Our second large track and another somewhat cookie-cutter. But that works for us just fine at this point. Scot was the only one not towards the front but it worked out later on.

We got off the line just fine and things got hairy quickly.

Going into one, I think Darrel got a little squirrely on cold tires.

Terry Labonte closed and took to his side.

The damage was minimal for Darrel, but Sandy was all thrown off and caught the wall.

This caused a chain reaction.

That just got worse. Except for Sandy who didn't hardly take any damage.

Pretty much everyone came in. Some humans tried to stay out but were denied a lap lead by some other moron that stayed out.

On the restart, I was doing epic battle with my rivals.

And that scared Brett Bodine who hit the wall and was instantly run over by Lake Speed.

They all fell over each other and Lake Speed came back across the track.

Taking out more cars.

And causing more mayhem.

Darrel came on the scene and nearly avoided all cars except the moving chicane of Ulrich, who he slammed the ever-loving snot out of. Both kept facing forward though.

Pits again.

Darrel led a lap and Sandy was the bride's maid.

Darrel stayed out hoping for another quick yellow. At our rate, it was a good bet. I had a good run and went around him but we held 1-2 until the pit window hit.

During this long green flag run, Sandy was working back up the order.

Darrel was actually the first to pit due to his foreshortened fuel strategy. His yellow did not come...But he made it to pit road unencumbered.

He was soon joined as more and more peeled off to top off.

Change often brings cautions. As Petty and Waltrip made for the end of pit road, their alignment was not on...

Darrel Waltrip smacked the pit wall like a pro idiot.

He immediately deflected into Richard Petty...

...who was shot straight onto the track in front of Darrel.

Because nearly everyone had pitted, Sandy and I were the only other ones to come in. I almost ran out of fuel coming to this one. Cautions are stressful.

On the restart, many humans in the back.

Except Darrel who was in the thick of it trying to get his lap back.

He then ran into trouble off of turn two while trying to keep out of trouble.

Scot watched on as nearly all of his fellow humans collided.

Then while taking the next turn, Sandy suddenly starts to oversteer and fights desperately to save it.

At the same moment, Scot is having the exact same issue and spins it around.

Another restart and I'm up fighting with my rivals again while Darrel's fighting for his lead lap.

Then he slides out as cold tires and an upset car just can't hold it down.

The damage was only somewhat moderate but watch what happens here. Darrel is turned and getting ready to rotate back again. Scot is approaching but too far off to really tell what's going on. He just sees smoke and two cars sitting in the middle of the track.

As they close the distance, Darrel sees it's Scot and decides to go low and out of the way. At that precise moment, Scot thinks the car he sees will stay right there and ops for the lower line to avoid Darrel and any slow cars up top.

They both stay horrifyingly committed to the low side.

And collide! Fortunately, very little damage is done to either car. Somehow...

Another set of stops. This one should put us just enough to make it.

Although Sandy stayed out to try and lead a lap but was denied again as Bill Elliott and Rusty Wallace both decided the same thing. This put him third on the restart and we were ready for battle.

I got a good run and called a high pass, adding "hold your line". Still, he gave me more room. It looks like there's plenty to maneuver, but we all know how it looks in the car. And this was the moment that Ulrich thought it best to pull high around Sterling Marlin.

Sandy had no recourse but to hit him and the balance shift threw him inside.

I thought disaster was assured but he managed to barely squeeze in a pocket on the bottom.

But he still lost all those spots.

And wouldn't you know that not half a lap around and those two idiots pulled in to pit. Had they just done that before, Sandy would have led a lap and not had to fight for position.

As it was, I held the lead spot while Sandy ran out of gas and spun himself out in the final turn. Scot did well and was just outside the top 10. We now go to the first road course of the series...Sonoma.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	39.496
2	029	M Max	39.612
3	9	B Elliott	39.735
4	55	P Parsons	39.792
5	17	D Waltrip	39.844
6	71	D Marcis	39.876
7	52	J Means	39.877
8	27	R Wallace	39.884
9	22	B Allison	39.899
10	4	R Wilson	39.902
11	7	A Kulwicki	39.937
12	35	B Parsons	39.959
13	061	D Hamilton	39.977
14	8	B Hillin, Jr.	40.023
15	44	S Marlin	40.024
16	90	K Schrader	40.026
17	33	H Gant	40.030
18	15	R Rudd	40.057
19	3	D Earnhardt	40.087
20	28	D Allison	40.091
21	021	T Bear	40.094
22	5	G Bodine	40.096
23	11	T Labonte	40.108
24	43	R Petty	40.119
25	89	J Sauter	40.158
26	77	E Bierschwale	40.174
27	67	B Arrington	40.181
28	26	M Shepherd	40.231
29	83	L Speed	40.266
30	25	T Richmond	40.272
31	30	M Waltrip	40.282
32	75	N Bonnett	40.292
33	88	B Baker	40.301
34	64	R Combs	40.324
35	18	D Jarrett	40.326
36	21	K Petty	40.344
37	50	G Sacks	40.420
38	1	B Bodine	40.443
39	19	D Cope	40.555
40	6	D Ulrich	40.556
41	62	S Christman	40.558
42	29	C Yarborough	40.628
43	70	J McDuffie	40.714

Weather: Clear, 86 °F, Southeast 11 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	9	B Elliott	40.140
2	013	T Nadz	40.148
3	17	D Waltrip	40.182
4	3	D Earnhardt	40.243
5	26	M Shepherd	40.272
6	061	D Hamilton	40.273
7	71	D Marcis	40.293
8	27	R Wallace	40.330
9	43	R Petty	40.334
10	11	T Labonte	40.341
11	22	B Allison	40.346
12	44	S Marlin	40.362
13	75	N Bonnett	40.365
14	021	T Bear	40.372
15	67	B Arrington	40.390
16	21	K Petty	40.392
17	55	P Parsons	40.416
18	90	K Schrader	40.419
19	70	J McDuffie	40.436
20	35	B Parsons	40.457
21	5	G Bodine	40.457
22	33	H Gant	40.465
23	88	B Baker	40.507
24	8	B Hillin, Jr.	40.513
25	29	C Yarborough	40.554
26	28	D Allison	40.564
27	89	J Sauter	40.587
28	30	M Waltrip	40.594
29	4	R Wilson	40.603
30	1	B Bodine	40.620
31	25	T Richmond	40.648
32	6	D Ulrich	40.660
33	18	D Jarrett	40.704
34	52	J Means	40.710
35	77	E Bierschwale	40.736
36	83	L Speed	40.737
37	64	R Combs	40.751
38	7	A Kulwicki	40.790
39	62	S Christman	40.828
40	50	G Sacks	40.924
41	15	R Rudd	41.124
42	19	D Cope	41.289
43	029	M Max	58.518

Weather: Clear, 86 °F, North 12 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	021	T Bear	38.836
2	013	T Nadz	38.988
3	061	D Hamilton	39.083
4	029	M Max	39.101
5	71	D Marcis	39.344
6	43	R Petty	39.350
7	19	D Cope	39.358
8	26	M Shepherd	39.402
9	75	N Bonnett	39.403
10	27	R Wallace	39.414
11	15	R Rudd	39.416
12	11	T Labonte	39.431
13	33	H Gant	39.483
14	30	M Waltrip	39.495
15	3	D Earnhardt	39.497
16	77	E Bierschwale	39.528
17	17	D Waltrip	39.531
18	28	D Allison	39.538
19	4	R Wilson	39.543
20	22	B Allison	39.545
21	8	B Hillin, Jr.	39.587
22	44	S Marlin	39.607
23	50	G Sacks	39.613
24	35	B Parsons	39.622
25	90	K Schrader	39.623
26	25	T Richmond	39.630
27	9	B Elliott	39.669
28	21	K Petty	39.683
29	62	S Christman	39.687
30	29	C Yarborough	39.707
31	1	B Bodine	39.712
32	55	P Parsons	39.718
33	7	A Kulwicki	39.723
34	88	B Baker	39.725
35	67	B Arrington	39.726
36	5	G Bodine	39.744
37	52	J Means	39.749
38	18	D Jarrett	39.790
39	70	J McDuffie	39.815
40	83	L Speed	39.841
41	6	D Ulrich	39.936
42	64	R Combs	40.045
43	89	J Sauter	40.225

Weather: Cloudy, 74 °F, North 12 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	2	013	T Nadz	131.572	50	26*	185	Running
2	11	22	B Allison	-1.34	50	0	170	Running
3	10	11	T Labonte	-1.34	50	0	165	Running
4	16	21	K Petty	-1.40	50	0	160	Running
5	17	55	P Parsons	-1.64	50	0	155	Running
6	24	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-1.70	50	0	150	Running
7	23	88	B Baker	-2.01	50	7	151	Running
8	38	7	A Kulwicki	-2.19	50	0	142	Running
9	28	30	M Waltrip	-4.57	50	0	138	Running
10	22	33	H Gant	-4.78	50	0	134	Running
11	43	029	M Max	-5.27	50	0	130	Running
12	5	26	M Shepherd	-5.88	50	0	127	Running
13	18	90	K Schrader	-5.97	50	0	124	Running
14	25	29	C Yarborough	-8.05	50	0	121	Running
15	20	35	B Parsons	-8.56	50	0	118	Running
16	27	89	J Sauter	-8.65	50	0	115	Running
17	4	3	D Earnhardt	-9.01	50	8	117	Running
18	30	1	B Bodine	-10.64	50	0	109	Running
19	7	71	D Marcis	-10.68	50	0	106	Running
20	37	64	R Combs	-10.90	50	0	103	Running
21	26	28	D Allison	-12.12	50	0	100	Running
22	31	25	T Richmond	-13.93	50	0	97	Running
23	19	70	J McDuffie	-19.84	50	0	94	Running
24	14	021	T Bear	-1L	49	0	91	Running
25	8	27	R Wallace	-1L	49	4	93	Running
26	9	43	R Petty	-1L	49	0	85	Running
27	13	75	N Bonnett	-1L	49	0	82	Running
28	3	17	D Waltrip	-1L	49	0	79	Running
29	1	9	B Elliott	-1L	49	1	81	Running
30	36	83	L Speed	-1L	49	0	73	Running
31	32	6	D Ulrich	-1L	49	0	70	Running
32	29	4	R Wilson	-1L	49	0	67	Running
33	12	44	S Marlin	-1L	49	0	64	Running
34	35	77	E Bierschwale	-1L	49	0	61	Running
35	6	061	D Hamilton	-2L	48	4	63	Running
36	21	5	G Bodine	-15L	35	0	55	Retired
37	15	67	B Arrington	-20L	30	0	52	Tire
38	33	18	D Jarrett	-42L	8	0	49	Header
39	40	50	G Sacks	-43L	7	0	46	Retired
40	39	62	S Christman	-44L	6	0	43	Accident
41	41	15	R Rudd	-49L	1	0	40	Retired
42	42	19	D Cope	-49L	1	0	37	Retired
43	34	52	J Means	-50L	0	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 6 (20 laps)

Lead Changes: 8 (6 drivers)

Weather: Cloudy, 74 °F, West 11 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 92%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
28	013	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
34	061	Entering closed pits	Go to end of longest line
34	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
35	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 27 seconds

Thursday, June 9, 2016

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 15 Michigan