TJ Majors spotting for Dale JR.
Lap 203 - Truex in the 1 car passed to put Jr 5th.
Lap 205 - CAUTION IS OUT
207 - 4 tires and fuel. In 5th, came out 6th. 14.2
215 - running 4th. Next fuel window, Lap 300?
220 - 15 car into the wall.
223 - JR: (feels like ) 4 flat tires. Tony: Okay, I can bring it back to where it was after the first pit stop.
231 - BIG WRECK CAUTION... 7 or 8 cars involved, JR. SAFE
231 - RED FLAG 10 cars involved.
232 - YELLOW
233 - 4 tires and fuel.
245 - GREEN Running 5th
249 - 24 passes to put Jr. 6th. 24 car came from the back. Little by little Steve Letarte made small changes and the pit crew helped the 24 pick up spots on pit road. Got his lap back as the Lucky Dog, then made it up through the field.
258 - JR passes Gordon in the 24. Nice pass started on the back stretch, went through the turn, then completed as they entered the front stretch towards start/finish. Now running 5th, running 1/2 mile faster than 3rd and 4th.
261 - CAUTION
262 - 4 tires and fuel
270 - Jr. goes by the 8 Mark Martin for 4th
287 - 3rd. Quiet time.
300 - 3rd. Passing lapped traffic
328 - nothing happening, weaving through lapped traffic. one pit stop to the end.
337 - Green since 26, 11- Hamlin leads, then 18 Kyle Busch, then Junior. 18 is now 3 lengths behind 11, closest except during restarts. Jr. 1.7 secs. behind only a couple of lapped cars in between.
349 - Jr. within 3 car-lengths of #18, then 18 pulls out.
355 - 5 car blows a tire!!!! CAUTION.
356 - 4 tires and fuel. 11 car comes in too. Battle on pit road. #88 team - 13 FLAT. #11 team - 13.8. #11 pulls out in front, first pit stall, couldn't get out ahead of him.
360 - 1 to go, #11, #18, then #88
361 GREEN GREEN GREEN
365 - 26 MCMURRAY INTO THE WALL YELLOW YELLOW.
366 - Tony: Staying out.
373 - JR. passes 18 like he's standing still.
378 - 18 looks inside, can't stick it.
381 - Tony - 20 to go. 18 is looking inside on the turns, can't stick it, then JR surges ahead in the straightawy they both are catching the 11
383 Junior passes the 11 for the lead!!!!!!
386 - HAMLIN HAS A FLAT RIGHT FRONT!!! FALLING BACK.
387 - TONY: 13 to go. Kyle Busch way back way back.
389 - TJ - 11 to go. JR. Keep counting me down. TJ - Really smooth, you're going really smooth.
8 TO GO - HAMLIN BLOWS RIGHT FRONT CAUTION CAUTION. HAMLIN GETS TWO-LAP PENALTY FOR STAYING OUT WITH THE TIRE GOING DOWN.
7 TO GO - YELLOW.
5 TO GO - GREEN JUNIOR LEADS THEM BACK TO THE LINE.
3 TO GO - KYLE BUSCH TRIES ON THE INSIDE, JUNIOR ON THE OUTSIDE, BACK AND FORTH. BUSCH SPINS JUNIOR OUT!!!!! ONCE AGAIN ROUGH DRIVING BY KYLE BUSCH.
RACE IS OVER, WHO CARES...
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