Nascar Rules

[the H team]

4:55 p.m. -- The past four races at Homestead were won by the driver who led the most laps. That happened just twice in the first eight Cup races at the track. Today, no one has led more than Carl Edwards (87) and if he continues to run the way he has in the first half of the Ford 400, he'll be hoisting the Sprint Cup trophy in just a few hours.

[the H team]

4:59 p.m. -- Jeff Gordon will restart second when the Ford 400 goes green. Hendrick Motorsports has yet to visit Victory Lane in the Cup Series at Homestead, the only track (besides first-year Kentucky) at which the organization has failed to win. Hendrick (which has 199 Cup wins) has three runner-up finishes among 10 top-fives: Joe Nemechek (2002) and Jimmie Johnson (2004 and 2010).

[the H team]

5:09 p.m. -- The sun is peeking through the clouds as jet dryers remain on the track. Conditions will be much different when the race goes back to green.

[the H team]

according to doug yates, the 6 was an experimental engine they were trying out this race, so they weren't sure how it was going to do. the engine in the 9 car was a surprise & the same engine that's in edwards & kenseths cars. on the other hand, you have a possible internal problem with the 48 car & guess what tony has under the hood of his car............ a hendrick engine. will they encounter any engine issues when the green fl&g drops.

[the H team]

mark martin & clint bowyer will join the toyota team next year, as kasey kahne moves into the 5 car that martin is driving now.

[the H team]

trevor baynes is hoping to run full time in the nationwide series next year & run the 21 car a few times in the sprint cup race.

[the H team]

5:50 p.m. -- Drivers are back in their cars and will race the second half of the Ford 400 under the lights at Homestead.
5:45 p.m. -- Officials will soon call drivers back to their cars and say the track will be ready in 15 minutes. Crews will be allowed to take covers off their cars and clean the windshields, but no further adjustments are allowed.
5:40 p.m. -- Jet drying continues, but Turns 1 and 2 are looking good.

[the H team]

yellow fl&g out & cars are out on the track. they're going to do a few caution laps so the dryers can dry off pit road. the 48 team is now resuming their work on the car, in hopes to salvage a finish.

[the H team]

a few cars have gone back into the pits to do work on their cars, kahne & baynes for 2.

[the H team]

kevin harvicks team has won the fastest pit crew of this year.

[the H team]

pit road open to put tires & fuel.

[the H team]

harvick wins the race off pit roaad. he took 2 tires jeff out 2nd.

[the H team]

apparently the carb was the problem as far as they know. it seems to be running better. hopefully there will be no other internaal problems. only time will tell. jimmie is 5 laps down.

[the H team]

mike bliss & david gilliland take the wave around so they are back on the lead lap.

[the H team]

oh look whos lined up side by eactony & carl.