good afternoon everybody I'm Bob Jenkins and welcome to our first Winston Cup telecast of 1989 20 of 29 races on our schedule for this year it's the second race of the season the first of course won at Daytona by Darrell Waltrip he accomplished something he's been trying to do for 17 years he has a great deal of momentum going into this race here more momentum in fact than he has had in the championship seasons that he has had in Winston Cup racing well net Jarrett and Benny Parsons be joining me in the boots today and here is their report from Victory Lane Ned Bob normally that Winston Cup drivers wouldn't be that concerned about points this early in the year as we introduced Benny Parsons who will be joining us in all of our ESPN broadcast of NASCAR races this year Benny there is more talk going on now than ever before about points and is just the second race of the year when I won my last championship I think it paid about $8,000 well I won in 1973 is worth $70,000 but this year 1989 the championship is worth well over 1 million dollars and that number 1 million seems to have affected those fellas in the garage area because Ned you and I both know folks that's all they talk about his points it's the second race of the season and they keep talking about points points points Richard Petty has won seven Winston Cup championships all of his money combined over the years won't equal what the champion will get this year better watch out for educator today he's starting in 39th place but he'll be coming up through the field now a fella who knows about points and how much money it pays is Bill Elliott and dr. Jerry punches with him well thank you Ned this guy not hurting for cash at all that over four million dollars the past three years but he is hurting we're talking about that broken left wrist and Bill you went back Indianapolis dr. Randolph on Wednesday he took the solid brace off what did he put on well he put this movable brace how is he allows me to move my wrist about 20 degrees and I just gives you a situation to work you know if I were cast for the full six weeks then my wrist would be real still and in this case it'll it'll at least give me enough enough flexibility then I can move my wrist and work it where I'll be that much farther along in the game when I do get this I open another three weeks well that's your hurry only have to get in the race car thanks for stopping by with us and good luck to you thanks a lot he'll be climbing out of the car at the first caution flag Jodi Ridley will be going in and there's three weeks since he broke the wrist that cast will come off on March 2 twenty-fourth just Friday before the postponed Richman event let's go out the pit road and Jack arute Jerry one team that had a disastrous Daytona was that of Rusty Wallace in the Kodiak crew but they've come back with a vengeance here at Rockingham and have blanked the car on the pole with a new track record now Wallace and the team have a lot of reason to rejoice because beneath this tarpaulin which will be coming off in just a couple of seconds is a car that piloted Rusty Wallace to four of his six victories last year it already knows its way to Victory Lane here in Rockingham they captured the fall event with this car the nickname of the car is Whitney and they hope Whitney will be back in Victory Lane today let's go back to Bob thank you very much jack so Rusty Wallace Bill Elliott Darrell Waltrip Richard Petty and thirty-eight others are set to challenge the 1.01 seven mile North Carolina Motor Speedway for the Goodwrench 500 and we are live for an afternoon of racing here in the sand hills our speed world coverage is being brought to you this afternoon by the heartbeat of America today's Chevrolet my Quaker state motor oil the big Q stands for quality always has always will minor on affects machines built for the most important business in the world yours and by Budweiser beechwood aged for that clean Chris this Bud's for you 500 miles of exciting Winston Cup action coming up in just a moment we'll be back after these messages we're back at Rockingham just moments away from the command to start engines and 30 weather 42 cars will fire up and the drivers will get set to go 500 miles there you can see Darrell Waltrip is being strapped in his race car and there is the grid lined up on pit road as we are set to go here in just a moment start your engines the polls that are Rusty Wallace who has set a new track record in qualifying darrell waltrip will start right alongside him in row number one Walter of the Daytona 500 ken schrader started from pole position in that Daytona 500 today he starts in third position right behind a pole sitter Rusty Wallace a tremendous field of cars and drivers are on hand here to challenge this racetrack built back in 1965 changed in 1969 to make the planks a little steeper and the speeds a little faster and it is indeed been a very competitive race track through the years so 42 cars are getting set to go now and here is the starting lineup for this afternoon's Goodwrench 500 Rusty Wallace from st. Louis Missouri will start on the pole with a new track record of 140 8.7 in the number 27 Kodiak Pontiac and Darrell Waltrip in the tied Chevrolet car 17 outside second row ken Schrader in the Bulger's coffee Chevrolet car number 25 and Mark Martin in the number six stroll Lite Ford going to row number three it'll be Rick Wilson from Bartow Florida in the number for Kodak gold Phil both will be ill and Geoff Bodine in the number five lead by Garrett Chevrolet in row number four it's the course Ford car number nine driven by Bill Elliott from Dawsonville Georgia and the skull band of those will number 33 piloted by Harry Gant in the fifth row it's the motor craft board car number 15 with Brett Bodine behind the wheel and Rick mast in the number 66 edward racing Chevrolet row number six the Quaker State Buick car 26 driven by Ricky Rudd and the 0x antifreeze for car number seven with Alan Kulwicki Greenville Wisconsin behind the wheel Morgan Shepherd starts in position 13 in the Valvoline Pontiac and then Terry Labonte in the number 11 but Weiser Ford the a throwed Crisco Pontiac number 88 driven by Greg sacks and the Sunoco ultra holes Buell car number 95 driven by Sterling Marlin going to row number nine now it's Davey Allison to number 28 Texaco Havoline Ford and Ernie Irvan in the number two Kroger Pontiac the tenth row has Dale Earnhardt driving car number three the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet and the number 55 brown skull Oldsmobile driven by Phil Parsons from Denver North Carolina and as that you look at the remainder of the starting lineup you will notice that some very big names Dale Jarrett and Neil button and Lake speed are in the second half of the field and the cars now begin to move away from pit road and there was certainly a time this morning that we thought we would probably never see this scene it just didn't look like we were going to get any racing in at all because we have had showers in the area and the atmosphere is very heavy that's not allowing the tractor dry very quickly they've had trucks out on the track since about nine o'clock this morning circling the track trying to get it dry and although it is not completely dry there are gray areas showing in so we're going to probably run a few laps under caution before they turn them loose under race conditions for what about this North Carolina Motor Speedway it is one point zero one seven miles in length the pole lap time was twenty four point six oh six seconds and the speed of Rusty Wallace was 140 eight point seven 492 laps this afternoon and they'll be able to go between 120 and 125 laps before a few so there is the situation and we have had already a change in the starting grid Davey Allison will be starting from the rear of the pack and let's go down to the pit area board explanation of that well Bob it's a penalty that's been assessed by NASCAR you know they have a driver's meeting as every major Motorsports group does before the start of the race to go over procedures and what has happened is Davy missed that drivers meeting so the penalty that's been put on Davey Allison his crew is to go to the back of the pack now one point to remember though is he will still be listed officially as having started in his qualified position it's a penalty as if the race had already started so that's why Davey's in the back for some more information on some things that are going to take place a little later in the race let's go to Jerry punch Jerry well Jackie won't be very long it'll be coming back down pit road in a few minutes here when the green does come out to loud billowing out of the car this man to go into Jody Riley 46 years of age a veteran driver from Chatsworth Georgia and Jody it's been six years that you've been in a car for four and a half hours you got your work cut out for you can you take it today is a long race well their coolers then I'll go outside but not okay you noticed bite yourself and we always made before songs a while okay now I talked to Billy a minute ago he said I'll show you how much confidence I have in Jody when I climb out of the car I'm getting in my truck and I'm headed home to Dawsonville Georgia so he better be able to make it for half hours and I'm not gonna get back in it good luck to you Thank You Jody Ridley one of the relief driver standing by and there's going to be maybe another one also Mike Alexander has indicated he will be climbing out of his car pretty early and Midwest driver Dick Trickle might get in that car number 84 that Mike Alexander have had a bad qualifying run here had a flat tire when he qualified so he started had to take the provisional spot as matter fact to get me an arrest Ford Hamelin race cam showing us Davey Allison now the situation is our helicopter which transmits this picture has to fly very low this afternoon because of the low ceiling that we have here therefore our camera pictures from in-car not very good at this point hopefully the ceiling will be rising a little and the Kella copter will be able to get higher in the air there you can see is just hovering really a few hundred feet over this our pictures aren't real good at this time we have an in-car camera with Davey Allison and we also have one in the rich mass car and were really anticipating some good stuff from Rick mast if he can perform like he did at Daytona he's going to be a real challenger in this 500-mile race let's go down to Jack arute for another report from pit road well we have a problem with the microphone now possibly because of the moisture that is on the ground and hanging in the air here so we will try to get down to Jack for a report just a little bit later you can see the cars circling the racetrack at slow speed under caution before we can get a green we have to dry out this track just a little warm and these race cars will dry it out in a hurry as you mentioned they've had safety be implemental the track these card was coming off will dry out very quickly now let's go back to pit road Jack arute well Ned well Ned what you're looking at is a picture of me coming from Jimmy make bird's head you see what we're going to be unveiling today for the first time is what we're going to call the crew cam now this camera is breaking up just a little bit but that's because he's going to be moving around but you can see all of the low ceiling that we've got the helicopters down but here is the camera facility right here a little microphone and Jimmy you're gonna give us a bird's-eye view of what it's going to be like especially on those right-side tire changes yeah I hope it works real well because it'll be a view that most fans never get a chance to see and it should be real exciting well hopefully - if my camera starts to go on the fritz I can just come up to you and we can still get the reports done but we'll take us let's take a look around of your pitch just kind of look around and we can show up the people just how this is going to operate now you'll be going a little bit faster than that when you go to change those right-side tires what about the weight and the fact that you know that now millions of Americans are going to be watching what you do any extra pressure now not really I think what's a I'm gonna forget all about this thing being on my head what I want to know is I've got one of these pipe antennas guys how could I get one like this this is a little neater it looks kind of like maybe you're going to go talk to help up and melmac a little bit later but good luck to you today Jimmy and some really historic pictures that hopefully we'll bring to our ESPN viewers Bob back to you we may flat nose the dog rather famous from Darlington a couple of years ago and now I guess we can call Jimmy flathead with an antenna up there well Jimmy's been in the limelight a little bit this winter he was one of the members on the first team of the all-pro Copenhagen's Co all-pro team last year for the right front tire changer and he was inducted into the TRW mechanics Hall of Fame during Daytona Speedway tissue well you can see that the race is officially on we now begin counting the laps we are under a green and caution situation again trying to get the track just a little bit drier before we turn them loose a nice beat Bob Jenkins I gotta ask you yeah well you did the opening there just a little bit what with all the bugs I mean is it well what when you got hair do you have to use hairspray and and attracts the bugs or one I did take a shower this morning so it can't be that I don't know but I'll tell you there was a huge swarm of gnats or something up there and well then I didn't have any problem then where well you were down at Victory Lane no I was up on top of the in France before that so they were just hibernating there I guess so yeah maybe it's okay well the field now moving through corner number four about to complete lap number one there is Jody Ridley who patiently waits for the opportunity to jump into Bill Elliott car and compete for the rest of the race decisions are being made now as to when we will be able to go to a green situation there you can see Ernie Elliott conferring with the NASCAR officials and they're just deciding when the track is going to be ready to go yeah I was wondering when they would be able to make that change the green flag has come out now and that's the rule is that you can't change drivers until the green flag has been displayed it now has been displayed even though they're still running caution and green so they'll make that decision so bill may be coming in here very shortly to make the driver change the green is on let's go down to Jerry punch maybe he can update us on that there was a lot of discussion this morning in the garage area about the green flag rule as far as driver changes now they had changed the rule so that a driver who was injured could not get in the car and run one lap and then someone else get in and drive all the races in the driver who didn't run but maybe 50 laps all year long and win the NASCAR championship well they've changed the rule so as you had to take the official green flag which means a green flag under speed so apparently the driver chain will not be invoked here during the green yellow period if we'll wait until they run these laps under green yellow then go to full green and wait for an official first caution flag before they make the driver swap okay so we will see racing conditions before bill Elliot comes in for relief from Jody Ridley and there is our fruit cap on the head of Jimmie Makar we'll be back with more hopefully the start of this 500-mile race at Rockingham after these messages back at Rockingham where four laps of this 492 lat race have been completed all under the caution because of a wet racetrack gentlemen I tell you like I said they had the trucks out there at nine o'clock this morning and they've had the cars now it's circling the track for well actually more than four laps and there was a lot of moisture in the racetrack as a result of raining most of the night here at North Carolina Motor Speedway but I think the safety vehicles they put on the track early this morning as well as the tires that they had behind some of those vehicles started the drying process but venting the exhaust off of these cars as low as they are to the ground will help dry it quicker than anything I think that's exactly right because they have 42 race cars and the safety vehicles they had going around a little bit ago what they have 10 or 15 vehicles now they have 43 count in the pace car so I think you're right the race cars are what they need to draw off the race track let's see if we can contact Rusty Wallace here on the radio to see how things are out there rusty this pop Jenkins you hear me rusty how close are we to go and green here is the track really that wet does this change you guys strategy in any way you're wasting fuel in there under caution does it involve strategy in any way you're confident that you can pull off the victory here this afternoon all right we'll be watching good luck to you but one problem these cars have is running slow for such a prolonged period as they are right now is foul and spark flow because the spark plugs in these cars are so cold to be able to accept the 8,000 rpm and the 1,200 degrees that they get that a low rpm like they're doing right now is very very difficult to keep them from the gasoline is simply fouling them out you'll see some of the guys wants to my fallback and bail the car in second gear what they're trying to do is turn more rpms and get the RPM up level run away from that excessive fuel I saw Darrell yeah I've been doing just a couple of minutes ago right baby I'm sure there's something I'm the one - whoa was the same thing not applied during the race when they run along caution but the it's already been heated up to that 1200 degrees or whatever it is then that's a good point that is exactly right because right now they just started them up down on the pit road and they're not up to operating temperature and that part green migration for four five well maybe Alison was the back of the pack because of missing the drivers meeting this morning baby this pouch a cat you read me we're looking at you from our a Ford Hamilton race cam track drying out there is still pretty slow process [Music] Davee you gonna have to start now from the back of the pack because of the fact that you missed the drivers meeting this morning does that mean that you change your driving strategy [Music] all right we'll be watching best of luck this afternoon thank you [Music] and we also send our best wishes to Bobby Allison and family I'm sure Bobby's watching on to be a you feeling okay so still green flag conditions although the race has been started we are now completing lap number nine the pace car is going to pick up the pace just a little bit so that the cars will have a bed now they're going to [Music] run the track with this a little bit wet and of course the higher speeds will drive track a little quicker to Jimmy make are still checking notes down there in rusty Wallace's pit area he's wearing our crew cam and the helicopter still hovering over the speedway not get not able to get very high into the sky because of the low ceiling that we have here this afternoon so we'll take another break while we are under a yellow condition here at Rockingham and be back with more in just a moment at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham the Goodrich 500 has begun however under caution we have completed 12 laps of the race and the reason we are under caution is because the racetrack is still a little wet but it is drying quite rapidly and we should be going green within the next few laps in the meantime let's go to the pit area and while Bob actually we're down here and then what they call spotters Road now in the NFL the coaches have offensive coaches in the press box here in racing they have spotters here on spotters row that normally the spotters are on top of these trucks behind me here in the garage area but as of this race NASCAR has mandated no one else on top of the trucks that's for safety so they can keep everyone off the trucks and NASCAR and the flag men can see all the way around the racetrack and we're scanning along all the spotters one from each crew is on top of this platform here a lot of familiar faces one you're looking at right now for real-time Winston Cup champion David Pearson spotting for his young son Larry so we're here on spotters row a lot of activity coming up here let's go back upstairs to Bob Jenkins all right we've talked about an even document and how important spotters are for they are incredibly expensive this racetrack because as the cars go into turn one they can't see coming off turn two and they're going to the speed fast enough that [Music] so the spotter sees the trouble in front of them and tells them hey there's a spin coming off turn two so we're in the middle of one and two they can slow down and be ready for whatever problem they might encounter it's saved so many wrecks over the years just an extra set of eyes for the driver and a tremendous set of eyes because they can see the whole racetrack where the drivers viewpoint is just a few hundred feet in front of them let's go back down to pit road and here is a report from Jack arute [Music] Bobby Allison still on event back in his home in Hueytown Alabama will this gentleman Mike Alexander stepped in for Bobby last year and is driving from the stubo LeBrun's this year in the miller american garth but he has stepped out of the car and he now has a relief driver as well Dick Trickle at the wheel and Mike Alexander what's the story on your condition well I didn't feel very good out here because this is a physical racetrack they don't know one that bad but you know after I got in for a day it was a toughest decision for me to ever make it to tell the guys well guys I think we ought to get somebody else they can put this Miller I like Buick up front now you are still on the men from your accident back at Pensacola in December but you did run at Daytona and then you re injured a collarbone there so it seems hip and you can have any lucky that bad luck still I'm just raving his bad dream to be over you know it's something I wanted to do all my life and it shouldn't a minor setback for a short track a stick Trickle will be driving the car today on the back pit area normally this is where the back markers are positions are the names of some of the teams that are here the STB team of Richard Petty mired in the back of the field he will be coming into the pits for service here all afternoon and also in the back the defending champion of this race Neil Bonnett now driving for the CIDCO people in the woods brothers he's also in the back and hey lest we forget bonnet came from 30th position to win this event one year ago so there'll be plenty of action here on the back fits as well Bob all right thank you Jack's track is still a little wet they're picking up the pace a little but we're still not under the green condition now let's talk about the back pits is there an advantage or disadvantage or nothing regarding where you pit here there is an advantage pitting on the back straightaway well it depends on where the pace car comes out and again yesterday they used it in turn one so I'm assuming that they're going to use it there again Oh Ned Tilton he was up the drivers meeting today and that's where the pace car is going to be entering turn one so what happens is if the leaders come by and take the caution flag and the pace car pulls out father they need to when they go in the back straightaway pit they're able to fit before the leaders and you we've been taken to assume the lead simply by being able to fit on the factory okay we've got five more laps to go and we will be going green so the Goodwrench 500 although it is underway we'll be going to a race condition in now less than five look at the way they are running at the end of 16 laps and this is the way they are going to start the race with Rusty Wallace Darrell Waltrip ken Schrader Mark Martin and Rick Wilson the top five and the second five Jeff bodean Bill Elliott Harry Gant Brett Bodine and Rick mast so when we come back we should be near race conditions at the North Carolina Motor Speedway and there is Davey Allison into the pit area trying to refuel the car but I don't know if the NASCAR official was motioning him to go on so apparently they were not going to permit him to do that he's no ready someone else drives that well they would have something to lose for more let's go to Jack arute well net if that's the case then we've seen the first advantage of pitting on the back fits because Dick Trickle did the same thing brought his car the Miller American Buick onto pit road and they did put in a can of gas so they've gotten away maybe with a little bit Vespertine I'm impressed by those guys thinking to stop ever 20 laps on the caution and they're starting in the last row so they lose methane right very good thinking on the part of Robert Yates and Ronald farrier the respective crew chiefs despite the fact that the weather is not good here not only is it hazy in kind of drizzly and rainy but the temperature isn't all that great either however the crowd here is just tremendous yesterday when we didn't have a whole lot better weather there was a great crowd on hand for the Busch Grand National race that we televised for you here on ESPN that was won by the way by Rob Barroso but today the fans have come back out and now they are standing and cheering and getting ready the Goodrich 500 under green conditions and we have completed 21 laps so when they come by to complete lap number 22 492 me this is as good as that ratio yeah and being twice as long we'll never make it but we'll have to have relief announcers fans don't go away stay with Dale Earnhardt and Harry Gant battled wheel the wheel throughout a lot of the race and that Harry Gant was black like Rob Barroso ended up as the winner the pace car pulls off the track and we are set to go for our first live coverage of an Winston Cup race in 1989 we're under green [Music] still remaining side-by-side the front row Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip it is Wallace that has the [Applause] [Music] third position it's Wallace Darrell Waltrip and Ken trigger [Music] I think what you can tell it Darrell Waltrip is pumped up because you know two years ago Waltrip would stay in there and run alongside Rusty Wallace on a wet race track the first left but he says they out and back look at me go I was impressed Wallace and then Darrell Waltrip then Ken Schrader Mark Martin is running in more spot than Rick Wilson Geoff Bodine Harry n the battle right now is for third position that's more important in the blue car number six who was down to the inside just a moment there with 25 but now they are in single file formation the number 28 car on the outside they're running next to the 50 tube Jimmy means is Davey Allison we started in the back of the pack but he is moving up mast already his already picked off about cars [Music] glass of that habit board baby you can see Richard Petty there on the the STP Pontiac he too had a miserable qualifying run and had to start the back of the pack but as Ned indicated we could watch for him to move out said he had something to happen the screen v-form wouldn't drop beer spring when he went into the first turn and it didn't come back and it almost at the end of the roll that today in the late practice he was running very well I think they will see all right as we have the view of Davey Allison let's talk a bit about running on a race track you just hold your breath that's about all you can do because you know then when you go down to the burger powers are just not going to custom couldn't Griffin because the racetrack is wet we see Davey Allison's going by the Kim Bouchard automobile in Daytona one in 1979 they started to race when it was about like this there was seeing Mark Martin trying to take third place away from and he got it so mark mark needed right by Rusty Wallace [Applause] fifteen or 20 car lakes here is Dale Earnhardt in car number three going to the inside of the 75 car driven by Morgan Shepherd right below look at like you got the rear end of that car out a little bit yes he did he got just a little bit loose that's Morgan Shepherd into cars great sex in the Crisco car down on the inside thousands of people [Applause] I don't know brick masters ever seen in pictures like this before to you and pretty excited mr. glazier the tri-oval once again completing another lap 30 laps have happened [Music] more than Shepard Mark Martin making a move on Darrell Walker coming off turn four this is for second spot showing some early strength here he passed Ken Schrader's a couple of laps ago now he is challenging their alternative six a second between the number 9 car of Bill Elliott and the 11 the body and this I tell you what that's pretty impressive what Bill Elliott is doing with one hand after this race right you know Mike Alexander got out of his car he told Jack arute just a moment ago because it's a physical racetrack and but he's not real good for long caution Upshur is our poet keepers have been makes it a trio now errybody who started courting place.now badly pray number seven Wiki he was in a position this race last year did not colossal victory but he did later win of course at Phoenix for his first Winston Cup victory great side-by-side racing between Terry watches and look at those two cars as touch they're coming off the corner I think we want to see lots of that today touching that thing come off these corners because we can see the LA Bunny on the inside [Music] Bill Elliott here comes Dale Earnhardt into the mix beam while Nia sneak right up on the back bumper of the 0x4 ballad Philippi and also joining the hunt is the 88 of what was a two-car battle now becomes a fine and here is co wiki going to the inside of Bill Elliott now at quarter number two in : sideways coming everybody remain yo nice nice move by Alan Kulwicki as he saved it after was almost sideways and what these guys need to get line because rusty will house the leader is checking out they need to get in line use the whole racetrack so he could run a little bit faster over second place mark Barton places that catch greater than 4 [Music] by Harry Gant and there is the group of cars six seven and eight Schrader Waltrip Harry Gant Britt Wilson and for Jeff Conine and five also there is the number 46 points driven by Ricky Rudd [Music] [Applause] [Music] very excited but as I said our leader has checked out both I was running a very high line early on in the race it's making some headway by doing it but if she bring me high for this early in the race but especially with the wet spots up there but the track is very quickly doubt there they're walkin is really off the pace right now these master Madeline or he's got smoke that look [Music] so brett bodine number 15 sign up darrell waltrip and challenges him for this real anxious to run up front in the early part of the Daytona 500 either this is a long race in as long as [Music] well he just might be the car is sliding high on the racetrack in both of the corners let's go down to Jack arute [Music] report on what is next [Music] the car is very loose I checked with Jeff Hammond and he says Jags reported that its elusiveness along great so he says I'm just going to back out of it perfect so I guess we're a boat ride his car that he's handling a little bit ill handling and you're also right he decided hey what the heck I'll just back up a little bit chans this early in the event just back off in the throttle a little bit man watch everybody go around [Music] well there's Harry Gant the number 33 car 25 kids rater twenty-six Ricky Rudd in the 5 car Jeff bodean as they tussle for position as what is looking good in the early going Schrader a little bit hi there in turn number three it lost the spot what road looks very good on the bottom of the racetrack around the racetrack Ricky but maybe [Music] holder jump down into the lead when we brought the green flag and he has opened up quite a bit of interval between himself and second place mark mark back with more right after this from Rocky for the number 23 card by any bears whale from San Antonio Texas as he has spun down in turn number one and see the card drops to the low side of the racetrack on the apron now the groove of the racetrack bearish well now getting car headed in the right direction under its own power but the yellow flag is out on lap number we're gonna sing some pit stops and we're also probably going to see Jody Ridley replaced nobelium the pace car is out onto the track already we'll be there in about three and a half now they did race back to the start/finish line CBB who alka-seltzer sponsored Pontiac forgot to back in the lead lap open move on his part there is Jody Ridley standing by ready to jump in the cool bill brings it in we're watching the field move in turn number four now we're also waiting for Rusty Wallace to come in for a pit stop as we have the crew cam on the head of Jimmie Makar in a field now coming out of turn number four and on to pit road and here comes Rusty Wallace in for his stop not only Rusty Wallace but every car [Music] look at that [Music] [Music] [Music] Jeffie bake are at war tire change from [Music] Jody Ridley is being are still on pit road as the belt being fastened now it's beginning to be pushed away and Jody Ridley goes onto the racetrack in relief of Bill Elliott and there is bill as he is getting some assistance in getting that helmet off let's go to Jerry punches right there in the pit area well bill you didn't get to come in under that green yellow situation and make the change if you ran some left under green how did it feel well I had to use my left hand more than I wanted to and I got tired no more than that was you know I just can't use my right arm and I have to do what I need to do and it just puts me in a bad situation you told me before the race you were concerned more about getting the car sideways the core you wouldn't be able to save it I know you had to have a few anxious moments when Kulwicki got sideways in front of you over in turn two well happy rainy didn't bother me because I was 2 hours still going straight that's all the concern mate well hope you get to feeling better he's gonna head back home and Bill Elliott will climb out John you really get in here and Rockingham all right so our first series of pit stops have been completed and there is our shot from the crew cam again on Chevy make our the tire temperatures are being taken you can see the steam misspoke coming off of those tires as Jimmy make our checks the tire temperatures the ones that have just come off the car driven by Rusty Wallace what they're doing Bob is they're checking the front and rear tire trying to get the balance trying to understand the balance that the car has as far as the front to rear balance if the right front was hotter than the rear that a car is wanting to push or go straight for the outside retaining wall if the right rear was hotter the car would be to lose that happen like me came in just voluntarily for another adjustment and goes back out on to the racetrack will enter our first caution because of his spin by any bears whale at the Goodwrench 500 49 of 492 laughs completed in Larry Pierson is the leader of the Goodwrench 500 Dale Jarrett runs second followed by Mark Martin Morgan Shepherd and Lake speed six through ten Rusty Wallace Michael Waltrip Richard Petty Neil Bonnett and Ken Schrader let's go to the pit area here's Jerry well Joe well gentlemen bill you came in and did not make entire games on the car because it was difficult for Elia to get out of the car they couldn't have the car phone jack so they were going to bring him back in with Julie ridley in the car and put fresh rubber on the car but now it's one lap to go to green and they don't have time to change tires to that car out there was used tires on let's go up hit rugby Jack arute well Jerry if even if you can change the tires as we saw Jimmy make are checking the tire temperatures Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett what they're finding out is because of all the water on pit they can't get accurate temperatures and the temperature across front and back was 150 degrees they don't know what the cars do it back to you under green green flag does come out crazy she got a couple fellows up front that are feeding on the backstretch Larry Pierce man Dale Jarrett made good pit stops on the back Martin painted on the front straightaway and he is in front of Rusty Wallace but I don't know exactly how many tires with Martin mount of change maybe only changed a couple of Betty if he did that's why he's got run but he's challenging Dale Jarrett right now for the lead going in turn one Winston Cup points by leading that lap Dale Jarrett is the leader of the Goodrich 500 second is Mark Martin third Rusty Wallace for Pearson and see now a challenge for the leaf is another six car of Mark Martin boob low on the inside of Dale Jarrett they're going into turn number three and Rusty Wallace also right there knocking on the door in car number 27 Jack arute has another report will just update you whether it was two or four right sides early for Mark Martin that could account for the way he got back to you all right he does have the lead but he suffers because of it right now because he only came to us to change sport we saw with Jimmy my car and his crew cam changed four tires and watched us we wanted people alive especially here in Rockingham our corner of the cars beats one we might mention that who all the starters in this race Hoosier tires not performing apparently like everyone at home but we did have one of the top drivers that went to who's your tire during this hit stuff out of the concrete Jimmy Schrader in the Folgers coffee Chevrolet so we'll see how he [Music] Mark Martin is able to keep Rusty Wallace behind him I thought refuge of the globe Martin yesterday had the fastest car here and had a problems today he may have one of the fastest cars today and this throws my Ford Thunderbird here comes rusty on the inside now as they come off turn four and they cross the stripe and rusty may have had the lead by a battle bumper and now he got his big goes into the lead once again so Rusty Wallace reassume command of the good range 500 dropping Mark Martin back to second Dale Jarrett is still her Lake is Richard penny he started 39 Ned told us to be aware of him but indeed you hit it on the head then Ned he is fifth right now okay he's running very well course he's another those drivers are repeating on the backstretch but even before the caution came out he was moving up through Wikipedia been for a good one more races here at the North Carolina Motor Speedway than any other driver certainly knows his way around here I tell you what he just passed Dale Jarrett for fourth and the fans applauded is like rescue they did rescue walls when he took the lead from Mark Martin the King still has a few fans around no question about there we had several drivers as a matter of from Goodyear to Hoosier during that first caution period Bobby killing the old bonnets this race has also moved into the top 10 and carnivore 21 the Wood Brothers for on the back brace we've been pointed out that can be an advantage applause definitely [Music] Cara Morgan Shepherd we mentioned Ken Schrader's and also JD McDuffie number one car of butch Miller apparently has gone behind the in situation there and try to get it back in the race was for the moment 51 car of butch Miller is behind the wall well things have calmed taken over the lead once again and he's coming up on Dave Marcus he was at the head of the pack not too long ago today damn in car number 71 Marcus is possibly going a lap down here in the early going back with more from Rockingham after these measures we're in Rockingham North Carolina for the Goodrich 500 Winston Cup race being led at the moment by the number 27 Kodiak Pontiac driven by Rusty Wallace we go to one of our two in-car cameras this is the scene that baby Allison has providing the pictures for us he is wiping for several laps out there very tight race folks while you remember so he was really excited because they were coming down the front straightaway Rick wilson's Davey Allison [Music] [Applause] come back Davey Allison and they'll earn [Music] starter stayed on the bomber [Music] are their briefs off the racetrack take this by the way as the 25 car inspirator he switched to Hoosier tires on this last stop but it looks like so far that is not hold on again some really Ellison [Applause] the cars are so equal David got the call your side when you see that means he was correcting that thing the cars are so close in where we see all those cars [Music] those automobiles left pride car number nine Joe dear Italy which was started by Bill left down Jody Ridley in substitute for the field here with 59 laps completed for a tremendous disappointment this has to be fulfilled and coming off is tremendous shiron having to the brokers risk that really bad form at Daytona and will for the next few races one problem that Jody Ridley has is that he's not been racing Winston Cup for a long long time but the biggest probably has run as for used tires just like Jerry punch or one of our printers was reporting did not get a chance to change the tire all his competition has on fresh tires he has on used cars he can't possibly keep up it was that imbalance would need a caution here to come in and get some fresh tires on that car meanwhile there is a separation between Jody Ridley and the leader Rusty Wallace in second spot is is Richard Petty Lightspeed started in previous Asia now running they started 30 knots position they're running those drivers have paid some tremendous advances here at the early going there we see the Mike Waltrip car the country time lemonade Pontiac make an unscheduled stop on the back right away Rick Ness is making an unscheduled pit stop there as we see the leader rusty [Music] it's after getting right-side tires they must have cut some tires down and they'll do it one lap down as [Music] why for car number six running insect Rick mast that white Chevrolet on the bottom of the racetrack [Music] Ambika that you mentioned one of the stars in the Daytona 500 of a rookie Rick mast Brett Bodine in 15 Dale Earnhardt in number 3 and the 21 car driven by Neil Bonnett [Music] after 60 laps as we that started in the back of the pack em already [Music] some of the others and so definitely those worn tires that are on that course Ford are not allowing Joe leader Jody to run and fools run higher than anyone else at these type of racetrack so we can see that there aren't you getting that high group working for us give some momentum off that one it's just a matter time for it whether it's going to try them on the inside this time and it looks like this guy's tech measure argument right on the inside - baby has gotten by Rick Wolfman that shot a few car lengths over it with a hybrid one move back up there he locks have a report from jackaroo both cases with Bill Elliott and Rick mast the two fellows that we've been looking at [Music] it was worn outside right next door [Music] we had hoped perhaps that here now we're seeing maybe Allison the number 28 Khan [Music] listen to the inside and Alison has seven spots oh he just took that spot away from her heart because they'll knew if he kept the foot in the accelerator baby who's gonna come on up who's gonna be a monster [Music] at this one-mile racetrack did you get star hookah so [Music] Racing going on here's the 5 car of Jeff bodean the for Britt Wilson to the 7 of Alan for wiki and well [Music] a wiki on the low side of renewal solution [Applause] [Music] you start with a little bit loose we've got wiggle up in the middle of one [Music] the way that see he has to back out of the show children he said maybe we'll catch this time marry into number 53 silly [Music] Reviva Phil Parsons is in and I see the 25 has fallen back behind these cars he's right I would think of richard rubin his crew next up was the case sometimes [Music] on the first pit stop but darrell waltrip stayed on the Goodyear's and he finds after starting in second and having the car just to loosen the and has walked him back to the spotted there is Richard Petty and distant past 26 the Quaker State car emergency ricky rudd occlude here back in the pack but now working his way back to me now for Richard Petty in the Goodridge 500 and position however at this position the lead held by Rusty Wallace record-setting [Music] just a couple of laps after the green came out first caution caused by a spin by any we'll be back with more live coverage in a moment you have a qualifying effort here at Rockingham outside the top 20 you don't have to fit here the backstretch well maybe the baddest part is insert over the years will be the minute when the face Carson Valley was told you slack and come Parker Zeus if you're pinning back here [Music] and for exact Jori the top five seventy-five car driven by Morgan Shepherd is making a second pit stop he came in just a few laps ago and now is in and they feedback management Givaudan there's something wrong or possibly once in a while they err inch doesn't tighten the lug nuts in the way they should he goes on racetrack has a vibration and has to come back in here comes Jody Wiggly in forest on fact that he has some worn out tires on that car the crew has elected to bring him in and get some fresh rubber on that car earning back there adjusting the left rear putting somebody at it boy he's keeps turning we lost the wrench and what he's doing is screwing the left rear spring down which did you say puts more weight on that left rear wheel to came from a little more it's indeed what they were doing they were trying to get some more wedge in the car Ernie Elliott has completed his task wait seven seconds [Music] now let's go back to you should be able to run at a much faster pace laughs downtown according to my continuing to believe this / second place Mark Martin and third place Lakes feed there's a race for second place [Music] on the racetrack losing ground nice giving back on the inside losing so much ground new motor on by the [Music] and second third and fourth position now also being here is the number 6 car the dark lumen of Mark Martin's and the twenties and Ricky Rudd and the 83 of Lakes leaves will faster cars on the racetrack he has now gone third position to that Kenny Bernstein for fair car and he's got his eyes on Mark Martin rather than the fastest car on the racetrack he was caught pretty far back in the pack after at least 15 position [Music] but they seem to have several races and or many people that were saying that this year things were gonna be a lot different Lulla Rosa joining the team and many are picking ricky rudd to be a contender for the Winston Cup we see the 84 car that's driven by big triple he dreamy high in that corner and ricky rudd thinking for the back the outside of the number 20 car to quite a major white car number 20 [Applause] [Music] run and Mark Martin and Lake speed been doing the racing Bobby [Music] he's not pulling away so I think it's Ricky that can get by the six something very he rotted third here they come blasting off corner number two down the backstretch self [Music] look out both on this thing the racetrack cars we're doing that right now they're just getting higher and higher when on the bottom both of them stay in going off turn two mark up a good handling race car no mission [Music] right now sneaking up on Martin a little bit coming off corner number four here on the tri-oval [Music] alongside not able to do so now let's see what he does going into turn one will try to get to the inside of mark mark markets wine one and two and it looks like the front may happen yes [Applause] situation I was talking about just a moment ago Martin Martin realized probably a state outside of ricky rudd and they could have race they've had done that for two or three laps Rusty Wallace would have gotten the to three-second advantage [Music] and Rusty Wallace the leader now back at 11 and the number four car the yellow boat driven by Rick Wilson the 7 car valleca wiki and the number of 33 machine driven by Mary Ann that's teddy bears whale also there in car number 20 treatment of course he is down [Music] this type of racetrack I thought he would be Ricky Rosa Mark Martin at this point and that's not to say be walk before the days over and he sets up his own car he knows what he wants he'll be making changes all day Ricky Rudd has called rusty to go into turn one in heavy traffic elderly the Rudd and Wallace let's see how things shake out here Ricky Rudd is going to go into the lead [Music] dropping Rusty Wallace back to second mark mark to thirth there they are one two and three they're trying to land forever 16 and Larry Pearson and now Wallace is going to lose second place that appears as mark mark we go floating around his part is he were extremely loose Hollow several his car you consult its wigglin Natalie yeah before he was able to keep it on now he is not able to we have had six lead changes among six different drivers is just pulling away from every that car looking at it on the inside of Bobby Hillin is he comes up to put a lap on him and get loose and with the reins to me see Rusty Wallace and Mark Martin keeping up with Mark Martin well maybe it just got over a little a little overexcited when when they moved around in there caught him in that traffic and decided not to take you two chances settle down here and get because rusty was really pulling away from everybody in the laughs of this race and now things aren't quite going that way maybe Jack arute can update us on what the situation well five one man's meat is another man's poison ricky rudd and his team have had absolutely no problems in fact they have made no changes whatsoever since the start of the race and the racetrack has come to them in the case of the Kodiak team in Rusty Wallace I checked with Barry Dodson and his answer was we're fine the track is just getting a little bit away from us the Wallis team making some adjustments possibly in the staggered apartments back to you the track going away or L not coming to them yesterday they ran actually practice an hour after the Busch grand national race and they objected the cars as best they could but it's rained a train last night they didn't really know what to expect and therefore isn't guess as to what all right Ricky Rudd has now on the lead end is pulling away from everybody as Mark Martin run second followed by Rusty Wallace at car number 27 and we are approaching the 110 lat mark here at the Goodwrench 500 four hundred ninety two laps will complete this race and we'll be back with more after this from Ronnie the Quaker State doing Ricky Rudd is in the lead and what pee-wee's just about to lap the 17th car of Darrell Waltrip there he goes to the inside nineteen cars on the look these dude is me man have a race car that driving is good at that would look like this driving right it was the same way the last fall in the North Wilkesboro race which was seen here only as just as well he did not win the race [Music] Dale Jarrett is in the pits and Jerry punch reports unscheduled stop for the Hardee's body actor Dale Jarrett apparently had a tire going down a separate car just coming back through the Mike Walker made a start for the tire going down one car Hut Stricklin and they continue to work here on the heart and fought it for four-tire change the Hardys proof for Dale Jarrett we have no yellow yet [Music] drop the car to the low side of the racetrack and he is pitted on the backstretch so here beautiful they get to the pit area and there is danger badly smoking race car is Hut Stricklin in the he was one of eight rookie drivers in this race today actually nine with Dick Trickle starting the car for Mike le lot of rookies this year and a very good rookie crop they raise traffic out there this race mark partner he's working that traffic he's a naval mark Barton Dale Earnhardt's coming into the pimps leave me the right news Paris scheduled for Dale Earnhardt world mr. Jack and we'll take the right side [Music] by the Richard Childress virtual Bertie my rear tire and the he has been running for the last few laps he and Jeff are on both right so easy to get a platf there we see the flat tire but it's so easy to get for him to be brief there and get a flat tire not much rubber on these [Music] the right-front guessing that 60-pound back to the leader meanwhile ricky rudd here he is coming out of part number four into the air far behind here on Jack arute [Music] a little bit of remedial racing here for you gentlemen take a look this is what we call a cut tire a piece of debris actually punctured the tire and it deflated costly for Dale Earnhardt nephew now look at this bark bark this challenging and indeed going into the lead is there something wrong with Ricky's car looks like he has slowed down there's Dale Jarrett with those new tires moving around difficulty areas picking up on mark Barton and that's an indication of what new tires can do for you Jarrett that on for a boy just moving out and rut slowing down we'll be coming in for a stop as mark Barton now the lead of the race train stays out there but now diving off the banking in corner number four is Ricky Rudd and Jack arute we'll call this pit stop Larry McReynolds greeting the pit for doubt as ricky rudd makes his way down pit road for the service from the Quaker State team the report from the radio is that it's a front tire another flat here with one of the leaves you can engines run taking on fuel this is costly for the man who is leading this event they're changing the right and he's often away in 11.9 seconds cost them dearly but he's still a lap down Bart Cartman we see ricky rudd now mark marks on the middle of back trail a Ricky Rudd just now coming off the second corner but with the new tires he may be able to run mark markdown and get himself back in the lead lap [Music] Mark Martin perfect roll whiteboard prepared by Jack Roush and team [Music] there's Ruud you can see that rut has passed Rusty Wallace he fell in B fight Wallace when he merged into traffic but now he has gotten by Davey Allison's car to the 27 car of come down through the tri-oval here in front of us [Music] in second place [Applause] baby out [Music] NASCAR blippi of the year [Music] those guys are tiptoeing out they are [Music] and even passion is three different things [Music] [Applause] [Music] the members back lower side of the racetrack and here may be a challenge for the spa candy as second as they cross the line anyone debris got on the racetrack [Music] [Music] on the racetrack but I would come near thinking that when she fun down earlier [Music] the racetrack there's the leader Mark Martin and the question now becomes how soon will [Music] in need of some new rubber let's see [Music] and we saw in these just at the top of the pictures of the Greek he's gained about a half straightaway 28 the second-place car is in for a pit stop this is how it looks today because he stops the car and the brute goes to work on it not only changing the tires and fuelling it let's go to Jack arute well the leaders are going to work for the report on your leader Mark Martin as the service continues on Davey Allison's machine is that they will try to run the string as far as they can but they are calling him in next time bye [Music] and he is often away and back out now the action on pit road there is mark in the middle the and rod is unlap himself and Mark Martin is slowing down this we'll be the Lapp that Mark Martin comes in for his pit stop yes indeed to the apron of the racetrack the group will be going to work on the sixth roll my board of Mark Martin who relinquishes the lead for a much-needed pit stop [Music] this is also City here is Mark Martin [Music] rusty pitstop were again watching from the crew coupon Jimmy Behar's sign of his head you can see how quickly he puts those fluff that's back on and tight tonight the two-tire change they've cubed fill it with very dots of berry shakes his head yeah that went pretty well our climbs behind the wall once again after another successful pit stop on the Rusty Wallace machine there is the number 83 car driven by lake speed and he is not fitted so he is the leader at the moment and pity right now our Phil Parsons and Terry Labonte these could be scheduled pit stops but they've run long enough - fishing on those tires that they want to get in get new tires owner Matt Lakes be staying at their bruising around so it's on TV late good boy has that sponsor last year of course Rusty Wallace but those new hires I thought look at they're just below Zeebo Lake coming into fits man on the back stretch Lake speed relinquishes the lead for a pit stop [Music] Robert Ericsson veteran crew chief Robert owned a regular job he has been a consultant commenced nice over the years but now profound fishing on Lake Smith beverage and who's in the lead of the Goodrich 500 it's the number 5 car driven by Jeff bodean but he's gonna be needing a pit stop soon here's the third place car making it stop and coming in behind him [Music] if Brentford on the all these pit stops are coming under a green flag situation lake speed has completed the work on his car back out now here is Richard Petty who was in the pits off the backstretch and the crew completes work on that take our number 25 is in changing tires on the right side of that car Wilson [Music] or traitor but he had to put the Hoosiers back all because he didn't have time to change for time almost a reco pit road as Greg sacks was coming in Charlie right behind him to bring over friend by his pit but it did get stopped and it's [Music] we'll report Jeff Conine brings a Levi Garrett Chevrolet down pit road as whadya welcome of the pit they're to bring the car to a halt and the crew right side fire now expect only a two-tire change or degree the tyres smoking in the left steam coming off worst can of fuel in second can appeal going in finding the windshield signify [Music] now if Kulwicki was but now he comes in [Music] Alan Kulwicki hold on the right side was erect for the crew now Paul Andrews remainder of that crew trying to get that part chains is get out - watch out tires blown they're cleaning some tape away from the grill areas in front of the car a lot of rubber and debris there the car overheating if you see the Harrogate crew just behind him there they're getting ready to bring in in that Recaro 440 Goodman true on the pit road Harry can did have the lead there for one laugh but he too comes in for a scheduled pit stop [Applause] everybody else you say no right-side tires imma take the fuel clean windshield clean clean the grill ensure there's nothing in there and I'm sure they are handy carry something the drink I don't think so either I think the only put down on the head in that car that beats up the voiceover les goes back out onto the racetrack as we continue the Goodrich 500 Green all the pit stops have been made now [Music] find that the 26 car of Ricky Rudd is in the lead back in a moment we are back and some some excitement there as you rejoin us as ricky rudd in the 84 car driven by Dick Trickle kind of traded paint cutting off the corner number 4 wow that was exciting let's go back just a few moments ago to the pit stop from Alan Kulwicki now watch the right rear of the car see the water running out of there what is that that's an overflow off the radiator the car must be running a little bit warm they put the hose back there so he comes out in front of another car and on one of their tires they're behind his wheels yep they don't squirt no well their wheels would they'll have a problem they put it down the back to where someone else also a lot of these tires that are coming off a great deal of difference between the tire temperature and the air we have here on the Timbers only the low fifties which began this race top ten ricky rudd mark mark Rusty Wallace Davey Allison and in fifth position at the end of 100 or laps is Dale Earnhardt now six through ten Jeff bodean Lake speed Harry Gant Terry Labonte and Allan Cole they will see 26 has overtaken the Bobby Hillin automobile that's a team car to the Dick Trickle automobiles [Music] run up while Jerry punch what about this overheating situation on the Alan Kulwicki car problem that was a great pickup from the booth fellas you can see with the water flowing got that rear overflow from the radiator and when we were calling the pits up you can see it goes in front of the car and peel that tape off the front grille they had placed tape on the front grille asunción father so cooler today so much food about not having enough temperature early on well that probably these were caused the car overheated and killed at a fall for now the temperatures into the dropping back down Allen cold crew chief Paul Andrews everything think is it going okay right now there is the Alan Kulwicki car back under race conditions there is the leader of the race Ricky Rudd is he teen car driven by brett bodine ricky rudd from Chesapeake Virginia leaves this goodrich 500 50 out of 490 two laps completed well most people like to have a quiet office in which to work and race crews are the same way our crew cam on the head of Jimmy Makar shows us that that young man doesn't rest that not only does he change the tires but he also kind of cleans up things after the pitstop is over but you see him looking towards turn four yeah you don't ever want to be idle pit road in a Winston Cup race is not keep your eye at the oncoming traffic there's the leader of the race Ricky Rudd now here is a change in 3rd position already Rusty Wallace has moved a second and now Davey Allison in car number 28 has passed mark Park in car number 6 and so Davey Allison goes to third as we have to be [Music] it's upcoming took on two cars [Music] cassio set up two times then another baby maybe 40 retired for anything of this raised market you got to be impressed with Davey Allison that car well since the drop of the like he began this race of course from the domain the drivers meeting but he told us at a radio conversation we had before the green came out that he really didn't mind starting in the back because this race is 493 you could have an adequate amount of time to get towards the front man now moving in on second place Rusty Wallace as a matter of fact oh we watch that bye tract fact a moment ago Jerry punch buffers that drivers were told in the drivers meeting this morning and crew chiefs that they want them NASCAR says we want all of you could develop a system down in the garage a very great idea Jerry maybe you can't even move [Music] putting hose pipes around the exhaust pipes there in the garage there and it made it so much quieter that NASCAR really liked it in fact when Alan came out with his yesterday dick baby was so pleased and it was their pride the cars and hear yourself talking thinking early going on [Music] and you gotta give ours [Music] darrell waltrip comes in and this has to be in that schedule stuff for him he had gum very high turn three over there [Music] apparently a left-side tire going down this will be possible in our area it's going [Music] car comes down off the tracks [Music] possibility the driver is dead job as nail the accelerator and get out as quickly as possible the only problem is today you can't do that because as we can tell by the car spinning on pit road there's still a lot of moisture on pit road attraction when they tried to fit lead [Music] third place guard and even [Music] Martin has been falling back recently Jack arute have you been able to find out what might be wrong with that car and your assumptions up in the booth the left side tires which they have not changed all day and literally gone I check with Chief Steve Neal the crew chief on this gar you just gotta try and hold on we're gonna have to change for the next time in again tires playing a factor in how fast a car go he only changed two tires with all this competitor changed four tires first [Music] his ups and down so far this way he's been ended stop [Music] good race when he's out on the race back but if you mentioned he has it stops [Music] and the driver this one raised on my birthday they're not especially [Music] so they need all the racetrack to get around they need and maybe let it drip the top if that's what the car says that it won't we saved one on the bottom we see them drift up the middle the racetrack embedded traffic you can't do that we'll show you the course of the Travis Carter car [Music] to find sponsorship for that car to continue past just a fortune without sponsorship non-toxic Travis this week and he said that he's been talking to people [Music] he's closer to getting sponsor right now he was worked out [Music] a very good one we've had 12 lead changes the laps of this race some of those that have also the number 29 kharab ricky rudd the gun [Music] 33 car there we expand on this just a little bit more Wallace Marcus has also been a leader as has Larry Pearson mark mark and they'll Jared also level laugh current race leader the Jeff bodean Alan Kulwicki and Harry Gant all of those drivers have led at one point in the first 150 laps out of race butch Miller dropped out on lap number 59 laughs 116 at rocky combs dropped out of we once that 26 car cruising around leaving the Braves win a beautiful line around the racetrack and we got to think about they from honey he was awful in Daytona Walter was so super in they won the raid and he's having the same problems today the Ricky run edit they go just trying to find the right combination to get around the radio things do change from race to race there's no question about that but that's what makes Winston Cup competition so very exciting [Music] our first live Winston Cup race of the year and will be 4:25 car of ken schrader is just going back out on to the racetrack after one of those unscheduled pit stops and they made a four-tire change back to Goodyear we mentioned earlier that he had changed to the Hoosier brand now he had gone back the Goodyear Morgan Shepherd is in the Valvoline Pontiac the remount crew going to work on that car changing rubber on the right side and fuel being added to the car career secondhand of gas I'm still being changed now that's completed I believe this is gonna be yesterday's justice [Music] who unscheduled pit stop tips about a hundred miles ago for a stop let's go to Jack arute who's been assessing this tire situation Jack well basically the way the tire situation is evolving is just the way it has been from the from the beginning of practice here guys you know everybody thought that the Goodyear tires would work well in qualifying but not very well during the race well what they found is they're not wearing how they're actually just as many and nichkhun reactive going away there's no plenty of they're just not as effective [Music] a lot of cars that are opting for the losers either one that of course is because the losers working as well as they at home the only team that I've talked to that says look was pretty pleased with the lives of Hoosiers are operated is that of Neil Bonnett remember he started way in the back he's mired in the back on the back pitch back there and the start of the race the switch to lose as soon as possible they say it may be a slight edge but nothing as dramatic as we saw on here one year ago the one on Hoosiers here last year their second consecutive win near as we also had a shot at date major the third in the pit area now here is Mark Park Jeff bodean in car number five as they contest the fourth place [Music] Laurel the racetrack he had been running very maybe that's the only place he's gonna fan the car number six of mark mark [Music] but things like in turns one and two so right there here that my hairy hand the leader Rusty Wallace second is Davey Allison and then the six car of Mark Martin the vibe of Jeff bodean and the 33 of Harry Gant services [Music] the leader in this race is running in fourth that place of the Levi's carrot Chevrolet and number 33 skull band at his n6 okay what Jeff hold on so look at Harry on the bottom and Jeff oh yeah me too nine passes Martin [Music] for a couple of laps now as Martin arrogant looks like his car really coming in before coming off the second quarter when he gets turned it right there and went to the bottom of the racetrack [Music] so scheduled pit stop I don't think so it's the leader of the race in with the Quaker State viewing let's see what the crew does they're gonna change the rubber on the right side once again they had a pretty good [Music] the racetrack miss kinian getting [Music] was less than 14 seconds and laughs as we have others making their way down Kent Road as run tries to pick up speed poor redhead the last time around so he's back in a little bit well he ran a little bit longer a cruising ricky rudd did now ladies fun to get four times he's going to change four tires now that is why a strategy to change poor tired stays green flag for another couple on her mouth that's good stretch if the ghost comes down three left go now what who that's down interesting entire story is being played the conversation with Larry so they're quicker stay team I understand that was a scheduled pit stop for you and we had a flat tire and we didn't get it full we only got about three-quarters full so we had us about a 14 second lead so we figure rather than gamblin run him out of gas get on in here get full roll back to racing that's the reason for the pit stop in the rippy run team so is more for fuel with Ricky Rudd than it was anything else although of course he was right side tires now to challenge the 27 car Rusty Wallace and Gann is having a great day this is the second race with the new team Leo Jackson owns the car and it features the crew chief on it second race have a pretty good run in Daytona [Music] the others are going to have to make a pit stop before we get for lady they at the halfway point and the others are going that to make a pit stop breaking red man with new tires on these right side that my city I'm in good condition indeed that will come from the gillette company with Gillette white guard to $10,000 at that point watching Rusty Wallace in car number 27 three car off arrogance at the moment now Dan tried to take over the third position is on the inside of a wallet the measure of them as he starts him to turn three Wallace comes back up on the outside coming off the turn but dansk are sticking well down on the inside so they come down this is good racing right here folks very good people at the card welcome you can sit on the farther south rushes will have too much momentum I think even rusty does have that momentum because he carries the higher wine but I'll tell you what that can't charge more here comes mark mark meanwhile car number six to also add to the child [Music] come here with the pole position after a Daytona 500 has not been his racetrack in the past several years ever so how close what was the disappointment you have to overcome with that they told a situation well I think if we win the 500 already won in the poll has really helped us out a bunch if I win the Rockingham race here after the race is over remember Daytona it seems like we got a big great big race like this in erbil Daytona you're there for two weeks but people forget about a pretty and forget about the winter the Daytona 500 winners are always remembered but the rice itself I think is forgotten Rusty Wallace talking about the fact that well have a disappointment that they Tony next race you forget about that let's go down to dr. Jerry punch in the February well we thought Rusty Wallace backsliding getting past my hair again and we've worked very dots in the crew chief and Barry we're being told the tires are not wearing up is it seem to be giving up from the drivers and tires are giving up what's the problem construction on the sidewall the tires got more of a flex they're gonna wear for a while because of the rain the right sides right there about a hundred miles left [Music] that's the problem with the Rusty Wallace car and doing very well at the moment as he continues to lose positions the lead is held by Davey Allison in car number 28 second place is Jeff bodean and third is here again but right now Davey Allison master Pavelec board website the problem hard hands because he has the teeth all day seven left [Music] [Music] looking for his pit crew buddy Jerry punch reports speed mill robbing members being arrested the strobe light proven to work on the right side of the car most importantly they're taking those warned hired and in a second panel fuel is inside the car jump in the weight they're trying to put some bison car now [Music] breathe [Music] good a lot of teams as we said Rusty Wallace when he comes in it goes green flag he'll be changing four tires as well there's a leader Davey Allison later the triple header will be true the Instagram creepy halls burst when the GTO race by the Davey Allison started 41st at the end of 60 laps he was 16th at the end of one 20 laps of them was instead fire up the back to the front well when you think of what happened to him at Daytona I don't think get over the fact that here's a guy who slides down the back stretch grass he hits that embankment that keeps cars out of Lake Floyd the car overturns and he doesn't lose but is really something and it besides that he stayed out on the racetrack and got those valuable Winston Cup points Carolina for the Goodridge 500 the leader is Davey Emma's will be back after these messages Jenkins at Jerez Betty Parsons Jeff Burton Jerry punch back at Rockingham North Carolina Davey Allison there at karma struck me as the leader we he's coming in for a pit stop and indeed he is dropping low on the banking and headed for pit road - he is signaling the drop coming in for a pit stop now Jack arute is right there and will explain what happens during this stop by Navy and Robert Yates using the Jackson crew chief and the team owner goes to work on the right side they're going to take the right-side tires off meanwhile there is checking the condition of the left side tires as well and now they have indeed elected to make a four-tire change under green and change all the way the reason why they'd be missed the drivers meeting was the fact that he had to go to mash this morning the Ellison's is above catholics and now Alison as the leaders treats by the start/finish line but Alison was off at mass and that's why I destruct 40-person and that would be back in 32 seconds the last just over 30 seconds and he goes back out but he extra help to be started as assigned position for the race I think he looked like you did the right thing really right [Music] for Jeff bodean assumes command of this race now in car Carrie can is going to be in second position there is Harry there's a car in between first and second one of the Harry takes his call number three there you also see Richard Petty Terry can't but Richard is the lap down between first and second our friend bowtie once again hey on the racetrack in the corners very odd folks you don't recognize that scene on the race run we haven't seen you for two days but it did come out just a moment ago as a matter of fact three days everything right now on Thursday for both of us [Music] Jimmy make our wearing our [Music] tires it's just amazing to me how quickly they can get those lug nuts on and all side of the car all done in but we got you into work on his own his sound is microphone come on guys get the microphone going down so Rusty Wallace goes back out on to to the racetrack another pitstop and Davey Allison they're going to be right together on the racetrack inside never these cars sorry about the thing let's see who drives away from who right now the situation involving our second-place competitor Harry Ganz this is Leo Jackson who calls the shots for Harry Gant Leo you're kind of flying blind without instruments down here you didn't take on a full tank load of fuel during that last green flag stop and now you're not quite sure when to bring him in well we're not gonna bring him in he's gonna bring himself in [Music] so what they're going to do is wait for the fuel pressure gauge to go down before they come in because they have no idea what type of fuel consumption they're getting would it be nice to see Harry Gant pull off a win time see almost 100 was Black Flag I wants to go wild coming from that car so as we told you here is the leader in is the leader but running here with Richard Petty and the 94 of Sterling Marlin that traffic and maintains the lead wrench 500 we're glad you could join us on this Sunday afternoon [Music] Jerry let's have a conversation with him well Jimmy you're good as an outstanding shots all the way from sweeping pit road those dynamic dancing tire changes you've been doing for Rusty Wallace and this camera called you pump it all now it really has it too well just walking around here like that right now I'm conscious of it I feel it on me but once the car comes on pit road I guess your gentleman gets pumping and you never really feel it so it hasn't caused any problem at all well you've opened the whole new spectrum for covering the pits here with a crew member carrying a camera thanks thanks for the outstanding shots will will say hello to the folks at home Jimmy make car an outstanding job the chassis man here for Rusty Wallace and while we have it at the moment they're getting ready to bring here again and Jeff for nine down pit road next time by second our folks coming in the number of boudin was the leader he's into the pits of the 33 of Harrigan is also coming in that's dark-blue number 94 that's also coming in for a pit stop so a lot of action on pit road as Jeff bodean is on the top and Harry Gann is on the bottom their respective crews go to work the steam coming off the tires on the right side of Jeff lanai they moved to the left side now they're going to make a four-tire change as is herring in so both of these guys are gonna have tires off the car when they go back out on to the racetrack yep low tides car down because Jeff [Music] the crack [Music] and now ricky rudd made a pit-stop I don't know 15 20 laps ago 30 40 laps ago and he only changed two tires and all these competitors have made a pit-stop since then and changed for you run might be in just a little bit of trouble in the fact of the only took on two tires 50 that's 37 laps to go number seven car of Alan Kulwicki is the leader and here comes Rusty Wallace in car 27 now he is got himself in the tail end of the lead left by passion Alan Kulwicki should the Cosmin fight come out [Music] Alan Kulwicki lazier explored leaves the race after we had both Geoff Bodine and Harry Gant come in for pit stops the third place car was deprived of a bill Parsons to watch Alan Kulwicki Sparkle Phil Parsons has had a very good run here today and the grounds fellows mobile has dipped himself up in the top ten and top five many times he gets [Music] Felicity with that we'll race gentleman at least in we have seen so very few caution laps and these guys are really strategy for the regarding this time the tire depending on who has on new tires depends on how fast you run you come down for wick to the leader down pit road right now [Music] - Ricky Rudd but damn is mr. Ricky wet out on the racetrack right now we'll see what goes on with the card number seven with Jack arute ready trades all the way around for tires these days I want [Music] taking the studs off the what cuts off the left sides and they've gone to work now they accomplished it let's listen as they put the tires back out on the right side the left side twenty-five point three seconds that stop for Alan Kulwicki great that stop just going lap down - ricky rudd go butt had to start in the back of the the leader is coming down pit road he realize there is big trouble [Music] go ahead [Music] the Ricky Rudd flickers that crew go to work on the right side the entire scene [Music] [Music] [Music] 4.9 second Britany run down the way tires will require some certainty [Music] was quite amazing wasn't it like the front tire changer leave the forehead it should be the leader now unless Harriet just passed him a lap ago so we'll need to check the story and see where he stands Harry did go around the car number 28 this one Lepke you see him out in front him the green car Jeff but I'm in the yellow car number five and so we're watching [Music] most of the afternoon now side-by-side racing here [Music] twenty-eight third place so it's Jeff nine leading and par 5 there are the green and white school third spot with the 200 Turkish laps at Rockingham we're a recheck of the story Plus sitar number 27 into the lead Jeff bodean second followed by Harry and Davey Allison Mark Martin is in position and then the seven car of Alan Kulwicki now this battle here between Geoff Bodine at number five and Harrigan in 33 is for the second position Ernie Irvan is down the bottom of the racetrack in car number two and there are the two that are an arrogant kroger Banach almost got inside here again to return one [Music] traffic in front of them as for press that's Richard penny Contador 43 on the high side blake speed at number 83 on the low side richard had such a good run going a while ago what I need to move underneath them going into turn to resolve it [Music] we also mentioned a while ago that the number of three-card Dale Earnhardt was a lap down however again of [Music] confusion caused by numerous pizza jump [Music] here in the booth that the NASCAR officials are thoughts in scoring stand do keep up with it the Winston Eliot is leading the let's go down to Jerry punch there may be a problem brewing I should say falling on rusty Wallace's car the car is overheating we were holding this quality an already old engine man Harold Eliot and they were going to make a quick pit stop well the problem actually is a rubber off the racetrack has blocked the front grill area for what they will do they will bring him in take this brush in the front of the grill rub back and forth and get the rubber away from the Baron overheating proper Rusty Wallace we may have to make an unscheduled pit stop Jerry we wonder if they might not keep him out there long enough since he is in front they're only about seven laps away from that [Music] Gillette people so I expect they'll keep you back there that long that's exactly what they decide to do man it's like ferry docks that has been tried they work the Altos off the wall minute ago and got them the hose ready to squirt the radiator follow the brush but you may be able to come in now may have to come in in the next two to three laps watch that of course not only has Rusty Wallace already won money for winning the poll but he stands I have another $10,000 and again we go back to what we saw how many thousands for a season in here he's about to win 10,000 for about eight house at the end of the year and if the pole-sitter wins a Winston Cup race this year it's also worth money [Music] we win this race of a doctor the union 76 people therapy in 76 [Music] and if he doesn't win the race it's a carryover right just like the scams game in golf it just carries over to the next hole we figured it up but if nobody wins the race from the pole position until the last race will be Wars two hundred and twenty thousand 29 so boy there sure is a lot of money years - sir as Rusty Wallace [Music] which really isn't very much of it if it was for $10,000 it probably would be a little bit more heating than it is right now but their race for second place not the lead heats up just a little bit more as Harry Gant takes to the high side of the racetrack the back bumper of Jeff bowtie to give Jeff go to the high side of the racetrack [Music] just two more laughs around this time [Music] according to the sport boy bark we're watching Rusty Wallace his way to winning white boy from the right guard at pine challenge people berry is coming into Turk of a tree let's watch and see if he hangs and picks up the pin the tires apparently are going away and yes indeed that crossed flags are displayed by Harold hinder were at the halfway point halfway point black [Music] Ellen told me he won 10,000 he's won that 10 grand certainly have right now to pick it up $10,000 what you see Harold he'll be doing right now he's trying to get the adapter on the hose here to be able to put water in red you know what they imported that hose was similar stuff called cooling systems population that was a small granular material and will show you when it came out of this small container here which was open poured inside to hose that will be squirted in the radiator which will help stop any leaks they may have the ring it will stop it and therefore help the Coulee Region we'll watch to see when Rusty Wallace comes in to try to get that car cooled off just a moment now Justin it was Harry Gant in car number 33 that successfully passed Jeff bodean in carnival fine to take over second position and here's how it happened he's down on the inside they were coming up on Rick Wilson but Gant using the low side of the racetrack just muscled itself down on the inside and took over second placement still right dream vote on car number five hairy hand has had a great run started in eighth was tonight they move up to six that now is in second position at the halfway mark [Applause] here's Westie walters coming in for the stop Jimmy make cars crooked you're gonna get a great shot of the kill come over away and he is scurrying down they did not [Music] just 40 laps ago so I guess Preston said the cars handled okay just [Music] you know we solved Norman klas revision of the yes man trying to get that last ounce of gasoline and take a tumble down pit road from them from the group camp that was just some sensational pictures from pitstop that rusty wallace Beery - debris out with the that racecar just some unbelievable shots [Music] 33 car of Perry and as soon as control of the Goodwrench for Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham 33 is leading this race trying to win his first Winston Cup race in September of 1985 when he at North Wilkesboro and you see Richard credit coming up behind him trying to get one of his flaps back and [Music] Richard just made a pit-stop a minute ago and he has new tires on the car so he might be able Leo and Andy Petree we're hearing that anymore laughs authority has to come in for before we went away to commercial we had a situation in which Rusty Wallace had to come in for [Music] some debris removed from the radiator the front end of that car and the pictures that Jimmy May card provided us from our crew absolutely dynamic here they are again [Music] [Music] or Bill Elliott has which much he's still five laps down to the leaf toward this time around apparently going around to take on old I think that's going to be the poem the rest of [Music] the race what's a little bit of talking about what's happened here in the first part of the race ricky rudd I think he's been the dominant force has been the story of [Music] again but right I think made a mistake in just one time you should [Music] certainly the power situation running back in the pack 50 and depending on who what [Music] that's a party and certainly we have seen very few incidents on the racetrack as a man [Music] now six and seven are they're on the racetrack Alan Kulwicki number seven now in fourth and the six car Mark Martin drops back to 7:00 kind of pulling a we'll update you on the standings at the end of 251 very few cars have dropped out of the race at this point that's something else that certainly has to be talked about in the first half of this event here the attrition rate has been very low is it perhaps because of the fact that the track was wet when they began the drivers started this race kind of many crashes as we normally do it rocking and I agree I think that they were probably just a little bit careful to begin with because of the wet racetrack and they got spread out so they're not close enough start banging never seen Ricky Rudd he has passed the Allenby Mark Martin automobile and riding club and is the Alpha wiki car so Ricky Rudd on the move there the Sterling Marlin car first are the blackboard for you there's some information bene regarding on the 26 car in the 33 car ricky rudd right now is that running [Music] so he is gaining on the leaders and of course he has newer tires on his car and that can make a big difference [Music] and answer a question that we've been wondering about about [Music] one team that we've seen down here that's gone from good years to Hoosiers and back to good years of course was that of Kenny Schrader I check with Dennis Conner and asked him as to why he said the tactics and what we had seen in practice yesterday was that the Hoosiers as we alluded to during one of our earlier report were much better for a longer period of time he said that wasn't the case when we put them on the car though the car got much looser and back when those tires went away worse than the Goodyear that's why they elected word filtered all across the pit area and that's why you're seeing many of the queen right across the board but checking with Jerry punch Jerry he makes Esplanade the kiddies Rick Hendrick a delusion good ears matter we might mention the fact that one of the rage of the ginger O'Leary about going to entire change is that the Hoosiers due to smaller so therefore put the Hoosier tires on you're going to be seeing more gear pretty more rpm and possibly punishing it engine even more than your gun would be they don't want thinking agendas in a long race right here and walking in Gerry there's a new rule this year as far as the tires are concerned what you have on when there's a hundred miles to go on a Super Speedway is what you have to finish the race on you can't change even if during a caution period late in the race to a different brand to tired one brand is faster than another the big cracks at 100 laps on the short track and speaking of Hoosier tires they recorded their second victory in Winston Cup competition here this is North Carolina again from Taylorsville North Carolina in the number 33 skull Bennett is the leader of the Goodwrench 5 last ten or fifteen minutes we even saw the sunshine or at least the Sun tried to peep through about a half hour five minutes ago and now I was like leo Jackson's not lucky enough for it to rain hydro for him and Pocono Pennsylvania we were leading about to rain it did rain somebody else got the leaf and then it rain so Leo's me this morning that there was a window in this weather pattern these three or 3:30 and miss stopped falling and the beginning start [Applause] [Music] [Applause] alongside of Ricky Rudd position this is the battle for third between 26 Ricky right in 20 Wood has the spot at the moment a nerve-wracking moment when you drive up along on the outside of someone when you are [Music] watching that camera was [Music] in this matter there's kolecki to the outside of Davey Allison and situation rather calmly and limitation he may look calm but in his body's not commies [Music] propagates the fruit she had the car owner [Music] 270 laps and we're now number 21 the record one two nine that was sent by Bobby Allison in on the racetrack out of 42 that began is completely full of cars I just had the Kevin Clark Kenny [Music] I think these ladoos that card on the is still gaining on Harry a long time to do it he's dead over 200 last to [Music] the poachers car just ahead a shot coming off [Music] [Music] [Music] of course nothing Capcom these guys are better now [Music] therefore semi-dried right this is not what fighters it will be later on when we get into summer it really gets hot inside of that race car this is a good day for the racetrack Versailles food as a matter of fact today looking through those in-car cameras we've seen in the water power windows [Music] those are everything to get extra part once we get to Talladega and some of the other tracks later this we'll be married here in the sand hills of North Carolina a little bit may be uncomfortable for the fans because they've had to come in their heavy coats but excellent racing conditions for the drivers themselves now after number 66 thinking up on the alright let's examine the race so far by looking at our Napa race summary the leader is Harry Gann he has led 30 of the 280 laps at an average speed of 120 1.07 for 10 leaders 19 leaves eight cars are now on the lead lap and only two caution periods for 27 laps and one of those caution periods was at the start of the race because we started I'm a wet race track those that have led the race include Rusty Wallace Dave Marcus Larry Pearson Mark Martin and Dale Jarrett also Ricky Rudd lake speed Geoff Bodine Alan Kulwicki and the current leader Harry Gant out of the race only two cars believe it or not butch Miller was the first out car number 51 and then hi Strickland is the leader and looking for news first win since [Music] we'll take another break and be back with more of our live coverage of the Goodwrench 500 at Rockingham [Music] Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons Jack arute and dr. Jerry punch back at North Carolina Motor Speedway well we may be seeing some pit stops here in the next few laps as the number 6 car of Mark Martin has come in all these people have found out just how valuable having good tires are on their car some people have hid it in 40 laps just simply to get more tires on the car so they can run better you see they're only taking on right-side tires of Mark Martin's car Phil Parsons will be in just a moment ago Phil defendant the top look like cars over here matter coming back into the pit the problem with that let's go to the fifth to Jerry punch [Music] we had the situation with Rusty Wallace here a little bit earlier when there was a lot of rubber in the grill of the car and you can see in front of Bill Carson there's not a great lot of grill there for air to go through but with the amount of rubber that we're that they're getting here today there's more rubber being thrown up when you're following other cars pretty close I remember here that I wanted every once in a while it happens on the day you'll see more and they thought prepare the cars lesson Bob Jenkins mentioned just a moment ago they're still putting rubber on the racetrack what if loudly Dunn has broke the cylinder here because they do not want to leave the fence a moment ago and without the back of the car fresh in the water to do that for I would say broke ahead so bill Parsons Cosby our third car that has done so although Phil may not be out of the race completely to fix that car and get it back out but 3:28 he coming in for a pit stop yes indeed he is four drops off the banking and here problems Davey Allison Jack arute is right there and the first thing that he does is clean off the liniment as you said have a reduced row areas they're concerned about every right-side tires [Music] barbecues depend [Music] now it's down to seven seconds so he's gained two seconds giving a black flag and we could see the smoke there is smoke coming from that race card so darrell waltrip the winner of the Daytona 500 for a pit-stop mandated by NASCAR so we'll be right back with more from Rocky Motor Speedway continues to lead the Goodwrench 500 here at Rockingham we've completed 307 laps so still quite a few to go in this race but Harry Han he is continuing to hold on to the lead he's racing there with the number 43 car of Richard Petty Jerry punch can explain why Darrell Waltrip payment just a few minutes ago quick pit stop on the Walter crew in the Aukerman for Sandy jump up dude lol Danny you arranged the hood goal of the problem with the car like somewhere we're trying to find it so hopefully that was the right side valve cover leaking all they came in for about 22 seconds tighten the valve cover put the hood back down and he's back on the race and we have Ricky Rudd making a pit stop as we saw you see Darrell Waltrip smoking rather badly as he is not having good luck here this weekend ere is Ricky Rudd and Boris top Larry McReynolds and the crew going to work on the right side that front tire was discolored for some reason I don't know what the prompt that the tire maybe it was flat or something but it was highly discolored to tire change for and now he goes in 12.9 seconds he comes back out on the track he's going to be a lap down arrogance and there are eight cars on the lead lap you can seek the number car terry labonte that's running right behind the trying to lock himself he's running in ninth position so there are cars now make it nine as Levani gets the lap back on the lead lap back after this drop rock insulating the Goodwrench 500 we anticipate pit stops here in just a few moments however one car that's already in the pits not for just routine services Sara Walter well they're working beneath the hood with type Chevrolet and Adair Washington polo 500 winter still sitting in the car and DW what's the problem just started smoking out once we had enough problems without them I just thought the tires were smoking it seemed like the old offenders way we've been slipping and sliding but hey it's a it's a hard day you know the rain last night late are wearing fanny practice real dampness it's not really easy today well they're gonna try to work on it and get him out of here he currently is a P at the point leader after they want a minute they told him and they're welcome sitting behind the wall here in the tied Chevrolet you know they talk about hair again that we've got words and he's going Sam here comes Jeff bodean down pit road the second-placed are coming down pit road Alan Kulwicki the dark third place car coming down pit road hey Kelly Harry can't stay on the racetrack until the fuel pressure drops we can watch these two forcing these two car changing tires the fuel pressure saves about 7 pounds when these cars are running out [Music] here comes Rusty Wallace our fourth-place guys there we see rusty coming into the field right behind the throne [Music] once again afford spare change [Music] hey guys back home if you wonder how to do it just watch that that's how to do it I love everything he knows [Music] so maybe he thinks he's got his problem fix that's Harry Gant the leader of the race watching the peel French regime yep we've been told that he's going to stay out until that you will fresh there is the 26 car Ricky run again now Ricky is a lap down as a result of the pit stop he made so certainly he would like to get back in front of him in case the caution comes out that he would be back and of course there is Richard Petty also as petty since he came out of the track that stop has been able to stay right there with him yes he has he has run with the effect right guests move down on the inside for ricky rudd allow him right on the outside now nice gesture there by a richer and created some problems but he did ricky rudd this is just as important he needs to get in front of that 33 cross the green 26 needs to get in front of green 33 right now or Rock a moment ago Harry Gant was in the car though they'd laugh they're showing Ricky Rudd is in second place now he's back in the lead lap [Music] coming up very shortly I think that's the situation all the teams have pitted except the 33 car [Music] what has passed Terry Gant [Music] let's go back a few moments ago and watch watch the top of this brain and the fuel they're pretty car they're putting two guests they it will go in the car sometimes it just won't it's a male/female thing you won't make a connection they're not getting the Gasman so let's go to Jack arute what happened back well Bob that's exactly what happened the male and the female ends would not match and more than 20 gallons of gasoline was being just spilled all over Bella Coola cues bit area Harry's been in the meantime fits right behind Alex are looking and out.get comes down now what they're going to do with there again is they've got a little bit they said they were probably going to feel some of that away we're actually not leo Jackson is determined he's going to scrape it away because he was beginning to show his temperatures up above 220 on the water they are now going to go to the left sides as well for tires all the way around as your leader screens on the front straightaway everything is still on Zillow and they are still cleaning the grill 22 seconds have picked away he's gonna be a bad example that behind [Music] now star driven by Ricky Rudd and be back in just a moment five with 328 laps completed out of 492 Ricky Rudd as the leader Geoff Bodine a second followed by arrogant Mark Martin and Alan Kulwicki you know when I saw that basketball promo epic coming back maybe he would be pretty I'll tell you what almost got ko'd right there because he got very close to number twenty cars but they've made her and the squeeze between the renowned movin on that number 27 car here is the replay on this as the [Music] Wallace is trying to move around Ricky Rudd and the car down on the inside he's gonna make it three wide might not be room enough in there in fact there wasn't and Wallace had to back off [Music] it's a good thing you did backed off because your writer was not going to be a room at all ricky rudd leads the Goodrich 500 Jeff Lodi now is in second position man Harry Gant is in the Ricky run and taking it out Branagh bring Kieran boy that was close run just five very close call there sport and Shepherds car stalled on the inside of the racetrack now actually our third caution period but second for an accident comes out Rusty Wallace was involved in it as well the back end of his car is bashed against he comes on around and takes the yellow flag but he's going to have some work to do on that car Terry of the body there man he passed Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd had to slow down for the accident tears the body stood on the gas of the hood while before it came on around effectively so Rusty Wallace does have damage on that race car and we'll be watching Jimmy make our assess the situation and possibly try to make repairs you can see that he's got that camera ready to make any sheetmetal work that has to be done to get the the actual tire on the race course he's got to catch up to the field right now he was right in front of Ricky Rudd and so he has to catch him through the field as we watch the work being done on Morgan Shepherds car who did spin around were they coming into the pits everybody else will be coming in let's watch them house we're going to turn one starts down in turn one and the two car Ernie Irvan was down on the bottom side of the racetrack Morgan thought he had him cleared turn to quickly okay and rusty up on the outside gets him by Morgan Shepherd knocked him to the wall he gets hit on the inside then knocked up into the wall you see the green car of Ricky Rudd just barely got through there and you see the red and white car of Terry Labonte up there he accelerated went on by Ricky Rudd come right now here comes Rusty in for the stop let's watch from the crew cam [Music] Shanda make are on the right for an owwie [Music] on the right side remember we are maybe coming in [Music] left side brother possibly some body repairs also because that car does have a dig in it's in the right rear so our caution period because of an incident up in turn number one involving this car Morgan Shepherd Ernie Irvan and Rusty Wallace back with more live coverage after this under caution at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham Speed worlds live coverage of the Goodwrench 500 first of 20 live Winston Cup races that we'll have here on ESPN this year there's the damage and the work that's going on in the Raymont car the 75 machine driven by Morgan Shepherd and here comes Harry Ken now it took him long enough we were wondering why in the world he wasn't given in for a pit stop but now he finally does India let's go down to Jack arute I'm in the Harry Gant bin and they are taking on fuel and also taking on the right-side tires now this pit stop was extremely important for two particular people the one directly in front American is dead continues to exchange tires all the way around remember Alan Kulwicki was in about 30 laps before didn't get any fuel this caution period allows them to bring the car back in and they finally got a full tank on the move another car that found that this caution was very necessary in a welcomed addition to their repertoire was the car by Davey Allison and actually Davey I thought Robert Yates just about two laps before the caution came out and he said we need a caution bad because we went the wrong way on the chassis adjustment no sooner if he said that Benny Parsons had said we needed a teo then out came the caution also to update you on rusty Wallace's situation he is complaining of some problems with the left front of the automobile so that's about all of the action that we've had in this respite down here on pit road but boy we needed one real bad he actually continues here at Rockingham although it's been a little slow we've got a chance to get a breath [Music] for just a moment and we had another incident and occurred down and turned number four and involved the number 83 car driven by Lake speed and also a car down the car number 40 of em yes I believe us yeah and the 71 of Dave Marcus hears that again - here it is again the traffic was very tight as they went into turn three on the restart and you can see the car number 40 the red and white one that Dave marked as two blue car number 71 is pushing around in the last lateness that's CPR number 83 but then Hess who also has a red white car was involved yeah he got up way high on the track and got a little sideways and everybody else reacted behind him that's exactly right in the chamber just a freeway type chain reaction Ben has got the car little sideways people didn't know if he was going to save it or not they backed off the throttle and too many people [Music] the Sun guys you see all this Sun around the racetrack blue jay could you not a weatherman either oh you know I didn't do too well I said was gonna rain it's only hundred eighty degrees though and folks just before the during before this caution came out during the other caution Terry Labonte had gone behind pit wall a little bit in the Budweiser forward number eleven and lost several laps and Rusty Wallace has was in and out the fifth during that period of time as well and Jerry punch is with his crew chief well dead rusty made three pit stop during that last caution flag and we had four he had four eight in and said he was having trouble driving the car just what is the extent of the damage Barry hopefully it's cosmetic inside the car has got some characteristics it's bent in some places is not good for it but he said we've been too busy Deary I don't even know what happened in it seems to be in pretty good shape we want to talk to Rusty on the air right now while we're in the caution is there any problem with that or you talk to it he's probably out calmed down but now going okay Bob tickets go ahead and open the red new up let's talk to Rusty Wallace on the air rusty this Bob you copy well I guess you were a victim of circumstances there getting involved that little incident and one what happened how to look from your vantage point up to that point how would you characterize your car is it okay is and handling well do you have a chance of winning this race just hard drive into the end rich dreads running good rusty this is Benny Parsons Ricky Rudd came out no place to leave this rusty good luck so Rusty Wallace doesn't think that that incident he was involved up and turn number one has affected the car in any way we will have a better handle on that when we go back to green flag conditions in just a moment we'll be right back after we take another break flag and race resumes on lap number 347 thread it is the number three car of hurt heart leading to 26 but the 26 car Ricky Rudd is a leader with race yeah Earnhardt is back in the lead lap now so he'll certainly try to stay out there and [Music] there's no regulation his job to stay there we can see rut pulling up on his back buffer it's not going to be easy to do that and the five car Jeff Bodine is running in second not too far behind Ricky Rudd's there he is even coming closer to right now as rut will try to re laugh the three car Dale Earnhardt here they come down through the tri-oval laughing fighting off the challenge of Ricky Rudd was five seconds you can see the sky beginning to clear it's a much brighter and a much better looking day now but it was a hour ago now there is Mark Martin car number six and Rusty Wallace in car number 27 and this would be a battle for third place is Alan Kulwicki and then fourth is Mark Martin and and there goes Earnhardt down a lap as Ruud successfully passed him coming off [Music] less to us might be able to run with and Jeckle down maybe maybe they've adjusted the car but all day he's proven to be the strongest are you keep it low on the racetrack when he has new tires on it totally off the turns [Music] Racing he you can put through the tyres keep them from spinning boo here is a three-way battle for a third spot Mark Martin and car sex takes over third Kulwicki and seven is fourth and Rusty Wallace in twenty minutes quicky did a great pop of save it even sideways l'homme closing sound wave that's exactly what happened a month ago they got together going in turn one and I thought we had some Daisy Doo there yeah same thing give your French teacher a call Benny and anyway let's take a look at it once again rusty may have some damage down the right front of this car in addition to the right rear as they go through the travel and the frustrate would hit him to the turn to come down rusty was down there yeah [Music] we see another green white car right behind the the picture right now but he's coming as well yep problem that Rusty Wallace and Harry get both a fright now if they've got fat to get through Ricky Rudd and that's going to be hard to do because let's face it the six part Mark Martin he's not a pushover he's been running good all day yeah you can use up a lot of car trying to get by some of this good cars [Music] as critical as the tires are today you need to run your line and be easy on the tires when you start passing someone you have to run you [Music] even plants now just about all Winston Cup races you can figure that there will be anywhere from ten to twelve cars Aimable winter race there is one guy that is definitely going to be in contention for the race the number 33 appearing and as he challenges number seven with a hundred and forty laps to go although yeah rut has been strong I think we still have ten cars that are easily capable maybe not that medieval maybe seven [Music] neatness several laps ago and turn number one now loses it turn number three and the caution flag comes out again [Music] no he's going to be able to come on around he said he has the car fired and he's going the leader is coming really into turn three about us here on the front straightaway it didn't look like there was too much damage to the right side here's he'd get together as they went in the turn it was pretty close yes but he spins around keeps it out of the outside the inside out of the way of the traffic coming on so I don't think that he heard anything now the leaders are all coming into the pits let's go to Jerry punch ricky rudd slides interstate beautiful homes and we're going to working change the right-side tires now apparently they will possibly just make a four-tire change all the way rattled rut just cause you that break for a sterling marlin who's behind the black flag now you see Rusty Wallace targeting left side tire to be made Gordon Clark JD [Music] wrote four tires fresh rubber full fuel tanks everyone leaving as routine stops have been completed here under yellow the six car of Mark Martin lost about five or six boxes and each change has some trouble with the tires on the left side and he lost about five or six spots so there's Rudd back out on the track falling in behind Jody Ridley in the number nine car there is Walla Walla Strether right behind Rudd and then Geoff Bodine and Harry Gant Alan Kulwicki number seven is coming back into the pits for a stop and there's Jack arute Alan Kulwicki shows the paint on the left side tires from the altercation they've gone to the right side to make the exchange they filled up with fuel and they're going to go home four tires all the way around for the CRX car and they're getting ready Alan's directing traffic inside the car trying to tell them what needs to be done that's one of the one of the signs of a god that's the owner and the driver is you know he does call a lot of the shots as he's off and away works pretty close party you're right I'm Alan Kulwicki if the fellow says I gotta have this not gonna ask that Paul Andrews there's a good job giving Allan Coe would be what he wants sokka wiki with some paints cut there on the right side the car goes back on the racetrack and falls in line for the restart which we should have in just a few moments but let's leave their video on the left side it was hard today yeah yeah area and then maybe didn't did get together when they went into the dirt think there's some green paint there on the left rear of the Alan Kulwicki car so but now 360 laps completed we'll be back with just a moment at Rockingham rejoin us as the field has just taken the green flag on [Music] for a resumption of racing and Ricky Rudd is leading Daryl rather Dale Rusty Wallace is in second spun-out Dale Earnhardt is out in front of the field but again he's just that far behind as far the life is concerned yeah he got out in front of right in front of if they had a tell us on the two-way radio what did laps ago we could win this thing now's our chance to find out and it looks like he was right because he closed up on the rear bumper of Ricky Rudd Wallace making the challenge on run going into turn number one protecting the spot now to turn to and down the backstretch now [Applause] and here comes Jeff bodean in the yellow and white car number five in third position they're catching Dale Earnhardt looks like they are going to be able to put him a lap down once again if they do there will be seven cars on [Music] what they work hard long laughs technically but tried to pass Dale and Dale moves to the end [Music] some contact out there once again as run had to get on the binders and then Wallace bagged him in the rear of the car I'm telling you so many times last year right up there in the thick of things and away from him in the he's certainly trying to straighten things out this year finish those races who will ever forget that race from the last race straightaway late a little bit sideways hair again almost went by now here is this incident that occurred a couple of laps ago up in a turn number three now watch all three cars get together move the iron horse flipped up in front of Rudd just a little bit rut had to put the brakes on and rusty was right there and kept him a little matter of fact there were ten different races last year that out of competition with engine failure and a lot of those he was leading the top 5 now Harry Gant challenges Jeff bow tied for third position Gant is really strong today I'm very impressed and look at this Rusty Wallace now has moved to the top of the racetrack as Ricky Rudd still trying to dispose of Dale Earnhardt look Rusty Wallace on the outside I thought he's gonna pull alongside I mean Wow the 360 lat cars here are going for the lead really [Music] in BO dime [Music] Wallace racing to the caution you'll be the leader the clock run has this car going [Music] so Ricky Rudd has the car going again is gonna stay in the lead lap last year had his problem with the engine this year he has a problem at least in this race encountering another car and he's got some bodywork rubbing against the right rear tire here comes Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt in for pit stops once again will join Jimmy Makar and the crew can [Music] [Music] goes back out they learn heart beats him out however let's take a look at the crash once again it all started going into turn number one as Rusty Wallace ricky rudd or behind Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt to the inside of the racetrack of the black car on the outside is to go in he pulls rock down behind [Music] and they touch and that gets run out of shape and Rusty Wallace goes by on the inside and Rud just simply can't get it back together Gantt coming home hits right in the back and he spins around rusty was sideways for a long time when he look at this yeah and rusty was just so lucky be touched him and it rutted touch him in the right rear he's gonna go head-on in the wall and Harry Gant looks like he probably took as much damage a minute as anyone in this situation but does he s pretty serious damage there is Rudd in the pits getting a change of rubber on the left side and Harry Gant is also in and Jack arute can't explain what's going on down there well Bob it looks as if they're going to have to totally reconstruct the nose of the car he's already gone down one lap Harry Gant just sitting in the car somewhat dejectedly as the crew looks over the fiberglass front air dam which is just just crushed I mean it's still hanging on but now he cuts the engine off and it looks as if it may be indeed terminal for Harry Gant Leo Jackson and the crew Andy Petree they're all taking a look now trying to get the hood up to take a look at the engine as we said that the air dam is just caved and now they're checking to see if it's done any structural damage to the front end of the machine it has indeed spent a lot of the front bars back up where the radiator is so it could possibly be that the radiator has actually been backed up into the fan but while we check on this let's check in with Jerry punch Jerry Ricky Rudd is being held here in the pence rut front came in for four tires they peeled the sheet metal away and apparently they are holding Ricky Rudd in the pits down the robbers meeting they made a comment about passing cars and to come into pit road when the yellow came out and apparently you will have a one-lap penalty that's what they are invoking here now laughing rod just spins a car away heads down pit road right for us and hairy dance cargos behind the wall while in fact is going into the garage area a tough break for Harry and his second disappointment the weekend yesterday leading the Bush Grand National race with four laps to go gets the black flag has to come in and loses the race and now he and the crew are headed back to the garage area and they of course are going to try to repair that car to get it back into the race because as we mentioned at the beginning of the show getting back out there and building up Winston Cup points so very very essential Bill Elliott won the Winston Cup Rusty Wallace last year by a mere 24 points and boy even this early in the year 24 points can be very very valuable 373 laps completed we'll be right back back at Rockingham where we are still under caution because of a crash in the back stretch involving Ricky Rudd and Harrigan rusty this Bob Jenkins again for the second time of the race a very close call for you how did you see that incident we're taking a look at it on replay looks like that the rut got to the inside of Dale and then went back up as the two touched and rut was way sideways then you sneak by it also looked like that you may have run over some debris is that fair assessment [Music] like naked 3/4 stray cards never sell my shape daughter what he into the head like it's marijuana you're going to be racing in one more lap quickly the other incident did that affect the hammock in the car you okay [Music] all right best of luck the rest of the way let's go to the garage area where Jack arute is with the Harry Gant crew that's trying to repair that car well our initial diagnosis was correct Bob Jenkins you can see the radiator that they have just pulled out of Harry Gant scar we'll get a word with Harry now Harry points so valuable you're going back out in the race after exchanging radiators yeah we're we're going back out and change the radiator and stuff you know after you know Earnhardt cry streak and he comes sailing off into me so what I could do but I slammed the brakes on but nothing I could do beheaded well he hit him but let's check in with Jerry punch quickly before the green flag we're looking at the brain trust of the Ricky Rudd team Luna Rossa Larry McReynolds the engine builder and crew chief respectively they are concerned about Ruud and the reason they held Rudd the lap as we explained it before the way it was explained to them if you move up under caution you pass cars in front of you in order to get into the pits quicker and make a quick pit stop it will hold you a lap but apparently that was explained in the drivers meeting it's being invoked here today for the first time apparently and rut got caught it in big was explained in the drivers meeting Jerry I heard dick baited the competition as the green light comes out on lap number 300 100 and five lights ago and look at Rusty Wallace just blow by Mark Martin coming off the second corner I'm trying to go following could not then it mark martin only took home gas here in that pit stop the others change tires and as we've documented [Music] Mark Martin Dale Jarrett spending down and turned 20 turn 1 & 2 [Applause] Jared spins down the banking in into the entrance to the FAC stretch pits and there were other car and Dale earnheardt did beat Alan Kulwicki got back to the checker the accosted flag and so Dale finally gets his lap back it sure did he had the crew that got me back out in front of the leaders several times and this time the caution came out earlier enough for him that he was out in front of him and gets back in the lead lap now there's several other cars came together over there and turn number two but nobody else spun so Dale Jarrett apparently the only one that did slide down the banking over there in turn number two now Mark Martin is going to decide to come in and get some tires yep he's not gonna like that at all as Dale Earnhardt encircles the entire racetrack and becomes the sixth car that's now on the lead lap and the number six car of Mark Martin is in [Music] they'll dig entire change [Music] Dale Jarrett did anything he just made a 360 he's back out on the racetrack and coming around with under green just for a few laughs we caught the tail end of it you can see the smoke as Jared spins around makes it 360 almost goes back up on the racetrack then is able to pull it back down on the inside of the track and he didn't lose a lap in that and said a lot of cars behind him though really had to race so Mark Martin goes back out onto the race track after a tire change in this stroll lightboard field behind the pace car when 390 laps completed and we have some shots from Rick mass in car camera as he saw the incident ahead of him well maybe he saw maybe he didn't quit completely it went dark and from him all of that smoke and there to see Jarrett's car down on the left side of his windshield and then the smoke clears and Rick said oh boy I got through that and didn't hit anything because for a moment he had no idea what was in front of him you know only an experienced racecar driver would get through that because when you drive into that smoke and literally cannot see a thing all you can do it you said the people involved not spin the car because it's launcher going forward one of these days you're going around on smoke and then you start driving the car in but when you spin you have no control whatsoever and you're at the mercy of the other people unless you hit something before you clear the smoke here's another angle from our camera inside of turn number three and we see all the cars tried to take the evasive action because they really didn't know if they was going to go back up and hit the outside retaining wall I saw Rick mast come in a moment ago and someone get poked him in the back cause he had some damage in the left rear of that car so we are nearing 100 laps to go in this Goodridge 500 from north carolina motor speedway will take another bright break and be right back we're green flag conditions are now Kolak iike wikia number seven is leader what's not anymore Rusty Wallace passes Allen he may have bought the sideways [Music] Allen has not stopped here although they didn't run there Clank laughs either time but he didn't stop and rest [Music] as close to the car track position means so much position before beneficial to him than the four divers and we'll see if Esther or not meanwhile that over five car now moves in on the rear bumper of the 7 car valid for second shaping up here it's Rusty Wallace than Alan Kulwicki and their cars on the lead lap include davey allison dale hurd mark Mark Martin let's get out the Jerry punch these guys don't have some fun here in the afternoon in stock car racing take us what happened a minute ago Kenny Schrader came down pit road Hopkins car here is Rusty Wallace 5th started pounding hysteria will immediately Wallace's crew runs over they can trailer may have a problem trailers laughing he reaches out and handsome a hot dog laughs cranks the car up and goes on down pit road I don't notice I've ever heard about that happening and it Winston Cup race I've wrecked in Darlington last year in the spring race join us back on the racetrack in the caution came out and asked Harry had you want to make the pit stop it's a really nice screen right now super fancy ice cream while the 28 car of Davey Allison in the six car of Mark Martin exchanging positions here off the corner number four the six car of Martin to the inside of Davey Allison and of course that's for the fifth position [Music] Wallis leading second place Alan Kulwicki and Jeff bodean the wikis hanging in there pretty good though huge tires man yes he is they perhaps didn't have a braid or can laugh the free flag run came out so quickly after this display but still [Music] behind the five quite coming the picture we're gonna see a dream car just about there 26 Ricky Rudd smoked them still getting around the you kept in sight a little bit man maybe has something to prove revenge here it looks like he's coming pretty good Wallis though stretches out the advantage Twiggy and Jeff bodean although not very much car also [Music] the quickest cars on the racetrack right now but unfortunately he is a lap down the nascar building and Rusty Wallace what does he have to prove he's leading the race you know he doesn't have to prove by anything [Music] last year we saw rusty on several occasions come from to win a race and I don't think he's ever been out of the league lap today but he has survived two very close calls as far as incidents on the track are concerned yeah I think there was a time or maybe even fought one time that I remember that he made a pit stop under green when he got back in the lead lap anyway a great afternoon for rusty so far runs by Alan Kulwicki and now within the 100 laughs which means that you talked about earlier yes they cannot change brands of tires from this point home they have to finish and whatever brand the tires they have that much switching around here this afternoon started don't get near switch then went back to Goodyear we mentioned it because it certainly will be a factor sometimes here in this year [Music] go dine has his work cut out for and they get there's the first three cars the white car 27 Rusty Wallace in the red and the solid green of ricky rudd native to africa rusty was 2.0 four seconds ahead hovering [Music] is gaining on rescue wall leaving the seven car and the bike car Alan Kulwicki and jetboat under me of course he has to dispose of them before you get the rescue [Music] five laps to go you can see the damage on the red car on the right rear presented it with me very Han he left his car just takes [Music] faces drift up [Music] if he passes here nope not this time but it's cut it down to one point definitely don't rusty walk [Music] [Applause] at the end of 400 laps smears the field summary once again with Wallace and Hawaii and Bodine running first second and third now here's Rudd working to the inside of Bodine once again [Music] Jeff realizes that it is to his advantage to try to keep laughs now because we know that the [Music] they get down near the end of the race at red they will get back in alongside those on he had position this time I think Jeff with just a little bit more momentum in the corner behind it we're watching Ricky Rudd and the green number 26 Quaker State car tried to pass Geoff Bodine and try to get his lap back but for the moment he is unable to do so leading the race as Rusty Wallace second Alan Kulwicki and third is Geoff Bodine Bart Martin is the only car that can complete the race on the fuel that he has in the car pastor stop Mark Martin doesn't maybe we're gonna look at another day called all over again has the most fuel wins away if we go the rest of the way without a caution period so there is Jessica Waltrip watching the activity her dad has not had a good run here this afternoon we'll be right back North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham for the Goodrich 5 Rusty Wallace ballad kawaki geoff bodine per second [Music] car ricky rudd trying to get the lap back and so far he just hasn't been able to do so at 406 less than 100 let's talk a little bit guys about Daytona and the fact that the Chevrolets were so strong they're the rick henry cars oh here comes here again back out on the racetrack and there again we see the the reason why he comes back out is to get those points as impressive here this afternoon as they were at Daytona the 300 cars and then Rick mast were so strong there but today we're seeing the Pontiacs and the boards and the over wheels and all cars very competitive I think the Daytona that the that car for three years in Basel so they knew what to expect they do have a judgement are they about it we felt with a new Ford Thunderbird and also the Pontiac NASCAR made them change the rear those cars just a little bit before they went to Daytona and I think that that hurt this partisan the shirt life just people about their cars and the rest we've got three cut the first three right in the almost total fail whoo baby fashions and all free a lap down behind trying to get his back breasted ID who was running in the seventh position is in the pits with the hood up on the Motorcraft for Gudrun going here today that looks like it's going up in smoke right now yeah a considerable amount of smoke coming from that car on pit road as we ought to watch the action on the racetrack yes Jimmy means in car number 52 there that his new alka-seltzer sponsor showing on that car as the others Nassau has brought the 53 car driven by Jerry O'Neill in to the pits for a physical check they say it's weed he is a Supermodified driver who accustomed to running 50 and 75 100 lap features not a question for this kind of mileage they feel like he may be physically worn once again pulling alongside of Jeff bodean but Jef retains that spot guys are racing hard though and what Rusty Wallace is not going away a lot of cars that are very equally matched here the five car boat on on the outside of the seven is he gone though he doesn't have a get on the outside I thought for a moment he's gonna get out side of Allen go with you working the high side geoff bodine nope not this time let's go for a report from Jerry punch very quickly and all other competitors last year in one category that was engine failure the category you don't want to lead he had ten engine failures the majority those coming when he was leading the race well they had a problem a missing link or his Kenny Bernstein would call it a missing loo he rectified that problem by hiring lunar oceans behind me as the engine builder you see what happened today this car is one of the fastest on the racetrack he is now making a move inside for nine trying to get his lap back runs another shot at winning it the call to this vid here Luna Rossa dynamic engine building low larosa on the right side of your screen there as he's watching his driver Ricky rut Luke force formerly with the Dale Earnhardt crew [Music] we mentioned that brett bodine had was in the fifth yes car to the garage he was running in seventh place life and the Sunoco without the kerchief services of dick calendar sighs suitcase take the number of years ago because he booth around who showed me he'll land somewhere pretty shortly because the guy has a lot of palate Becky worked for you on that every year he was probably had more success with JC if the crew chief than anyone Rud is really trying hard to get that lap back and all that racing that he's been doing is not paying off very much meanwhile what's the situation and the Rusty Wallace bit well let's go to Jack arute find out well Bob you are surmising whether this team could go without another pit stop if it stays in green what about it Barry Dodson do you have to make another stop where can you go the distance [Music] miles of tires [Music] so they will have to stop as you surmise now don't forget that to break mark Barton beckons on indeed we may have another another Daytona situation where fuel is going to become the critical factor and those that are playing at conservative and saving fuel right now may come out on top including mark Warren the interesting to see so it is Rusty Wallace still leading with Palicki second Jeff bodean in third running and mark mark 417 laps complete Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons Jack arute and dr. Jerry punch back at North will Craig Rockingham will be at North Wilkesboro in a few weeks Rockingham North Carolina the site of our Winston Cup race this afternoon and it remains much the same on the racetrack as Wallace continues to lead then Alan Kulwicki and Geoff Bodine in the green car number 26 of Ricky Rudd a lap down now that black car they're falling in behind Ricky is the driver that we talked about a few minutes ago O'Neil who was brought in by a NASCAR to be checked physically but apparently they're satisfied he's back out there on the racetrack Alan Kulwicki rent the high creepy one and two I think why that for the last three or four laps he's been going Lolo [Music] they're 71 Dave Martin trying to get some more of those valuable once we've got points not much of a front-end on that car but nevertheless Dave Marcus in competition now we have Alan Kulwicki making a bid for the lead here on rusty Wallace's he got real close to rusty coming out of quarter number two in a real great three-car battle for the lead here here's Alan Kulwicki move it inside of Rusty Wallace in turn number four let's see about it yeah he can't you just power by Rusty Wallace and so Alan Kulwicki led that lap but here comes Rusty Wallace battling back and Geoff Bodine is also right there I don't think gallon can make you stick on the bottom racetrack in it they make some contact three and four might be able to he's been getting through this corner extremely well let's see tight tight racing a rough smoke the powers coming off the pool the engine bladder Rajgarh and so brother ricky rudd many times last year may have also from this competition as he rocks to the top of the racetrack we continue to see rusty and Alan and Jeff bodean go at it tooth and nail out there here comes Richard penny in number 43 and he made a pit stop about tuna [Music] one card in another and has run the leaders down all day long the rich the babies run him down let's go down to Jack arute as they bring the car down into pit road the Quaker State team is ready to go to work on right-side tires from Ricky but now there's they've got something underneath the car that is on fire look Zippy's cut a brake line and he can't stop the car it looks as if the brake line is what is actually caught on fire he's overshot his pits they said they thought I had a right-side tire but now he's got to go all the way down to the end of pit road is still trying to stop the car and he's all the way down your turn one Bob and he's going around again as he was trimming down pit road if we can go back to replay some debris blew out the back of that car something broke off the back of that car compete while look at Richard he's passed the three leaders at this rain he can still drive a racecar oh yeah okay they sound 5 left and I guess now would only be down for laughs after debris yeah that's a great rotor a brake rotor exploded as Ruud was coming down pit road Wiki once again bidding for the bead on Rusty Wallace through the tri-oval side-by-side into turn number one they've got a slow car hit of an SG team exam peon chart over 70 the wiki said where they may hi Rusty Wallace go the back way five saw jeopardize won't get by me wait a minute folks good move on Alan for with you to pull in behind him and keep from getting using that semicolon benign uses seventy as a paper [Music] so first second and third nosed a tail on the racetrack meanwhile Rudd is in the pits again and still trying to get the car stopped look at him weaving trying to get the cars stopped the pit crew comes out and tries to slow the car down they finally get it stopped probably together let's go back and take a look at what happened when the rest of when Ricky was coming into the pits Benny this is the incident you mentioned they're here break wood or just explode on the car and that's what calls that extra smoke that we saw just as he came into the pits Kulwicki still working on Rusty Wallace rusty holding him off it's Pontiac against Ford against Chevy the number 40 car uh-huh I've been Ritchie trying to use be enhancements a pic now he's gonna go on the inside butch Miller driving we heard that never confirmed intimacy though now three abreast racing here at turn one look Jeff trying to get the low-side advantage meanwhile here's Chloe still looking to the inside as they go to the high side of the racetrack and past Mickey Gibbs in car number 48 he had been up in the top 15 for a while but he has slowed in the last 15 or 20 left caution is on the racetrack Bernie on the writer brief yep well all that strategy of going because everybody will be able to come in and get tires and gas and don't have to worry about it Martin and instead of a race that could be determined by fuel mileage it looks like it will be a race determined by horsepower and intestinal fortitude let's go down to Jack arute who's in the rut pit well Ricky Rudd has dropped the window net and he's turning the radio off as the leaders come down on a pit road for their services it dejected it's an absolutely dejected Ricky Rudd crew the brake rotor has been exploded and we watch the Rusty Wallace crew cam go to work here as they work on her Luna Rusty Wallace did the work that he's going on right side tires there is Jimmy Makar completes his work comes around the front of the car it starts to go work on the left side they've already taken the lug nuts off by Rusty Wallace in the meantime Ricky Rudd has gotten out of his car [Music] we're gonna try and get a word here with with with Ricky here this is a tough tidy kitchen gets a whisper from his wife Linda as you can see has just exploded by the way has picked up two positions on the pitstop exchange and that's some good work let's update you that all the frontrunners had said they were going to have to come in at least for a splash and go let's go back upstairs all right Ricky Rudd climbs out of the car as the crew assesses the problem in the left front of the car a brake rotor let's go and eliminates Ricky runs chances of winning this Goodridge 500 several other cars are coming in now some for an original pit stop and others to get a change off left-side rubber that's an unusual situation have a brake rotor just exploded the way the sure if evidently when he made contact over there he he bent the thing a little bit [Music] so we're nearing the close of the Goodrich 500 with pit stops being completed we'll go back to green in just a moment [Music] before laps completed Rusty Wallace leading Dale Earnhardt now a second Jeff bodean third Alan Kulwicki fourth and Mark Martin is fifth and the other car on the lead lap in sixth position is the number 28 car driven by dating Allison the green flag has come back on lap number 436 to racing well we haven't really talked about much this afternoon because he has had his problems but now he finds himself [Music] has helped him to get up there because he has driven the car very well this afternoon much of this race as well as his heart they have a lot of people here watching him betcha they one scene he's battled all afternoon mine hangs there in third in the yellow and white car number five number seven leaders once again very close together on the racetrack as Earnhardt now appears to be closing in on rusty think that the race is Justin not distance than any of those it's just whose car handles the best laughter fifteen lat like if you can laugh to Rusty Wallace will win the right restless cars ready to take off 20 and as we saw before Constantine half laughs this afternoon in second and there is Jeff bodean in third position when in that climate change four tires and now like you did just a moment ago on used cars I don't know [Music] or it just takes a few laughs of his tire to come in maybe that's possible might have a little bit of cushion car and normally with who no question there and it ready to start working briefly recapping what has happened today as we are nearing now the closing stages of this race and by the way right after our live coverage here will be going to Miami Florida for the info Miami the race started under cautions at first twenty some laps were on under caution while the track dried out we went green and have only had very few caution period since then and major accidents whatsoever Ricky Rudd has looks talked throughout the day though of course as Rusty Wallace Harry can't look very good for a while but Gant and Rudd were gone a chance of winning so right now it is Rusty Wallace Italy with her March 2nd in the Jetport Alan Kulwicki 50 laps to go 54 to go anything can happen I'm sorry about Martin Martin's a fifth place car and he had some speed early right now he just doesn't seem to have the speed [Music] any afield summary here and give as many cars on the racetrack as possible there of course is Rusty Wallace who is lead the Kodiak Pontiac behind him Dale Earnhardt in Congress rhenium Goodwrench Chevrolet then comes Jeff bodean car number five the Levi's Garrett Chevrolet running in third spot behind him is Alan Kulwicki in the Z Rex for car number seven and he is in fourth position now behind him a group of cars including bark-bark in car number six Sterling Marlin in number the inside and then Jodi Ridley who took over from Bill Elliott early in the event there's Jim saw during Carnival 31 and he's had a fine race dinner that has his running mate position their car the state of Wisconsin has driven a very good race here they're looking for six weeks ago in Crossville Tennessee who was very impressed with the panko they have over there so what is for first class thing there is Dale Jarrett in carnivore 29 who was even three laps down Terry Labonte who also got a shot up he's can car number 11 or he is well down in the deal because of a very Alan Kulwicki has closed in amman Geoff Bodine in the battle for third position so the wiki although he brought back there just after the pitstop is now it looked like that was exactly right that on do laps on the guys as you said earlier many pitches one thing and passing another their forces think about is the 5-star goes in [Music] there's always one place on the racetrack that is faster than anywhere else cars that are [Music] correct one and two then the seven called the wiki and we see Alan what get off the curb deep-set position which it looks like you will going into turn three I think you get it going into this turn or as they come out full well they're deeply max that's a they are there they are there and you know we should mention also Alan's performance at Daytona you was not a problem with him but it was a fire situation that cost him the race now I think he's got it a lot of horsepower wait.you down with the inside they get better traction coming off return for [Music] yep so al-kuwaiti now moves into third position oh and look at bowed eyes his way upon the marbles Mater Dei you know the thing is [Music] we've been watching third and fourth now here is first and second as Rusty Wallace Dale Earnhardt in the closing stages of the Goodrich 500 452 of Cour 92 all right we had 458 laughs completed and it's time to go around the room here and decide who's going to win this race and I've been told that I must predict first since I sometimes try to weasel out of this prediction business because I'm no good at it I'm going to say that Rusty Wallace will hang on to win this race Betty well my heart wants me to vote for Alan Kulwicki about brains helping get by Dale Earnhardt though my heart if this race goes green the rest of the way I think Alan Kulwicki will do if there's a caution between now and the end of the race and then I think Jack what do you think well I've been watching up quietly the Goodwrench people have gone about their business all day and I've kind of think they'll learn they said that they've gone back and forth between trying to get the car tighter and loosening it up right now they feel they've got the right set up and I think they might make an assault on the front row finally our other pit reporter dr. Jerry punch what do you think sir well who's into the top of the show I think that Rusty Wallace had this race cars his favourite car named Whitney after Whitney Houston he won four of the six events in this car last year the car is almost unbeatable here back in back in the fall and making up to left I believe roughy will hang on the winners Gary I are in agreeance [Music] so here's the top 230 at the end of 450 laughs as we watch first in second place Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt and there's Cola key not too far behind guys too far just about a second or so car links or two I don't know where he's going okay he was over two seconds behind [Music] about 1.3 the three-card just keep quiet people Bernard Jack arute looks like he can't quite keep up already sitting over yes Oh without question Alan Kulwicki is moving in on they learn hard no doubt about that meanwhile back in fourth and the good pretty good back here between Jeff bodean and Mark Martin mark Martin's another one of those guys and Jeff also that have been right up there all day long the race was there what second fastest car here at the beginning of the race but Larry Pearson is into the pits with a problem on that car is a great deal of steam and smoke is rising from underneath of it yeah the last time he went around the front straightaway he had pulled to the inside of the track and it sounded like he was running on about six cylinders so Larry Pearson one of the contenders this year for Rookie of the Year honors of the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit and here's Mark Martin about Mike Lubo Jeff bodean the inside they cross the stripe and Martin has the position well as I said many times during this telecast Stefan we are doing 20 of the 29 Winston Cup races this year and I got a feel guys that sometime during the season possibly on one of our races Mark Martin is going to become a Winston Cup winner now look at this a battle for second here comes Alan Kulwicki alongside of it in fact pulling ahead of Dale Earnhardt we have a new second place guy that Alan Kulwicki in car number 7 who's second he's got his sights set on the later Rusty Wallace man I'm glad I've took my heart decides because I don't think you see that easy getting around pillar capacity's either but [Music] she's got Rusty Wallace at the end with now and they're gonna make that easy how'd you like to be the blown-in that sandwich between Rusty Wallace and Bale looky here very hot may have lost the lead right here a wiki is able to keep you starve on the racetrack as Wallace went high you had a fender up there but he was we backed off going into turn three they're coming up on Ernie Irvan car number two but now Ellen side under there he's got the acceleration is to come off the turn he's got him a blade I believe you down we're close going across the stripe of the thing yeah the momentum coming off it works very well keep going into that turn watching the Sun right I think Alan is going to get up here go they split the difference we got a problem right in front of the leaders that Steve made of the third spinning and well Cohen you definitely won the race to the caution flag that's for sure another while to come home so they're all going to come in to dance and get these hour another close call for rusty the third this afternoon that something happened right in front of him this time it was Dave major the third loosing it and turned to before I don't think he hit anything getting any way so he drove away I don't think these forces that the leaders did meet him though but yeah they were trying to pass each other just as he spun well okay that took some concentration as the leaders come down pit road no surprise let's go to Jack arute Alan Kulwicki is making his presence known first on pit road because he's the farthest back he locks the tires up the crew goes to work as wallace jeff put on the rest of them to it you can see Wallace's crew going to work there as kuroky on the top of the screen taking the right side tires and Wallace on the bottom of your screen making the exchange as well now the kolecki crew goes to work on the left side tire so it'll be four sets left sides going up for Rusty Wallace is away as well and Wallace's away first but he spins the tires he goes away as they learn our different well Hawaii didn't have nearly the pit stop that Rusty Wallace did he did rush to be the ernhardt out that time that's they've been very close all afternoon when they pit stop but Earnhardt has Hesby so we're under another caution period here at Rockingham and we're going to take another break and resume our live coverage in just a moment of the Goodrich 500 stay with us one laps to go in the Goodwrench 500 and boy I'm telling you we are set for a shootout as the signal is being given for one more lap to go we're going to try to get some conversation in with Kulwicki and rusty but we don't do that when the drivers have to concentrate on going back to racing let's go down to Jerry punch and very Dodson there are these cautions are coming in opportune times for you that before the caution came out your drivers to get it up and turn to what was the problem I think we needed in June we ran off a hard on the restart trying to gain some ground and maybe use the tires up a little bit I tell you how it's been tough all day you can't just count even well fresh rubber maybe trouble because Leslie Wallace is on fresh tires and rusty will have the lead when we go back to racing gear in about a quarter of a lap that's Earnhardt there in second car three and then kawaki and seven and Bodine they came out of the pits and that's the way they'll resume and so far a trustee has so we're about rated to go back to green after the spin down in turn one that involved Richard Petty and here's the race out of the pits you can see if my car Verne who are pulling out Rusty Wallace on the outside in the white looking car they touch as they come out and Wallace gets back to that line first a friendly nudge there here's the top 10 quickly before we go back to green it's Wallace Earnhardt kolja key Bodine and Martin second five Allison Marlin Jim Sauter lake speed and Greg sacks and we've got six more laps to go here comes the green flag this is going to decide the winner of the Goodrich rusty with a good jump on the start well six laps to go yeah he's ready took off five and a half laps to go down the backstretch they come there's kawaii in number seven and Jeff bodean a number five they're battling for that third here comes rusty off of quarter number four with Earnhardt bottling then comes Kawai key Bodine and Mark Martin the laces to finish [Applause] learn heart and fit be the leader because Darrell Waltrip and Kenny Schrader's we're tied for the lead into this race in both of them the Ken Schrader's was involved in that situation with Richard Petty a lot of damage done to his car while the Hendrick cars very impressive at Daytona however like Jeff bodean now is looking good here in the late stages of the Goodwrench race as Darrell Waltrip had his problems earlier and Kenny Schrader's has not been real competitive all after I would think Alan Kulwicki is probably second in the winter nor until the jet boat on would be second if they would have finished as they are right now Jeff finishing in the top five at Daytona in the Daytona 500 reflected for a top-five finish here running in fourth place right now is the interval between 1st and 2nd is now Alan Kulwicki begins to close in once again on Dale Earnhardt we'll have a white flag displayed next time around and Rusty Wallace has the race in hand it appears he's in turn number three now headed toward the white flag for Harold kinder in the indication of one more lap to go Rusty Wallace sat on the pole for this race with a record-breaking speed here's the white flag we got one more lap to go and look at the battle for second spot it is Dale Earnhardt on the inside of the black number three and Alan Cohen on the high side in the multicolored number seven here they come off of the second quarter of the battle for second place rages on [Applause] desperately to hold on that Kulwicki points very valuable here Kulwicki however moves to the inside and turn number four here comes Rusty Wallace he wins the Goodrich 500 and second place goes to Alan Kulwicki by a bumper Plus race also for fourth place but Jeff codon out Mark Martin what a race for second I tell you what Alan Kulwicki was impressive today Haas feel God he's number one Jimmy Makar is giving us a view of reactions from many of the Kodiak people down there in the pit area they're all very happy as their driver resting Wallace has survived a very grueling 500 miles here at North Carolina Motor Speedway and for Rusty Wallace in his victory number 11 in Winston Cup competition his last win of course was at the final race of the year last year in Atlanta when he won the race but lost the Winston championship to Bill Elliott the top 10 finishers here this afternoon in the Goodwrench 500 at Rockingham Alan Kulwicki second day learn our third than Geoff Bodine and Mark Martin finishing six through ten Allison Marlin Sauter speed and Sachs were right back a very happy rusty wallace has pulled into victory lane and now gets the helmet off and we go down for our winners circle interview which is being brought to you by America's best-selling replacement battery the Sears diehard Jack arute well Whitney Houston's hit song is one moment in time be the best that you can be and today Whitney and Rusty Wallace boy you both were the best that you could be buddy thanks a lot Jackie man I tell you the crew did everything because those two final two pit stops that was the key and I told them once - come on man pull through for me and they did they had some killer stops the dáil was dogging me pretty hard and uh I knew it when that caution flag came out with ten to go and it's gonna be a shootout hey listen in addition to this you've won $15,000 plus from unical 76 challenge you're the first guy ever to do that in history that's got to make you feel good - well I feel really good about leading the halfway point for the 10,000 getting a unit cows 15,000 and we're really raped up one of the day and I just like to say I'd like to thank Kodiak Mobil 1 AC sparkplugs and all our sponsors that made this possible because without them it wouldn't be right and I was Raymond beetle and Billy Miller and all those guys were here with shared is my wife Patty and son Greg and all them but as I tell you when you get down like we did at Daytona this it feels good to come back well he's back like he said at the top of the show Bob our congratulations to Rusty Wallace who is back in Winston Cup competition coming up in just a moment the EMSA Miami Grand Prix from Miami Florida and of course a whole lot of basketball action coming up the next couple of weeks here on ESPN tonight East Tennessee and Marshall and then Louisiana Tech in New Orleans at 9:30 our thanks to banquet and Ford havilland for their sponsorship of our in-car cameras my thanks to Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons Jack arute and cherry punch for their work here today we'll see you a little bit later in Darlington for now this is Bob Jenkins so long everyone you
