Ping to the pre-race show and race ..
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Lap-by-Lap: Phoenix
By NASCAR.COM
November 13, 2011 2:00 PM, EST
http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/111113/lblphoenix2/index.html
2 p.m. ET — The pre-race show on ESPN is under way. The track is dry, the sun is trying to break through the last remaining clouds and we’re on schedule for a 3:18 p.m. ET start at Phoenix International Raceway. (And there’s perhaps one or two spotty showers to the south that could cause trouble.)
8:44 a.m. ET — It’s an early morning here, but it’s looking like it might be a late night. The rain showers that were expected in Arizona have taken hold, and it appears to be at least a 30 percent chance of rain through 8 p.m. ET. There are lights at Phoenix International Raceway, so I’m sure NASCAR will wait it out as long as possible to get the Kobalt Tools 500 in Sunday. Matt Kenseth won his third pole of the season and will lead the field to green next to A.J. Allmendinger. Tony Stewart starts eighth and Carl Edwards ninth in the penultimate Chase race of 2011. The green flag is set for 3:18 p.m. ET.
Mornin’ Norm
Where’s the breakfast bar? And my bloody Mary???
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