After a two hour rain delay the cars are making parade laps. Everyone keeps anticipating they’re only going to race to the end of stage two because there’s more weather to the west of the track. The stages for this race 60-60-80. There will be a competition caution on lap 25 of 200. Kurt Busch leads the field to the green flag. Congrats to Johnny Sauter on his Truck Series win on Friday night. Three JGR cars have to start from the back due to inspection violations – excessive wear on the splitter. Only Suarez did not have the violation and will start in the position he qualified.<\/p>\n
Competition caution is out.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 29 of 200.<\/p>\n
Caution on lap 35 of 200 for an incident where David ‘Thrilla from Unadilla’ Ragan took the air off Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Jr. (43) and they both went for a spin. Thrilla backed into the wall in his 38 car.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 40 of 200.<\/p>\n
Folks in the crowd wearing hoodies and jackets in the grandstands. It was announced as 67 degrees at the end of the rain delay.<\/p>\n
Ryan ‘Son’ Blaney takes the lead on lap 48 of 60 from Kurt ‘KuBu’ Busch.<\/p>\n
On lap 49 of 200 the 32 of Matt DiBenedetto is on the apron sparking while heading to the pits.<\/p>\n
Matt Kenseth spins in the 6 on lap 56 of 200 bringing out the caution.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 59 of 200.<\/p>\n
Chase Elliott has a flat left rear as they head to the restart and he goes into the pits.<\/p>\n
Ryan Blaney wins stage one.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 65 of 200 with Bubba Wallace (43) leading the field to the green flag.<\/p>\n
Bubba, and Chase Elliott, were sent to the back for pitting too early leaving Kasey Kahne (95) in the lead.<\/p>\n
Daniel Suarez (19) spins into the grass on lap 67 of 200 bringing out the caution.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 72 of 200 with Kasey Kahne in the lead. It looked like rain on the camera lens, though it might have been moisture from earlier dried to dots on that particular camera. The others don’t appear to have raindrops on them.<\/p>\n
Kevin ‘Happy’ Harvick overtakes Kasey Kahne in turn two to gain the race lead.<\/p>\n
Rusty Wallace says rain is 10 miles away from the track and the field will require another pit stop soon on lap 83 of 200.<\/p>\n
Jeff ‘Big Daddy’ Gordon says he sees on rain drops.<\/p>\n
‘Kutey’ Kyle Larson goes for a spin bringing out the caution on lap 85 of 200.<\/p>\n
Paul Menard leads the field to green on lap 90 of 120. Menard didn’t make a pit stop.<\/p>\n
The current consensus is that rain is fifteen minutes away according to Mike Joy though he says some of the showers are breaking up before they reach the racetrack.<\/p>\n
KHarv wins stage two.<\/p>\n
Restarting on lap 126 of 200 with Clint Bowyer leading the field to the green flag.<\/p>\n
Ricky ‘Stinkhouse’ Stenhouse (17) hits the wall on lap 129 of 200 bringing out the caution. DJ Kennington (7) almost plowed full speed into the 17 when he was sitting sideways on the track.<\/p>\n
The cars have been pulled onto pit road due to rain with Bowyer in the lead. Red flag is out 06:48:02 PM.<\/p>\n
NASCAR calls the race on lap 133 of 200. Bowyer wins.<\/p>\n
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