Humans sandwiched the field with Darrel and me at the top and the rest pulling the back of the field.
Zack had the car to get a good position but opted to sandbag due to his internet connection (which caused him a ton of black flags)...a decision that would shape his entire race.
Though in the back, Sandy attacked the field early and bit into the side of Tim Richmond.
He didn't really mean to but both went of course and nearly got ruined by the tires.
Scot and Zack took their time a bit more at the start but were making steady progress.
Progress.
Within the first couple laps, Darrel closed the gap and surprised me when he accused me of blocking at 11.
Totally unaware that Darrel was that close, I lost focus and clobbered the outside wall. Darrel was so close that we both spun out when we contacted. Darrel then lost 1st gear.
While we drove on without much else in the way of issues, Zack was over driving turn 10.
And barely keeping his car in one piece.
The yellow was out and against Darrel's better judgement, he followed me into the pits. We both seemed to have some issues with our stalls (damn it, Zack!) and got passed down the order a few spots.
This entire debacle put Darrel in the worse position as he got caught and spun by Bobby Allison shortly after the restart. He was well down the order and furious.
Meanwhile, I was up to second and catching Scot as he did not pit. Then he got a little slippery out of 7a.
Darrel was rampaging through the field and not letting anyone stand in his way. Yet he wasn't causing any real wrecks. But the AI were scared.
Some fought back, but he didn't let that slow him.
Scot was having trouble with turn 2 all night and this time got caught on Bobby Allison (this guy was a real nuisance tonight).
And they went for a ride to the tires.
He also got tagged by Geoff Bodine but was mostly OK.
Darrel was up through most of the field and getting ready to crack the top 10 when he had some apparent gearing issues out of 7a.
It looked like he didn't see that Geoff Bodine had pulled along side him and was taking his usual line.
But two cars couldn't occupy the same place at the same time (in this case) and he was thrown into the insta-kill tires.
But Buddy Arrington felt it necessary to T-Bone him before he left the track.
And the pits at least one more time.
Sandy pulled off to get some service on his car and to pit early, probably to avoid cars later on.
But at that very moment, Scot was running over Terry Labonte (see Sandy in the back entering the pits). This brought out the caution and Sandy technically cheated since he wasn't yet getting service. However, I allowed it as it was close enough and he couldn't really take advantage of the situation.
Then most of us pit when we were supposed to. Although Scot went in by, despite being down a lap.
Sandy was able to catch some of the slower drivers who spent a lot of time sloughing off at the back of the field. Although Bierschwale felt it necessary to run him out wide under caution.
Scot and I started behind a small gaggle. I had planned to let him by for a lap back once we got by.
But I got a little too excited near Rusty Wallace and caused him to drive the track sideways.
And may have done the same to Waltrip once the caution was waving. For good measure.
Unfortunately, this caused Scot some trouble as he was caught all in it and couldn't slip past to get his lap back. Still, we got him on the lead lap and things would reset proper.
It came down to a 6 lap shootout. Zack had stayed out on this most recent run and was up to the top 5. I was just barely OK and the 23 was on the line for fuel.
He struggled between driving it hard to gain positions and taking it easy to not run out of gas.
It was slow going but he managed to out pace the competition and get to 2nd.
With Scot back on the lead lap and back in traffic, he started his own rampage, Chad worthy. Hey, it's Bobby Allison again!
And leaving destruction in his wake.
Despite his gains, he got into a pickle catching too quickly on Phil Parsons.
And that started the fishtale.
He almost caught it...
...but was around, just barely missing the inside wall.
It seemed over until Oily Dave Marcis slammed into him.
And much like being bit by a vampire, Scot started shooting oil all over the track like patient 0 in the 71, turning them into Oily Daves as well.
This happened right at the end so I wrapped up and took the win.
Sandy was in 14th but pushed past a slowed up field, technically cheating again.
Scot still had nearly an entire lap to wrap up but one less engine than he started with. Zack and I came to the rescue. He supervised and I pushed.
It was slow going and even almost disaster several times...
...but we finally brought him home.
If that wasn't a crap shoot, Daytona Night certainly will be. Hopefully there won't be any connectivity issues at 190 mph, inches apart.
Results
Session: Practice
| P | # | DRIVER | TIME |
| 1 | 013 | T Nadz | 1:20.366 |
| 2 | 061 | D Hamilton | 1:22.421 |
| 3 | 021 | T Bear | 1:23.359 |
| 4 | 023 | Z Webster | 1:24.076 |
| 5 | 55 | P Parsons | 1:25.579 |
| 6 | 17 | D Waltrip | 1:25.755 |
| 7 | 44 | S Marlin | 1:25.845 |
| 8 | 11 | T Labonte | 1:25.894 |
| 9 | 22 | B Allison | 1:26.081 |
| 10 | 33 | H Gant | 1:26.109 |
| 11 | 27 | R Wallace | 1:26.141 |
| 12 | 15 | R Rudd | 1:26.141 |
| 13 | 90 | K Schrader | 1:26.236 |
| 14 | 5 | G Bodine | 1:26.320 |
| 15 | 30 | M Waltrip | 1:26.355 |
| 16 | 8 | B Hillin, Jr. | 1:26.410 |
| 17 | 52 | J Means | 1:26.428 |
| 18 | 3 | D Earnhardt | 1:26.480 |
| 19 | 21 | K Petty | 1:26.501 |
| 20 | 7 | A Kulwicki | 1:26.508 |
| 21 | 9 | B Elliott | 1:26.679 |
| 22 | 88 | B Baker | 1:26.716 |
| 23 | 67 | B Arrington | 1:26.800 |
| 24 | 26 | M Shepherd | 1:26.825 |
| 25 | 25 | T Richmond | 1:26.921 |
| 26 | 18 | D Jarrett | 1:26.956 |
| 27 | 64 | R Combs | 1:27.083 |
| 28 | 28 | D Allison | 1:27.091 |
| 29 | 71 | D Marcis | 1:27.129 |
| 30 | 75 | N Bonnett | 1:27.164 |
| 31 | 81 | M Potter | 1:27.211 |
| 32 | 35 | B Parsons | 1:27.347 |
| 33 | 4 | R Wilson | 1:27.365 |
| 34 | 70 | J McDuffie | 1:27.398 |
| 35 | 62 | S Christman | 1:27.451 |
| 36 | 43 | R Petty | 1:27.813 |
| 37 | 77 | E Bierschwale | 1:28.276 |
| 38 | 50 | G Sacks | 1:28.375 |
| 39 | 1 | B Bodine | 1:28.423 |
| 40 | 19 | D Cope | 1:28.683 |
| 41 | 83 | L Speed | 1:28.718 |
| 42 | 29 | C Yarborough | 1:29.526 |
| 43 | 029 | M Max | 1:31.225 |
Weather: Clear, 89 °F, Northwest 5 mph
Session: Qualifying
| P | # | DRIVER | TIME |
| 1 | 013 | T Nadz | 1:18.817 |
| 2 | 061 | D Hamilton | 1:21.144 |
| 3 | 11 | T Labonte | 1:22.842 |
| 4 | 3 | D Earnhardt | 1:23.017 |
| 5 | 22 | B Allison | 1:23.027 |
| 6 | 21 | K Petty | 1:23.153 |
| 7 | 28 | D Allison | 1:23.158 |
| 8 | 15 | R Rudd | 1:23.183 |
| 9 | 5 | G Bodine | 1:23.274 |
| 10 | 33 | H Gant | 1:23.310 |
| 11 | 7 | A Kulwicki | 1:23.346 |
| 12 | 43 | R Petty | 1:23.347 |
| 13 | 17 | D Waltrip | 1:23.349 |
| 14 | 90 | K Schrader | 1:23.464 |
| 15 | 27 | R Wallace | 1:23.472 |
| 16 | 55 | P Parsons | 1:23.646 |
| 17 | 9 | B Elliott | 1:23.712 |
| 18 | 35 | B Parsons | 1:23.713 |
| 19 | 75 | N Bonnett | 1:23.770 |
| 20 | 26 | M Shepherd | 1:23.801 |
| 21 | 8 | B Hillin, Jr. | 1:23.875 |
| 22 | 88 | B Baker | 1:23.974 |
| 23 | 4 | R Wilson | 1:24.046 |
| 24 | 71 | D Marcis | 1:24.117 |
| 25 | 19 | D Cope | 1:24.181 |
| 26 | 021 | T Bear | 1:24.205 |
| 27 | 44 | S Marlin | 1:24.208 |
| 28 | 25 | T Richmond | 1:24.221 |
| 29 | 67 | B Arrington | 1:24.234 |
| 30 | 52 | J Means | 1:24.237 |
| 31 | 18 | D Jarrett | 1:24.249 |
| 32 | 30 | M Waltrip | 1:24.457 |
| 33 | 62 | S Christman | 1:24.490 |
| 34 | 1 | B Bodine | 1:24.742 |
| 35 | 64 | R Combs | 1:24.800 |
| 36 | 70 | J McDuffie | 1:24.849 |
| 37 | 29 | C Yarborough | 1:25.869 |
| 38 | 83 | L Speed | 1:25.983 |
| 39 | 77 | E Bierschwale | 1:26.371 |
| 40 | 50 | G Sacks | 1:26.467 |
| 41 | 029 | M Max | 1:29.326 |
| 42 | 81 | M Potter | -- |
| 43 | 023 | Z Webster | -- |
Weather: Clear, 89 °F, Northwest 8 mph
Session: Happy Hour
| P | # | DRIVER | TIME |
| 1 | 061 | D Hamilton | 1:21.719 |
| 2 | 27 | R Wallace | 1:25.052 |
| 3 | 029 | M Max | 1:25.280 |
| 4 | 021 | T Bear | 1:25.462 |
| 5 | 4 | R Wilson | 1:25.484 |
| 6 | 9 | B Elliott | 1:25.838 |
| 7 | 15 | R Rudd | 1:25.903 |
| 8 | 71 | D Marcis | 1:25.947 |
| 9 | 11 | T Labonte | 1:26.026 |
| 10 | 43 | R Petty | 1:26.041 |
| 11 | 33 | H Gant | 1:26.102 |
| 12 | 35 | B Parsons | 1:26.112 |
| 13 | 26 | M Shepherd | 1:26.175 |
| 14 | 55 | P Parsons | 1:26.175 |
| 15 | 17 | D Waltrip | 1:26.193 |
| 16 | 90 | K Schrader | 1:26.295 |
| 17 | 5 | G Bodine | 1:26.342 |
| 18 | 22 | B Allison | 1:26.359 |
| 19 | 28 | D Allison | 1:26.448 |
| 20 | 8 | B Hillin, Jr. | 1:26.509 |
| 21 | 44 | S Marlin | 1:26.538 |
| 22 | 88 | B Baker | 1:26.542 |
| 23 | 3 | D Earnhardt | 1:26.563 |
| 24 | 7 | A Kulwicki | 1:26.653 |
| 25 | 64 | R Combs | 1:26.683 |
| 26 | 75 | N Bonnett | 1:26.685 |
| 27 | 18 | D Jarrett | 1:26.838 |
| 28 | 30 | M Waltrip | 1:26.865 |
| 29 | 21 | K Petty | 1:26.934 |
| 30 | 52 | J Means | 1:26.982 |
| 31 | 81 | M Potter | 1:27.073 |
| 32 | 25 | T Richmond | 1:27.246 |
| 33 | 70 | J McDuffie | 1:27.316 |
| 34 | 62 | S Christman | 1:27.475 |
| 35 | 67 | B Arrington | 1:27.662 |
| 36 | 19 | D Cope | 1:27.807 |
| 37 | 1 | B Bodine | 1:28.157 |
| 38 | 50 | G Sacks | 1:28.197 |
| 39 | 77 | E Bierschwale | 1:28.490 |
| 40 | 29 | C Yarborough | 1:28.578 |
| 41 | 023 | Z Webster | 1:29.021 |
| 42 | 83 | L Speed | 1:29.113 |
| 43 | 013 | T Nadz | 1:30.733 |
Weather: Clear, 84 °F, Northwest 8 mph
Session: Race
OFFICIAL STANDINGS
| F | S | # | DRIVER | INTERVAL | LAPS | LED | POINTS | STATUS |
| 1 | 1 | 013 | T Nadz | 77.940 | 30 | 26* | 185 | Running |
| 2 | 43 | 023 | Z Webster | -32.60 | 30 | 0 | 170 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 15 | R Rudd | -34.82 | 30 | 0 | 165 | Running |
| 4 | 12 | 43 | R Petty | -36.43 | 30 | 0 | 160 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 28 | D Allison | -39.88 | 30 | 0 | 155 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | T Labonte | -41.43 | 30 | 0 | 150 | Running |
| 7 | 27 | 44 | S Marlin | -48.64 | 30 | 0 | 146 | Running |
| 8 | 21 | 8 | B Hillin, Jr. | -1:05.64 | 30 | 0 | 142 | Running |
| 9 | 18 | 35 | B Parsons | -1:07.14 | 30 | 0 | 138 | Running |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | G Bodine | -1:07.95 | 30 | 0 | 134 | Running |
| 11 | 20 | 26 | M Shepherd | -1:08.81 | 30 | 0 | 130 | Running |
| 12 | 22 | 88 | B Baker | -1:09.73 | 30 | 0 | 127 | Running |
| 13 | 6 | 21 | K Petty | -1:10.77 | 30 | 0 | 124 | Running |
| 14 | 26 | 021 | T Bear | -1:11.00 | 30 | 0 | 121 | Running |
| 15 | 25 | 19 | D Cope | -1:11.88 | 30 | 0 | 118 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 7 | A Kulwicki | -1:13.94 | 30 | 0 | 115 | Running |
| 17 | 10 | 33 | H Gant | -1:14.40 | 30 | 0 | 112 | Running |
| 18 | 29 | 67 | B Arrington | -1:15.23 | 30 | 0 | 109 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 55 | P Parsons | -1:16.12 | 30 | 0 | 106 | Running |
| 20 | 28 | 25 | T Richmond | -1:17.85 | 30 | 0 | 103 | Running |
| 21 | 42 | 81 | M Potter | -1:19.09 | 30 | 0 | 100 | Running |
| 22 | 36 | 70 | J McDuffie | -1:22.01 | 30 | 0 | 97 | Running |
| 23 | 5 | 22 | B Allison | -1:43.28 | 30 | 0 | 94 | Running |
| 24 | 15 | 27 | R Wallace | -1:45.44 | 30 | 0 | 91 | Running |
| 25 | 34 | 1 | B Bodine | -1:46.70 | 30 | 0 | 88 | Running |
| 26 | 23 | 4 | R Wilson | -1:47.60 | 30 | 0 | 85 | Running |
| 27 | 41 | 029 | M Max | -2:00.00 | 30 | 2 | 87 | Running |
| 28 | 17 | 9 | B Elliott | -1L | 29 | 0 | 79 | Running |
| 29 | 13 | 17 | D Waltrip | -1L | 29 | 2 | 81 | Running |
| 30 | 4 | 3 | D Earnhardt | -1L | 29 | 0 | 73 | Running |
| 31 | 19 | 75 | N Bonnett | -1L | 29 | 0 | 70 | Running |
| 32 | 24 | 71 | D Marcis | -1L | 29 | 0 | 67 | Running |
| 33 | 32 | 30 | M Waltrip | -1L | 29 | 0 | 64 | Running |
| 34 | 31 | 18 | D Jarrett | -1L | 29 | 0 | 61 | Running |
| 35 | 35 | 64 | R Combs | -1L | 29 | 0 | 58 | Running |
| 36 | 33 | 62 | S Christman | -1L | 29 | 0 | 55 | Running |
| 37 | 39 | 77 | E Bierschwale | -1L | 29 | 0 | 52 | Running |
| 38 | 40 | 50 | G Sacks | -1L | 29 | 0 | 49 | Running |
| 39 | 38 | 83 | L Speed | -1L | 29 | 0 | 46 | Running |
| 40 | 37 | 29 | C Yarborough | -2L | 28 | 0 | 43 | Running |
| 41 | 14 | 90 | K Schrader | -2L | 28 | 0 | 40 | Running |
| 42 | 30 | 52 | J Means | -14L | 16 | 0 | 37 | Retired |
| 43 | 2 | 061 | D Hamilton | -19L | 11 | 0 | 34 | Accident |
Caution Flags: 5 (8 laps)
Lead Changes: 4 (3 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 83 °F, Northwest 13 mph
Pitstop Frequency: 3x
AI Strength: 85%
PENALTIES
| LAP | # | INFRACTION | PENALTY |
| 1 | 023 | Cutting the course | |
| 2 | 023 | Cutting the course | |
| 4 | 023 | Cutting the course | Held for 15 seconds |
| 10 | 023 | Cutting the course | |
| 18 | 021 | Entering closed pits | Go to end of longest line |
| 21 | 021 | Passing the pacecar | Held for 60 seconds |
| 24 | 023 | Cutting the course | Held for 15 seconds |
| 31 | 021 | Passing under yellow | Held for 1 seconds |
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