'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 27 Chicagoland

Welcome back, Winston Cup fans!  I've managed to backup nearly all of my stuff after sending my iBuypower laptop off to be fixed.  Hopefully I get it back soon so life can go on.  For now, it's on to the old school desktop.  Fortunately, this sim is not terribly performance intensive.  At least as far as machines go...

Things started off fairly swell with Zack on the pole and me close behind.  I eventually overtook as he has some minor issues with keeping speed around the corners.  Usually because a wall was involved.

We managed eight good laps before Alan Kulwicki took out Mr. Lake Speed.

The 83 came back up the track and more were involved.  Sandy barely had more than a scrape on his bumper as he woahed up.

Darrel had an impressive run through the mess as he shot a diagonal gap without touching another car.  However, both humans ended up passing cars that were slowing and wrecking AFTER the line which led to some weird pitting as they slowed way down to let them by.  Terrible place for a wreck.

Zack's troubles continued as he got caught on the wall going into one and he fell back several spots.

Due to some wanking pitting, Darrel had stayed out and had to come in early.  He slowed down in front of JD McDuffy who had no remorse for his plight, spinning Darrel through the infield.

The yellow was out and Darrel was going to take advantage of his position by pitting...except he missed his stall.

The next time around, he decided to pass the field instead of go in.

At this point his tank was emptier than a Greenland beach in winter.  He ran out a few stalls from his own and tried to coast in.  Unfortunately for him, he stopped just shy of being all the way in his stall.  But because he was technically in it, he couldn't call a tow.  Instead of disconnecting the internet cable and getting a disconnect (which I could have helped resolve), he rage-quit for next week.

During regular stops, Dale Earnhardt drove into my car not once but TWICE causing damage.  He'll be dead everytime I see him now.

After repairing that damage, I was a few spots back and made crazy passes up the order...

Cutting dangerously across traffic...

And scaring pore Mike Potter to run into Christman.

He didn't last through that experience and ran up into Wallace.

This collected several more and nearly Zack as well.

Oh wait, no it got him too as Buddy Baker came down the track.  He was then tapped repeatedly by Ken Schradder.  He's an ass.

But that wasn't the last wreck I was involved with.  Coming through the field again, Jimmy Means made it 4-wide in the turn, pushing Cale Yarborough (one of them) down into me.  I didn't care much for that.

Being towards the back, Zack and I came in for repairs and more fuel with one to go.

Up the order and back under green, Sandy was running lines he shouldn't have and got caught in a tight 3-wide situation.

This wouldn't end well.

Zack was also caught in this mess and got more damaged but not yet dead.  More than I can say for the rest of the guys in this shot.

Coming to the line, Davey Allison felt the need to hip check me down the track.  He and Earnhardt Sr will both be smears on my grill come next race.

At this point, we could maybe make it the rest of the way on fuel.  With one to go before green, Zack and I tucked in, looking to make a play for fuel strategy.

But I ruined it only a few laps in under green by sending Terry Labonte into Arrington.  In my defense, I was simply trying to nudge him to the left so I could take the highline into the turn.  It may have been too much.

With everyone else topped off, we started back into it while Zack and I stayed out.

Zack's damage saw him quickly descend the field and Bobby Allison finally took him out.

Before the end of the race, there was another spin with Allison.  Zack had a clean line through the outside and was just taking it easy.

Elliot was coming through too fast and went the only place he could to avoid the 22...right into Zack, spinning him around and causing more damage.

Zack would find Bill later and let him know how he felt about this style of driving.

I took the win and turned it right into the wall, almost stopping dead at the line.

Zack was down the order but still in the top twenty.  He could have done better if not for my goof.

He let me know by slamming the snot out of me after the race.  As did several others from the field.

We now go on to the second race in the Chase: New Hampshire.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	023	Z Webster	30.470
2	013	T Nadz	30.560
3	88	B Baker	31.374
4	4	R Wilson	31.391
5	3	D Earnhardt	31.418
6	75	N Bonnett	31.483
7	1	B Bodine	31.485
8	21	K Petty	31.530
9	30	M Waltrip	31.556
10	35	B Parsons	31.562
11	15	R Rudd	31.617
12	90	K Schrader	31.658
13	5	G Bodine	31.658
14	81	M Potter	31.658
15	22	B Allison	31.679
16	67	B Arrington	31.720
17	021	T Bear	31.727
18	27	R Wallace	31.753
19	83	L Speed	31.889
20	25	T Richmond	31.902
21	18	D Jarrett	31.919
22	9	B Elliott	31.989
23	19	D Cope	32.070
24	55	P Parsons	32.138
25	71	D Marcis	32.141
26	70	J McDuffie	33.145
27	62	S Christman	45.713
28	6	D Ulrich	45.830
29	8	B Hillin, Jr.	45.955
30	77	E Bierschwale	45.957
31	50	G Sacks	46.260
32	29	C Yarborough	47.613

Weather: Clear, 76 °F, Northwest 10 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	023	Z Webster	30.708
2	3	D Earnhardt	30.762
3	013	T Nadz	30.764
4	9	B Elliott	30.767
5	75	N Bonnett	30.798
6	43	R Petty	30.809
7	21	K Petty	30.810
8	17	D Waltrip	30.833
9	22	B Allison	30.853
10	4	R Wilson	30.879
11	28	D Allison	30.882
12	11	T Labonte	30.884
13	83	L Speed	30.888
14	27	R Wallace	30.889
15	55	P Parsons	30.939
16	35	B Parsons	30.939
17	71	D Marcis	30.957
18	30	M Waltrip	30.959
19	88	B Baker	30.964
20	67	B Arrington	30.976
21	5	G Bodine	30.996
22	7	A Kulwicki	31.000
23	15	R Rudd	31.003
24	021	T Bear	31.033
25	061	D Hamilton	31.058
26	44	S Marlin	31.059
27	33	H Gant	31.066
28	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.072
29	50	G Sacks	31.106
30	77	E Bierschwale	31.153
31	25	T Richmond	31.169
32	19	D Cope	31.172
33	29	C Yarborough	31.180
34	64	R Combs	31.183
35	90	K Schrader	31.229
36	6	D Ulrich	31.237
37	62	S Christman	31.281
38	18	D Jarrett	31.339
39	1	B Bodine	31.358
40	70	J McDuffie	31.359
41	81	M Potter	31.397
42	26	M Shepherd	31.504
43	52	J Means	31.944

Weather: Clear, 76 °F, North 10 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	30.495
2	061	D Hamilton	30.564
3	023	Z Webster	30.754
4	44	S Marlin	30.968
5	3	D Earnhardt	30.970
6	18	D Jarrett	30.984
7	26	M Shepherd	31.013
8	77	E Bierschwale	31.016
9	33	H Gant	31.035
10	90	K Schrader	31.045
11	71	D Marcis	31.083
12	52	J Means	31.093
13	55	P Parsons	31.098
14	11	T Labonte	31.108
15	50	G Sacks	31.113
16	81	M Potter	31.119
17	28	D Allison	31.131
18	25	T Richmond	31.138
19	7	A Kulwicki	31.149
20	4	R Wilson	31.159
21	30	M Waltrip	31.161
22	35	B Parsons	31.168
23	021	T Bear	31.179
24	9	B Elliott	31.204
25	75	N Bonnett	31.212
26	62	S Christman	31.215
27	17	D Waltrip	31.220
28	6	D Ulrich	31.222
29	70	J McDuffie	31.241
30	21	K Petty	31.244
31	64	R Combs	31.254
32	27	R Wallace	31.255
33	5	G Bodine	31.281
34	43	R Petty	31.285
35	29	C Yarborough	31.333
36	19	D Cope	31.359
37	15	R Rudd	31.407
38	1	B Bodine	31.415
39	8	B Hillin, Jr.	31.423
40	22	B Allison	31.439
41	67	B Arrington	31.482
42	88	B Baker	31.484
43	83	L Speed	31.523

Weather: Clear, 72 °F, Northwest 8 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	3	013	T Nadz	116.044	70	43*	185	Running
2	8	17	D Waltrip	-1.08	70	10	175	Running
3	15	55	P Parsons	-3.19	70	0	165	Running
4	26	44	S Marlin	-3.51	70	0	160	Running
5	6	43	R Petty	-4.37	70	4	160	Running
6	7	21	K Petty	-4.43	70	0	150	Running
7	21	5	G Bodine	-4.44	70	0	146	Running
8	27	33	H Gant	-4.76	70	0	142	Running
9	11	28	D Allison	-4.78	70	0	138	Running
10	16	35	B Parsons	-4.91	70	4	139	Running
11	18	30	M Waltrip	-5.22	70	0	130	Running
12	10	4	R Wilson	-5.34	70	0	127	Running
13	42	26	M Shepherd	-5.43	70	0	124	Running
14	30	77	E Bierschwale	-5.54	70	0	121	Running
15	1	023	Z Webster	-6.19	70	2	123	Running
16	22	7	A Kulwicki	-6.28	70	0	115	Running
17	32	19	D Cope	-7.93	70	0	112	Running
18	12	11	T Labonte	-8.09	70	0	109	Running
19	4	9	B Elliott	-8.11	70	0	106	Running
20	20	67	B Arrington	-8.20	70	0	103	Running
21	2	3	D Earnhardt	-18.59	70	0	100	Running
22	9	22	B Allison	-27.73	70	7	102	Running
23	28	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-27.82	70	0	94	Running
24	37	62	S Christman	-1L	69	0	91	Running
25	43	52	J Means	-1L	69	0	88	Running
26	39	1	B Bodine	-1L	69	0	85	Running
27	36	6	D Ulrich	-1L	69	0	82	Running
28	38	18	D Jarrett	-1L	69	0	79	Running
29	33	29	C Yarborough	-1L	69	0	76	Running
30	34	64	R Combs	-1L	69	0	73	Running
31	29	50	G Sacks	-1L	69	0	70	Running
32	35	90	K Schrader	-4L	66	0	67	Running
33	23	15	R Rudd	-26L	44	0	64	Retired
34	5	75	N Bonnett	-27L	43	0	61	Accident
35	24	021	T Bear	-28L	42	0	58	Valve
36	40	70	J McDuffie	-39L	31	0	55	Retired
37	19	88	B Baker	-39L	31	0	52	Accident
38	14	27	R Wallace	-39L	31	0	49	Accident
39	41	81	M Potter	-41L	29	0	46	Accident
40	25	061	D Hamilton	-47L	23	0	43	No Fuel
41	17	71	D Marcis	-61L	9	0	40	Gearbox
42	13	83	L Speed	-64L	6	0	37	Retired
43	31	25	T Richmond	-65L	5	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 8 (27 laps)

Lead Changes: 6 (6 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 71 °F, Northwest 11 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 92%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
23	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
24	061	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
24	061	Unsafe pit entrance	Go to end of longest line
24	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
25	061	Passing the pacecar	Held for 31 seconds

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 26 Richmond

IT'S OVER 9000!  Views, that is.  Thank you again to our Russian friends for the bump in popularity.  This also marks the first race in the Chase format that we aren't doing.  So, yay for us?

What we thought was going to be a slam dunk for qualifying ended up scattering us to the wind.  Which is what I tried to do to Jimmy Means.  That asshole.

Things were a little wild in the beginning all over the track.  Sandy was running three wide with JD and Benny.

They paid dearly.

And right behind that mishap, Darrel was getting run over by Michael Waltrip.

Darrel and Zack also paid for it.  But neither actually ended up with any damage.

All AI pitted so the Smith duo took the green.

Shortly after, Scot turned it in one of the oil slicks.

He really screwed up the back end.

Then swung way up the track while trying to turn around.

He then threw it in reverse but it was too late and I was already upon him.

I had tried to tuck way down but the momentum ripped me right across his car and over I went.  Dead.

And there was plenty of crashing back behind.

Sandy had made it out of there and even Scot recovered but the track was a mess.  8-wide down the back stretch.

On the restart, Sandy was leading when he lost it in the oil slick.

Jimmy Means was there to catch him.

And was LAUNCHED into the outside wall.

Yet he raced on, nearly unaffected while The Bear was done for.

Another restart and humans were sprinkled about the field.

Geoff Bodine gave Hillin Jr a dump.

He came back up the track right into Sterling Marlin.

Another lap or so, Darrel was getting into trouble with Bodine and Chad was shooting the gap on the inside.

That spun Bodine right in front of Darrel.

And it was a drag race to the line.

On the next go around, Darrel got his feet knocked out from under him by a back marker, Combs.

Chad was collecting himself on the outside wall while Darrel was fighting to keep from becoming part of someone's hood ornament.

They had worked it out but only just and Chad was getting passed around.

They got into the turn and it got sideways for Dale Jarrett.  Chad thought he was safe up high and was just trying to get back up to speed.

He got run into a few more times from the flailing debris that was Bodine & co.

Finally, he could get going again.  But look out for that Bierscwhale running sidelong into JD McDuffy.

The 77 shot up the track and right into Chad's engine compartment.

He was launched square into the outside wall.

And the car was ruined.  Stupid Jimmy Means.  Wasn't even involved but I hate him.

Half the humans gone and they still weren't halfway yet.

Dave Marcus shoved Zack out of the way as he was getting used to the damage on his car.

Scot sort of did the same thing on the next lap.

Oops.

Several laps of green and Zack lost it on the oil.

Coming to the yellow, Alan Kulwicki took Zack to the wall.

He returned the kindness in kind.

Finally, over half way and we can drive.  All the humans together at the back.  What a surprise.

Up ahead, idiots were brewing trouble.

These back markers collected into the wall and there was a mess.

Coming to it, Darrel was the only human not to take the low road and got jacked up by Lake Speed who was getting chucked out by Dave Marcus.

While not good, this did not end his night, although Zack suddenly had more wheels and arms spinning in his cockpit than he knew what to do with.

Fortunately, he reacted with tact and decisive discipline and shot through the middle of it without damage. 

Which Darrel rewarded by clambering out in front of him and shoving the Red Bull into the wall.  What are friends for?

On a restart and the humans were in as bad a shape as ever.

There were many laps of green racing before Darrel was caught by the field.

 He was an obstacle course.

And eventually just took himself into the inside wall area, bringing out the final caution before the end of the race.

Zack and Scot had people they could pass and were on the lead lap.  8 to go and it's on.

Scot was defending and attacking.

Zack was chasing down Christman and McDuffy with eyes on a potential top 5.

2.5 laps to go as they headed through turns three and 4.

And Scot found a few drops of oil still, right in front of all those cars he just passed.

Zack had made it to 8th but thought he was under caution and slowed up, letting the 77 swing by.  Still a top 10.  But Bierschwale will not leave Chicagoland alive.

Speaking of, Chicagoland is next.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	21.706
2	021	T Bear	21.987
3	023	Z Webster	22.131
4	029	M Max	22.356
5	061	D Hamilton	22.513
6	26	M Shepherd	22.537
7	20	C Ferguson	22.553
8	11	T Labonte	22.582
9	44	S Marlin	22.635
10	17	D Waltrip	22.698
11	88	B Baker	22.872
12	50	G Sacks	22.942
13	35	B Parsons	23.105
14	81	M Potter	23.153
15	90	K Schrader	23.165
16	55	P Parsons	23.460
17	25	T Richmond	24.270
18	29	C Yarborough	24.317
19	22	B Allison	24.528
20	27	R Wallace	25.217
21	7	A Kulwicki	25.242
22	28	D Allison	26.259
23	52	J Means	26.993
24	4	R Wilson	28.657
25	70	J McDuffie	34.138
26	8	B Hillin, Jr.	40.342
27	9	B Elliott	45.157

Weather: Clear, 75 °F, Southwest 1 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	11	T Labonte	21.904
2	5	G Bodine	21.964
3	7	A Kulwicki	22.001
4	75	N Bonnett	22.046
5	22	B Allison	22.050
6	3	D Earnhardt	22.054
7	33	H Gant	22.063
8	90	K Schrader	22.082
9	52	J Means	22.082
10	15	R Rudd	22.087
11	013	T Nadz	22.107
12	43	R Petty	22.116
13	27	R Wallace	22.123
14	44	S Marlin	22.129
15	50	G Sacks	22.136
16	9	B Elliott	22.138
17	21	K Petty	22.143
18	35	B Parsons	22.148
19	70	J McDuffie	22.151
20	023	Z Webster	22.166
21	021	T Bear	22.176
22	8	B Hillin, Jr.	22.182
23	061	D Hamilton	22.205
24	30	M Waltrip	22.219
25	28	D Allison	22.222
26	4	R Wilson	22.234
27	55	P Parsons	22.250
28	62	S Christman	22.282
29	64	R Combs	22.307
30	77	E Bierschwale	22.327
31	88	B Baker	22.342
32	25	T Richmond	22.356
33	17	D Waltrip	22.375
34	18	D Jarrett	22.412
35	1	B Bodine	22.444
36	81	M Potter	22.459
37	20	C Ferguson	22.491
38	83	L Speed	22.528
39	29	C Yarborough	22.557
40	71	D Marcis	22.570
41	029	M Max	23.580
42	26	M Shepherd	27.166
43	67	B Arrington	--

Weather: Clear, 75 °F, West 3 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	061	D Hamilton	22.121
2	30	M Waltrip	22.171
3	9	B Elliott	22.203
4	11	T Labonte	22.215
5	013	T Nadz	22.226
6	62	S Christman	22.250
7	22	B Allison	22.269
8	27	R Wallace	22.277
9	023	Z Webster	22.291
10	20	C Ferguson	22.308
11	3	D Earnhardt	22.335
12	4	R Wilson	22.339
13	67	B Arrington	22.340
14	5	G Bodine	22.342
15	75	N Bonnett	22.354
16	7	A Kulwicki	22.359
17	43	R Petty	22.365
18	28	D Allison	22.380
19	021	T Bear	22.381
20	90	K Schrader	22.382
21	64	R Combs	22.382
22	88	B Baker	22.386
23	35	B Parsons	22.391
24	17	D Waltrip	22.421
25	15	R Rudd	22.447
26	18	D Jarrett	22.461
27	33	H Gant	22.466
28	26	M Shepherd	22.467
29	8	B Hillin, Jr.	22.521
30	55	P Parsons	22.529
31	70	J McDuffie	22.533
32	44	S Marlin	22.537
33	71	D Marcis	22.539
34	77	E Bierschwale	22.549
35	029	M Max	22.561
36	52	J Means	22.569
37	83	L Speed	22.623
38	21	K Petty	22.630
39	50	G Sacks	22.641
40	81	M Potter	22.669
41	29	C Yarborough	22.728
42	25	T Richmond	22.758
43	1	B Bodine	22.812

Weather: Clear, 77 °F, Northwest 5 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	24	30	M Waltrip	78.650	80	19	180	Running
2	1	11	T Labonte	-1.39	80	8	175	Running
3	34	18	D Jarrett	-1.71	80	4	170	Running
4	5	22	B Allison	-1.99	80	0	160	Running
5	3	7	A Kulwicki	-2.41	80	27*	165	Running
6	8	90	K Schrader	-3.03	80	0	150	Running
7	22	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-3.35	80	9	151	Running
8	30	77	E Bierschwale	-3.62	80	0	142	Running
9	20	023	Z Webster	-3.67	80	0	138	Running
10	19	70	J McDuffie	-4.27	80	0	134	Running
11	28	62	S Christman	-4.58	80	0	130	Running
12	9	52	J Means	-5.79	80	0	127	Running
13	18	35	B Parsons	-6.28	80	0	124	Running
14	17	21	K Petty	-7.21	80	0	121	Running
15	13	27	R Wallace	-9.21	80	0	118	Running
16	26	4	R Wilson	-10.18	80	0	115	Running
17	41	029	M Max	-1L	79	0	112	Running
18	15	50	G Sacks	-1L	79	0	109	Running
19	42	26	M Shepherd	-1L	79	0	106	Running
20	16	9	B Elliott	-1L	79	0	103	Running
21	7	33	H Gant	-2L	78	0	100	Running
22	39	29	C Yarborough	-2L	78	0	97	Running
23	29	64	R Combs	-3L	77	0	94	Running
24	23	061	D Hamilton	-6L	74	0	91	Running
25	10	15	R Rudd	-12L	68	0	88	Running
26	35	1	B Bodine	-32L	48	0	85	Accident
27	40	71	D Marcis	-32L	48	0	82	Retired
28	38	83	L Speed	-32L	48	0	79	Retired
29	2	5	G Bodine	-51L	29	0	76	Retired
30	37	20	C Ferguson	-53L	27	1	78	Accident
31	32	25	T Richmond	-53L	27	0	70	Accident
32	33	17	D Waltrip	-53L	27	0	67	Accident
33	25	28	D Allison	-58L	22	0	64	Accident
34	14	44	S Marlin	-59L	21	0	61	Accident
35	27	55	P Parsons	-60L	20	0	58	Camshaft
36	21	021	T Bear	-67L	13	6	60	Accident
37	6	3	D Earnhardt	-72L	8	0	52	Accident
38	12	43	R Petty	-72L	8	0	49	Accident
39	11	013	T Nadz	-72L	8	6	51	Accident
40	4	75	N Bonnett	-72L	8	0	43	Accident
41	36	81	M Potter	-73L	7	0	40	Accident
42	43	67	B Arrington	-73L	7	0	37	Accident
43	31	88	B Baker	-73L	7	0	34	Retired

Caution Flags: 9 (42 laps)

Lead Changes: 14 (8 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 77 °F, South 1 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 91%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
10	20	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
13	20	Passing the pacecar	Held for 26 seconds
24	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
26	029	Speeding in pits	Drive through pit lane
31	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
32	023	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
45	023	Passing the pacecar	Held for 23 seconds
46	023	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
47	023	Passing the pacecar	Held for 23 seconds
51	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
73	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
76	061	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
81	029	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds