Nascar Rules

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

12:30P-2:30 espn2 NASCAR Nationwide Series PRACTICE, OneMain Financial 200, Dover, DE

2:30P-4:30 espn2 NASCAR Sprint Cup FINAL PRACTICE, AAA 400, Dover, DE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

12:00n-1:30P SPEED NASCAR Nationwide Series QUALIFYING, OneMain Financial 200, Dover, DE

1:30P-3:00 SPEED NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, AAA 400, Dover, DE

3:00P-3:30 espn2 NASCAR Nationwide Series COUNTDOWN, OneMain Financial 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE (Also on TSN2)

3:30P-6:00 espn2 NASCAR Nationwide Series OneMain Financial 200, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE (expect green at 3:45P) (Also on TSN2)

7:30P-8:00 SPEED NASCAR Camping World Truck Series SETUP, Kentucky 225, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY

8:00P-10:30 SPEED NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kentucky 225, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY (expect green at 8:15P)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

1:00P-2:00 ESPN NASCAR Sprint Cup COUNTDOWN, AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE (Also on TSN)

2:00P-6:00 ESPN NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400, Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE, (expect green at 2:15P) (Also on TSN)

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[the H team]

biffle has to do pass thru penalty for hitting the commitment cone.
carl is out front.

[the H team]

jeff has been doing well, moving from 28th up to 11th. he has the 5th fastest time. jr seems to have a good car, but carl is trying to pass him.

[the H team]

Lap 114 -- Jimmie Johnson is still out and leads the field, then pits and gives the lead to Brad Keselowski. Johnson takes four tires and fuel.
Lap 112 -- Carl Edwards gives up the lead to take four tires and fuel. Greg Biffle will have to serve a pass-through penalty.
Lap 111 -- Kevin Harvick pits for an air adjustment, tires and fuel. Kurt Busch is in for a chassis adjustment, four tires and fuel.
Lap 110 -- Kasey Kahne takes an air adjustment to a tight car.
Lap 109 -- Martin Truex Jr. pits for tires and fuel.
Lap 107 -- A.J. Allmendinger pits for four tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. David Reutimann is free on exit, takes a track bar adjustment, four tires and fuel. Jamie McMurray pits for four tires in a loose No. 1.
Lap 106 -- Kevin Harvick is up to eighth as Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to make up track position -- in 21st.
Lap 103 -- Concrete Carl is now putting on a clinic, racing through lapped traffic and still increasing his lead over Kurt Busch. Edwards leads by 4.5 seconds.
Lap 101 -- Tower is asking for another weather report; a light mist is being reported in Turns 2 and 3 but nothing in Turns 1 and 4.
Lap 100 -- Carl Edwards' lead is now 4.003 seconds.
Lap 99 -- Kasey Kahne moves up to 12th as Mark Martin drops back to 11th.
Lap 97 -- Officials confirm a light mist at the track but decide to keep the race under green.
Lap 94 -- Mark Martin moves up to ninth as Kevin Harvick drops to 10th. Martin is reporting rain on the back straightaway.
Lap 92 -- Jimmie Johnson says the No. 48 is getting free on landing. Brad Keselowski is in sixth and says he's free on entry but more than comfortable in the Blue Deuce.
Lap 89 -- Kurt Busch is in second and trails Carl Edwards by 2.049 seconds. Greg Biffle's car continues to come alive as he does battle with Kyle Busch for third.
Lap 88 -- Greg Biffle passes Jimmie Johnson for fourth.
Lap 85 -- Half of the Chasers now make up the top 10 with Kevin Harvick in ninth.
Lap 84 -- Mark Martin and Paul Menard do battle for 10th.
Lap 82 -- Thirty-three cars remain on the lead lap as Carl Edwards puts more space between the No. 99 and Kurt Busch, in second.
Lap 80 -- Jimmie Johnson has no complains for Chad Knaus as the No. 48 runs solid from fourth.
Lap 78 -- Carl Edwards lead is approaching 1.12 seconds.
Lap 76 -- Brad Keselowski drops to sixth as Greg Biffle rounds out the top five.
Lap 73 -- Pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr. has dropped all the way back to 18th at his home track. The No. 56 took two tires during the last pit stop and hasn't been able to compete since the restart.
Lap 71 -- Points leader Tony Stewart is up to 19th after starting 28th. The 14 team took two tires on the last pit stop to gain the track position and Stewart says the car is better than he thought it would be.
Lap 68 -- Jimmie Johnson works his way around Brad Keselowski for fourth. Johnson has led the most laps at Dover in the past five races and has six wins in 19 starts at the Monster Mile.
Lap 67 -- As the top five settle in, Carl Edwards increases his lead to 1.5 seconds.
Lap 65 -- Dale Jr. is back up to 26th after a slow start and mechanical issues.
Lap 64 -- Kevin Harvick gains another spot, up to eighth.
Lap 62 -- Carl Edwards' lead is now 1.219 seconds.
Lap 61 -- Chasers own the top-five spots with Carl Edwards leading the field.
Lap 58 -- Denny Hamlin says the No. 11 is tight in the corner while running in 14th.
Lap 57 -- Carl Edwards leads Kurt Busch by .717 seconds.
Lap 56 -- Mark Martin rounds out the top 10 as Kevin Harvick moves to ninth.
Lap 54 -- With Carl Edwards out front, Kurt and Kyle Busch are running 2-3. Jimmie Johnson moves up to fifth.
Lap 52 -- Brad Keselowski wants to run out front and joins Carl Edwards in challenging for the lead. Edwards takes it from Kurt Busch.
Lap 50 -- Carl Edwards attempts to pass on the low side but can't complete.
Lap 49 -- Carl Edwards is on the bumper of Kurt Busch and doing battle with the No. 22 for the lead.
Lap 47 -- Mark Martin is up to sixth as Brad Keselowski rounds out the top three after making up ground during his pit stop.
Lap 46 -- GREEN : Kurt Busch leads the field back to green and is followed by Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski.
Lap 45 -- Michael McDowell pits as Kurt Busch takes back the lead.
Lap 44 -- MIke Bliss stays out to lead, then pits and gives the top spot to Michael McDowell.
Lap 43 -- The leaders pit: Jimmie Johnson takes four tires and fuel; Kurt Busch takes two tires , fuel and makes no changes. Carl Edwards needs the No. 99 to turn just a little better. Busch wins the race off pit road.
Lap 42 -- Should be a split field on pit road due to the earlier caution.
Lap 40 -- YELLOW NO. 3: Competition caution. Dale Jr. gets the free pass.
Lap 37 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. races into position for the lucky dog.
Lap 35 -- Carl Edwards won yesterday's Nationwide race at Dover and said his Cup car was even better. He's closing the gap on Kurt Busch and should challenge for the lead soon.
Lap 33 -- Jeff Gordon is the biggest mover, up 15 spots to 19th.
Lap 31 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a right-front sway bar break, the cause of his drop toward the end of the field. He's racing for the lucky dog as drivers start to lay down some rubber on the track.
Lap 29 -- Four of the top five are Chasers. Jimmie Johnson owns sixth, exactly where he started the race from.
Lap 28 -- Kevin Harvick moves to 12th, up 10 spots since first green.
Lap 26 -- Denny Hamlin remains on the move, up seven spots since the start of the race and into fourth.
Lap 24 -- Kyle Busch moves up to third as brother Kurt continues to lead and gain bonus points.
Lap 23 -- GREEN : Kurt Busch leads the field back to green, followed by Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaves pit road after repairs to the roll bar. He's one lap down.
Lap 22 -- Rain isn't expected to delay the race very long. Should be one to go until green.
Lap 21 -- Most of the field stays off pit road; Dale Jr. comes down for a tire change but no one will be allowed to take fuel.
Lap 20 -- Pit road is open to the caution car.
Lap 19 -- YELLOW NO. 2: Rain at the track. Jimmie Johnson drops to eighth as Denny Hamlin rounds out the top five.
Lap 16 -- Jimmie Johnson is up to fifth as David Reutimann joins the top 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doing everything he can to stay on the lead lap until at least the competition caution at Lap 40.
Lap 14 -- Kurt Busch now leads the field by 1.536 seconds. Carl Edwards moves up to second. Dale Jr. has dropped 18 spots since the start of the race.
Lap 13 -- Greg Biffle is up three spots to seventh.
Lap 12 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. may have a tire going down. He's dropped to 37th.
Lap 10 -- Officials confirm "very, very light sprinkles" at the track. Kyle Busch moves up to fourth.
Lap 9 -- GREEN : Kurt Busch leads the field back to green. He's followed by Martin Truex Jr., Paul Menard, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch. Edwards reports light rain at the track.
Lap 8 -- Should be one to go until green.
Lap 7 -- Kurt Busch is out front, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Paul Menard.
Lap 6 -- A.J. Allmendinger managed to save his car from hitting the wall, but he'll lose significant track position as he heads down pit road.
Lap 5 -- YELLOW NO. 1: A.J. Allmendinger spins and brings out an early caution. Jimmie Johnson moves up to fifth.
Lap 3 -- Kurt Busch gets past Martin Truex Jr. for the lead. Denny Hamlin moves up two spots to ninth.
Lap 2 -- Kasey Kahne moves up to eighth. Martin Truex Jr. leads another lap.
Lap 1 -- Kurt Busch files in behind Martin Truex Jr., who leads the first lap.
2:20 p.m. -- GREEN : Martin Truex Jr. brings the field to the green and the AAA 400 is under way.
2:11 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off pit road for warm-up laps.
2:10 p.m. -- Bernie Koch, COO of AAA, gives the command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"
2:03 p.m. -- Actress and singer Melora Hardin, best known for her role on The Office, performs the national anthem.
2:01 p.m. -- Dan Schafer, pastor of Calvary Assembly of God in Hightstown, N.J., delivers the Invocation.
1:05 p.m. ET -- As a result of rain overnight at Dover, NASCAR has announced a competition caution at Lap 40. No refueling will be allowed until then.
1 p.m. -- NASCAR Countdown is under way on ESPN.
9:30 a.m. ET -- It's a cool brisk morning at the Monster Mile and currently 50 degrees under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures should remain in the 50s when the green drops for the AAA 400 at 2:16 p.m. ET. Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole for race No. 29 on the Cup schedule.

[the H team]

caution out for a slow moving 13 car. mike bliss just managed to avoid a big disaster & just tap him when leaving the corner.

[the H team]

on the restart carl takes the lead. jeff up in 9th.

[the H team]

johnson up to 4th

[the H team]

johnson goes to 3rd

[the H team]

vickers was the free pass recipient

[the H team]

jimmie catching up to kyle for 2nd.

[the H team]

jimmie goes around kyle for 2nd

[the H team]

kenseth passed kurt busch for 4th on lap 171

[the H team]

kurt had lead 46 laps earlier today, now 5th.

[the H team]

caution out for debris on turn 3. hugh break for biffle, he stays on the lead lap.