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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 28, 2014 23:31:59 GMT -5
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 29, 2014 11:02:47 GMT -5
Race #4 - Food City 500
The fourth race of the 2012 season was the Food City 500 at the Bristol Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski led the field to the Green Flag and would lead for the first 15 laps as trouble would strike early as Kyle Busch would spin off Turn 4 yelling into his radio "This f*^$ing thing is undriveable, Joe Gibbs gives me a piece of %#%* to drive anymore." Meanwhile up front drivers swap positions as another caution would come out and drivers would stack into each other ruining alot of drivers day.
Keselowski lost the lead to Jimmie Johnson but would retake it back moments later and Johnson would drop out of the race after being in a pileup after a caution. Kurt Busch, who qualified second, was involved as well in the pileup that took out Johnson but the damage actually helped his car and just as the race reached Lap 100, Kurt had taken the lead and began to pull away. Amazingly no more cautions would come out over the remaining 450 laps, just tons of racing and even under pitstops, Kurt couldn't be touched and scored an emotional win.
Other Noticeables:
Kurt Busch scored his first win of the year,
Busch led 1 time for 400 laps, including the final 400 laps,
It was the 25th win of his career and his first since Dover last year, 12 races ago,
Phoenix Racing and James Finch gets their second career win,
Kyle Busch, who finished 14th, was ordered to talk to NASCAR officals but Busch ignored and left after the race,
Bobby Labonte's steak of Top 10 finishes ends after a disappointing day,
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 4th, kept his points lead, now 15 points over Bobby Labonte
1.51-Kurt Busch (400 laps led)
2.2-Brad Keselowski (98 laps led)
3.24-Jeff Gordon
4.88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5.11-Denny Hamlin
6.31-Jeff Burton
7.14-Tony Stewart
8.1-Jamie McMurray
9.99-Carl Edwards
10.17-Matt Kenseth
11.27-Paul Menard
12.5-Kasey Kahne
13.9-Marcos Ambrose
14.18-Kyle Busch
15.33-Brendan Gaughan
16.43-Aric Almirola
17.47-Bobby Labonte
18.42-Juan Pablo Montoya
19.78-Regan Smith
20.93-Travis Kvapil
21.38-David Gilliland-1 lap
22.83-Landon Cassill-1 lap
23.32-Ken Schrader-1 lap
24.22-A.J. Allmendinger-1 lap
25.49-J.J. Yeley-2 laps
26.7-Robby Gordon-3 laps
27.36-Dave Blaney-3 laps
28.26-Josh Wise-5 laps
29.20-Joey Logano-80 laps
30.87-Joe Nemechek-100 laps (Rear End)
31.55-Brian Vickers-120 laps (Engine)
32.16-Greg Biffle-463 laps (Tire)
33.48-Jimmie Johnson-465 laps (Accident) (2 laps led)
34.98-Michael McDowell-467 laps (Accident)
35.29-Kevin Harvick-472 laps (Accident)
36.39-Ryan Newman-472 laps (Accident)
37.15-Clint Bowyer-474 laps (Accident)
38.13-Casey Mears-475 laps (Accident)
39.10-David Reutimann-481 laps (Accident)
40.34-David Ragan-482 laps (Accident)
41.30-David Stremme-482 laps (Accident)
42.56-Martin Truex Jr.-484 laps (Accident)
Brad Keselowski-1-15
Jimmie Johnson-17-18
Brad Keselowski-19-99
Kurt Busch-100-500
22 Lead Changes among 10 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps
Lap 4 (Car #18 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 17 (Car #87 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 26 (Car #99 Spin Frontstretch; Car #24 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 35 (Cars #7, 48, 32, 55, 33, 51 and 24 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 42 (Car #27 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 2)
Margin of Victory: 1.475 Seconds
Time of Race: 4 Hours, 48 Minutes and 54 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 12:12:10 GMT -5
Five cautions at Bristol...in NR2003?
How on Earth did you manage to avoid a wreckfest?!
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 29, 2014 18:36:50 GMT -5
Five cautions at Bristol...in NR2003? How on Earth did you manage to avoid a wreckfest?! I used the ratings from NRatings and I'm amazed too that there was only five cautions, and when I was taking shots of the race bandicam messed up and I lost a couple of pictures like the final lead change. |
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 9, 2014 8:34:17 GMT -5
Entry List for the Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway
Entry No. Car No. Driver Make Sponsor Owner
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
2 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State Rick Hendrick
4 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy Robby Gordon
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Georgia Pacific / Sparkle* Richard Petty Motorsports
6 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction Tommy Baldwin Jr.
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs
8 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO Germain Racing
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 Stewart Haas Racing
10 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy Michael Waltrip
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost Jack Roush
13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs
14 19 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing Mark Smith
15 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs
16 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Southern California AAA Roger Penske
17 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson Sr.
18 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet AARP / Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick
19 26 Josh Wise Ford MDS Transport Bob Jenkins
20 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / CertainTeed Richard Childress
21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Richard Childress
22 30 David Stremme Toyota @thenascarfans Timothy McSweeney
23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
24 32 Ken Schrader Ford U.S. Chrome / 1 Less Than 2 Ltd. Frank Stoddard
25 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress
26 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins
27 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Jr.
28 37 Timmy Hill Ford Poynt.com Rick Ware
29 38 David Gilliland Ford 1-800-LoanMart Bob Jenkins
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army Stewart Haas Racing
31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Target Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
32 43 Aric Almirola Ford Medallion Financial Richard Petty Motorsports
33 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Charter Communications JTG-Daugherty Racing
34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Rick Hendrick
35 49 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing Robinson-Blakeney Racing
36 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction James Finch
37 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Michael Waltrip
38 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
39 74 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Turn One Racing Stacy Compton
40 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Denver Mattress Barney Visser
41 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper BK Racing
42 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Joe Nemechek
43 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard Rick Hendrick
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Victory in Jesus Morgan Shepherd
45 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr. Pepper BK Racing
46 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records Phil Parsons
47 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway Jack Roush
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 9, 2014 20:00:42 GMT -5
Here is the lineup for the Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway.
Tony Stewart won the pole with a time of 44.073, beating Greg Biffle by 0.608 seconds
Other Noticeables:
Tony Stewart won his first pole of the year,
Stewart won his 14th career pole and his first since the second Lowe's race in 2011, 11 races ago,
Morgan Shepherd, who qualified 42nd beating J.J. Yeley by 0.002 seconds, made his first race in the Cup Series since 2006,
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the points leader who be starting 3rd, will be trying to improve on his 15 point lead over Bobby Labonte
1.14-Tony Stewart
2.16-Greg Biffle
3.88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4.29-Kevin Harvick
5.39-Ryan Newman
6.56-Martin Truex Jr.
7.99-Carl Edwards
8.22-A.J. Allmendinger
9.55-Mark Martin
10.51-Kurt Busch
11.15-Clint Bowyer
12.11-Denny Hamlin
13.48-Jimmie Johnson
14.78-Regan Smith
15.18-Kyle Busch
16.17-Matt Kenseth
17.5-Kasey Kahne
18.13-Casey Mears
19.2-Brad Keselowski
20.27-Paul Menard
21.24-Jeff Gordon
22.43-Aric Almirola
23.47-Bobby Labonte
24.31-Jeff Burton
25.93-Travis Kvapil
26.9-Marcos Ambrose
27.42-Juan Pablo Montoya
28.20-Joey Logano
29.34-David Ragan
30.38-David Gilliland
31.10-David Reutimann
32.1-Jamie McMurray
33.83-Landon Cassill
34.36-Dave Blaney
35.32-Ken Schrader
36.87-Joe Nemechek
37.98-Michael McDowell
38.26-Josh Wise
39.7-Robby Gordon
40.30-David Stremme
41.33-Brendan Gaughan
42.89-Morgan Shepherd
Did Not Qualify
43.49-J.J. Yeley
44.19-Mike Bliss
45.23-Scott Riggs
46.74-Reed Sorenson
47.37-Timmy Hill
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Post by frow78 on Oct 11, 2014 16:18:02 GMT -5
Congrats to Tony for the pole. Also good to see that Morgan Shepherd was able to squeeze into the field.  |
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 14, 2014 11:23:58 GMT -5
Race #5 - Auto Club 400
The fifth race of the 2012 season was the Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway.
Tony Stewart led the field to the Green Flag and would lead for the first 40 laps before losing the lead to Carl Edwards as Stewart would fade for the rest of the race. Kyle Busch would drive himself up from his 15th starting position and would take the lead late and dueled with Kevin Harvick before pulling away late in the race.
When a late caution would come out, Kurt Busch who had won Bristol the week before, had found himself in second and once the green came out he tried to chase down his brother, Kyle would lead until turn three on the last lap as Kurt would make an impressive pass but went wide in turn 4 as Kyle would get back by and score an impressive win.
Other Noticeables:
Kyle Busch scored his first win of the year,
Busch led 3 times for 40 laps, including the final 35 laps,
It was the 25th win of his career and his first since Dover last year, 12 races ago,
Stewart-Haas Racing led 61 out of the 125 laps but failed to pick up the win as Newman and Stewart faded to finish 9th and 10th,
Morgan Shepherd, making his first race since Richmond in 2006, trailed all day long and went multiple laps down but finished 32nd,
Carl Edwards, who finished 3rd, became the new points leader, now 6 points over Bobby Labonte
1.18-Kyle Busch (40 laps led)
2.51-Kurt Busch
3.99-Carl Edwards (5 laps led)
4.29-Kevin Harvick (19 laps led)
5.15-Clint Bowyer
6.16-Greg Biffle
7.56-Martin Truex Jr.
8.2-Brad Keselowski
9.39-Ryan Newman (21 laps led)
10.14-Tony Stewart-1 lap (40 laps led)
11.42-Juan Pablo Montoya-1 lap
12.78-Regan Smith-2 laps
13.9-Marcos Ambrose-3 laps
14.27-Paul Menard-3 laps
15.13-Casey Mears-3 laps
16.24-Jeff Gordon-3 laps
17.93-Travis Kvapil-3 laps
18.31-Jeff Burton-3 laps
19.47-Bobby Labonte-3 laps
20.55-Mark Martin-3 laps
21.34-David Ragan-4 laps
22.10-David Reutimann-4 laps
23.32-Ken Schrader-4 laps
24.83-Landon Cassill-4 laps
25.98-Michael McDowell-4 laps
26.26-Josh Wise-4 laps
27.38-David Gilliland-5 laps
28.30-David Stremme-5 laps
29.48-Jimmie Johnson-6 laps (Clutch)
30.87-Joe Nemechek-6 laps
31.7-Robby Gordon-7 laps
32.89-Morgan Shepherd-9 laps
33.11-Denny Hamlin-18 laps (Engine)
34.5-Kasey Kahne-20 laps (Accident)
35.36-Dave Blaney-25 laps (Accident)
36.17-Matt Kenseth-29 laps (Gearbox)
37.43-Aric Almirola-32 laps (Valve)
38.88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.-33 laps (Header)
39.1-Jamie McMurray-59 laps (Clutch)
40.33-Brendan Gaughan-59 laps (Gearbox)
41.20-Joey Logano-78 laps (Piston)
42.22-A.J. Allmendinger-121 laps (Valve)
Tony Stewart-1-40
Carl Edwards-41-45
Kyle Busch-46-48
Ryan Newman-49-69
Kevin Harvick-70-87
Kyle Busch-88
Kevin Harvick-89
Kyle Busch-90-125
7 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 9 for 36 laps
Lap 2 (Car #38 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 42),
Lap 7 (Cars #9, 13 and 31 Spin Turn 4; Car #7 Spin after contact from 33),
Lap 13 (Cars #24 and 47 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 36 (Car #20 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 41 (Cars #7, 10 and 16 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 50 (Car #32 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 38),
Lap 82 (Cars #7 and 48 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 106 (Cars #16, 36 and 5 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 118 (Car #26 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 30)
Margin of Victory: 0.094 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 15 Minutes and 25 Seconds
For those that want to see it I recorded the Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon spin as well as the final lap duel between Kurt and Kyle.
Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte's spin
Last Lap duel:
Because I can't post points the way labontefanboy does, I have no choice but to post them in two attachments, in the first will be the driver points and in the second will be the Owner, Rookie and Manufacturer points
Driver Points.txt (4.45 KB)
Owner Points.txt (4.2 KB) |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 12:12:01 GMT -5
Nice finish! Does this win mean that Joe Gibbs will change his mind about firing Kyle Busch (if he was even considering it)?
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 14, 2014 17:39:23 GMT -5
Nice finish! Does this win mean that Joe Gibbs will change his mind about firing Kyle Busch (if he was even considering it)? We shall see what the future holds, knowing that Martinsville is next and how tempers reach their boiling point, hopefully Kyle will remember he won Auto Club or else I think Mr. Gibbs will be letting someone go.  |
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