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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 9, 2017 5:13:10 GMT -5
RIP Jim Sauter 1943-1989 Jim Sauter succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash at the First Union 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The death was ruled as blunt force trauma caused by impacting the edge of the wall at the entrance to pit road, and exacerbated when he was hit hard by Sterling Marlin's spinning car. Dennis Malone had suffered a similar crash earlier in the season at the Pontiac Excitement 400, but had survived thanks to having the proper safety equipment, equipment that Sauter's team could not afford. Prior to the fatality, NASCAR policy stated that teams had to buy their own safety equipment. Following the incident and an inquiry launched by the sanctioning body, safety equipment will now be issued to all teams for free. |
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Feb 9, 2017 14:27:38 GMT -5
Wow this really is weird and bizarre....but I like it.
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 9, 2017 20:32:01 GMT -5
I have no idea what happened, but the 1989 season I was running just disappeared. No idea why, but once again, I'm gonna have to REBOOT the 1989 season.
This is utter bullcrap.
EDIT: Never mind. Turns out the game had defaulted to the default profile. I switched it to mine, and all's well.
Stay tuned for the Pannill Sweatshirts 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 9, 2017 21:08:20 GMT -5
1989 Pannill Sweatshirts 500 NASCARs three race "Short Track Swing" ends at Martinsville Speedway. Everyone was expecting a short track doozy, which never occurred. The big story was the feel-good victory of Rick Wilson, who netted his first career win in his tenth year in the Winston Cup. He was only one of three cars to finish on the lead lap, the other two being Michael Waltrip and Alan Kulwicki. Katie Sammonds finished a lap down in 17th, and Andy Sammonds finished 24th, four laps down, as the last car still running after leading early. Short tracks, it seems, are just not Pacific Coasts Racing's strong suit, and the Sammonds twins know this. Next week, the stars of the Winston Cup Series will arrive at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, WI for the inaugural Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 at the Milwaukee Mile. Last year, this had been an off-weekend, but NASCAR now seeks to fill these off-weekends. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 15, 2017 0:32:59 GMT -5
1989 Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 The inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at the Milwaukee Mile came on a beautiful 80 degree day. This was the first NASCAR race at the historic track since the Busch Grand National race in 1985. The stakes were the highest they had been since the Daytona 500. Everyone wanted to win the inaugural running, and held nothing back. The race came down to an exciting battle in the last ten laps, when race leader Andy Sammonds ran into the lap traffic of Kyle Petty and Greg Sacks, then Rick Mast and Lennie Haddenberger (Haddenberger replaced Derrike Cope, who had died in a wreck last season as one of four drivers killed in 1988 alongside Ernie Irvan, Buddy Arrington, and Rodney Combs, spurring major safety enhancements that were further enhanced following Jim Sauter's death at North Wilkesboro a few weeks ago; from this race onward, the 31 car will be driven by rookie Bo Abraham; that's a name of a Modified Series driver from the EA Sports NASCAR games, Dennis Malone being another name from those games). Despite his best efforts, Martin couldn't take the lead, and Andy Sammonds won the inaugural Pabst Blue Ribbon 400, his twin Katie finishing in fourth behind Bill Elliott. Despite the win, Andy remains at 3rd in standings behind Martin, Dale Earnhardt retaining the points lead. The next race will be the Winston 500. And that can only mean one thing. Talladega. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 15, 2017 2:39:33 GMT -5
1989 Winston 500 They say strange things happen at Talladega. The 1989 Winston 500 was no different. At Lap 188, the checkered flag didn't wave AT ALL. A prototype computerized scoring system had malfunctioned and added 100 extra laps to the race. In an instant, the race became the Winston 1000. Drivers were angered, but fans were delighted, as it meant 100 more laps of edge-of-your-seat pack racing that had become prevelant on the restrictor-plate tracks of Daytona, Talladega, and Coca-Cola. The crazy race was marked by a multi-car crash that took multiple cars out of the race. When all was said and done, the checkered flag fell at Lap 288, with Rick Wilson gaining his second career win, while Kyle Petty finished second, Andy Sammonds third, and Richard Petty in fourth. With his strong finish, Andy was vaulted back into the points lead. Katie Sammonds, meanwhile, finished eleven laps down, her car acting up after leading early. NASCAR will return to Wisconsin next week, this time for the first of five road course events of the year. This first road race is at Road America in Lake Elkhart, WI, hence the title sponsor. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 15, 2017 2:59:28 GMT -5
1989 Kraft Cheese 200 The first road course event of the year took place at Road America in Wisconsin. Multiple multi-car wrecks broke out, and through the chaos, Dale Earnhardt emerged victorious for his first win of the season, retaking the points lead. Next weekend will see The Winston at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Don't even think about going anywhere. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 15, 2017 3:33:16 GMT -5
The Winston V The exhibition race the week before the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway is always a star-studded affair. 1989s edition was no different. 39 cars entered the Winston Open, including AJ Foyt and Patty Moise. Hell, drivers who normally fail to qualify entered the race. Brett Bodine won the race and moved on to the fifth edition of The Winston. As for the main feature, it will forever be known in NASCAR and ABC lore as "Brother vs. Sister", as Andy and Katie Sammonds duked it out over 140 laps. At the end of the day, though, it was Katie who won the race, becoming the first woman to win The Winston, with Andy finishing third when Darrell Waltrip played spoiler. Sammonds would have finished fourth had controversy not erupted. Coming to the line, Waltrip spun the second-place car, Rusty Wallace, whom Andy barely dodged. Wallace's crew barred Waltrip from returning to his garage. Meanwhile, in victory lane, the Sammonds twins celebrated Katie's victory of both the race, and the $1,000,000 dollars, while Andy's crew joined Wallace's crew in blocking Waltrip for endangering their driver. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 15, 2017 18:21:56 GMT -5
1989 Coca-Cola 600 Another Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. In the Indianapolis 500, Emerson Fittapaldi passed Al Unser Jr. on the last lap, sending Little Al into the outside wall after they touched wheels. The Coca-Cola 600 was also exciting. Early in the race, it was a pitched battle for the lead amongst Darrell Waltrip, Mark Martin, Bill Elliott, and the Sammonds twins. The most severe wreck of the day was when Dick Johnson slammed the outside wall and went on his roof, collecting Katie Sammonds in the process. Both were okay, though Johnson was plenty shaken. At the end of the night, it was Darrell Waltrip who picked up the win. Andy Sammonds finished in the top-10 with a battered backend. This race was Ken Schrader's first since he was injured at the sabotaged TranSouth 500. He raced until the first caution, at which point he traded places with Jack Ingram, who was a factor for the win and finished second, though since Schrader started the race in the Hendrick Chevy, he was credited with the finish. Schrader plans to run the entirety of the Budweiser 500 at Dover Downs International Speedway. The night before the race, Andy Sammonds and his longtime girlfriend, Belle Johnson (who will drive a third car for Pacific Coast Racing starting in 1991) were wed in a quiet ceremony just outside the track. Andy was hoping to win the race today to celebrate his marriage, or at least have Katie win as a wedding gift for her new sister-in-law, but alas, Andy finished off the lead lap, and Katie wrecked. |
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Post by bnsf1995 on Feb 16, 2017 21:33:49 GMT -5
I've run into a problem.
I went to do the Budweiser 500 at Dover90, but then I found that there were 19 cars in the race. It was a holdover from when I was having issues with constant wrecking on short tracks. I went to edit the track.ini file, but now, everytime I load the track, the game crashes. All I did was change the maximum starters from 20 back to 43.
If I can't find a solution, I'll have no choice but to reboot the season AGAIN. And I tried changing the schedule so that they'll race on the default Dover instead of the 1993 version I have, but it seems that edits can't take place while the season is in place.
WHAT DO I DO?!
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