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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:34:58 GMT -5
Lap 97: CAUTION FLAG #1 - Kevin Harvick has inexplicably stalled in turn 2.
Lap 102: Green flag back out and we'll give an update on the contenders. Behind leader Travis Kvapil are Bowyer in 2nd, Busch in 3rd, Mears in 4th, Newamn in 10th, Stewart in 11th, and Burton in 17th.
Lap 104: Newman has a horrible lap and is passed by Nemechek, O'Quinn Jr., and Sadler, and he now runs 13th. That's bad news as our points leader Burton has taken advantage of fresh tires and a congested field to move up to 14th in just 2 laps.
Lap 105: Yeley passes Kyle Busch and Mears and is now 3rd as Stewart is up to 8th. Oh, and Jeff Burton is no longer the caboose of the Chaser train. He sits 12th, while the #12 car sits 18th. Newman is having a rough go since the restart.
Lap 106: Stewart has a phenomenal lap and goes from 8th to 4th. Among his victimes are Bowyer and Mears, who drop to 5th and 7th, while Kyle Busch drops to 9th. Burton is up to 11th and Newman is starting to recover and sits 16th.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:37:17 GMT -5
Lap 107: Stewart to 3rd as our points leader cracks the top 10 in big style, moving all the way from 11th to 7th in one lap. Mears drops to 8th, Bowyer to 9th, and Busch to 12th. Newman has gotten back to 11th.
Lap 108: Busch now suffering from the Newman effect as he slips all the way to 15th. Just 3 laps ago he was 4th.
Lap 109: Stewart up to 2nd as Busch falters to 18th.
Lap 110: Mears passes Burton for 7th as Busch continues to sink dramatically, falling back to 21st.
Lap 111: Mears passes Yeley for 6th.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:39:27 GMT -5
Lap 112: Bowyer passes Burton for 7th as Busch begins recovery efforts, moving up to 19th.
Lap 113: Bobby Labonte passes Newman for 11th as Busch moves to 18th.
Lap 114: Johnson and Truex Jr. get around Newman, who is now 14th, and Busch passes Earnhardt Jr. for 17th.
Lap 115: Busch passes Kluever for 16th.
Lap 116: New leader - Tony Stewart. Burton passes his teammate Bowyer for 7th while Stewart is making his mark up front with an easy pass of Kvapil.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:50:04 GMT -5
Lap 117: Mears passes Nemechek to get into the top 5.
Lap 122: Mears to 4th, Sadler to 5th.
Lap 124: Kyle Busch passes Truex Jr. for 15th.
Lap 128: Burton passes Nemechek for 6th.
Lap 130: Kvapil has gotten back around Stewart for the race lead.
Lap 133: Bowyer with a bad lap and it'll cost him. Yeley and Mayfield get around him as he drops to 10th.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:52:31 GMT -5
Lap 134: Halfway through, so here's a full-field rundown:
Lead Lap
1-10: 77, 20, 33, 2, 38, 31, 01, 11, 18, 18
11-20: 07, 48, 24, 12, 5, 21, 15, 06, 8, 25
21-30: 45, 78, 99, 16, 17, 02, 91, 6, 0, 22
31-33: 19, 43, 1
-1 lap
34-40: 7, 9, 74, 41, 55, 95, 29
-2 laps
41: 42
Out
42: 34
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Post by flyer101999 on Feb 3, 2015 23:54:03 GMT -5
95 isn't finishing the season off as well as we want, but at least we qualified
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:55:03 GMT -5
Lap 137: Stewart back to the lead.
Lap 138: Lots of shake ups last lap. Kvapil is suddenly struggling and is back to 4th as Mears moves up to 3rd. Gorodn and Nemechek have passed Bowyer who is back to 12th, while Newman has gotten around Johnson for 13th.
Lap 139: Newman passes Bowyer for 12th.
Lap 140: Newman back to the top 10 to the disadvantage of Mayfield and Labonte. Meanwhile, Johnson has passed Bowyer for 13th.
Lap 141: Bowyer passes Labonte and Mayfield and moves back to 12th.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:55:59 GMT -5
Lap 144: And now Bowyer reverses his earlier mistakes and drives past Jimmie Johnson, moving the #07 back to 11th.
Lap 151: Newman to 9th, Bowyer to 10th, as Nemechek drops out of the top 10.
Lap 157: Newman past Gordon for 8th.
Lap 160: Mears past Kvapil for 2nd.
Lap 162: Next round of pit stops beginning with Robby Gordon and Almirola.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 3, 2015 23:58:39 GMT -5
Lap 163: Mears, Nemechek, Labonte, Edwards, Bliss, Sorenson, and Waltrip pit.
Lap 164: Kvapil, Kurt Busch, Newman, Jeff Gordon, Mayfield, Vickers, Kyle Busch, Kenseth, Truex Jr., Biffle, Ward Burton, Petty, Kluever, Kahne, Menard, and Harvick make pit stops.
Lap 165: Sadler leads a lap as Stewart, Jeff Burton, Yeley, Sauter, Wood, O'Quinn Jr., Riggs, Leffler, Cope, Blaney, and McMurray dive to pit road.
Lap 166: Sadler pits with Barrett, Bowyer, and Johnson. Earnhardt Jr. gets a lap led to the cheers of his many fans.
Lap 166: CAUTION FLAG #2 - Oil appears to be on the track in the turn 3 vicinity, as Scott Riggs just locked up his brakes and rear-ended Truex Jr. right after Yeley did the same to Kvapil.
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Post by labontefanboy on Feb 4, 2015 0:01:36 GMT -5
Lap 170: The previous caution came at a poor time for many drivers. Most of the field will start from the tail end of the lead lap, which consists of merely Sadler, Bowyer, Johnson, Stewart, and Earnhardt Jr. Drivers on the tail end of the lead lap (by number) are: 31, 2, 33, 91, 12, 78, 01, 88, 18, 24, 21, 06, 17, 5, 16, 02, 99, 6, 25, 45, 19, 0, 43
Lap 171: Johnson to 2nd, Bowyer to 3rd as Newman drops to 11th and Busch drops to 20th.
Lap 172: Earnhardt Jr. gets around Bowyer and Stewart and is now 3rd. Newman has slipped back to 14th while Busch has recovered to 16th.
Lap 173: Busch is up to 13th while Newman is struggling and now runs 16th. At this point in time, 26 cars are still on the lead lap.
Lap 174: Newman now 20th.
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