She called it “awesome”.
Lap 17 — Tower reports that the track is coming back; officials are determining when to take the race back to green as jet dryers enter the track.
Lap 16 — Rain has lifted in Turns 3 and 4 but is still falling in Turn 1 as the field crawls through that portion of the track.
Lap 15 — The field heads down pit road. Tony Stewart is tight in the center and free on exit; he takes two tires. Carl Edwards takes two tires as well and wins the race off pit road. No. 42 will serve a speeding penalty for too fast on exit.
Lap 14 — Spotters confirm a light rain over the track. Pit road will be open to the caution car.
Lap 13 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 1: Light rain in Turn 2. No free pass.
Lap 11 — Tony Stewart joins the top 10, up five spots since the start of the race.
Lap 10 — Spotters confirm rain has stopped as Carl Edwards’ lead grows to .791 seconds.
Lap 9 — Spotters confirm light rain, but the track is still good.
Lap 7 — Carl Edwards continues to lead by Martin Truex Jr. by .435 seconds.
Lap 5 — Tony Stewart is up to 11th as Dale Earnhardt Jr. moves to seventh.
Lap 4 — Kurt Busch heads to the garage with what may be a broken drive shaft.
Lap 3 — Carl Edwards remains out front as Matt Kenseth moves up to third.
Lap 1 — Carl Edwards starts from the outside as Tony Stewart takes the field three-wide through Turn 2. Edwards leads the first lap and gets the bonus point.
3:20 p.m. — GREEN FLAG: Carl Edwards brings the field to the green as the final race of the season, the Ford 400, is under way at Homestead-Miami. Tony Stewart is starting 15th.