Nascar Rules

[the H team]

kenseth
edwards
stewart
biffle
ragan
the top 5

[the H team]

Lap 75 -- Carl Edwards reports the car is loose, especially in the turns.
Lap 74 -- Matt Kenseth is running the same setup he used to win here in April and reports the car is handling just as it should.
Lap 73 -- Matt Kenseth's lead: 3.864 seconds.
Lap 71 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in 15th. He has nine top-10 finishes in 18 Texas starts, but only two were in the past nine.
Lap 69 -- Jeff Gordon moves to 10th with Brad Keselowski close behind. Texas is Gordon's worst track in terms of average finish -- 17.2.

[the H team]

biffles handling is gone & they're talking about possibly pitting early to put a spring rubber in the rear.

[rockit]

I've always liked him.

[the H team]

Lap 84 -- Carl Edwards is starting to close the gap on leader Matt Kenseth, but needs to make up 2.1 seconds on the No. 17.
Lap 79 -- Jeff Gordon is up to eighth and doing much better than in previous races at Texas. Gordon finished 13th in this race in 2009, his only finish better than 23rd in the past four at the track. He has seven top-fives but seven results of 25th or worse.
Lap 78 -- Kasey Kahne is running strong in seventh, up two spots since green.
Lap 77 -- David Ragan was the first to pit earlier in the race and says the No. 6 team needs to shine at Texas; he reports the car is fast but getting loose.

[the H team]

2nd green fl&g pit stops have started.

[rockit]

Fine time for the Dolphins to win their first game of the year. Not!!!

[the H team]

carl stayed out to collect his bonus point.

[the H team]

Fine time for the Dolphins to win their first game of the year. Not!!!

holy cow, they killed the chiefs.

[rockit]

Seams everybody is loose. They should tighten up as the race progresses.

[the H team]

Lap 90 -- Carl Edwards gets the bonus point for leading, then heads to pit road for one round of wedge, four tires and fuel.
Lap 89 -- Carl Edwards assumes the lead as Tony Stewart pits for tires and fuel. Jimmie Johnson takes four tires and fuel. Matt Kenseth takes four tires and fuel.
Lap 88 -- Matt Kenseth stays out. Greg Biffle is in for tires and fuel.
Lap 87 -- Marcos Ambrose pits for tires, fuel and an air adjustment as the field begins to head down pit road.
Lap 86 -- Kevin Harvick started 21st, moved up to 13th and hasn't been able to do much from there.
Lap 85 -- Ryan Newman is now worst among Chasers, two laps down and in 36th

[rockit]

holy cow, they killed the chiefs.

...And my shot at a perfect week!!!

[rockit]

Harvick 2/10th faster than cars he's chasing

[the H team]

true, once the sun goes & night time starts, the cars should tighten up.

[the H team]

kansas forgot to show up.