NASCAR 2013

[lawgrad91]

Jason Lefler, who was a sometime Sprint Cup and Nationwide driver, was killed tonight at a dirt track in NJ.

Vibes and prayers to his family.

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Michigan 400 is under way!
KuBu (Kurt Busch) gets into Edwards on turn 2 of the opening lap, causing Edwards to drop back to fifth.
It's been ALL KuBu.
Lap 7: CAUTION
Labonte got loose, started spinning on a turn, smoking in the middle lane, which meant JGordon saw nothing in front of him, and BAM!!
Jeff Gordon is OUT OF THE CAR (thankfully), but is gone from the race.
BAD news for Ymo.
Bowyer and Bayne had a lot of contact before that.

Lap 15 of 200
So far, it's:
KuBu, Menard, Logano, Edwards, Kenseth, Smoke, KK, Blech, Smoke, JPM, Jr
Biff 13
AA 16
Hamlin 17
Stenhouse 22
Gilliland 25
JJ 31
JG 43

Competition yellow will be done on Lap 20.

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Coming out of the competition yellow...
Blech penalized for passing on pit road. He has to restart at the end of the line.
Lap 24 of 200
So far, it's:
Logano, Edwards, Kenseth, KuBu, Menard, Smoke, KK
Lap 28 of 200 CAUTION: KuBu in traffic spins and crashes against wall. He will continue, but only after a lot of work on Pit Road.

Umm... this is further bad news for Ymo.

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Lap 33 of 200 Restart
Logano, Edwards, Kenseth, Truex, Jr, KK, Menard, JJ, JPM, Smoke
Biff 11
Stenhouse 13
AA 14
Newman 18
Hamlin 20
Gilliland 22
Ragan 30
KuBu 40
JG 43

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Lap 42: CAUTION: Debris
Edwards takes the lead in the pits... he has the number one pit stall, and he is KILLING everyone else in the pits.
Most drivers just refuel, and most take no tires.
Lap 46 of 200 Restart
JMac, Dillon, MM, Ambrose, Danica, Edwards, Logano, KK, Jr, JJ, Kenseth, Truex, Harvick, Smoke

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Lap 66 JJ takes the lead
Lap 74 of 200
JJ, KK, Jr, Truex, Logano, Harvick, Kenseth, Biff, Edwards, Kes
11 Smoke
14 AA
18 Stenhouse
25 Hamlin
28 Ragan
35 Gilliland
38 KuBu
43 JG

Lap 76 CAUTION: Debris
Jr takes the lead coming off Pit Road.
Hamlin had to change shocks!

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Lap 79 restart... JJ lost 11 spots on the restart, resulting from the fact that Jr spun his tires, and JJ held up, so as not to have the same problem happen again that he had two races ago.
Lap 85 of 200 Restart
Jr, KK, Kenseth, Harvick, Edwards, Biff, AA, JJ, Smoke, Logano
19 Stenhouse
30 Gilliland
31 Ragan
34 Hamlin
38 KuBu
43 JG

Lap 90: KK takes the lead over Jr.

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98 laps to go: Hendrick is running 1, 2, 3, and 43 (KK, Jr, JJ, and JG)
97 laps to go: CAUTION: KK INTO THE WALL!! WOW! Right front tire went down, he spun, hit the wall, stopped, got out of the car, and his car is on fire.
JJ takes the lead.
But then JJ loses 5 spots in the pits. Jr, Harvick, Biff are 1, 2, 3 coming out of the pits.

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88 laps to go: Restart
Jr, Kenseth, Biff, Logano, Edwards, Truex, JJ, Blech, JPM, Harvick
12 Stenhouse
13 Smoke
14 AA
30 Gilliland
33 Ragan
35 Hamlin
37 KuBu
43 JG

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72 laps to go, Jr loses a cylinder. Hendrick has now lost 3 drivers today. He is still on the road, but it's just a matter of time before...
69 laps to go: CAUTION: Jr's engine blows up.
I hate to say this, but that's THREE picks of Ymo who have suffered.

JJ takes the lead... and loses it in the pits.

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65 laps to go: Restart
And now, for the last time of the season... Kvapil has the lead
JG comes back into the race.
63 laps to go
Edwards, Logano, Kenseth, Biff, Harvick, Truex, Blech, Kes, Stenhouse
11 Smoke
16 JJ
22 AA
25 Gilliland
28 Ragan
33 Hamlin
36 Jr
37 KuBu
42 JG

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48 laps to go
Biff, Edwards, Logano, Truex, Kenseth, Kes, JMac, Blech, Stenhouse, Harvick
12 JJ
14 Smoke
19 AA
25 Gilliland
30 Ragan
32 Hamlin
36 KuBu
37 Jr
41 JG

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36 laps to go: Final pit stops begin with Edwards, who takes 4 tires
34 laps to go: Biff stops
33 laps to go: CAUTION, as Biff stops.
JMac blows his right front tire. He is still in the race.
All sorts of strategies are going on...
Logano had the lead going into the pits, but Kenseth has the lead coming out.
Edwards gets the Lucky Dog. Biff was on the lead lap at the time of the Caution.

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27 laps to go Restart
Biff, Truex, Harvick, Kenseth, Kes, Smoke, Newman, Blech, Bowyer, JJ
11 Logano
15 AA
19 Gilliland
20 Ragan
25 Edwards
26 Stenhouse
32 Hamlin
36 KuBu
37 Jr
41 JG
Kenseth slipped on turn 2 and barely brushed the wall on the restart, slipping back some 14 spots.

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17 laps to go
Biff has the lead, but Harvick is coming on...
and don't look now, but JJ is NOW IN 3RD AND CHARGING!! WOW!!

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12 laps to go
Biff, Harvick, JJ, Truex, Kes, Blech, Smoke, Bowyer, Kenseth, Logano
12 DANICA!
13 Edwards
19 AA
20 Stenhouse
24 Gilliland
26 Ragan
30 Hamlin
35 KuBu
37 Jr
39 JG
GO DANICA!!

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8 laps to go: Biff still in the lead, but 1.6 seconds back in second is ...
JJ!!

JJ IS CHARGING!!

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5 laps to go... Biff leads by 1.3 seconds. JJ is still gaining on him.
And Biffle now has traffic in front of him!

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3 laps to go : JIMMIE JOHNSON BRUSHES THE WALL!!!!!!
No caution.
JJ goes to the pits.

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BIFF WINS!!
Biff, Harvick, Truex, Blech, Smoke, Kenseth, Kes, Bowyer, Edwards, Logano
13 DANICA!
15 Bayne
16 Stenhouse
17 AA
22 Gilliland
25 Ragan
28 JJ
30 Hamlin
35 KuBu
37 Jr
39 JG