Another one in the Chase is gone (even though we aren't acknowledging it) and Dover was a doozy. There were some technical issues early on as I tried to keep the server from crashing and Scot recovered from his unfortunate Windows 10 Anniversary Update. I would say that I can't wait to get my laptop back except it also has the W10AU which is currently screwing up NASCAR as well. God I hate you, Microsoft. I hope you get Russian brides with ransomware in their ovaries.

The race started with promise as three humans reigned at the front.

We spent the first dozen or so laps playing nice and gently pulling away from the field. I eventually let Darrel pass as we approached lap cars and I was easing my pace compared to his.

Shortly after this gentlemanly exchange, Scot spun Ulrich. So sorry. Although it was pretty close to Sandy. I'm sure he was worried.

The unfortunate thing about starting all together at the front is that your stalls are also right on top of each other. I brushed against Darrel coming to my stall and spent several seconds trying to straighten out and get inside the box.

They were still changing tires when Darrel went to leave so he just backed straight into Zack who shoved back, putting Darrel right into my bumper with nowhere to go.

Things weren't looking great as we all lost some spots. Hopefully we could keep it together on the start.

I guess not. Darrel got a little loose with fresh tires.

Despite coming around, there was very little cosmetic damage. Scot also took this opportunity to practice spinning. He'd need it later.

The next start had Zack and myself back up at the front where we ran a few laps together.

Eventually, Darrel lost the back end again and this time got a little more rumpled on the rear but still not in bad shape.

This caution was a little awkwardly timed and I was too busy watching what the rest of the field was doing to tell Zack what I was doing. He started to dive down at the last second but pulled off. I did a similar stunt only I almost pulled out of pit road past the commit cones. No one was hurt.

During the run, Zack eased back and I swung by so he could draft. At this point, he was starting to get low on gas and desperately needed a caution.

Scot is very helpful and got into Mike Potter.

Just to spin himself out and get hit by Brett Bodine. I told you he needed the practice.

Mostly minor damage and more ruined tires.

Everyone had a pit and there were no issues. Oh, except Zack sped on pit road. 53 in a 50. Shame.

We were around halfway and Scot was ready to start his resurrection by taking out Christman (See what I did there?).

But it didn't help Zack as he got caught up with Hillin Jr and Darrel crucified the 62 (I'm on a roll..so is Christman!).

Sandy was becoming more and more wary of all these accidents happening around him.

The C man almost rolled up on Zack but fortunately it didn't land on his engine or Zack would have been finished. Not that Sandy would have minded.

After more caution laps, most of the field would pit which allowed Zack to come back to the front. We'd still need another stop in at least 20 laps or so to make it.

Again, Scot continued to struggle and spun in front of Sacks.

This time Sandy did get involved but was slowed enough to minimize damage here.

Some stops happened here and Darrel found himself in second. The three humans were back at the front in the second half.

Some laps later, Phil Parsons, who had been in and out of pit road about every other lap, came bumbling back up the track.

Jimmy Means, the asshole that he is, clipped him good.

And that caused a small pileup right in front of Sandy, who was used to this sort of shit by now.

The final pit stops and all the humans would line up to be together.

Although Sandy and Darrel would head in the next lap, leaving the rest of us to fly in formation and score an illegal lead lap for Scot. Shhh, don't tell.

He eventually settled back into position and we started back to racing.

Shortly after that, Darrel found himself up in the wall.

And then down the track. Still, an impressive job of staying relatively damage-free.

Although he would lose it again right in front of me.

And I ran up to the wall to keep from wrecking...

...but this is what actually brought the caution out. Scot got lose in front of Waltrip.

From there, he came back down into traffic and the pileups started.

And he got hit bad this time. Still running though.

Here's where things get a little...stupid. Notice the Folgers car. No the red Folgers car. NO! The OTHER red Folgers car, on the left, #52 of Jimmy Means. He's caught in this wreck and still wrecking well after many of those involved have already cleared out.

Yet, he thinks its his right to be in second place at the moment. Keep in mind he was way back in the field, somewhere around 18th I believe. And he come flying up, splitting Bodine and Wallace and bouncing up off the apron.

He gives his second hip check of the night to Sandy who truly was in no one's way and following traffic.

Not only did he hit the outside wall...

...but he crushed the inside as well, doing some bad damage to the handling and engine. He definitely was still competitive but much less so.

Then that bastard, Means, goes up and nestles up to my rear bumper, giving Zack the finger.

Zack was not having any of this shit and on the restart, poked his nose right past the bastard.

He wasn't the only human taking back the track as Scot gave Brett Bodine a fender who went and knocked around Parsons.

Scot almost lost it but used the curb to catch himself and carried on.

He wouldn't be so lucky on the next round of green laps as Sterling Marlin gave him a tap inside the sandwich.

With just about 9 to go, another wreck in front of Sandy. At least Darrel Waltrip got a good smash into the wall from this. Sandy was actually able to rally and finish just ahead of Means in 21st. Not where he could have been but it was a decent finish.

I took another win and wrecked right at the line.

And was joined by the rest of the field, including Zack, who placed second and launched a 70+ point lead on Sandy going to Charlotte.

Results

Session: Practice

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.076
2	061	D Hamilton	23.485
3	029	M Max	23.577
4	023	Z Webster	23.584
5	021	T Bear	23.640
6	8	B Hillin, Jr.	23.981
7	3	D Earnhardt	24.068
8	11	T Labonte	24.089
9	55	P Parsons	24.116
10	15	R Rudd	24.150
11	17	D Waltrip	24.165
12	21	K Petty	24.166
13	71	D Marcis	24.170
14	7	A Kulwicki	24.170
15	28	D Allison	24.175
16	30	M Waltrip	24.184
17	88	B Baker	24.189
18	27	R Wallace	24.206
19	75	N Bonnett	24.221
20	18	D Jarrett	24.223
21	1	B Bodine	24.243
22	50	G Sacks	24.250
23	9	B Elliott	24.254
24	33	H Gant	24.259
25	5	G Bodine	24.264
26	67	B Arrington	24.265
27	83	L Speed	24.268
28	52	J Means	24.288
29	4	R Wilson	24.292
30	90	K Schrader	24.300
31	22	B Allison	24.305
32	70	J McDuffie	24.349
33	25	T Richmond	24.356
34	35	B Parsons	24.368
35	43	R Petty	24.398
36	77	E Bierschwale	24.400
37	19	D Cope	24.407
38	64	R Combs	24.414
39	44	S Marlin	24.458
40	6	D Ulrich	24.461
41	26	M Shepherd	24.505
42	62	S Christman	24.537
43	81	M Potter	24.733

Weather: Cloudy, 86 °F, Northeast 5 mph

Session: Qualifying

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.022
2	061	D Hamilton	23.433
3	023	Z Webster	23.481
4	11	T Labonte	23.631
5	17	D Waltrip	23.678
6	3	D Earnhardt	23.679
7	15	R Rudd	23.688
8	9	B Elliott	23.705
9	26	M Shepherd	23.740
10	27	R Wallace	23.750
11	44	S Marlin	23.753
12	50	G Sacks	23.755
13	28	D Allison	23.815
14	71	D Marcis	23.820
15	30	M Waltrip	23.820
16	5	G Bodine	23.843
17	43	R Petty	23.852
18	25	T Richmond	23.868
19	83	L Speed	23.869
20	88	B Baker	23.874
21	7	A Kulwicki	23.895
22	21	K Petty	23.931
23	75	N Bonnett	23.947
24	33	H Gant	23.948
25	35	B Parsons	23.960
26	90	K Schrader	23.971
27	67	B Arrington	23.976
28	22	B Allison	23.977
29	77	E Bierschwale	24.003
30	52	J Means	24.011
31	70	J McDuffie	24.047
32	1	B Bodine	24.129
33	81	M Potter	24.170
34	6	D Ulrich	24.174
35	8	B Hillin, Jr.	24.197
36	64	R Combs	24.213
37	19	D Cope	24.233
38	55	P Parsons	24.345
39	4	R Wilson	24.708
40	62	S Christman	24.960
41	18	D Jarrett	25.492
42	029	M Max	41.201
43	021	T Bear	--

Weather: Cloudy, 86 °F, West 4 mph

Session: Happy Hour

P	#	DRIVER	TIME
1	013	T Nadz	23.637
2	021	T Bear	23.679
3	061	D Hamilton	23.713
4	029	M Max	23.749
5	023	Z Webster	23.921
6	7	A Kulwicki	23.925
7	90	K Schrader	24.141
8	3	D Earnhardt	24.151
9	9	B Elliott	24.153
10	35	B Parsons	24.157
11	30	M Waltrip	24.175
12	28	D Allison	24.206
13	52	J Means	24.208
14	33	H Gant	24.209
15	75	N Bonnett	24.218
16	15	R Rudd	24.243
17	22	B Allison	24.248
18	67	B Arrington	24.252
19	27	R Wallace	24.289
20	71	D Marcis	24.340
21	8	B Hillin, Jr.	24.344
22	70	J McDuffie	24.375
23	4	R Wilson	24.385
24	88	B Baker	24.390
25	64	R Combs	24.390
26	55	P Parsons	24.395
27	62	S Christman	24.399
28	18	D Jarrett	24.401
29	5	G Bodine	24.486
30	6	D Ulrich	24.493
31	44	S Marlin	24.559
32	11	T Labonte	24.575
33	19	D Cope	24.597
34	81	M Potter	24.604
35	25	T Richmond	24.618
36	17	D Waltrip	24.668
37	26	M Shepherd	24.680
38	1	B Bodine	24.715
39	21	K Petty	24.755
40	50	G Sacks	24.891
41	83	L Speed	24.909
42	43	R Petty	24.922
43	77	E Bierschwale	25.146

Weather: Cloudy, 90 °F, East 1 mph

Session: Race

OFFICIAL STANDINGS

F	S	#	DRIVER	INTERVAL	LAPS	LED	POINTS	STATUS
1	1	013	T Nadz	93.720	100	66*	185	Running
2	3	023	Z Webster	-3.53	100	19	175	Running
3	7	15	R Rudd	-4.38	100	0	165	Running
4	14	71	D Marcis	-5.72	100	0	160	Running
5	4	11	T Labonte	-5.97	100	0	155	Running
6	6	3	D Earnhardt	-6.97	100	2	155	Running
7	28	22	B Allison	-7.12	100	0	146	Running
8	9	26	M Shepherd	-7.39	100	0	142	Running
9	23	75	N Bonnett	-7.52	100	0	138	Running
10	21	7	A Kulwicki	-7.70	100	0	134	Running
11	29	77	E Bierschwale	-7.72	100	0	130	Running
12	41	18	D Jarrett	-7.83	100	0	127	Running
13	37	19	D Cope	-8.19	100	0	124	Running
14	18	25	T Richmond	-8.45	100	0	121	Running
15	13	28	D Allison	-8.54	100	0	118	Running
16	33	81	M Potter	-9.14	100	0	115	Running
17	11	44	S Marlin	-9.34	100	0	112	Running
18	12	50	G Sacks	-10.04	100	0	109	Running
19	8	9	B Elliott	-10.15	100	0	106	Running
20	36	64	R Combs	-11.19	100	0	103	Running
21	43	021	T Bear	-11.33	100	1	105	Running
22	30	52	J Means	-11.45	100	0	97	Running
23	39	4	R Wilson	-11.67	100	0	94	Running
24	42	029	M Max	-12.93	100	1	96	Running
25	24	33	H Gant	-12.94	100	0	88	Running
26	32	1	B Bodine	-17.04	100	0	85	Running
27	22	21	K Petty	-1L	99	0	82	Running
28	27	67	B Arrington	-1L	99	0	79	Running
29	34	6	D Ulrich	-1L	99	0	76	Running
30	15	30	M Waltrip	-1L	99	0	73	Running
31	35	8	B Hillin, Jr.	-1L	99	0	70	Running
32	2	061	D Hamilton	-1L	99	5	72	Running
33	10	27	R Wallace	-1L	99	0	64	Running
34	5	17	D Waltrip	-1L	99	6	66	Running
35	19	83	L Speed	-2L	98	0	58	Running
36	26	90	K Schrader	-2L	98	0	55	Running
37	31	70	J McDuffie	-5L	95	0	52	Running
38	38	55	P Parsons	-10L	90	0	49	Running
39	25	35	B Parsons	-15L	85	0	46	Retired
40	20	88	B Baker	-25L	75	0	43	Retired
41	40	62	S Christman	-45L	55	0	40	Accident
42	17	43	R Petty	-67L	33	0	37	Retired
43	16	5	G Bodine	-75L	25	0	34	Accident

Caution Flags: 11 (40 laps)

Lead Changes: 10 (7 drivers)

Weather: Clear, 89 °F, North 0 mph

Pitstop Frequency: 3x

AI Strength: 92%

PENALTIES

LAP	#	INFRACTION	PENALTY
35	029	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
35	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
49	023	Speeding in pits	Go to end of longest line
50	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 7 seconds
60	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line
79	021	Failure to pit	Go to end of longest line
80	021	Passing the pacecar	Held for 31 seconds
80	023	Passing under yellow	Held for 1 seconds
84	061	Unsafe pit exit	Go to end of longest line

Thursday, October 6, 2016

'87 Winston Cup 2016 Series - 29 Dover