Friday NHMS Tidbit and notes

This morning in the Modified pit area:
- The #52 team is working on the car that was damage during an incident in practice. Thursday, Modified Cars had just re-started the practice session after a caution that was called for Doug Coby in the #12 Partridge car. The #12 had blown an engine (spec) and dropped oil all over the track. The green flag flew after track crew had completed clean-up. Quarterly lost control to the #52 car as it exited turn four and the car climbed the wall coming out of the turn and into the fronstretch. When Quarterly was able to get the car off the wall, it came across the track and went right into the #93 car of Rowan Pennink who was running hard with other cars on the track.

- The #3 and #76 teams are working on the backup #3 car for Eric Beers to race in tomorrow. Beers blew an engine in the #76 car yesterday during practice.

- #12 Partridge car that Doug Coby drove yesterday, the team is working to get a replacement engine in the car to replace the spec engine that blew during practice.

So tomorrow Dale Quarterly, Eric Beers and Doug Coby will all have to start at the rear of the field when the checker flags fly tomorrow.

- We also noted that Ted Christopher's #36 car was also over in the same area being worked on. At the time that we came into the pits there was no one at the car.

Picture from the pits:
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Truck practice just ended - Fast time was Kyle Busch - 29.455

followed by Todd Bodine, Kevin Harvick, Mike Skinner and Ricky Carmichael

Right now Sprint Cup cars are on the track:
Jamie McMurray is fastest on the track with a speed of 131.658 followed by Jeff Gordon iwith a speed of 131.438

These are practice times

After abiut 35 laps of practice for the Sprint Cars - AJ Almendinger is at the top of the charts with a speed of 132.952 followed by Gregg Biffle, Tony Stewart, David Reutimann, Sam Hornish, Jr, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newmann, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick

At the end of practice for Sprint Cup cars: Tony Stewart with a speed of 133.628, followed by Carl Edwards with a speed of 133.385, Marcos Ambrose, AJ Allmendinger, Kyle Busch, David Regan, Jimmy Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Gregg Biffle, Denny Hamlin

Walking through the modified pit area there are several crew's working on their cars. This is not an impound race.

The #70 team of Andy Seuss, #51 team of Justin Bonsignore, #26 car of Gary McDonald, #4 of Bobby Santos, II, #98 of Erick Rudolph, #36 of TC, #59 of Chuck Hossfeld...

The Suess crew is working on the rear end of the #70 car to address an oil leak. The other teams are checking their cars out and tweaking where it is needed. It is like studying for an exam and doing the last minute cram and double check.

Brad Keselowski has just won his first ever pole at NHMS.
Joe Nemecheck qualified to start I believe 29th. This is Nemecheck's 31st NHMS Sprint Cup Start. He has started in every race here at NHMS since the track has opened.

Clint Bowyer qualified second and third belongs to Tony Stewart.

This ia also Brad Keselowski's first ever pole with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after 44 starts.

National Anthem and invocation are just completing for the K&N Pro Series East race.

Lap 17 of K&N Pro Series East race - Caution - as car #12 hits the wall, Jorge Arteaga. Leading the race is Max Gresham (#18) and second is Kevin Swindell (9) followed by Ryan Truexx (00), Brett Moffitt (20) and then Eddie MacDonald (71)

Lap 32 - Second caution of K&N Pro Series East Race as Car #2 for Ryan Gifford spins.

Cars will be racing 125 laps so they will have to pit during this race because they will not be able to complete all 125 laps without pitting.

Several of the cars have pitted during caution.

The clouds are moving in again and the weather is still cool here at NHMS

When they go green - Cole Whitt (84) will be the leader followed by Kevin Swindell (9), Ryan Truex (00), Max Gresham (18) and Brett Moffitt (20).

Green flag on lap 38.

Lap 46 Caution again as Car #17 for Jason Patison spins. The lead cars are heading in to pit while the field is under caution. Most cars are getting right side rubber.

When the cars go green - Leaders is Kevin Swindell (9), Second belongs to Eddie MacDonald (71)followed by Chad Bolt (36), Jeff Anton (30) and Miguel Paludo (77).

Green flag

Lap 66 - Car #3 for Ty Dillion who is running fourth car is now smoking on the track. He has not been blacked flagged yet.

Lap 70 - Kevin Swindell (9), Second belongs to Eddie MacDonald (71) followed by Ty Dillion (3), Ryan Truex (00), and Alan Tardiff (38)

Lap 74 - as car #24 for Zach Germain spins.

Lap 75 - fifty laps to go
Race leaders - Swindell, MacDonald and Whit all pit so Ryan Truex (00) will inherit the lead.

People are putting on coats and hoods go up on the sweatshirts as it continues to be overcast.

Caution on lap 79 - race restart - DJ Shaw (60) failed to accelerate when the green flag was thrown and cars backed up on the track. Cars were damaged as some darted across track to avoid collision and hit others. Cars involved - Sergio Pena (4), Matt Kobyluck (40) Darrel Wallace, Jr (6), and Jody Lavender (88).

Restart Lap 85 - DJ Shaw (60) once again could not come up to speed but he lowed the car down to the side which allowed the field to go green.

Lap 90 - Starting to get dark outside with the cloud cover.
Top six - Ryan Truex (00), Alan Tardiff (38), Brett Moffitt (20), Corey Lajoie (07), Max Gresham (18), Eddie MacDOnald (71)

Lap 104 - Caution again for K&N Pro Series East as Car #2 for Ryan Gifford hits turn two wall as he attempted to change lanes.

When we go green - Ryan Truex(00), Alan Tardiff (38), Corey LaJoie (07), Brett Moffitt (20), Max Gresham (18) and Eddie MadDonald (71)

Lap 110 - Green Flag - Fifteen laps left for a shoot out race

On race restart Alan Tardiff (38) passes Ryan Truex (00) for the lead.
Lap 111- Ryan Truex (00) really wants the lead back and is below Tardiff as the run around the track. No luck

Lap 114 Ryan Truex (00) is passed by Corey LaJoie (07) as Truex slips to third

Lap 120 - Alan Tardiff (38), Corey LaJoie (07), Ryan Truex(00), Kevin Swindell(9) Brett Moffitt (20), Max Gresham (18) and Eddie MadDonald (71)

Corey LaJoie (07) is on the inside of Tardiff making moves for the lead spot.

Lap 122 - Ryan Truex (00) inherits the lead as the leader Alan Tardiff (38) touches with Corey LaJoie(07). Tardiff went into the wall as LaJoie spun and was able to get restarted. Tardiff is on pit road out of the car disappointed as he was running hard for his first win. Replays show that LaJoie got loose on the restart and started the incident.

There will be a green, white checkered finish as Ryan Truex leads the field around to the start finish line. Top six - Ryan Truex (07) , Kevin Swindell (9), Brett Moffitt (20), Max Gresham (18), Eddie MacDonald (71), Jeff Antron (30).

Green Flag

Caution on the restart. On the start Kevin Swindell did not get up to speed. Cars backed up and some hit the wall on the frontstretch - The car that got the worst damage is Max Gresham (18). Damage on left reas of #9 of Swindell. Car #18 for Gresham will leave the track on the hook. Right rear damage on the #20 of Brett Moffitt...

Car #08 has stopped on the track most likely - ran out of gas - Keith Flach (08)

When the cars go green top six cars- Ryan Truex(00), Kevin Swindell (9), Brad Moffitt (20), Eddie MacDonald (71), Jeff Anton (30) and Cole Whit (84)

Kevin Swindell did not come up to speed on the last restart so he had to drop back in the field.
So top six cars - Ryan Truex(00), Brad Moffitt (20), Eddie MacDonald (71), Jeff Anton (30), Cole Whit (84) and Miguel Paludo (77)

NASCAR has announced one more attempt at a green, White Checker finish as darkness falls deeper over the track.

Car #54 gets a push as Julian Albarracio runs out of gas.

Lap 134 - Green Flag

Ryan Truex (00) takes the lead as Cole Whit falls back on the restart

Lap 136 - Checkered flag - Ryan Truex (00) wins the second K&N Pro Series Event in 2010 at NHMS.

Top 10 - Ryan Truex, Brett Moffitt, Jeff Anton, Miguel Paludo, Cole Whit, Eddie MacDonald, Andrew Ranger, Micheal Cherry, Darrell Wallace, Jr and Timmy Hill.

Ryan Truxe ran out of gas on the frontstretch before he made it to Victory Lane.
So Truex lucked out there were no more Green, White, Checkers.

Have a good night
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