2012 Nascar Budweiser Shoot-Out & Gatorade Duel 150s - Daytona, Fox+Speed Sat. Nite and Thu.

NASCAR.com ^ | 2/17/12

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Welcome to the 2012 Nascar racing season and our 11th year of posting&hosting race threads.

We've come a long way since 2001. We've seen wars and battles and friends and adversaries come and go but if there has been any one thing that has driven us here, it is a desire to 'Support Our Troops' in any way we can or to at least Thank Them for their service and to keep the flame of freedom and liberty burning for all of those who have and will serve our country.

Daytona is just the start of 9 months worth of racing.. Stand By to GiDDYuP!

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I think Kyle actually practices saving the car... yeah, he seems to average 2 saves every race!

Ambrose and Amirola 1 & 2. Now 3 wide for second.
Hamlin, Stewart charging.

Mike Wallace dropped a cylinder... he’s pretty well done.

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Terry Labonte heading to the golf course... will take his Past Champion’s Provisional ticket for Sunday and say thankyouverymuch.

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Lap 16: Hamlin on point.
McDowell, Ambrose, Stewart, Stenhouse, Harvick all in some order.

Juan Pablo is okay. 83 degrees and sunny in Daytona today. Forecasted to be 10 degrees cooler on Sunday. Should be a little slick today.

Lap 18: Hamlin, Stewart, Happy, Dinger.

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Lap 25 (of 60): Hamlin, Stewart, McMary, Harvick, Stenhouse, Almoirola, ... in some order.

5 cars out so far: Cassill, Menard, Montoya, Gilly, Labonte.
Mike Wallace one lap down.

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Mike Wallace is now out. Black flagged.
HALF WAY.

Hamlin, Stewart, Harvick, McMary, Stenhouse, Dinger, Almirola, Ambrose, McDowell, Patrick.

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Hamlin and Ambrose chose not to pit on lap 9. They will have to do so before we’re done... the others (particularly the ‘top-off’ cars) may not have to.

Hamlin still leading, Smoke 2nd, Harvick 3rd. Lap 38.
Patrick 10th, Waltrip 13th, Jr. 14th. Flipper 16th.

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Stremme has retired... I believe they said he is good on speed for Sunday.

Hamlin and Ambrose both pitting (lap 43).

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Mikey and Jr. working together (ah, the old days). Waltrip has to race his way in. Now 12-13 on the track.

Kenny Wallace rooting for Trevor to race his way in... that would guarantee him a spot on Sunday.

Smoke leading. Happy, Stenhouse, Almirola, Burton. (lap 48).

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Ambrose and Hamlin have been caught by the pack... they are a lap down. 11 to go.

Mikey is trying to get to the front... 9th or so now.

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LAP 51.

McDowell fading. Waltrip pitting for fuel.

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Waltrip into the wall as he exits the pits! He’s done! Lap 52.

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He hit the banking at a bad angle.... and with a lot of speed... car wrenched itself loose and he went straight into the wall.

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Most cars pitting on lap 54.
Smoke, Happy, Flipper not pitting.

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1 to go... will be 4 laps remaining.

Stewart’s crew thinks they are gonna be real close on gas.

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GREEN: Smoke, Edwards leading... now Harvick 2nd. Burton coming w/Dinger .... going to the front.

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Mikey is okay...

4 wide at the front....

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Junior to the lead. Edward 2nd.
Now Smoke leads.

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WHITE FLAG:

Stewart leading for the moment. WRECK: Patrick - airborne.

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Green Car go bump!!!

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STEWART WINS. JR, Ambrose, McDowell, ROBBY(!) 5th (where’d he come from???).

Danica got turned... bounced off the inside barrier... net is down. out of car and walking. Almirola was also involved.