NASCAR 2012

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Mark Martin used to live not too far from where I was in Jamestown, NC...

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Lap 9 of 400: RED FLAG!!
MONSTER crash, involving 13 cars in the 30-43 place range.
It all started on turn 2, when Cassil was drifting down, and Smokedrifted up, with Smith piling into Smoke, followed by 10 cars (including JPM) that crashed in the melee (sp?).
Speed, Yeley, Nemechek, Gilliland, Smoke, Casill, Kvapil, Leicht, JPM, Smith, Mears, Bliss, Blaney, Sorenson, McDowell.

Stremme managed to drive through the mess without any problem. Ragan survived as well.

MM and JJ have had the lead.

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Lap 10 of 400: Race restarted under yellow.
Everyone from 17th place on back pit.

Selections today were:
A list: JJ(4), Kenseth (4), JG
B list: KK(4), Newman (4), MM(3), Biff(3), Jr (2), Burton, Bowyer, Truex
C list: B Labonte (3), Almi (3), Ragan, Mears, TLabonte (not entered)

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Lap 21 of 400
MM, JJ, Kenseth, Newman, Bowyer, Blech, Harvick, JG, Hamlin, Biff
Almi 13
Jr 14
Truex 17
KK 18
Burton 20
Ragan 21
Labonte 23
Mears 39 (Off)

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Lap 55 of 400
Things are a little more stable out there
JJ, MM, Kenseth, Bowyer, JG (moving well), Blech, Harvick, Newman, Hamlin, Logano
Jr 11
Truex 13
KK 14
Biff 15 (not racing well)
Almi 17
Burton 18
Ragan 24
Labonte 25
Mears 39 (Off)

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Lap 70-75 Green flag pitting
In the process, Ragan led a lap.
Lap 90 of 400
JJ, MM, Blech, Kenseth, JG, Harvick, Bowyer, Edwards, Jr, Hamlin
KK 12
Truex 13
Newman 14
Biff 15
Burton 16
Almi 19
Ragan 24
Labonte 25
Mears 39 (Off)
Smoke and Kvapil are back on the track.

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Lap 111 of 400: Caution: Reutimann blows an engine.
Most of the leaders come in to the pits.
Newman gets a penalty for a loose tire rolling in the pits. Goes to the back of the line.

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Lap 135 of 400
JJ, Blech, JG, Harvick, MM, Kenseth, Edwards, Jr, KK, Bowyer
Almi 12
Biff 13
Truex 15
Burton 18
Newman 20
Ragan 22
Labonte 24
Mears 41 (Off)

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Lap 166: CAUTION: Edwards hits the wall

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Everyone came in. Blech needed work on a loose wheel.
Lap 175 of 400
JJ, JG, Jr, Harvick, Kenseth, MM, KK, Almi, Bowyer, Logano
Truex 11
Biff 12
Burton 13
Newman 17
Labonte 22
Ragan 23
Mears 41 (Off)

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192 laps to go
JJ, JG, Harvick, Jr, Kenseth, MM, Bowyer, KK, Truex, Almi
Biff 12
Burton 13
Newman 17
Labonte 21
Ragan 22
Mears 41 (Off)

NOTE: Kenseth led an earlier lap during green flag pitting.

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172 laps to go: CAUTION: Debris
Everyone comes in.
Harvick blows his entry into his pit box, and loses 15 positions. Blech into the garage with engine issue. Menard gets the lucky dog.

159 laps to go
JG, JJ, Bowyer, Kenseth, Jr, MM, Logano, Truex, Almi
Burton
KK 12
Biff 14
Newman 20 (Lucky Dog)
Labonte 21 (-1 lap)
Ragan 22 (-2 laps)
Mears 41 (Off)

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150 laps to go... JG into the pits unscheduled. 4-tire change.

JG's bad luck continues.

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136 laps to go
JJ (2 sec lead), Kenseth, Jr, MM, Bowyer, Logano, Almi, Kes, Harvick, KK
Burton 11
Truex 12
Biff 17
Newman 19 (-1 lap, lucky dog)
Labonte 20 (-1 lap)
JG 21 (-1 lap)
Ragan 22
Mears 41 (Off)

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81 laps to go
Done w/green flag pitting
JG (will need to come in about 13 laps from now), JJ, Kenseth, Jr, Bowyer, Kes, Almi, Harvick, Logano, MM
Burton 11
Biff 12
KK 13
Truex 15
Newman 20 (-1 lap)
Labonte 21 (-2 laps)
Ragan 22 (-3 laps)
Mears 41 (Off)

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60 Laps to go: CAUTION: Debris
This means that everyone comes in, except JG, who must stay out to remain on the lead lap. He has 15 more laps on tires than the rest of the field.
JJ and Kenseth close to hitting entering pit road. No major damage. Most do 4-tire changes. MM goes for 2.
JamieMac gets the Lucky Dog.
They should be able to make it the rest of the way without pitting.

56 laps to go:
JJ, Kenseth, MM, Jr, Almi, Harvick, Logano, Bowyer, Burton, Truex
Biff 11
KK 17
JG 18
Newman 20 (-1 lap)
Labonte 21 (-1 lap)
Ragan 22 (-2 laps)
Mears 41 (Off)

55 Laps to go: CAUTION: Kurt Busch engine smokes
JG gets to pit; Newman is the Lucky Dog

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Green flag racing again... Jr MIGHT just do it!!
48 laps to go:
JJ, Jr, Kenseth, Harvick, Bowyer, MM, Almi, Truex, Biff, Burton
KK 17
JG 18
Newman 19
Labonte 21 (-1 lap)
Ragan 22 (-2 laps)
Mears 41 (Off)

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37 laps to go: CAUTION: Burton's engine goes up in smoke. Hamlin gets the Lucky Dog.
MM & Biff and everyone on the lead lap behind them come to the pits.

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Restart with 32 laps to go
17 laps to go:
JJ, Harvick, Kenseth, Jr, Bowyer, Almi, Truex, Logano, Ambrose, KK
Biffle 11
JG 13
MM 14
Newman 15
Labonte 20 (-1 lap, Lucky Dog)
Ragan 21 (-2 laps)
Burton 22 (Off)
Mears 41 (Off)

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JJ WINS IT!! He also led the most laps of the race.

JJ, Harvick, Jr, Kenseth, Bowyer, Almi, Truex, Logano, KK, Ambrose
Biff, Kes, JG, MM, Newman, Dinger, Menard, Hamlin, JamieMac, Labonte
Ragan 21, Burton 22, Mears 41