Round 34. Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway

[Палыч]

Эх, с каким же усердием механик Курта колотил молотком по капоту второго доджа)) Постоянно такие моменты радуют, когда по такой дорогой машине так яростно молотят!

[Палыч]

Между Кенсетом и Хэмлином такое рубилово! Никто уступать не хочет!

[Палыч]

А вот и финал битвы. Хэмлин не рассчитал манёвр.

[Александр Кречетов]

Классное сражение было между Хэмлином и Кенсетом. Шли несклько кругов борт в борт, Хэмлин по внешней траектории. В поворотах Кенсет вырывался вперед, но при выходе на прямые Денни опять по внешней траектории его обходил. Однажды такой маневр не прошел и Хэмлин нырнул внутрь, пройдя всё же Кенсета. Опять борт в борт, Кенсет по внешней. Впереди круговой - помеха Хэмлину. Касание лидеров - Кенсет отъезжает, а Хэмлин чиркает бортом на прямой.

[kup]

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Lap#201 - #43 pits.
Lap#202 - #88 pits.
Lap#203 - #5 leads #11 by 0.7sec. Then it`s ## 31-12-8-48-25-17-1-07-29-24.
Lap#204 - #2 pits with a bad vibration.
Lap#210 - #11 and #48 are charging. #11 passes #5 to take the lead. #31, who won here in the spring is 3rd, with #48 4th. Then it`s ## 12-8-17-25-1-07-29-24.
Lap#214 - #84 spins off Turn-2 and stuffs it head 1st into the backstretch wall. After a great qualifying effort, he`s had a tough day.
Lap#215 - Leaders pit. #48 and #24 have identical 14.2sec stops. The order now is ## 11-17-5-48-12-31-1-8-07-25-24-20-29.
Lap#218 - Green/flag. #17 takes the lead for the 1st time, blowing by #11.
Lap#220 - Caution#9. BIG pile-up out of Turn-2. Involved are ## 20-25-66-29-44-6. #25 lost it and started the collision.
Lap#221 - #24 pits.
Lap#222 - Under caution, the order is ## 17-11-5-48-12-31-1-07-8-26-24-19-29-20, the last car on the lead lap.
Lap#225 - Green/flag. #17 gets a great restart and moves out smartly.
Lap#227 - #17`s lead is now 1.0sec over #11. Then it`s ## 5-48-1-31-12-8-07-26-24.
Lap#234 - Caution#10 as #16 crashes at the exit of Turn-4 and spins on the frontstretch. #2 gets the Lucky/dog. 100 laps to go now.
Lap#235 - Lead-lap cars pit. #17 takes 2 tires, as do ## 11-5-48-24. The order out is ## 11-17-48-12-5-07-24-19-1-31-8-26-29-10-2-20, the last car on the lead lap.
Lap#236 - #2`s crew repairs his hood, which apparently was damaged in the big pile-up. #15 gets penalty fro pitting too soon.
Lap#238 - Green/flag. #11 and #17 clear lapped cars, #48 in 3rd is stuck behind lapped car of #18.
Lap#240 - #11 leads #17 by 0.4sec. Then it`s ## 48-12-5-07-24-31-1-19.
Lap#245 - #24 falls back to 9th. #99`s problem is fixed. He had a chain bound in the front suspension.
Lap#247 - #07 pits with a suspected loose right rear wheel. This will end his Chase hopes, which frankly were pretty dim, anyhow. #24 continues to struggle and is back in 10th place.
Lap#250 - #11 leads #17 by 0.8sec. Then it`s ## 48-5-12-31-1-2-29-24.
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[Vaska]

Сообщение от kup

Это замануха такая. После Ляпы № 276 догонять начнёт всех и вся !

Что-то нифига по-твоему не получается...

[kup]

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Lap#255 - #24 falls to 11th, #07 is 27th.
Lap#258 - For the 3rd consecutive race, #48 is outdueling teammate #24, who may be seeing his title hopes fading, unless he can rally late, which looks unlikely.
Lap#260 - #17 is 0.4sec behind #11.
Lap#261 - #24 is back to 12th now.
Lap#263 - #17 and #11 waging a tremendous fight fro the lead.
Lap#264 - Lapped car of #70 blocks #17 and allows #11 to hold the lead.
Lap#265 - #17 takes the lead, #11 repasses him.
Lap#267 - Leaders still duking it out, but #11 still has the lead.
Lap#270 - What a great fight fro the lead - #17 is up high, #11 low and they are all over each other. #24 back to 13th.
Lap#271 - #11 hits wall. He was under #17, drifted up into him and hit the wall. G
Lap#274 - Caution#13 for #11`s wall contact.
Lap#275 - Leaders all pit. #24 has 1 last chance to get his car better. #48 leads off pit road to lead for the 1st time and pick up 5 bonus points. The order is now ## 48-5-17-2-29-1-12-31-20-26-70-24. They will have to stop for fuel 1 more time.
Lap#276 - #24 and #17 pit again to try and top off to go the distance.
Lap#278 - Green/flag. #5 blows by #48 on the restart.
Lap#279 - #24 up to 11th.
Lap#280 - #5 leads #48 by 1.0sec. #17 is 3rd, then ## 2-1-29-12-31-20-26-24.
Lap#285 - #5 leads #48 by 1.2sec. Then it`s ## 17-2-1-29-12-31-20-26-24.
Lap#288 - #24 is up to 10th.
Lap#291 - #5 is pulling away from #48, who is trying to save enough fuel to make it to the end.
Lap#295 - #5 leads #48 by 2.4sec. 3rd #17 is 4.1sec back of #5. #2 is 4th, then it`s ## 1-12-31-29-20-24.
Lap#297 - #24 passes #20 for 9th.
Lap#299 - Caution#12 as #16`s car crashes out of the exit of Turn-2 and bursts into flames. He`s OK, fortunately.
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[kup]

Сообщение от Vaska

Что-то нифига по-твоему не получается...

Это просто вражеская редиска сломала цилиндрик в моторе № 42.
В общем на 7 цилиндрах теперь Техас доезжать и дожимать придётся.

[Палыч]

Эх, жаль что не Мэтт победил... упустил на последнем круги Джимми...

[Александр Кречетов]

Под конец ещё одна дуэль с участием Кенсета произошла. Джимми Джонсон его стремительно настигал и несколько раз пробовал пройти по внутренней траектории. На этот раз круговые не мешались. Был кажется один контакт между лидерами, а несколько секунд спустя Кенсет едва-едва удержал свой автомобиль, который уже было пошел в занос. Но он удержал свою первую позицию. Джонсон взял паузу и за пару кругов до финиша всё-таки додавил Кенсета, пройдя его по внутреннему радиусу. Кенсет даже не стал контратаковать.