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Posted on 03/16/2011 4:24:51 PM PDT by glock rocks
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Lap-by-Lap: Bristol
By NASCAR.COM
March 20, 2011
http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/110320/lblbristol/index.html
Lap 28 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Caution is out.
Lap 27 — Joe Nemechek goes a lap down.
Lap 25 — Jimmie Johnson gets around Carl Edwards for second.
Lap 24 — Dennis Setzer and Andy Lally are a lap down.
Lap 21 — Jeff Gordon says his car is very loose. He is running 10th after starting seventh.
Lap 19 — Paul Menard gets around Carl Edwards for the lead.
Lap 17 — Paul Menard has closed the gap on leader Carl Edwards.
Lap 15 — Kasey Kahne up to seventh after starting 10th.
Lap 13 — Kyle Busch up to sixth after starting 12th.
Lap 11 — Marcos Ambrose and Kurt Busch side-by-side for 13th.
Lap 6 — Carl Edwards has already opened-up a three-second lead on fourth-place Greg Biffle.
Lap 4 — Jimmie Johnson gets around Greg Biffle for third. Regan Smith down to sixth.
Lap 3 — Paul Menard up to second as Greg Biffle falls to third.
Lap 1 — Carl Edwards gets out front and leads the first lap.
1:18 p.m. ET — GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards brings the field to the green and the Jeff Byrd 500 is under way.
1:14 p.m. ET — The cars are rolling off pit road for three warm-up laps.
1:12 p.m. ET — Dave Blaney will head to the rear due to an engine change. Casey Mears also going to the rear for a transmission change.
1:11 p.m. ET — There will be a competition caution at Lap 50 to inspect the new tire.
1:09 p.m. ET — Claudia Byrd, Christian Byrd and Belton Caldwell give the command, “Gentlemen, start your engines!”
1:02 p.m. ET — Billy Ray Cyrus sings the national anthem.
1:01 p.m. ET — Knoxville native and Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
1 p.m. ET — Rev. Mike Rife from Vansant Church of Christ in Vansant, Va., delivers the Invocation.
12:30 p.m. ET — FOX’s pre-race show has started.
11:50 a.m. ET — It’s cloudy and comfortable and Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s currently 60 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures are expected to get to the mid-60s and there is a 30 percent chance of rain, but the rain isn’t expected until the evening. Carl Edwards will start on the pole for the second time at Bristol. The last time he was P1, he won. Green for the Jeff Byrd 500 drops at 1:13 p.m. ET.
Lovin the 88 is running, Shrub, Junior, the Mayor and Trevor this week.
Lap 33 — Jamie McMurray and Denny Hamlin back on pit road to repair damage.
Lap 32 — Joe Nemechek is penalized a lap for taking on fuel before the competition caution. Brad Keselowski too fast on pit road.
Lap 30 — Pit road is open but just a few take advantage.
Lap 28 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Jeff Burton slows collecting Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, and A.J. Allmendinger . Bill Elliott gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 33 — Jamie McMurray and Denny Hamlin back on pit road to repair damage.
Lap 32 — Joe Nemechek is penalized a lap for taking on fuel before the competition caution. Brad Keselowski too fast on pit road.
Lap 30 — Pit road is open but just a few take advantage.
Lap 28 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Jeff Burton slows collecting Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann, Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, and A.J. Allmendinger . Bill Elliott gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
Lap 50 Competition Cartion
Wow. I’ve never seen the stands so empty.
Wow. I’ve never seen the stands so empty.
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Blame the internet and HDTV :-]
I got none of them guys.. The downfall continues..
I feel the pain!
Juan Poblar : You want me to get out of the way?
Bristol may be just a little too touchy feely a track for his driving style aka instant “payback”.. he may spend more time hitting guys back than racing at a track like this, running 19th ,,, for now
I have Busch and Newman. Just waiting for THE BIG ONE.
Yer the Lucky Dawg today...
Jr got the lucky dog!
Back to GReen on lap 136..
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Lap 132 — Andy Lally and David Gilliland are the wave-around cars.
Lap 131 — The lead lap cars are on pit road. Kevin Harvick takes four tires and fuel. Jimmie Johnson with a chassis adjustment. Ryan Newman with four tires and no adjustments. Martin Truex Jr. with four tires and a small adjustment.
Lap 128 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Robby Gordon has a tire go down and he hits the wall. Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets the free pass and is back on the lead lap.
The Keseler smacks the all,, t’ar down.. smack!
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