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Posted on 04/18/2007 8:05:20 AM PDT by WestCoastGal
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WELCOME NASCAR FANS
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4 daybree cautions is the high point of this race
Besides he can’t pass on the left on a restart.......someone better clue him in. I really do think we need to send Smoke over to talk to him again. :)
Here’s a race summary from NASCAR.com:
Lap 212 — Leaders hit pit road:
• Tony Stewart gets some adjustments to be able to turn in the corner
• Ryan Newman gets a chassis and air-pressure adjustment
• Jimmie Johnson is off second and continues battling electrical problems
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. touches Ryan Newman as he exits his stall and may have caused damage
Lap 211 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: Debris is on the racetrack.
Lap 194 — Jimmie Johnson gets around his teammate Jeff Gordon to take second place.
Lap 185 — Kevin Harvick has fallen back to fifth and says his car has no grip at all.
Lap 180 — Chevrolets make up 11 of the top 14 cars.
Lap 164 — Jeff Gordon moves past Kevin Harvick with a fender touch on the outside for second, and Jimmie Johnson looks inside to take third.
Lap 160 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is complaining that he has fumes bothering him when the car is filled with fuel.
Lap 155 — LEAD CHANGE: Tony Stewart moves around Kevin Harvick on the outside to take the point.
Lap 154 — GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick gets the race going again.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Tony Stewart
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Matt Kenseth
Lap 152 — LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin pulls in to pit, giving Kevin Harvick the lead.
Lap 151 — LEAD CHANGE: Sterling Marlin stays out to lead.
Lap 150 — Leaders are in:
• Tony Stewart is out with four and adjustments in 14.6
• Kevin Harvick is off first with adjustments
• Matt Kenseth moves up three positions to fifth
Lap 149 — YELLOW FLAG NO.: Debris is on the track between Turns 3 and 4, a piece of metal.
Lap 132 — Matt Kenseth has a piece of plastic on the front of his car, but it is not blocking the air flow. He is running eighth.
Lap 120 — After starting at the end of the longest line, Denny Hamlin has worked his way back to 20th position.
Lap 103 — GREEN FLAG: Kevin Harvick gets the race going again. Denny Hamlin restarts 31st.
1. Kevin Harvick
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 101 — LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin is caught speeding on pit road and will start at the tail of the longest line, giving Kevin Harvick the lead.
Lap 98 — Denny Hamlin leads the grid onto pit road:
• Martin Truex Jr. gets four tires and is out in 12.9 seconds
• Denny Hamlin has a 13.6-second stop and is off first
• Matt Kenseth moves up two positions and comes off seventh
Lap 97 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Debris is in Turn 1.
Lap 93 — Jeff Gordon has to back off to move around the lapped car of Paul Menard, and that let’s Jimmie Johnson move around Gordon to take third.
Lap 77 — Eight of the top 10 drivers are in Chevrolets. Only Kurt Busch (sixth, in a Dodge) and Matt Kenseth (10th, in a Ford) are not driving bow ties.
Lap 56 — Jamie McMurray is on pit road for an overheating problem. A windshield tearoff is caught on the nose of his car as water spews out the hood. His crew gets the debris off and he comes out 40th, one lap down.
Lap 51 — Scott Riggs has his car in the garage as a result of the crash with David Ragan on Lap 42.
Lap 46 — GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to green.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kurt Busch
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Martin Truex Jr.
Lap 44 — David Ragan’s splitter has broken and his crew is working hard trying to repair the new piece on the COT.
Lap 42 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: David Ragan spins going into the corner when Tony Stewart touches the 6 car. David Stremme nails Ragan’s car, and Casey Mears is caught up in the mess as well. Scott Riggs has damage.
Lap 41 — GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin gets the race going.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Kurt Busch
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Martin Truex Jr.
Lap 40 — LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Petty pits and gives the lead to Denny Hamlin
Lap 39 — Jimmie Johnson begins cutting off all things he can to save electricity in his car.
Lap 38 — LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Petty stays out to lead.
Lap 37 — Everyone hits pit road:
• Denny Hamlin is out in 15 second with four and adjustments
• Kevin Harvick picks up two positions and off fourth
• Jimmie Johnson loses two spots and comes out sixth with an electrical issue; his team changes to a backup battery
Lap 36 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: A trash bag has floated onto the track.
Lap 29 — Denny Hamlin starts lapping cars near the back, with David Stremme being the first.
Lap 27 — LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin moves around Jeff Gordon in the corner as Gordon complains of being tight in the middle of the turn.
Lap 20 — Denny Hamlin is starting to catch Jeff Gordon, but both have more than a 2-second lead over third-place Kurt Busch.
Lap 10 — Scott Riggs, who started the race in fourth, has dropped back to 13th. Riggs appears to have trouble handling his machine and is running the high line.
Lap 1 — Jeff Gordon pulls away below Jamie McMurray to lead the first lap as many cars are three-wide crossing the line.
Only JPM trying to wreck everybody, Stremme, Riggs and Regan had first wreck caution, nothing big since then. I hope, I can’t remember anything tonight it’s been a long day.
Hambone had a speeding penalty trying to get back up and he’s made it.
Quick work! Thanks!
The internet is a wonderful thing. One more thing to thank the military for! (Take that AlBore!)
dillo’s are run’n 3 - 5 - 10 - 15
I wish you were runnin the 3
What a cutie. The kids all love Easter, lots of candy and bunny stuff.
Yikes what happened to the audio??
Thanks, my first grandchild! He was just visiting today, miss him already!
Sounds like he’s reporting from inside a car. lol
muffled or something...fix it boys!
What a dollcake!!!
thanks, I like that..dollcake!!
Terrorist?
hehe, me too!
thank goodness the commercials are clear with the audio, duh!
It’s a “momily” from my mother. Feel free to borrow at will. :)
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