38L	16	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 4 (12 laps)

Lead Changes: 6 (3 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 65 °F, West 9 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 97%

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