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HAPPY HOUR SPEEDS

AAA Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway

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FINCARDRIVERMAKESPONSORSPEEDTIMEBEHIND
1 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 184.300 29.300 Leader
2 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 184.193 29.317 -0.017
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 184.187 29.318 -0.018
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 184.055 29.339 -0.039
5 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 183.830 29.375 -0.075
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 183.624 29.408 -0.108
7 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 183.287 29.462 -0.162
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 183.045 29.501 -0.201
9 51 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 182.877 29.528 -0.228
10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 182.463 29.595 -0.295
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 182.439 29.599 -0.299
12 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota Carlyle Tools by NAPA 182.408 29.604 -0.304
13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 182.174 29.642 -0.342
14 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com / Great Clips 181.861 29.693 -0.393
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem / Budweiser 181.812 29.701 -0.401
16 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 181.690 29.721 -0.421
17 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 181.678 29.723 -0.423
18 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 181.586 29.738 -0.438
19 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot / redbeacon.com 181.342 29.778 -0.478
20 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 181.293 29.786 -0.486
21 43 Aric Almirola Ford Farmland 181.008 29.833 -0.533
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 180.904 29.850 -0.550
23 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 180.850 29.859 -0.559
24 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Mac Tools 180.499 29.917 -0.617
25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Quicken Loans 180.469 29.922 -0.622
26 78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Furniture Row 180.132 29.978 -0.678
27 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 180.072 29.988 -0.688
28 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 179.952 30.008 -0.708
29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Huggies 179.706 30.049 -0.749
30 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Dr Pepper 179.671 30.055 -0.755
31 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Wounded Warrior Project 179.497 30.084 -0.784
32 38 David Gilliland Ford Long John Silver's 179.105 30.150 -0.850
33 34 David Ragan Ford CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation 178.844 30.194 -0.894
34 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 177.795 30.372 -1.072
35 195 Scott Speed Ford B&D Electrical / TWD 177.655 30.396 -1.096
36 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing 177.439 30.433 -1.133
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 177.334 30.451 -1.151
38 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 176.292 30.631 -1.331
39 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante 176.252 30.638 -1.338
40 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 176.234 30.641 -1.341
41 191 Reed Sorenson Toyota Plinker Tactical / MCM Elegante 176.039 30.675 -1.375
42 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 175.810 30.715 -1.415
43 37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet MaxQworkforce.com - - -
* Denotes Rookie

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Brad had the fastest single lap but some of the other guys had faster average speeds.
 
Kenseth had the best 10 consecutive lap average.
 
FenderBumper said:
That's what I always watch. Where was Kez on the 10 average?
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Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos Car Driver From Lap To Lap Avg Speed
1 17 Matt Kenseth 1 10 180.462
2 48 Jimmie Johnson 1 10 180.143
3 2 Brad Keselowski 1 10 180.126
4 51 AJ Allmendinger 24 33 179.985
5 15 Clint Bowyer 1 10 179.826
6 11 Denny Hamlin 1 10 179.587
7 56 Martin Truex Jr. 37 46 179.523
8 16 Greg Biffle 1 10 179.135
9 43 Aric Alrmirola 1 10 179.115
10 18 Kyle Busch 30 39 179.015
 
FenderBumper said:
Thanks D500. He's in good shape for the race.
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With three races remaining, it's now time that some decisions were made and #1 is how aggressive can #2 & #48 be.

Do they go full out and risk a 35th place finish?

Do they play a cat & mouse game while Bowyer/Kahne have the hammer down or take chances and try to extend a lead so they can ride around homestead?

Running out of fuel at Texas can pretty much kill and championship hopes.

Finally, who dictates the pace, the points leader or those chasing the leader?
 
Interesting angles abound. I like the fuel strategy scenario. If someone decides to go that route and then gets burned by a late yellow and a GWC, it would serve them right.

I would love to see Kahne and Bowyer get right back in it. Either of those 2 deserve a championship. I would like Kez to get it, but I'm also in the 'anyone but JJ' camp for the next couple of years.
 
FenderBumper said:
Interesting angles abound. I like the fuel strategy scenario. If someone decides to go that route and then gets burned by a late yellow and a GWC, it would serve them right.

I would love to see Kahne and Bowyer get right back in it. Either of those 2 deserve a championship. I would like Kez to get it, but I'm also in the 'anyone but JJ' camp for the next couple of years.
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One small slip or dropped lug nut on pit road by the top 2 can bring Bowyer and/or Kahne right back into it. Hamlin runs good at Texas and has a fast car this weekend but it's going to take a big blunder by 4 different drivers to get him in contention. Certainly could happen but I wouldn't put my money on it.
 
#17D500winner said:
With three races remaining, it's now time that some decisions were made and #1 is how aggressive can #2 & #48 be.

Do they go full out and risk a 35th place finish?

Do they play a cat & mouse game while Bowyer/Kahne have the hammer down or take chances and try to extend a lead so they can ride around homestead?

Running out of fuel at Texas can pretty much kill and championship hopes.

Finally, who dictates the pace, the points leader or those chasing the leader?
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I think that they have to both go for the win . The only thing different is that they have to mirror the other's pit stop strategy .One can't allow the other to get out of sync.
 
ted@economy said:
I think that they have to both go for the win . The only thing different is that they have to mirror the other's pit stop strategy .One can't allow the other to get out of sync.
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that's the big mistake the #2 made at Charlotte. The second was not filling the car and running out.
 
ted@economy said:
I think that they have to both go for the win . The only thing different is that they have to mirror the other's pit stop strategy .One can't allow the other to get out of sync.
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Johnson is a champion because he knows when to push it and when to take only what it has to give. This should be one hell of a race.
 
Harvick's car damaged by a skydiver before the race... anyone have any more info? what exactly was damaged?
 
paradigm said:
Harvick's car damaged by a skydiver before the race... anyone have any more info? what exactly was damaged?
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The 29 had a dent in the drivers door. They hammered it out but talk about karma.
 
paradigm said:
Harvick's car damaged by a skydiver before the race... anyone have any more info? what exactly was damaged?
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Skydiver had a sandbag hanging off the tail of the flag which nailed the left door of the 29 and put some pretty good dents in it.
 
Tough set up for today’s race. My DirectTV receiver went crazy freeze framing and their mailing me a new or refurbished one that will arrive in a few days. Me and the wife disagreed about my intentions to move the bedroom receiver to the living room for the race. I watched the WoO show in the bedroom and the F1 race, and wanted a better option.

So I ran RCA cables from the bedroom to the Living Room and its working. One of the three wasn’t long enough even using in line connectors, so I spliced it.
 
Greg said:
Tough set up for today’s race. My DirectTV receiver went crazy freeze framing and their mailing me a new or refurbished one that will arrive in a few days. Me and the wife disagreed about my intentions to move the bedroom receiver to the living room for the race. I watched the WoO show in the bedroom and the F1 race, and wanted a better option.

So I ran RCA cables from the bedroom to the Living Room and its working. One of the three wasn’t long enough even using in line connectors, so I spliced it.
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Must be a bar with a big screen and cold beer around you somewhere.
 
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