Round 30. UAW-Ford 500 Talladega Superspeedway

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Эх, Жаку черным флагом помахали.

[Gohel 91]

Эх блин, чертовски обидно за Уолтрипа, в нынешнем сезоне шанс попасть в ТОП 10 вероятно уже не предоставиться, интересно ещё один из приятно удивляющих Майк Уолес - повреждений не получил?

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Получил. Тони-то как промахнулся!

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Вот говнище. Это ж надо было так! Паровоз Хэндриков....

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1 Jeff Gordon [+] 24 --

2 Jimmie Johnson [+] 48 0.100 sec

3 Dave Blaney [+] 22 0.148 sec

4 Denny Hamlin [+] 11 0.177 sec

5 Ryan Newman [+] 12 0.207 sec

6 Casey Mears [+] 25 0.216 sec

7 Kurt Busch [+] 2 0.242 sec

8 Tony Stewart [+] 20 0.303 sec

9 Tony Raines [+] 96 0.335 sec

10 Reed Sorenson [+] 41 0.395 sec

11 Clint Bowyer [+] 07 0.396 sec

12 Johnny Sauter [+] 70 0.455 sec

13 Jeff Green [+] 66 0.511 sec

14 Carl Edwards [+] 99 0.521 sec

15 Juan Pablo Montoya [+] 42 0.587 sec

16 Kasey Kahne [+] 9 0.597 sec

17 David Stremme [+] 40 0.684 sec

18 J.J. Yeley [+] 18 0.844 sec

19 Mike Wallace [+] 88 7.507 sec

20 Kevin Harvick [+] 29 8.860 sec

21 Jacques Villeneuve [+] 27 30.636 sec

22 David Reutimann [+] 00 9 lap(s)

23 Greg Biffle [+] 16 12 lap(s)

24 Elliott Sadler [+] 19 13 lap(s)

25 Michael Waltrip [+] 55 13 lap(s)

26 Matt Kenseth [+] 17 17 lap(s)

27 David Gilliland [+] 38 21 lap(s)

28 Kyle Petty [+] 45 27 lap(s)

29 Robby Gordon [+] 7 27 lap(s)

30 Aric Almirola [+] 01 32 lap(s)

31 Ken Schrader [+] 21 36 lap(s)

32 Joe Nemechek [+] 78 39 lap(s)

33 John Andretti [+] 49 39 lap(s)

34 David Ragan [+] 6 42 lap(s)

35 Bobby Labonte [+] 43 44 lap(s)

36 Kyle Busch [+] 5 44 lap(s)

37 Jamie McMurray [+] 26 44 lap(s)

38 Paul Menard [+] 15 44 lap(s)

39 Brian Vickers [+] 83 44 lap(s)

40 Dale Earnhardt Jr. [+] 8 52 lap(s)

41 Dale Jarrett [+] 44 52 lap(s)

42 Martin Truex Jr. [+] 1 75 lap(s)

43 Jeff Burton [+] 31 97 lap(s)

[Gohel 91]

Ай да Джефф Гордон, ай да Хендрики! Круто сработали что и говорить. Поздравления! Чумовой финиш что и говорить. Дэйву Блэйни респект всяческий, прекрасный результат для Тойоты, Стюарт несколько разочаровал, впрочем это typical Stewart...

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Если б тогда Стюарт не стал поперёк трассы ездить, может и финишировал повыше. А в конце и Пенске с Монтом не помог.

[Gohel 91]

Положение в чейсе
1 +1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi/DuPont 5690 -- 1 0
2 -1 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 5681 -9 2 0
3 -- #07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 5627 -63 11 0
4 -- #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 5536 -154 8 0
5 +2 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 5490 -200 14 0
6 -1 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 5488 -202 20 0
7 +2 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 5480 -210 7 0
8 -2 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's/CARQUEST 5430 -260 36 0
9 +3 #11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 5423 -267 4 0
10 -2 #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 5390 -300 42
11 -- #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 5377 -313 26 0
12 -2 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 5359 -331 43 0

Полагаю Бартон уже точно без шансов, впрочем Кенсет и Труэкс вероятнее всего тоже, остальных списывать со счетов слишком рано.

[kup]

WEATHER * Sunny with temp approaching 90 F.
Favours * #20-Stewart has never won here, but has finished 2-nd 6 times. Don`t overlook #8-Earnhardt.Jr and #24-Gordon is always a threat to win here.
CHASE * 3 guys in good shape for the Chase - leader #48-Johnson + #24-Gordon(-6) and #07-Bowyer(-14). From 4-place #20-Stewart(-117) on bach, though, no one can afford any mistakes or thet are pretty well finished in terms of the Chase.
ISSUES * EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED TODAY !

Lap 16 * # 17 Kenseth pits for a flat tire and falls off the lead lap ...
Lap 18 * Caution#1. #17 Kenseth, it turns out, stayed on the lead lap.
Lap 23 * Green Flag / Race Time Elapsed = 25 minutes
#17 Kenseth pitted again with a bad front-end vibration. # 11 Hamlin leads.
Lap 40 * Everyone playing it very cautious. 10 pilots were leaders already.
Lap 42 * 42 minutes elapsed. Best Ford is 28-th and worst Toyota is 30-th.
Lap 43 * The field is being conservative and mostly running single-file up front.
Lap 50 * Expect Green Flag stops in about 10 laps. # 24-Gordon is 36, #2-Busch is 38, #17-Kenseth is 39, #48-Johnson is 41.
Lap 53 * #8-Earnhardt has led 23/53 laps so far.
Lap 63 * Many drivers pitted already. Team-mates leads: #11-Hamlin and #20-Stewart
Lap 64 * Caution #2 as #16-Biffle has minor contact.
Lap 65 * Many lead-lap cars pit.
Lap 68 * Green Flag. Order = 11-20-5-8-96
Lap 75 * Still unchanged at the front. Wonder how long drivers will be patient and stay in (1) line or how long gyus like #48 and #24 will be content to run around in the mid-30-s ?
Lap 77 * While we impressed with how sensible the drivers are being, in truth, it`s not espesially interesting to watch them run around nose to tail in one long line.
Lap 80 * Top-10 is unchanged in the last 10 laps.
LAP 92 * #31-Burton blows a motor ! He was 10-th in Chase !
Lap 94 * Caution #3 and a halfway (1/2 race) point. 14 pilots were leaders.
Time elapsed 1 hour + 33 minutes
Lap 95 * Leaders all pit.
Lap 97 * Green Flag
Lap 98 * #20-Stewart leads, followed by #83, #11, #42-Montoya, #5.
Lap 101 * Bump-drafting is getting more agressive.
Best Ford is just 20-th and worst Toyota is 26-th.
CHASE * #24-Gordon is 36-th, #99-Edwards is 32-th, #48-Johnson is 30-th, #17-Kenseth is 29-th, #1-Truex.Jr is 24-th ...
Lap 107 * All back to single-file up front.
Lap 111 * Will we make it through without The Big One ?
Lap 113 * Caution#4 as #1-Truex blows an engine. Like #31-Burton this will knock #1 out of the Title chances.
Lap 118 * Green Flag + 2 hours = elapsed time
Lap 123 * Team Hendrick Chase pilots slowly moving forward. #5-Busch is 22, #48-Johnson is 24, #24-Gordon is 26.
Lap 125 * Still single-file up front. No change in the Top-10.
Lap 128 * 60 laps to go. Wonder when they`re going to race ?
Lap 130 * Now they`re getting 3-wide up front ...
Lap 136 * Caution#5 as #8-Earnhardt blows a motor ... sadly.
Lap 138 * Leaders pit.
Lap 141 * Green Flag - #20-Stewart leads, #9-Kahne, #42-Montoya, #12-Newman, #43-Labonte ... and #24-Gordon is 36-th !
Lap 143 * The 2-nd line, led by #5-Busch is moving to front down low.
Lap 144 * THE BIG ONE ! #5 + #26 and others tom up ...
#43-Labonte turns hard left in Turn-4 and triggers an 11-car pile up. Oh, my. You knew it was coming ...
Lap 151 * Green Flag - Both Penske Dodge #12-Newman and #2-Busch take the lead ahead of #9-Kahne and #20-Stewart and #42-Montoya.
Lap 152 * #27 Villeneuve black/flagged for no radio ?
Lap 153 * #20-Stewart takes lead ahead of #12, #2, #42 and #18-Yeley
Lap 154 * Caution#7 as one pilot hits the wall ...
Lap 157 * Green Flag = 2 hours + 50 minutes = elapsed time
All Team Hendrick and Gibbs cars are old Chevy SB2 engines, But teams RCR and DEI running new R07s.
Lap 162 * Caution#8 - Petty wrecks after losing a tire.
Lap 164 * #11-Hamlin pits for repairs to right rear quarter panel.
Lap 167 * Green Flag - second line forming at the bottom - led by 13-place #48-Johnson
Lap 168 * Sooner or later, the Dodges will try to gang up on #20-Stewart`s Chevy.
Lap 170 * Lead-lap cars all single file now. Leads: #20, #12, #2, #42, #9.
Lap 173 * 3-rd line forms in the middle as #48-Johnson charges to 6-th.
Lap 174 * Hendrick cars on the bottom as #48 is up to 2-nd ... and leader #20-Stewart swerces wildly and gets hung out in the draft.
Lap 177 * Caution#9 as Waltrip blows a right front (tyre) and takes out 3 other pilots with him. Wow, this is getting wild as the laps wind down.
Lap 177 * 3 Dodges up front as leads #12 - #2 - #42. Then #48, #9, #20 ...
Lap 178 * This is far from over, folks. Yeah, it`s been pretty dull so far, but the finish should be intense.
Lap 180 * We`ll have a single-file restart and absolutely anything - and I do mean anything can still happen. Penske has never won a plate (restrictor) race. Will this be the 1-st ?
Lap 181 * Green Flag - #20-Stewart goes low to start a 2-nd line. Top-5 are single file. They are 3-wide behind. Leaders: #12, #2, #42, #48, #24.
Lap 183 * #48, #24, #25, #20 push low line to the lead.
Lap 184 * 3 Hendrick cars lead #20 Gibbs. Mears gets hung out.
Lap 185 * Dodged high, #20 in the middle, Chevies low. #20 hang out.
#48 leads #24 and Toyota #22-Blaney ... but #12 + #2 trying high.
Lap 186 * Will #24-Gordon stay with #48-Johnson at the end ?
Lap 187 * White flag ! This is it. Stewart tries high. Dodges in middle. WHAT A FINISH !
Lap 188 * #24-Gordon goes high, takes the WIN ahead of #48, #22, #11, #12, #25, #2, #20.
EPILOGUE * #24 and #48 have been the best all year long and they showed it again today. This crazy victory seems like more proof that a 5-th Title is likely for #24, who leads #48 by 9 points, #07 by 63 and #20 by 154.
Overall elapsed time = 3 hours + 30 minutes
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ТОП-8 = 24-48-22-11 - 12-25-2-20
Кто в Чейзе: №07 - 11й, №99 - 14й, №42 Монтоя 15й, №29 - 20й, №27 - 21й Вильнёв ... остальные с проблемами: №17 - 26й, №5 - 36й, №8 - 40й, №1 - 42й, №31 - 43-й.

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Сообщение от Gohel 91

Положение в чейсе
1 +1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi/DuPont 5690 -- 1 0
2 -1 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 5681 -9 2 0
3 -- #07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 5627 -63 11 0
4 -- #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 5536 -154 8 0
5 +2 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 5490 -200 14 0
6 -1 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell/Pennzoil 5488 -202 20 0
7 +2 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 5480 -210 7 0
8 -2 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's/CARQUEST 5430 -260 36 0
9 +3 #11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Ground 5423 -267 4 0
10 -2 #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 5390 -300 42
11 -- #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 5377 -313 26 0
12 -2 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 5359 -331 43 0

Полагаю Бартон уже точно без шансов, впрочем Кенсет и Труэкс вероятнее всего тоже, остальных списывать со счетов слишком рано.

Бартону не везёт совсем. Тоже думаю что он так на 12-м месте и останется. А Клинту везёт. Хотя в этой гонке он уже не так ярко выступил.