The Spring races are in the bag and we now move to the summer trimester. Dover proved that it is a difficult mile long oval that is as fun as it is unforgiving.

Things started off as they usually do with qualifying efforts all over the field (Zack attempting to use all of qualifying while still making all his laps).

Sandy had started exactly mid pack, but he had practiced for this occasion. He demonstrated by taking out Rick Wilson who offered to get in his way.

With only a few laps in and the AI dumb enough to refuel, Sandy moved to second.

On the next green run, we ran long enough that I caught Scot. To his defense, he was laying back because he thought he was waiting for other cars, I think.

It didn't matter as he would get the lucky dog on lap 22 when Darrel clobbered the outside wall off four.

The safer barrier sent him to the not-so-safer barrier on the inside and destroyed his car immensely. Still running but only enough to hit minimum speed.

The next yellow happened shortly after when Scot was trying to make up ground and bumped Labonte after touching the apron.

This caused Morgan Shephard to be as indecisive as a cat coming to pit road so he killed himself instead.

And took others with him. Well done. Zack scrapped the outside wall but was otherwise unharmed.

On this restart, Darrel laid back while Sandy pressed hard towards the front group to regain his spots.

During this time, the pack was getting unruly and Rick Wilson ran his shitter ride right up where it didn't belong.

Caution was out.

Zack harmless spun himself out while braking to avoid breaking.

Once again, the Smith's were set up for tragedy. Like Phoenix, we couldn't help ourselves and it was my fault this time as I booched a simple countdown to green. Sandy anticipated correctly (at least in ANY other start scenario) and promptly rammed my ass.

This coasted me to the wall which I thought was me wheel spinning and I started coming back across. the track.

Out of reflex, Sandy went lower anticipating a wreck high and Michael Waltrip was right there.

The two were slightly entangled and started smashing the wall as I weaved about for control.

Despite being at the very front of the field (and a similar situation to Jimmie Johnson's gear change failure at the actual track) there was very little wreck at all.

But regardless of taking little damage, an unusually quick return of the pace car and a miscue by his spotter (who was technically correct to say the pits were open), Sandy took his pit instead of passing the pace car like he should have and went an unrecoverable, lap down.

The next run, Zack was continuing to struggle with his terrible internet connection. One minute he was there...

...the next he was killing people while cloaked.

This terrified humans and AI alike. But it is the second time Terry Labonte was wrecked, so not all bad.

A few laps after the next green and he was at it again.

Crushing one of the many Cale Yarboroughs on the track.

This time, there were casualties as Scot got his right side torn up.

Like last week, he might have been fine if not for a back marker who came along to punt him. Dead.

And after Alan Kulwicki had a taste for human fenders, he launched after The Bear with vigor.

Trying to make the most of his situation, Sandy was running up through the order when he got to another Cale Yarborough.

This would not be a simple bump and run, however.

Getting closer to the end now and Darrel had done a fairly good job of staying out of trouble when he was forced low going into turn three.

He came up and threw some weight into Ken Schrader.

Kenny went for a ride and wrecked many other Cale Yarboroughs.

With about five laps left, we had little other in the way of wrecking and I took another win to catch my rivals, Earnhardt and Bonnett.

Next week it's Charolette where we hold the record for 35 DNFs. Records were made to be broken, Scot.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.349
2	021	T Bear	24.006
3	061	D Hamilton	24.114
4	023	Z Webster	24.129
5	3	D Earnhardt	24.215
6	18	D Jarrett	24.240
7	21	K Petty	24.244
8	35	B Parsons	24.258
9	15	R Rudd	24.290
10	17	D Waltrip	24.304
11	7	A Kulwicki	24.314
12	30	M Waltrip	24.317
13	22	B Allison	24.323
14	27	R Wallace	24.324
15	44	S Marlin	24.330
16	26	M Shepherd	24.333
17	71	D Marcis	24.334
18	77	E Bierschwale	24.358
19	52	J Means	24.359
20	5	G Bodine	24.367
21	43	R Petty	24.374
22	55	P Parsons	24.395
23	88	B Baker	24.396
24	9	B Elliott	24.400
25	83	L Speed	24.409
26	90	K Schrader	24.420
27	33	H Gant	24.423
28	11	T Labonte	24.426
29	75	N Bonnett	24.443
30	67	B Arrington	24.451
31	62	S Christman	24.465
32	8	B Hillin, Jr.	24.483
33	28	D Allison	24.489
34	50	G Sacks	24.497
35	25	T Richmond	24.504
36	4	R Wilson	24.535
37	70	J McDuffie	24.549
38	029	M Max	24.550
39	1	B Bodine	24.563
40	64	R Combs	24.641
41	29	C Yarborough	24.684
42	81	M Potter	24.704
43	19	D Cope	24.819

Weather: Clear, 73 °F, North 9 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.066
2	11	T Labonte	23.591
3	5	G Bodine	23.627
4	9	B Elliott	23.643
5	15	R Rudd	23.670
6	88	B Baker	23.672
7	3	D Earnhardt	23.677
8	21	K Petty	23.684
9	43	R Petty	23.697
10	27	R Wallace	23.699
11	35	B Parsons	23.722
12	71	D Marcis	23.751
13	22	B Allison	23.752
14	26	M Shepherd	23.766
15	30	M Waltrip	23.771
16	8	B Hillin, Jr.	23.790
17	28	D Allison	23.797
18	55	P Parsons	23.818
19	33	H Gant	23.833
20	021	T Bear	23.841
21	44	S Marlin	23.885
22	4	R Wilson	23.900
23	62	S Christman	23.923
24	83	L Speed	23.925
25	19	D Cope	23.946
26	67	B Arrington	23.953
27	1	B Bodine	23.954
28	77	E Bierschwale	23.969
29	64	R Combs	23.979
30	90	K Schrader	23.988
31	25	T Richmond	24.005
32	52	J Means	24.031
33	29	C Yarborough	24.062
34	061	D Hamilton	24.088
35	50	G Sacks	24.092
36	70	J McDuffie	24.140
37	18	D Jarrett	24.190
38	17	D Waltrip	24.274
39	7	A Kulwicki	24.369
40	75	N Bonnett	24.406
41	81	M Potter	24.418
42	029	M Max	33.578
43	023	Z Webster	1:07.141

Weather: Cloudy, 72 °F, Southeast 15 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.698
2	7	A Kulwicki	24.240
3	26	M Shepherd	24.269
4	90	K Schrader	24.291
5	061	D Hamilton	24.365
6	1	B Bodine	24.369
7	75	N Bonnett	24.397
8	023	Z Webster	24.401
9	21	K Petty	24.416
10	30	M Waltrip	24.420
11	55	P Parsons	24.445
12	35	B Parsons	24.452
13	83	L Speed	24.479
14	50	G Sacks	24.496
15	88	B Baker	24.497
16	52	J Means	24.539
17	029	M Max	24.586
18	3	D Earnhardt	24.597
19	44	S Marlin	24.599
20	11	T Labonte	24.627
21	43	R Petty	24.636
22	4	R Wilson	24.645
23	25	T Richmond	24.707
24	22	B Allison	24.737
25	67	B Arrington	24.746
26	15	R Rudd	24.760
27	9	B Elliott	24.765
28	77	E Bierschwale	24.812
29	17	D Waltrip	24.848
30	5	G Bodine	24.859
31	021	T Bear	24.912
32	64	R Combs	24.927
33	18	D Jarrett	24.987
34	29	C Yarborough	25.122
35	71	D Marcis	25.208
36	8	B Hillin, Jr.	25.370
37	28	D Allison	26.578
38	70	J McDuffie	32.167
39	62	S Christman	36.663
40	81	M Potter	37.262
41	19	D Cope	46.886

Weather: Clear, 86 °F, East 11 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	94.889	100	100*	185	Running
2	21	44	S Marlin	-2.46	100	0	170	Running
3	14	26	M Shepherd	-3.55	100	0	165	Running
4	38	17	D Waltrip	-3.63	100	0	160	Running
5	10	27	R Wallace	-3.73	100	0	155	Running
6	40	75	N Bonnett	-4.70	100	0	150	Running
7	3	5	G Bodine	-4.99	100	0	146	Running
8	31	25	T Richmond	-5.51	100	0	142	Running
9	16	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-5.60	100	0	138	Running
10	26	67	B Arrington	-5.86	100	0	134	Running
11	7	3	D Earnhardt	-5.95	100	0	130	Running
12	18	55	P Parsons	-6.43	100	0	127	Running
13	5	15	R Rudd	-6.52	100	0	124	Running
14	19	33	H Gant	-7.03	100	0	121	Running
15	32	52	J Means	-7.34	100	0	118	Running
16	4	9	B Elliott	-7.60	100	0	115	Running
17	6	88	B Baker	-7.69	100	0	112	Running
18	9	43	R Petty	-8.82	100	0	109	Running
19	41	81	M Potter	-9.51	100	0	106	Running
20	28	77	E Bierschwale	-10.50	100	0	103	Running
21	37	18	D Jarrett	-10.79	100	0	100	Running
22	39	7	A Kulwicki	-10.97	100	0	97	Running
23	35	50	G Sacks	-11.30	100	0	94	Running
24	22	4	R Wilson	-16.39	100	0	91	Running
25	43	023	Z Webster	-19.27	100	0	88	Running
26	12	71	D Marcis	-1L	99	0	85	Running
27	24	83	L Speed	-1L	99	0	82	Running
28	2	11	T Labonte	-1L	99	0	79	Running
29	33	29	C Yarborough	-1L	99	0	76	Running
30	13	22	B Allison	-2L	98	0	73	Running
31	23	62	S Christman	-3L	97	0	70	Running
32	15	30	M Waltrip	-3L	97	0	67	Running
33	20	021	T Bear	-3L	97	0	64	Running
34	34	061	D Hamilton	-6L	94	0	61	Running
35	30	90	K Schrader	-10L	90	0	58	Accident
36	25	19	D Cope	-10L	90	0	55	Accident
37	27	1	B Bodine	-10L	90	0	52	Accident
38	42	029	M Max	-48L	52	0	49	Accident
39	8	21	K Petty	-78L	22	0	46	Accident
40	36	70	J McDuffie	-78L	22	0	43	Retired
41	17	28	D Allison	-78L	22	0	40	Accident
42	11	35	B Parsons	-78L	22	0	37	Accident
43	29	64	R Combs	-79L	21	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 11 (39 laps)

Lead Changes: 0 (1 driver)

Weather: Clear, 86 °F, Southeast 11 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 92%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
5	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
5	029	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
5	029	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
35	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
38	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
48	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
60	023	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
61	023	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
71	021	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
84	021	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
94	023	Speeding in pits	Drive through pit lane

Thursday, May 19, 2016

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 12 Dover