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NASCAR Sprint Cup - The Quicken Loans 400 from Michigan - Sun. 6-17-12 at Noon ET on TnT
NASCAR.com ^ | 6/14/12

Posted on 06/14/2012 7:31:50 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., boasts a proud, 43-year history of hosting America's best racing action on its 1,400-plus acres in the scenic Irish Hills. With 18 degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping turns, Michigan International Speedway provides drivers with three and four grooves to run around the two-mile speedway.

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Cale Yarborough won the first NASCAR race at the speedway on June 15, 1969, in a thrilling duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough. The two drivers battled door-to-door for most of the final 150 laps. On their final circuit, they touched twice-entering turn one, with Yarbrough brushing the outside wall. They then drafted down the back straight, and through turn three. But while coming out of the final turn, LeeRoy Yarbrough spun and crashed just 300 yards from the finish line, handing the victory to Yarborough.

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To: tubebender

I was waiting for Jr to blow this last stop. He didn’t. This might be the one he wins.


81 posted on 06/17/2012 2:35:27 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (/s)
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To: WestCoastGal

Put your car keys in the freezer so you don’t get a DUI tonight. Glad to see him win for you.


82 posted on 06/17/2012 2:57:44 PM PDT by B4Ranch (There's Two Choices... Stand Up and Be Counted ... Or Line Up and Be Numbered .)
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To: WSGilcrest

Yay, Junior!


83 posted on 06/17/2012 2:59:30 PM PDT by Floratina
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To: Floratina

Crack open the Mountain Dew!!


84 posted on 06/17/2012 3:01:41 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (/s)
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To: Floratina; Wneighbor

Woo Hoo!! Junior!!


85 posted on 06/17/2012 3:04:17 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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Way to go Junior!


86 posted on 06/17/2012 3:06:25 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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To: RckyRaCoCo
RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Matt Kenseth 565 Leader 15 0 1 8 11
2 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. 561 -4 15 0 1 6 12
3 -- Greg Biffle 548 -17 15 2 1 8 9
4 +1 Jimmie Johnson 532 -33 15 0 2 8 11
5 -1 Denny Hamlin 514 -51 15 1 2 7 8
6 -- Kevin Harvick 504 -61 15 0 0 3 8
7 -- Martin Truex Jr. 497 -68 15 1 0 4 8
8 -- Tony Stewart 491 -74 15 0 2 6 7
9 -- Clint Bowyer 481 -84 15 0 0 2 8
10 -- Brad Keselowski 458 -107 15 0 2 4 6
11 -- Carl Edwards 456 -109 15 1 0 2 8
12 -- Kyle Busch 432 -133 15 0 1 5 7
13 +1 Ryan Newman 427 -138 15 0 1 2 3
14 -1 Paul Menard 421 -144 15 0 0 0 4
15 -- Joey Logano 407 -158 15 1 1 1 5
16 -- Kasey Kahne 391 -174 15 2 1 3 7
17 -- Marcos Ambrose 388 -177 15 1 0 0 3
18 +1 Jamie McMurray 377 -188 15 0 0 0 3
19 +2 Juan Montoya 377 -188 15 0 0 0 2
20 +2 Jeff Gordon 375 -190 15 1 0 1 4
21 -3 Jeff Burton 375 -190 15 0 0 1 3
22 -2 Aric Almirola 372 -193 15 1 0 0 2
23 -- Mark Martin 342 -223 12 3 0 2 5
24 +1 AJ Allmendinger 330 -235 15 1 0 1 1
25 -1 Regan Smith 326 -239 15 0 0 0 0
26 -- Bobby Labonte 316 -249 15 0 0 0 0
27 -- Kurt Busch 289 -276 14 0 0 0 1
28 -- Casey Mears 267 -298 15 0 0 0 0
29 -- David Ragan 261 -304 15 0 0 0 1
30 -- David Gilliland 246 -319 15 0 0 0 0
31 -- Travis Kvapil 220 -345 14 0 0 0 0
32 +2 Landon Cassill 214 -351 15 0 0 0 0
33 -- Dave Blaney 212 -353 15 0 0 0 0
34 -2 David Reutimann 198 -367 13 0 0 0 0
35 +1 J.J. Yeley 106 -459 11 0 0 0 0
36 -1 David Stremme 103 -462 12 0 0 0 0
37 -- Michael McDowell 83 -482 14 0 0 0 0
38 -- Brian Vickers 66 -499 2 0 0 1 1
39 -- Tony Raines 61 -504 5 0 0 0 0
40 +1 Ken Schrader 60 -505 5 0 0 0 0
41 -1 Brendan Gaughan 50 -515 4 0 0 0 0
42 -- Josh Wise* 45 -520 13 0 0 0 0
43 -- Terry Labonte 42 -523 2 0 0 0 0
44 -- Stephen Leicht* 34 -531 4 0 0 0 0
45 +1 Scott Riggs 27 -538 9 0 0 0 0
46 -1 Michael Waltrip 26 -539 1 0 0 0 0
47 -- Hermie Sadler 13 -552 1 0 0 0 0
48 -- Scott Speed 12 -553 5 0 0 0 0
49 -- Bill Elliott 7 -558 1 0 0 0 0
50 -- Robby Gordon 6 -559 2 0 0 0 0
51 -- Stacy Compton 5 -560 1 0 0 0 0
52 -- Trevor Bayne 0 -565 6 0 0 0 2
53 -- Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
54 -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
55 -- Mike Bliss 0 -565 8 0 0 0 0
56 -- Austin Dillon 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
57 -1 Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
58 -1 Elliott Sadler 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
59 -- Joe Nemechek 0 -565 13 0 0 0 0
60 -2 Reed Sorenson 0 -565 9 0 0 0 0
61 -1 Danica Patrick 0 -565 3 0 0 0 0
62 -1 T.J. Bell 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
63 -1 Cole Whitt 0 -565 3 0 0 0 0
64 -1 Mike Skinner 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
65 -1 Timmy Hill 0 -565 1 0 0 0 0
66 -1 Tim Andrews 0 -565 0 0 0 0 0
67 -1 Jeff Green 0 -565 0 0 0 0 0
68 -1 Mike Wallace 0 -565 0 0 0 0 0
69 -1 Kenny Wallace 0 -565 0 0 0 0 0

87 posted on 06/17/2012 3:08:48 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (/s)
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To: NormsRevenge

JUNNNNNNNN YAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


88 posted on 06/17/2012 3:11:51 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Free Stuff or Freedom! You Decide 2012.)
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To: WSGilcrest
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mtn. Dew / The Dark Knight Rises / National Guard 48/2 200 Running
2 8 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 43/1 200 Running
3 6 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 42/1 200 Running
4 3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Rite Aid / Nexcare 41/1 200 Running
5 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 39/0 200 Running
6 28 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 39/1 200 Running
7 13 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 38/1 200 Running
8 21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 37/1 200 Running
9 1 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 36/1 200 Running
10 2 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 34/0 200 Running
11 42 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 33/0 200 Running
12 16 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 32/0 200 Running
13 25 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 32/1 200 Running
14 19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 31/1 200 Running
15 5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 29/0 200 Running
16 31 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Charter 28/0 200 Running
17 15 43 Aric Almirola Ford Medallion Financial 27/0 200 Running
18 32 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 26/0 200 Running
19 20 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 25/0 200 Running
20 24 13 Casey Mears Ford Valvoline NextGen 24/0 200 Running
21 33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 24/1 200 Running
22 18 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Duracell 22/0 200 In Pit
23 38 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 21/0 200 Running
24 22 33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet American Ethanol 0 198 Running
25 36 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap 20/1 198 Running
26 39 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 18/0 197 Running
27 35 38 David Gilliland Ford Long John Silver's 18/1 197 Running
28 12 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 16/0 197 Running
29 14 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 16/1 195 In Pit
30 26 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 14/0 194 Running
31 40 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 13/0 193 Running
32 34 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 12/0 157 Running
33 4 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 11/0 151 In Pit
34 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 10/0 132 In Pit
35 9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 9/0 125 In Pit
36 41 10 Tony Raines Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 8/0 68 In Pit
37 43 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents 8/1 67 In Pit
38 27 98 Michael McDowell Ford Presbyterian Healthcare System 6/0 41 In Pit
39 29 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 0 35 In Pit
40 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 0 32 In Pit
41 23 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 3/0 27 In Pit
42 30 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport 2/0 9 Out of Race
43 7 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 7 Out of Race

89 posted on 06/17/2012 3:14:43 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (/s)
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To: NormsRevenge; WestCoastGal
Holy Cow!!!!

About time!!

Nathan and I were both screaming and the dogs were looking for cover!

Too cool!

90 posted on 06/17/2012 3:22:19 PM PDT by LasVegasMac
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To: NormsRevenge

That’ll teach me to watch a race live. Hard to believe but I had my first driver NOT finish a race since the season began. Lost Bayne early then Lagano; 1 & 3rd plus those two will bring me down to earth.

We’re outa here but be back for a quick pit stop Wednesday then onto Sonoma to watch our first road-course race.

Thanks again for hosting Norm.


91 posted on 06/17/2012 3:35:13 PM PDT by happydogx2 (How about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac who stays up all night wonders if there really is a dog...)
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To: cripplecreek

What happened to Mark towards the end?


92 posted on 06/17/2012 3:38:13 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: John W

He finished 29th. I think he got caught a lap down in the pits.


93 posted on 06/17/2012 3:42:15 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: happydogx2

I’m about 15mins. from Sonoma Raceway. If you’re new to the area, I can recommend places to stay/eat or fun things to do.


94 posted on 06/17/2012 4:05:12 PM PDT by WSGilcrest (/s)
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Lap 200 — CHECKERED FLAG: After his last win, also at Michigan, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said: “It’s a special day for my family. ... And it makes me feel good. I know I can’t tell my father ‘Happy Father’s Day,’ but I get the opportunity to wish it upon all of the other fathers out there, and I genuinely mean that when I say it — because that’s what today is all about.” Well said, even four years later. Happy Father’s Day, everyone.

Lap 199 — WHITE FLAG: One more.

Lap 197 — He’s all alone ... up to almost six seconds in front.

Lap 195 — “Five more, buddy,” says a voice over the radio...

Lap 194 — It’s a one-man race now. Can it happen?

Lap 191 — If Dale Earnhardt Jr. stays strong, his finish will match the most top-10 finishes he had in ALL of 2011.

Lap 189 — JuanMontoya and Marcos Ambrose looking to hold on to top-10 finishes. Good stuff, guys.

Lap 188 — Junior REALLY wide open now, pushing lead over Tony Stewart to almost five full seconds...

Lap 186 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is looking at a near-2.5 second lead now...

Lap 185 — The field cruising by a very dinged-up Kurt Busch.

Lap 183 — Junior creeps lead near 2.0 seconds...

Lap 181 — TNT commentators talking about the winless streak ... still 19 left.

Lap 180 — Dale Jr. builds lead to 1.6 seconds...

Lap 177 — Stewart-Biffle-Johnson-Kenseth round out the current top five.

Lap 174 — Junior back up to first ... more than a one-second lead up in front.

Lap 169 — Landon Cassill up to fifth place as green-flag pits sort spots out. Oh yeah, baby.

Lap 168 — Kes does not pit, neither does Jeff Burton, and the Blue Deuce leads ... for now.

Lap 167 — Jamie McMurray does the same as he heads to pit road for right-sides and fuel.

Lap 166 — As Greg Biffle goes in, Clint Bowyer gives up his brief lead for a pit himself.

Lap 165 — Greg Biffle stay out to lead during green-flag pits by a portion of the field.

Lap 158 — Jimmie Johnson not giving up yet, coming from the back to start for a seventh-place run at the moment.

Lap 157 — Jeff Gordon still in third, followed by Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer...

Lap 155 — Tony Stewart tells crew over radio that he’s not going anywhere. He closes in second place.

Lap 154 — Dale Jr. has lead 55 laps today — best of the race.

Lap 150 — Junior leads the field with just a quarter left of racing at MIS ... what say you?

Lap 149 — Carl Edwards is in the top 10 after a rough 40th start. Nice work.

Lap 147 — Nice runs so far outside the top 10? Jamie McMurray in 13th, Regan Smith 14th, Casey Mears 20th and Austin Dillon 25th.

Lap 144 — Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are charging hard in sixth and eighth, respectively.

Lap 142 — Dale Jr. takes the lead again, but Tony Stewart moves into second with another strong restart. His secret: an extra nap, he tells his crew via radio. Life lesson.

Lap 141 — GREEN FLAG: Here they go again to green after three cautions in the last 20 laps.

Lap 137 — Junior-Gordon-Bowyer-Stewart-Biffle will restart in the top five.

Lap 136 — Pretty sure Denny Hamlin’s hat he wore in that TNT interview has HIS OWN autograph on the back ... that’s either the coolest or dorkiest thing ever. Thoughts?

Lap 135 — Ryan Newman and Martin Truex Jr. get back in the swing of things under caution after just sandwiching Denny Hamlin.

Lap 134 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Denny Hamlin just imploded like Lindsay Lohan’s career, and even caught fire. His boys put him out, but now he’s REALLY out.

Lap 133 — Junior takes the lead after a three-wide green-flag run.

Lap 132 — GREEN FLAG: Joey Logano took all the bad luck on the last restart, so Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon will re-scuffle for the lead on this restart.

Lap 128 — The lineup to restart will be Junior-Gordon-Montoya-Bowyer-Stewart.

Lap 127 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: CRUNCH. Mr. Momentum, Joey Logano, just ate some serious wall. He takes Kasey Kahne with him. The driver of the No. 20 will be taken away by ambulance — just a precaution.

Lap 126 — GREEN FLAG: Junior will battle Jeff Gordon for the lead. Bad luck stay away...

Lap 123 — Mark Martin gets the free pass, while Juan Pablo Montoya finally pits under caution — goodbye lead.

Lap 121 — YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Kurt Busch takes issue with the track, spinning out for his second time for the day’s sixth yellow.

Lap 120 — Who’s your padre! Juan Montoya leads.

Lap 118 — Kevin Harvick gets a chassis adjustment in the pits ... Dale Jr. goes for four tires in his wake.

Lap 116 — Following Kes, Joey Logano and Ryan Newman lead a big field into the pits.

Lap 115 — Brad Keselowski grabs a green-flag pit stop for a “really loose” car. “This ain’t right,” he says. Ugh.

Lap 114 — Ryan Newman, repping those US Army dads, has made up a whopping 37 spots (!) up to sixth place.

Lap 112 — Junior and Smoke are WAY up front in one-two. Third and the rest may need a caution.

Lap 109 — Got ‘em. Junior is back atop the leaderboard.

Lap 106 — BANG! POW! ZAP! Dale Jr.’s Batman car is back up closing in on leader Tony Stewart. Holy paint job, Junior! Ok. Now, I’m really stopping...

Lap 104 — In case you were wondering, and you were, older bro Kurt Busch is still out there despite early spin ... in 32nd.

Lap 103 — Candy-colored shirts are everywhere! It looks delicious, but Kyle Busch’s car look like melted chocolate in that garage.

Lap 100 — Halfway through, and it’s Stewart-Junior-Bowyer(!)-Gordon-Biffle in the top five.

Lap 97 — Tony Stewart is still in the lead, seven-tenths of a second in front of Junior.

Lap 92 — Jeff Gordon pulls into fourth. Watch out for banana peels, third place and fifth!

Lap 89 — Too bad for Trevor Bayne. He is way out, by the way, and missed a good chance after some real fast practices.

Lap 88 — Boom. Just like that, Tony Stewart — who is taking no prisoners — makes the move for the lead after the restart.

Lap 87 — GREEN FLAG: Junior was so far ahead of the field that he could have had a sandwich before coming off pit road in the first spot. A vegemite sandwich? Ask Marcos Ambrose, who is close behind him on the restart.

Lap 86 — Remember those blistering tires? Kyle Busch knows about them now, as he’s heading into the garage with a blown tire.

Lap 85 — NASCAR clean-up crew picking up debris with their hands to help get this thing restarted.


95 posted on 06/17/2012 4:15:52 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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96 posted on 06/17/2012 4:16:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: happydogx2; tubebender

I could have had 1 2 4 24

I ended up 4 10 12 43 8-\


97 posted on 06/17/2012 4:20:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: NormsRevenge; happydogx2; MtnClimber

Yee Haw!! My 284 points scored me 5 spots in the Fr League and I am now poised to challenge the leader...


98 posted on 06/17/2012 6:49:20 PM PDT by tubebender
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To: cripplecreek
Mark Martin ‏@55MarkMartin Broke our motor with 10 to go running 7th. RT @GavinLanders: What happened to @55MarkMartin ?
99 posted on 06/17/2012 6:53:10 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: John W

And I was cussing myself all day for not taking MM. I could have had 2 dnfs within my B team


100 posted on 06/17/2012 7:21:34 PM PDT by tubebender
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