NASCAR - AdvoCare 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway - ESPN, Sun 9/4, 7:30pm/et (Race #25 of 36)

Jayski ^

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Lap 43: two horse race - 18 and 24.
Everybody else at least 3-1/2 secs behind.
Flash takes the lead on lap 46.

[McGruff]

Thanks for the updates. Couldn’t get a TV into my cubicle.

[alancarp]

TV would be good - I’m on XM radio coverage myself.... but it’s still racin’!

Flash has run off and left the Shrub — 2.3 sec. lead now at lap 64.
24/18/14/29/11/
33/22/2/17/43

Harvick is 4.5 secs back - 10th place is 8.6 behind.
Stewart is gaining on the leader... now 3.9 back.

43 got bumped and is worried that he’s losing his right front - very loose.
The 48 is sliding backward - 18 secs back and just dropped to 21st.

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Cars 1 lap down: Cassill, Lally, Starr, Bliss, Mears
2 laps down: Skinner, Speed
Parked cars: R Gordon, Front-row Joe, McDowell, Kvapil, Blaney.

Next cars in danger of being lapped:
Gilliland, B Labonte, Yeley, Earnhardt(7 secs), Johnson(8 secs)

Green flag pit stops beginning... lap 77-ish.

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Best speed before pitting: 169mph.
After: 178mph

99 gets a lap led.

[alancarp]

Gordon is about to lap both JJ and Jr. He’s about 1 second back of both... probably just another lap. JJ might have a little more life in the car now... Jr.’s toast.

[alancarp]

Jeffy gave Jr. a couple of laps of grace period, but he’s at least 3 mph too slow.... and a lap down.

Also lapped Regan Smith.

YELLER. B. Labonte spins... lap 94, I believe.

[GRRRRR]

We have another yeller.
Ouch
Working from home has its advantages.
Watching the race.
Listening to Rush at the same time.
and...
WORKING, yep, for real!!

Bush’s Baked Beans rock & yummy

[alancarp]

Governor’s pardon goes to Smith... figures.

[advertising guy]

I’ve decided Sandy was stuffin Weiner tweets

[alancarp]

Stewart had a lug nut problem - 18th.
Gordon: car started great on last run, got more free as they went along.
Logano: car was much better last run (hard to believe - he was about to get lapped).

GREEN.

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Gordon clears Kyle... lap 100.
17/29/43/11/22/2/33/99 behind them in some order.

[alancarp]

24/18 (-.77)/17 (-1.8)/29 (-3.0)/ 43 (-3.4)
11/22/2/6/33
31/1/16/99/56
9/4/14/42/48
27/39/00/5/20

27 cars on lead lap. Gordon fastest car (175.17mph).
Lap 110.

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Lap 120.
Smoke to 15th, JJ to 16th.
Gordon not as fast, though still top 2 or 3.

Weather could still be a factor... under 45 laps to “official race”

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Momentum is way better than lessmentum.

[alancarp]

Lap 126. Robot to 2nd (1.4 back and gaining fast) - Shrub to 3rd (2.5 back). Tires gettin’ used up quick.

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YELLER - Daybree.... JR. gets the pass.

[alancarp]

Shrub had fallen to 4th (Harvick).
Reuty: engine failure. Changed the carb.
Kyle not happy. Kurt less so (gonna undo the entire last stop).

Pits are open... lap 132?

[alancarp]

Kenseth first off - Shrub next. Gordon 4th, Harvick 5th.

[SouthTexas]

Thanks for the updates from those of us that are stuck at work today.

About to go home for lunch and catch part of it. ;)