The best. America needs God's blessing now, more than ever.
Posted on 09/06/2012 5:28:42 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
The forecast for the next few days is clear.. darn.
Great!
I’ll take four tire changes.
BTW, this race is featured for the west coast since it will likely finish in the eastern “daylight” time in the AM.
raindrops on pit-road???!
Awesome God Bless America, pledge, prayer and anthem.
Looks like it’s a go..
Richmond International Raceway
Federated Auto Parts 400
Lap-by-Lap
http://www.nascar.com/lap-by-lap/120908/richcuplbl/index.html
Yeah!!!
Let’s go racin’!!!
The best. America needs God's blessing now, more than ever.
Thunderstorm delays race start at Richmond
http://www.nascar.com/news/120908/richmond-thunderstorm-delay/index.html
RICHMOND, Va. — Heavy rain and high winds accompanying a fierce thunderstorm ripped through Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night, delaying the start of the Federated Auto Parts 400.
The green flag was scheduled to drop at 7:43 p.m. ET. Officials from NASCAR announced that the start would be delayed about 7:10 p.m. ET, adding that they were hoping the storm would pass and jet dryers could get on the track no later than 8:30 p.m. for a start no later than 10 p.m.
Spokesman Kerry Tharp confirmed that it takes 75 to 90 minutes to dry the three-quarters-mile track.
This marks the fifth time in 26 races this season rain has either delayed or shortened a Sprint Cup event.
In February, the Daytona 500 was pushed back a day for the first time in the event’s history, and eventually run on a Monday night because of persistent rain. In March, the race at Auto Club Speedway was shortened to 129 laps after rain began to fall just after the event’s halfway point. Heavy rain also delayed the start of the race at Talladega Superspeedway in May.
And in August, driver Jeff Gordon won the rain-shortened Cup race at Pocono Raceway, on a day when violent thunderstorms crashed through the area, with lightning strikes causing one death and nine injuries to fans.
Officials at RIR and NASCAR were quick to encourage fans to seek shelter early Saturday night, while the storm was still miles away.
Tharp added that if the race could not be run Saturday night, it would be rescheduled for 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
Update: Jet dryers took to the track at roughly 7:55 p.m. ET. Tharp said driver introductions have been re-set for 8:45 p.m. ET with a new start time slated for 9:15 p.m.
works for me..
except I’m picking
Shrub
BooYaaaa
Joey
Sam
Green Flag and Flash grabs a point for leading Lap 1.
well, he didn’t take the 1st lap, cuz they were running green under yellow or sumthin for a few laps.. but he did lead the first lap under actual competition..
Junior and Hambone have since moved him to 3rd.
20 laps in.. Junior leads Booyaa 2nd Hambone 3rd TrueX 4th Flash 5th
#1 !!
Competition Cartion
Junior 1st out of pits, Flash falls out of Top 10
Yellow flag entertainment...
http://youtu.be/mz3CPzdCDws
Lap 51 Cartion after a green flag .. Ragan goes around , flat right front t’ar..
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