"How do you end a drought? Invite NASCAR for a race weekend..."
In the Nationwide series, Kyle Busch won a rain shorted race... in the desert...
But I am getting ahead of myself....
Knockout Qualifying was interesting, but Fox-1, you really need to rethink what "LIVE" actually means. The line-up was already available on Facebook and you were "LIVE" showing qualifying on a 20 minute delay...
Not "LIVE"...
Landon Cassill, Dave Blaney and Josh Wise were all "knocked out" during qualifying... Hard for them.
And our top twelve are Keselowski on Pole, followed by Logano McMurray, JJ, Earnhardt, Biffle, Larson (nice work qualifying for this rookie), Kyle Busch, Aric, Kurt Busch, Kahne and Hamlin.
And yet all the talk is Kevin Harvick, who qualified 13th. Many feel he is the care too beat.
We are 21 laps in, Logano led all of them, and Harvick is passing so well, it looks easy, except nobody else is doing it.
The mandatory caution at lap 35 has Harvick up to 2nd place, but he is back to 4th after his stop.
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Checking back in with 200 laps to go and Kevin Harvick leads after green flag pit stops. Dale is in second, then Logano,Keselowski and Gordon round out the top five.
JJ is in 6th, Denny is in 9th and Tony is in 15th. Kyle Larson is in the top twenty and still on the lead lap- the best of the rookies at the moment....
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And now we are halfway... Lap 156 and we have only had the competition caution- it is all green flag racing and Harvick appears untouchable... our top 10 is Dale, Brad, Joey, JJ, Gordon, the Busch brothers (Kyle then Kurt) Edwards, and Kenseth. Hamlin is 11th, Stewart is still in 15th...
Larson, still the highest running rookie, is down a lap and remains in 18th. We are down to 16 cars on the lead lap.
With the new "Win and You're In" Rule, I see caution flags coming...
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Debris caution... and pit stops and Logano moved to 2nd. Vickers wins the free pass but has tire issues and got into the wall.
Now it is a one stop race.
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And our restart has the 51 and 10 got together.. and we are in another caution.... Clearly the rest of the race will be more stop and go than the first half. Clint Bowyer gets the free pass...
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And again under caution for Danica into a wall when her tire blew... Why she didn't just change the tire when she got into the 51??? Al least Tony is in the top 10...
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With only 100 laps to go, the track is overcast. Harvick is running strong with Logano and Earnhardt righ behind him. Keselowski and JJ round out the top 5 and Tony is ranked 9th... So glad Smoke is back.
On a total side not- I would pay to see Danica take on Richard Petty! I like that he is willing and I love Smoke offering the cars. I hope they do it!
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The 5th caution catches a bunch of drivers a lap down as it happened in the middle of green flag pitting- this will shake things up...
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Back from another caution for debris... we have 29 laps to go. Harvick and Dale are 1-2 with Penske is behind them 3-4 and JJ has slipped back behind Newman. And the 38 blows a tire and we are yellow yet again...
...So we are at 22 to go and it is going to be a rub and bump session... 88 and 22 dance...
But Harvick is way out front...
But here is Kurt Busch blowing up- at least Kyle Larson gets back on the lead lap...
We need to restart again at 14 laps to go!
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Not a lot has changed up front- Harvick, Junior, Joey, Brad, and JJ are top 5. But a lot can change in these closing laps.
We have less than 10 to go as the green flag drops...
Gordon passed 2 in one when Newman and JJ got close- MOVE OF THE RACE!
Harvick is sailing like no one can touch him...
3 to go...
Junior is faster but is there time to catch up?
2 to go...
White Flag...
Closer...
Checkers!!!
Harvick does it and Kevin Harvick is Spint Chase driver Number 2!
Larson finishes in the top 20...
On to the Oscars.
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