1989 Goody's 500

a beautiful Sunday afternoon the temperature is in the low 60s the humidity only 30% and the forecast calling for no chance of rain certainly different than last Friday when Hurricane Hugo tore through the Carolinas and Virginia with torrential rains and winds up to 135 miles an hour causing millions of dollars in property damage but somehow Martinsville Speedway escaped the wrath of Hurricane Hugo good afternoon everybody I'm Bob Jenkins and it's a beautiful sunny day now and we're set for racing here at Martinsville we did have some rain on Friday and a little bit of wind but absolutely no damage as a matter of fact on Friday afternoon the track was dry and they began to qualify it resulted in one of the most unusual qualifying sessions in recent Winston Cup history for more on that story let's go to the grid dr. Jerry punch well thank you very much Bob dick as you know Friday morning Hurricane Hugo didn't roll through Martinsville with its 55 mile-per-hour winds but the real story here was Friday afternoon when hurricane Hensley yes local short track ace Jimmy Hensley was called upon to qualify the Goodwrench Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt just merged the track in time to watch his car qualify a big smile on Earnhardt face as Jimmy Hensley had just turned the lap of near 92 miles per hour congratulating Hinsley her heart was extremely happy and that's right jimmy hensley is in the Busch clash but Dale Earnhardt will start the car from the pole today and what Hensley did Vinnie Parsons was give her and her a chance to stay atop the Winston Cup point standings Jerry punch I can't believe how lucky Dale Earnhardt is because there were eight drivers that were late get in here along with Earnhardt was Ken straighter rick wilson and lakes beat unable to qualify because of the storm there was four other drivers that were got very little practice Davey Allison Phil Parsons and Rusty Wallace Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd is starting seventh that's the further stuff anyone is started of the eighth except Earnhardt and Jimmy Hensley qualified this car on the fold Ned Jarrett it's so important that this racetrack starting the front isn't it oh it's absolutely the place to be starting on the inside and then up front as well last week we told you how many positions each driver that's behind her and hearted the Winston Cup point standings had to gain in each race in order to win the Western kept championship well after Earnhardt won at Dover let's take a look at what they have to do now Rusty Wallace last week only had to gain two positions per race now he has to gain for Mark Martin who's third in the point standings last week only had to gain seven now he has to gain eight Darrell Waltrip only had to gain nine now he has to gain 14 and Bill Elliott with an impossible task last week had to gain 16 and we knew he couldn't do that well now he has to gain 21 points per position from here on out if he's going to win the championship well as we say this is a very tough racetrack and Rusty Wallace starting back in 20th place and dick Berggren that's not the place you want to start Ned Jarrett you're absolutely right of all the racetracks where a guy would rather not start in the back this is number one why because the turns are so tight when the leader goes in the first turn he's going to hit his brakes the guy behind him is going to have to use a little bit more brake guy behind him is going to have to use a little bit more brake too and by the time it gets to Rusty that's what's going to happen Rusty Wallace has got to avoid any sort of trouble here at Martinsville Speedway if he's to have any hopes of winning the championship starting in the back he's got a tall order to avoid any sort of trouble well dick while rusty has his work cut out for darrell waltrip won this race last year and he started from the 20th position we'll see how things go this afternoon as we are live in Martinsville the engines have been started down on the front stretch they're beginning to roll away for five warm-up laps during which they'll seat their brakes these five laps will not count and then they'll be getting the green flag for 500 laps of racing let's look at the race track it's point five to six miles in length the pole lap time was twenty point six oh two seconds and the speed ninety one point nine one three miles an hour race length is 500 laps of the fuel range about 150 laps thirty two cars and drivers are set to go and now here is the starting line up on the pole Dale Earnhardt from Kannapolis North Carolina the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet outside is Darrell Waltrip from Franklin Tennessee in the number 17 tie Chevrolet going to row number two it's Jeff Bodine from Shaboom New York he's driving the number five Levi Garrett Chevrolet and on the outside of row number 2 will be Sterling Marlin driving the number 94 Sunoco Oldsmobile sterling hails from Columbia Tennessee going to row number three it's rookie point contender Dick Trickle from Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin the number 84 Miller High Life viewing and on his outside starting six will be Terry Labonte from Corpus Christi Texas in the number eleven but wiser for starting in seventh position inside row number four it's ricky rudd from Chesapeake Virginia in the number 26 Quaker State Buick he's flanked on the outside of row number four by Alan Kulwicki from Greenfield Wisconsin he drives the number seven Zarek's Eddie frees for in the fifth row will be Mark Martin currently third in Winston two points he's from Batesville Arkansas and drives this throw light for car number six outside of row number five will be Bill Elliott from Dawsonville Georgia he's driving the number nine course board starting in 11th position inside of row number six in the peak Pontiac car number 42 from Randleman North Carolina Kyle Petty and starting in 12th position another rookie contender from Spartanburg South Carolina number 16 Chattanooga to Buick is Larry Pearson in the seventh row will be car number two Ernie Irvan and 75 Morgan Shepherd the eighth row Michael Waltrip in car number 30 and Brett Bodine in 15 starting in row number nine and Stevie twenty-eight in Jimmy means in 52 the tenth row Gary Koch and Rusty Wallace in car number 27 fast a second a qualifier starting 21st was Ken Schrader he'll be alongside Rick Wilson the 12th row Greg Saxon Harry ganden as you look at the rest of the starting lineup you can see the cars here on the main straightaway getting their tires warmed up and there break seeded for 500 laps for a pre-race report let's go to dr. Jerry punch and you believe this baby Dale Earnhardt's weekend I mean when you're lucky you're lucky when you're hot you're hot take a look this is a wire they found sticking out of the left front tire just moments ago before they rolled the cars off and NASCAR allowed him to go over and change the left front tire it was going flat and they not been able to see this in fact rear tire changer wheel Lynn saw it the left front tire was going down they change a tire and the good race Cheryl aluminum will be back in the front to start the race what a pray for an arm up seeing things seem to be going his way that's the type of break that you need to win a Winston Cup championship and Dale Earnhardt can move one step closer this afternoon here in Martinsville you can see 71 races only ten have won from the again I'll tell you what's going on they're running five warm-up laps here and they're doing this to seek the brake spinning to get the brakes to be embedded in just a little bit because yesterday afternoon it brain you're the last Winston Cup practice the drivers will not able to do this NASCAR said okay we'll run five warm-up left inside the Quaker State bid with Britain Bjorklund Ricky Rudd [Music] hammers operating today the pumper Candace on Harry number 33 they're driving Wood Brothers car replacing Neil Bobby out front of the Harry Gant car that's great sacks there in number 48 and our third in-car camera being carried by Michael Waltrip we had to side cam on his car that will give you an idea of how close these cars come to that outside wall as they swing off corners number two and and how close they are to each other we're in the middle of the corner because I tell you the groove at this racetrack is the same place if two cars go through there at Brest they need to litter the rubbish sheetmetal to do that now because of the unusual circumstance regarding the pole position that Jerry punch explained to you there's no unit count money that's available today it will be rolled over to next week and worth almost one hundred seventy five thousand specifically 174 eight and we got one more lap to go before the green flag Jeff Chandler from the Levi's Garrett Jeff bodean crew will be wearing our crow cam this afternoon he's the front tire changer on that car and we look for some good shots from him this afternoon cars now entering the backstretch the pace car has pulled off on the backs that's and it going green for five [Music] the straightaways handled the upper part of the turns and to go in to see they're still running on submit in the early part of the race the crowd is on its feet cheering as the great flag comes out and the goodies 500 is on to impress racing through the first and second quarters everybody through okay down the backstretch into turn number Darrell Waltrip is third Rusty Wallace in car number started in 20th position he's got the inside line that's where he means to he needs to be passing cars and moving up his foot [Music] Gary cope at number 10 just ahead Rick Wilson on the outside there to a fresh is no place with Rusty Wallace to go [Applause] [Music] look at the traffic this is from Harry [Music] number three [Music] showed us about the domino effect that is brakes being hit and you get hit from the front and the rear will look what happens to Rusty Wallace exactly that in the opening lap as he gets hit from the front and the rear and we have a car into the pits Geoff Bodine is scheduled pitstop here's Jerry punch well NASCAR is called bow dine in because a lot of smoke can you now see coming from beneath the hood area and Waddell Wilson [Music] later go by [Music] geoff bodine one here at martinsville back in nineteen for the spring race and things not going well for Jeff here in the opening laps and he's healthy driver you have one here part of our good friend let's go down to dick worker for the follow-up report on MODOK it's exactly what Jeff Conine was worried about before the start of this race this is a brand motor in the car with a tray [Music] [Music] trouble down in turn one Kyle Petty [Music] that group of cars everybody keeps going however and davies-carr is well into the grassy area in turn number two and so far no caution he stuck with all the rain we've been here during the Hurricane Hugo come through the ground is softened Davey Allison is stuck in still no coffee and he's out of the racing for baby he's pretty far off the race group now the caution is coming out while hurricane damaged things here at Martinsville it certainly has created interesting situations last Friday with the qualifying and Davey Allison gets stuck because of all the rain here's a replay there Pearson then Kalpana get together going into turn one Davey house and I guess tried to stop looks like someone who Rusty Wallace just barely gets by that now here's the two shots of the Pitts the pace car goes by there's baby Alison sitting on the ends in the infield stuck unable to go anywhere and so the caution flag does come out over the Speedway for the first time this afternoon on the per tent ahead of Waldrop Sterling Marlin ricky rudd terry labonte Alan Kulwicki Mark Martin Bill Elliott Ernie Irvan Michael Waltrip Morgan Shepherd Jimmy means now the green flag indicates to the drivers that the pits are open the only one however taking advantage of the situation is Davey Allison now here's our split-screen and we're going to use this throughout the afternoon the left the front pits the right side of your screen their back pits and we should see a difference in the amount of activity there they won't hit this early only five laps into the race or ten laps in the race they won't pit but what happens is that the cars in the perfect if their work finished before the fellas in the back bids can even get so it's a for the 16 cars that's pitting on the front straightaway you can't see a couple of cars coming into their rear pits let's go to Jerry punch who can update us on the situation involving Davey Allison who's back out there there appear to be very minimal they have until the Hamilton Ford AVL's bid come in and take on all four tires and when he spun up there and give across the track apparently flat spotting and tires they didn't want to take any chances they may have cut a tires they brought him down and Robert Gates the crew chains all for today he had already lost at least a couple of laps the leaders and you know another ones sitting here in the mist getting those tires [Music] yes [Music] the time they had to replace an oil line in the front of the car and put some or all of the track-ready trace and he is certainly Batman Harold [Music] laughter 12 reports about balls [Music] [Music] those cars have been laps of everyone if that is Dick Trickle in car number [Music] [Music] New York City will show you the top 10 as the goodies 500 is well underway here in Martinsville on a beautiful Sunday afternoon we'll be back with more live coverage after this and we have a new leader as Darrell Waltrip in the number 17 Tide Chevrolet passed Dale Earnhardt and went into the lead and this is how it occurred or he did it on the outside coming off the turn for Waltrip got a good jump off of that turn went into turn one on the outside of Dale Earnhardt out braked him going into the turn and took the leap that won't happen put the [Music] firstly laughter here's a battle going on in the the Ellison car number 21 [Music] they hide in the other sound Alabama there you can to get back up to speed he is six laps down and Navy Alison is two laps down on the field baby Alison moving to the inside at break Saxon article 48 he's forced high on the racetrack in 33 alongside like brakes accent we go inside Harry's car is perspective that Salas Parsons also just ahead the puffer camp looks back on Greg sacks the great shot as directx comes in and the dinner bell Vanya you car links down Smith Rusty Wallace try move up through the traffic alongside of Jimmy me kyle petty also just ahead Rusty Wallace and Ken Schrader's just ahead let's go to Jerry punch who has a comment on Rusty Wallace but the fortunes that they learn are dead this weekend finding that piece of wire it is tired in support [Music] they found a pinhole to go into green so they had [Music] rusty has moved up my position since the green light terry labonte in number eleven this is the battle for sixth position Alan Kulwicki [Music] of a freak [Music] out the back glass of the ricky rudd car couple of a si guys instant competition doing very well another AAS a veteran Mark Martin is having his problems is dropped off the pace jesse has dropped down to the inside penny engine problem well I think all that tire I believe he has a flat tire because he came off turn for the last time the car was extremely squirrely the crews only [Music] boy he can lose a lap in a hurry those going at that kind of a speed around here now there we have second and third position in the Winston Cup point standings the number 27 car Rusty Wallace second and the number six car of Mark Martin is third mark finds himself 200 points leader Dale Earnhardt's going into this event while Rusty Wallace is 102 real Park decided to get back in line dick Berggren what might be the problem rule that says that one wheel has the Prairiewood be locked together and that's what gives them all a drive off the corner the ratchet is what locks them together when that ratchet is broken only one of the two rear wheels drive are very squirrely very fast and that is what's wrong with Mark Clark almost certainly take forever to fix it exactly right dick Berggren they cannot fix that problem in less than 15 20 minutes so all he can do is set up and ride around The Cure's itself darrell waltrip begins the lap some of the slower traffic putting a lap on Bobby Hillin in car number eight but there is Dale Earnhardt who is locked right into his back bumper first and second position here Walter bleeding is going for his third consecutive goodies 500 win and he had the last three out of five races here at the well after he passed Dale earnheardt Burkhardt has stayed right on his bumper so hard [Music] early in the race he wasn't going to take any chances inviting baby he wanted to using up more of his break so he said I'll just get along behind Darrell here and ride for a while the race so I'll just sit here and ride for a while battle going up here is another one as there are four he goes to tail the number 94 car driven by they are passing Hut Stricklin and putting a lap on him at the number 57 Pines in which the ricky rudd just amount of court and inside blessed are the Quakers debuting [Music] whole scheme here [Music] mile we have the top 15 at the end of 36 laps here at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia we'll be right back bill Elliot is in trouble what happened I think he blew a tire going into turn four he went up very high up next to the wall I don't think he hit the wall but I believe the right front tire is flat on the gorge forward he's got on the inside the track going into turn one he's got a long way to go to get back to his pits because he's hitting on the front side well he's killed you know there's no way in the world it's gonna take him a lefty at least a lap to get back to his pit and then probably a couple left to change a tire so a tough break from bill added at least two left and maybe three laps down the defending Winston Cup champion currently fifth in the points here's Jerry punch with a report on pit row his younger brother veil to come in and apparently they are signalling to their I'm trying to fix it here on pit road today we look to be more severe than actually maybe they have LoJack fitting the right side of the car they will make a four-tire change Bill Elliott hurry Elliott man Tommy Cole with all the crew now hazing Ernie has picked up that spreaded my front tire [Music] now Lauren are just retakes the lead from Darrell Walters best mopping is that confront we are now back in the pits and bill helling of the defending champion that was a tough break for Bill Elliott and probably what happened many hearts the blow he probably blew melted the interview that's probably true here as we see Billa as he comes off turn four with the right ton front tire flat and we see it just ripping itself apart and as he comes off the corner Jerry punch once again on pit road with the tire antenna here looking this is the tire that came off the right front of the car [Music] here and I tell you it took rolling tire I'm trying to looks if they had a puncture wound in the tire yes Mike idea what happened to tire what happened [Music] okay that's Mike Tom Murphy takes care of the tire here heylia's bar in a tough freshman Elliott now showing three laps down the leader Dale Earnhardt well while Dale Earnhardt has gone back into the lead here now side-by-side competition between Alan Kulwicki in car number seven and Dick Trickle in number 84 and Palicki waves the fourth position our in-car camera right behind Dick Trickle now there are a lot of cars and the number of the cars beginning to slide a little bit now is to come off of the turn so the track is getting a little bit it certainly is then as we watch Sterling Marlin Alan Kulwicki [Music] the golden window [Music] fifth and sixth meanwhile here is the laughs the number 48 Lag is out for the second time today I don't see anything on the right there must be some degree or something on the racetrack [Music] the pace car will enter the racetrack pulling out of the backstretch pits lap number 50 and second caution of the afternoon maybe some of that slipping and sliding was from some oil from the car number 51 of Butch pillar there we see the green flag down in the corner that signifies that the front pit is going to be open now we're going to show you what we're talking about here's the 16 cars that are pitting on the front they're all going to drive in but look at the back pit there's nobody there simply because the field hasn't reached that point exactly see they're working on the cars on the front they're changing tires put it meanwhile nothing's going on in the back and they're going to be finished before many of the cars even reach their pin on the backstretch okay now they just start coming into the pits in did you say most of the work post on the front have already got their work levy in fact Alan Kulwicki is going out of the pits right now he beats everybody out here Ernie Irvan they learn hard comes out third and the crews on the backstretch let's go to work on their cars see all the cars are leaving the front pits and they're just going to work in advance women in the back ribs are just going to work in this disadvantage you put it on the back trailer at mark half the waist and get back there is if you don't qualify you're not to talk the end at the board stand [Music] the dirt same lies you know number of the car lenders and having a pin in a package were very very concerned about this you know Walter but boy we all believe my bud more they called him Walter when he gets up Santa comes up he's a guy he said he argued escorting the robber be he wanted the flag rule disallowed Aires and hey we can be leading the race and we have a caution flag and primp low tide comes in will come out of the pits running 16th he said that's not fair and so they do have a point back there but it certainly has made pit road much safer by closing it and let everyone come back in and pity one time so the first set of pit stops have been made here under caution because of debris on the racetrack on lap number 50 the pace car is on the racetrack in the field at reduced speed we're live for the goodies 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia we'll be right back [Music] we're back to green in the goodies 500 near in Martinsville Virginia and the lead is held by the number 7 car for working second now Bill Elliott is there between first and second position but the several laps down Jim Sauter has replaced Britt Wilson in the network but are still bothering them they'll learn hard gets on the inside of Bill Elliott but move over now mr. dat car 17 [Music] stop right side powers maybe and he got it [Music] here is Earnhardt trying to take the lead away from Alan Kulwicki and he does and he's off my car that's not the place to be brushed first the third just that quickly and you know commitment right of only take no to power big difference here so we're back where we were before we started they'll learn art leading then Darrell Waltrip in second place the wiki was able to get by in the exchange of pit stops [Music] tires that may explain why the car isn't sticking quite as well Waltrip will challenge earn art for the bleeding in and take it or at least yes he's going to do it the inside track favorite oh yeah alright he's getting out man bottom Darrell Waltrip has won 10 races at this particular track or in this fall race the other six of course the top of the screen races [Music] the urban gardener by Sterling Marlin you can see came in an eighth position and came out in second he has dropped to fourth however since that time what he's not running that better that [Music] they take long to adjust assured area practice yesterday in the car not let's go to dick Berggren with a comment on darrell waltrip Waltrip's ability to choose the right gear ratio for this racetrack he picks a gear ratio that if he were to keep his foot on the throttle down the straightaway he'd probably wring the guts right out of the engine at the end of that straightaway the gear ratio is six turn a whole lot more welcome that will become important later in the race other thing it does Oh coming out of the corner and he picked that thing up coming out of the corner and that's how he got my welcome to the spark one thing about having a good gear ratios you can't get off the corners quite a bit but let me show you what a problem may be for darrell waltrip take a look this is the tire that came off Walter for that career they're getting some shoulder separation what call him is putting the bill will burn their tires questions of the tide crew the car is so strong coming off the corner again it's so tight he actually is spinning the tire and separated forever having a problem here the tire lovin also having some problems so see we're starting to blister started separate these are the boats a rear tire left rear and right rear is there he come across from the asphalt on to the concrete they're going into turn one and the car will begin to shudder later all right thank you gentlemen down on the racetrack Dick Trickle a little bit sideways they're coming into turn number one as he received a little bit of brett bodine the number 30 car of michael waltrip as up to 14th position he was higher than that but has been dropping back in here is a replay and a shot from our side camp [Applause] Jericho just ahead of the bureau [Music] we talked about how close these cars run to the [Music] before they start going into those short order [Music] they wish that wall with a little father Alton I position here's a side-by-side battle between Rusty Wallace and number 27 in Ricky Rudd in 26 this is the battle for sixth position let's see the inside line can take over this spot Rud battling back on the outside but nope let's listen [Music] you folks at home are wondering how Rusty Wallace run so quickly because he was reading stop running back right away miss Rusty Wallace pretty it's proof [Music] other to fifth position in the first 75 laps started 20 in this lapsim Bobby Hillin appears to be experiencing some major mechanical problems smoke coming from the car he had slowed on the racetrack Bob and there back hard look at rescue Wallace on the March trying to take over the fourth position now Ernie Irvan so all those flames that starting in the back of the pack isn't the place to be quickly now side-by-side of Ernie Irvan moving out of turn number two and down the backstretch Wallace [Music] well one thing that he could hope for would be repulsion some [Music] trying to take over the fifth position so ricky rudd does move into this position and [Music] back to 6 we're glad you could join us here at Martinsville Virginia for the goodies 500 Bobby Hillin the pit area with trouble the leader of the race is Darrell Waltrip [Music] Chevrolet is first Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet second and Chevy has won 11 of the last 13 races here at Martinsville Speedway now back once again and show you Mark Martin Brett Bodine the 21 car driven by Tommy Ellis and Derrick open number 10 they're banging around out there well they really are the past now as it goes hurt what bread drives and all that there the past and meanwhile Dale Earnhardt's trying to make the pain darrell waltrip it's going to suicide to all afternoon now they are hardly back to this battle we go they tell us at number 21 three boards battling it out certainly no stranger Locke yesterday in the Busch Grand National race that was won by Tommy Houston that you will see later this week here on ESPN huge all promises [Music] Wacka Wacka how close he comes from the outside retaining wall drives into what ship probably he'll have come back now whatever fault machine have you [Music] erich koch drops back is fine and it might cost me more than that here's Phil Parsons who tried to come down on the inside and still try to move around Bobby Hillin [Music] Morgan Shepherd Dale Jarrett and they treat all their there are few similarities between a track like this and for instance Talladega except that as as as is the case in Talladega when you get out of the draft and my side in those positions and so it is here I sided gets stuck out there you can see the damage to Dale Jarrett confronted the hardest loop around Richard Paoli camp a little bit coming off of that turn Garrett gets the position though and he'll move up to I believe 19th spot with that move Dale Jarrett and car number 20 made a second pit stop he came out in fact sanim trees pit stop for 60 but had to go back [Music] michael waltrip in the country time lemonade cosponsored machine number third Dick Trickle behind him when you're running in a pack of cars like this about 15 or so on but running him alive it's so easy to use your brakes up in a situation like that it really is a special when there's those cars we saw behind Sterling Marlin little bit ago just jammed up in there haven't used the brakes [Music] michael waltrip just a few lakhs ago got squeezed and you can almost feel the lemon juice coming from this oiler again here he is right beside of the Jericho pure later Pontiac they go on turn one you can see the sheep [Music] michael waltrip to 14th position now he's trying to pass on the lead lap in 13th position our now michael waltrip looking to the outside of and the spot back [Music] Donald inside he got him yep michael waltrip room 213 Michael Walter on the elephant I'm the past Brett but on the outside we saw it there for just a moment there is the battle out of turn number four [Music] Sterling Marlin just had an appointed corner all the breaks otherwise [Music] use those mics out [Applause] [Music] fifteen are side-by-side for tents position Michael Waltrip has popped this frugal card [Music] the Dick Trickle park moves around Bonnie and Dennis on the inside of Fred fo9 to oppress - for cars ray tracing [Music] five or six all running in single file is safest early model [Music] for instance of all the ring just a little bit trying to make passes because they know the leader is [Music] get up there get in as far ahead of the leaders they possibly can here is Jim Sauter in 70 [Music] outside of Michael Waltrip's car [Music] for car is hung out to dry on the outside of the racetrack that tell us going to the inside here comes Brett Bodine Michael Waltrip gets inside position on Terry Labonte let's go to the court Jenkins he's got a brand-new crew chief this racecar alloy it has some experience for me was really wild in fact [Music] get together I'm telling you we are seeing some unbelievable shots from that mounted on the side of darrell waltrip scar and watched this here's Michael Wall Michael Waltrip's car one in turn three Kurland Marlin leaves him a little bit of an opening well he pictures a little bit and open it anyway he makes an opening he gets Stirling knocks inside westerly comes back they bump one more Michael those on patient spot away all kinds of action on the racetrack as the lead is held by Dale Earnhardt in car number three with Darrell Waltrip and car number 17 running in second position we'll be right back to Martinsville in just a moment stop racing up this Sunday afternoon the leader P and the others are caught in massive he is in second but he's hung up behind slower cars right ahead of him is terry labonte Barnard who positions himself to the outside while with the inside line and Sterling Marlin is in for a pit stop dick Berggren is right there [Music] fire going down to the right we have a crash in turn four Gary Koch spins gets sideways in the racetrack and gets bumped around and he is the only one that is stopped down there in the corner he tries to get things headed in the right direction as the third caution flag in the afternoon comes out and it happened right in front the leaders were right where the leaders were Earnhardt went through the grass they went down through the mud and he's lucky he didn't get stuck we saw earlier Davey Allison spun got Nana was stuck in the mud I went through the grass and came running back on the racetrack so Earnhardt it sure seems to be his weekend or all day he's living a charmed life so far here he comes into the pits ladies let's go to Jerry punch Dale Earnhardt brings the good bright cheerful laughter lulav agricultural racing down pit road and he and Darrell wonderful with hitting them here toward turn one getting right-side tires and it's Walter for the tide chair Mullane will be a for entire chain routine for tire chains with dozens routine here for national championship crews work hard David Smith Jack bleep the left side of the car Curt Schilling is on that front tire rod will lift the left rear wicked chefs managed to make it out of here and he just got out of the pits he was very anxious to make that pit stop in his class he is with only two tires he was able to keep up with Waltrip and with Earnhardt with fort Goodman this guy could be a rocketship he could be really flying and we're watching the action in the back pits now Tommy Ellis they're the first car second car is Michael Waltrip as for tire changes are being made on those machines Morgan Shepherd in the bound lane car number 75 bill Garrett was that back there Phil Parsons Nichol so nerd' the wrinkle there's no time [Music] someone not too tired and her lucky that is not in front of one of the other car Michael Walters Ely baby Alice because some have a serious problem he's been in several times today dick what might be the problem there well what seems to be happening Bob is that there's a section about an inch or two on the outside edge of the tire inside edge of this one that seems to be just breaking the weight and they were worried about this before the start of the race they said probably it shouldn't hurt a whole lot but I'd rather not be running on a tire that's got this going on we've seen several of them come off cars both today and yesterday so tires could emerge has a story in this race all right thank you for that report we're 110 laps into the goodies 500 lapper here at Martinsville on this Sunday afternoon and we'll take another break and be right back with more of our live action out here at Martinsville is on its feet once again [Music] Darrell Waltrip in second jesse has in the peak Pontiac that's the fella that's been doing an awfully good job this afternoon yes he's been running very very then Rusty Wallace the green car quite state viewing he's the fifth place car and there's the shot from inside where he run [Music] kyle petty pitted on lap number [Music] about this event here is Rusty Wallace getting back I'll paint it now Ricky Rudd tries to do the same thing but inside going into turn number three they sense battle side by side but what does give us fine [Applause] to the inside going down the straightaway and being passed by Michael Waltrip and Brett Bodine and now Lakes V [Music] the Richard Petty the asleep implant Pontiac back [Music] 500 laps in on the front and on the side of the let's go to Jerry punch [Music] problems continue for Davey Allison they were in the pit for a lengthy stop experiment [Music] coming and going as why he'd have to take it very very easy in the back of the pack there at Martinsville Alan Kulwicki may have a problem he's dropping back he was about 56 on the restart but he's steadily going to the back it looks like the car [Music] so far has had a lucky rage there have been a couple of incidents here he is driving through the grass penny that you mentioned as dairy quote spins now we might mention that that white line down on the inside of the racetrack is not just a line gets a curb and one of over that can really damage is about four or five inches high and urn art and darrell waltrip both went across that curve but it doesn't seem to have appeared to hurt their carbon back still running one two [Music] [Applause] we'll be coming in for a pit stop the car just not operating at all he's very slow on the racetrack now heading for the pit area here the straightaway he's got a flat left rear cherry punch will call the tire change on the Alan Kulwicki lyrics Lord [Music] the car go into our safety website leaders of Aragon the cars out running up the car heroin 15.9 [Music] he was in sixth position before so Darrell Waltrip in car number 17 is in pursuit of the number three car driven by Dale Earnhardt unable to pass that car not on the lead lap we'll be right back [Music] 14 cars are on the lead lap here at Martinsville 127 laps into 500 in the goodies 500 the first three cars the number three car Dale his ricky rudd fifth is Kyle first and on the inside and Darrell Walker pulls up on the outside now [Applause] [Music] waltrip takes the lane here comes was trying to move into second a situation Vegas a judge decided why they may have a right rear tire blistering if so it will be the first tire problem they [Music] if they dictate that one going away we have seen so many times Childress team employs some race strategy and apparently that is exactly what's going on as Rusty Wallace moved to the inside and tries to take over second position prefer heart indeed he does so now it's Waltrip Wallace and Earnhardt Jerry punch can update us on the situation involving Larry Pearson to through underneath pearson buick trying to get the car repaired it's been a tough year for the second-generation driver Larry first let me show you what happened here at Martinsville here is what's left of Larry Pearson's clutch plate it just absolutely shredded torn apart the driver standing [Music] he would lock the window [Music] and speaking of the second generation driver his father as Rusty Wallace will make a challenger for the lead his brother David Pearson will practice Tuesday at Charlotte and make race naturally [Music] he just didn't go back to the racetrack anymore and drive just hasn't I don't believe he arrived at the race be interesting to see Rusty Wallace I went down in the pits before the race and talked there we see Ken Schrader in the Morgan Shepherd automobile Morgan takes the spot away you're comparing in on the inside trying to take that spot away [Music] just doesn't left before that glass culture came out [Music] one car is calming Ellis last weekend with a hard granddaughter al-kuwaiti back in the pits once again Raiders car here's Rusty Wallace taking the lead away from Daryl Walter that's the eighth lead change four different drivers have occupied the top spot now it's Rusty Wallace who has come on to take the lead from 20th starting position 1:36 now he gets the five homers Hart had heard they'll be other bonus points that are available or to the driver most laps during the race to the back so he has some type of problem maybe he feels the tire going bad he's slowing down I don't know but he's losing valuable ground here's rusty Wallace's pass on darrell waltrip that put him in the lead go into turn Darrell's car slips up a little bit as he's going off in the turn Rusty's car gets a good bite loose around with these as I started to say a little bit ago I went down in the garage area and talk to Rusty Wallace and asked him about his 20th starting spot he said as long as I'm in the lead my lap to 48 and lead the rest of them and get all the ten bonus points you can get the cars here in this pack are not laughs the number six car of Mark Martin is also a lapidary Cove and dr. Jerry punch [Music] assessing the situation involving Alan Kulwicki who came in for a pit stop just recently well actually he's behind the wall now Bob and air beneath the hood working on the 0x4 trying to decipher and they are baby come here for mountain and Phil sitting in the car [Music] right after that caution flag and too bad as lyrics for Thunderbird was running great it was handling good we only took on two tires on the first stop and we're still keeping up with the leaders just running a nice safe pace is exactly where we wanted to be an unfortunate once again his car ran good we're just going to try to fix it and come back next week is there some concern over tire wear out there we've seen Earnhardt slow we think there the cars wearing a little more the pops up than usual well we twisted a tire but we did that here this spring - I don't know that it's anything really to worry about Alan Kulwicki has to sit and wait dressed his crew to get his ear explored back on the track a driver who has been plagued with bad luck for many many races this year Alan Kulwicki sits behind the wall [Music] and the took our party urban at Dick Trickle in the morning Haarlem of course a couple laps down as a result of the the piates making her green flag hit stop when the last caution came out [Music] [Applause] but Dick Trickle is right behind him looking for an opportune pick up another spot and the 94 car some pretty serious smoke coming out of it's over Ernie wants to get by as fast as he can because he may be getting some oil on the windshield out of that blue number 94 we said in our picnic quickly place here's the car number twenty-one of Tommy Hillis in 9th place is Ken Schrader's Mott the wolterman running they all carry Hartman and thirteen position this way I see him at the moment at the market [Music] to move to the inside and trying to get around [Music] the Sterling Marlin car let's go to Jerry punch possibly the problem for Sterling Marlin is the rear end Geary maybe burning they are getting ready putting on it falling behind the wallet and take a look at see if possible gear profit I believe that's what was wrong with the Bobby Hillin Court when we saw him come in and smoke badly earlier on here comes charlie marlon into the pits he goes directly [Music] wall that would fit there one of the crewmen running they stopped the car they're ready for him and yes they're going to work on the rear of the car Jerry punch are they going to change a Miriam they're going to look at it many they're going to try to see what they can do they're injecting the carpet you know how hot that Miriam is going to be in the crew member pudding they put jack stands beneath the car as a safety feature it is it literally boiling the rear influence take a look beneath the car the brewery man doesn't remember trying to say he is he takes it that's exactly what the problem is he's given us the affirmative if the rear end is absolutely burnt up in the car as currently now sitting in the car unbelieving that situation padalecki has we're trying to get a quick comment literally sit in the car sternly looks to be the look looks to be the rear Ian Stirling you say it [Music] start smoking pretty ardently [Music] so we'll just keep digging I'm going to keep working because he has to get back out and get those valuable wisdom Cup points after a great qualifying effort his chances of victory are gone Sterling Marlin 12 in the Winston Cup points now we focus in on Ernie Irvan in car number two and a 75 car Morgan Shepherd this the race for sixth position [Applause] yeah I think I left Morgan Shepherd out of that run there a moment ago they're actually 14 cars anthalie report [Music] and effect then this is it's on the inside of Ernie Irvan going down the front straightaway and towards turn one as the position takes the spot away so Dick Trickle who finished third here in the spring is having another good race having moved [Music] 14 cars are on the lead three laps completed the lead is being held by Rusty Wallace here are the top 15 at the goodies 500 in Martinsville Virginia [Music] top 15 at the end of 160 laps Rusty Wallace leads Dale Earnhardt his second than Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd and Kyle Petty 6 through 10 Dick Trickle Ernie Irvan Morgan Shepherd Tommy Ellis and Brett Bodine then 11 through 15 Dale Jarrett Michael Waltrip Ken Schrader Mark Martin and Jim Sauter and there is Dale Jarrett in car number 29 michael waltrip in number 30 that number 30 cars really lives in the 29 car showing a lot of battle scars there on the [Music] Michael Waltrip has his hands full bargain sideways going into corner and then he gets sideways when he comes off the corner he definitely has a handful afternoon the racetrack did first lengthen powers resolve like it stop real hard this Jericho by on the outside at least gives a groan from Phil Parsons however [Music] feel for this race now Jared moving to the inside Carson's a turn one good movie made [Music] Mars we saw the back in on Dale Jarrett's cars go out as it came off the second corner these cars the race track is getting slippery there's Brett Bodine going back Greg sacks pulled on the motor blue and white bar the origin great sex running in the tenth position [Applause] going toward the front of the pack now the number 21 car driven this afternoon by Tommy Ellis this said go for prepare for the Wood Brothers is running relate to man here at Martinsville and those how easy those battle scars are to hit while we show you the cars that are on the track you can read the cars that have dropped out of competition to prove the little car driven by butch Miller has retired so has Jimmie me Oh crews are working on those cars and trying to get them back out now we move ahead the number 75 cars driven by Morgan Shepherd and the two cars Ernie Irvan they are battling here for seventh position and Morgan Shepherd moves inside of Ernie Irvan in turn number three and Shepherd goes to seven [Music] looks like his brakes are still working very well to know before that last caution Morgan had just been left with when Earnhardt went down in the grass around the good move on Morgan's part still into the background seventh place and just ahead of the 75 [Music] the 57 car is ahead of hiland and that's what strickland of course who was down a couple of laps on the backstretch infant hits his car number hand there Derek was down at least one left here's the four carbon [Music] started taking over the driving tours Britt Wilson we still suffering from that broken right foot at Richmond there is Harry and slipped a lap down and here is Dick Trickle sixth position at the mall Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin now there's Davey Allison of carnivore [Music] it was the 26 car driven by who is eight laps down [Music] back out on track as we watch let's car [Music] he's moving very slowly onto the racetrack though as a matter of fact he is stopped Jerry punch what's the situation an update on Sterling Marlin and snow cold the mill crews still working to the right of me here this is the rear-end gear that came out of the car that's far enough off this as you can see it's smoking here in front of me the gear completely burned away part of the area on the inside [Music] early ahead while they're under they're working on something this hot Riesling around them on the ground we're trying to get this car back so we'll watch to see if Sterling Marlin can get back out on the racetrack the number 42 car driven by Kyle Petty an excellent run for Kyle this afternoon the car courts prepared by Gerry nel commentators here on ESPN early problem had to make an unscheduled pit stop and lost laughs he's the next caller you can see the tire rub on Bodines car as obviously the sheet metal it is rubbing badly he's made some contact with somebody just in the last few last because that's not going to last long watch as Bo Tong goes down that we can see the finger in on the tire look into smoke some turn point dick Berggren you got to report on this that is confirm what you just said that they do have a tire going down for the tire how long you gonna want to stay out in this event when he had problems with it Ravin they're talking on the radio with the driver in Des Peres also dr. Jeff Madonna coming in very soon [Music] very well even though we're seeing that smoke come from the car here comes the Kyle Petty car in Winston Cup points are valuable to anyone waise was only two fine terry labonte for position and every position that you approve petitioners worth a few thousand dollars at the end of the year so that Jeff Conine has been black like mine nascar there he comes in the piss Bertrand his name but call Betty Parsons that's just what happened apparently Jeff bow died was a little bit more brave than [Music] you poison Shana that [Music] [Music] shot from the crew cab worn by Jeff Chandler from the Jeff bodean crew as Jeff gets the tyre repaired and replaced him the sheet metal pulled away from it and goes back into competition course obviously Jamie straighter just made a pit stop in the fogers Culkin Chevrolet they change the limb side tires on his car Rusty Wallace is the leader of the goodies 500 here at Martinsville and were a hundred and seventy nine laps into this event [Music] there's the second place are the back out onto the race track after many laps in the there's the third place card for the fight [Music] are always separated by about a half a straightaway let's go to Jerry punch who has a report on poor tire problems this one from Ken Schrader and kidneys greater happen to be in the kitchen same time here's watch Rader made the unscheduled stop this is Kenny Schrader's left rear tire Nicholas degrees here [Music] losing the racetrack rubber simply feels away or the Pertwee you getting ready to come apart under par despite the fact that a cold front moves through earlier today the temperature is quite warm on the race track and we're seeing some blistering of tires on the race track Rusty Wallace leaves the goodies 500 we'll be back right after these messages face here in the spring here he is right on the back bumper of day who is in second Walt Wallace is Darrell Waltrip is third number 17 this is the dunk gone his race I've ever seen you know I thought Earnhardt had a problem he drifted back now he's back up with Wallace's bumper I thought that Darrell Walker was out of heck of a race going of the first three cars the white 27 the black three the orange and white 17 one two three bump of the boat don't you think it's a situation where these guys know what their cars can do they're just simply giving themselves [Music] leading the brakes to land their brakes and their entire school for a little bit let's go to dick Berggren little more on this track Darrell Waltrip it is permanent all afternoon at what so Wallis's Emily rather cautiously while Dale Earnhardt and Darrell pursue laughing the number 48 car on the back bumper [Music] but that race will settle down take the position away at the moment [Applause] Kodak fail most mobile has slow going into turn one he's staying down the backstretch but you can see Brentford on going by on the outside and Mark Martin has flowed also right in front of the car number four about two or three colonies up in front of [Music] so Rusty Wallace leads there's the battle for second position Earnhardt and Wallace we asked Rusty Wallace have you lost the advantage of being aggressive to ensure that you finish [Applause] [Music] I know how to be aggressive out there I know how to use my fender to gain a position or two I learned a lot of that from Dale and Dale doesn't forget that in Dale's racing for himself right now just like Darrell Waltrip and Mark Martin and all of us is coming down to six races to go the Winston Cup title and wouldn't be very aggressive and drive with very ruthless passionate try to get in victory lane to try to get it Rusty Wallace looking for his first Winston Cup but 102 V Pines behind Baylor martínez [Music] in car number 29 and but are having a battle out there that should put him up in the 8th position thanks to barcodes the Hardys pawnee at car is a mess let's take a look at how he got this pot away from Ernie Irvan Ernie slipped a little bit coming off the turn - and that's all Jarrett needed he took advantage moved on the inside and moved around [Music] they always say that you get slight aerodynamic damage on a car especially at Talladega and something like that and you're out of the ballgame but Dale Jarrett is proving that bent sheet metal on a short track really doesn't make that much difference he passes the number 30 it hasn't been too long since he passed Michael Waltrip or position on the racetrack as evidenced by our in-car camera on the michael waltrip machine you can see how loose the car is look at it fight the wheel what he has [Music] cars on the lead lap Ernie Irvan is the last car on the lead lap Tommy Hollis just got left a few laps ago [Music] the number 94 car Sterling Marlin has returned to action while we watch Dale Jarrett passing Bobby Hillin plans for 1990 regarding Dale Jarrett [Music] [Music] they can't continue parties apparently his whole of that they [Music] whenever thirty car of michael waltrip is in for a pit stop they're trying to michael has been experiencing on that car [Music] all four cars [Music] chassis adjustment on 4,000 men change on to the racetrack without getting in somebody's way as [Music] the racetrack and then immediately come back [Music] more than 200 laps have been completed here at Martinsville here are the top 10 in the goodies 500 we'll be right back [Music] [Applause] in speed world live today at Martinsville five hundred Winston Cup race and the lead is held by Rusty Wallace in car number 27 right behind him though is Darrell Walker looking for his third consecutive win in this race dick Berggren in the pit area you surprised at where Darrell Waltrip is running right now hi sir and I didn't expect to see there's a back and forth on the radio the Wolves have started moving up Jameson okay but watch those breaks take care of those to slip back to third that's where he's going to be content to run his fire says Richard Childress who owns the car aren't going away I want to know what rusty wallace is going to do Jerry baccha sees he's been dreary with the story Johnson and what Barry dodging and the crew have done that going over it is told the car that I showed you that came off the kiddies they have radioed Russkies and whatever you do don't spend the left rear tire I don't care if all triples go round you later [Music] so race strategy from Wallace Waltrip and Goody's 500 well waltrip it might be a surprise to see him running up there that parking he's doing Oh crash Harry Harry Kent Dick Trickle and Bobby Hillin teammates involved along with Harry Gant and it's going to bring out another caution period the fourth of the afternoon you can see that Gant and Gillan are down on the infield grass and Dick Trickle drives to the infield grass now we're inside Harry Gans car watching the others pass by on the racetrack and now from his puffer cam as he gets back up to speed but the caution is out on lap number 216 and we'll replay and see how it happened looked like Dick Trickle trying to go on the outside of Bobby Hillin and Harry Gant comes in there got a Miller sandwich there Harry Gant trying to get on the inside and there just wasn't room to go in there and he touches both of them and a round they go Richard Petty got stopped slowed down enough that he got by on the inside Saudi cleric Pearson he was bent back to the competition from Ottawa it's a situation where the hole closed up the hole closed up we saw all four tires flat upon Harry's car when he slid the brake [Music] and it wasn't let's go to Jerry punches pit stops are being made leaders in the pits rusty while is the first one to come to no stop and they will change all four tires on the Kodiak Pontiac rusty while getting serviced and they cards of the right side let's check in with Nick Bergeron for the rough pit road Nick same thing would happen here Jerry Darrell Waltrip Jordan got his right side tires he's on his way to the left he's just been dead on this bench top of Dale Earnhardt Rusty Wallace on top of your screen a big competition here who's gonna get out first header hard all three of them watch Wow one around a pit stop in there - second but again you can see how rusty just hit the brakes and said okay go ahead I'm not going to take the chance of damaging that was exciting Dominic said there's the back pit seeing the brook pizza party made their tire changes they're back on the racetrack Morgan Shepherd Brett Bodine they just now started their fish they're go around to the left side that's the back fitzy they're changing the tire now look this the front fits some of the stragglers are coming [Music] Jeff Bodine is in and again we're seeing the shot from our boot camp or by Jeff Chandler right front being changed on the Levi Garrett Chevrolet and now the Left Front is being changed and you can see the tire wear there as Jeff took off the news [Music] bow-tied back out [Music] let's go to Jerry punch who has the tires that just came off Rusty's car take a look the reason they got the instruction rusty while if this is rusty walls at left rear tire that calls him flying a big break for Rusty Wallace take a look the rubber coming apart by five more laps and he was been in the wall okay so it came at an opportune time for Rusty Wallace and several of the others now let's go back and look at this crash that occurred and were inside Harry Gant's car and he's about to get squeezed going into turn three yep there was a hole there for a moment but boy when he got there and had closed them and he hit both of the cars ready both of the Miller cars spun around that was in slow motion now we'll play it in real time [Music] good stop it's not funny guys know it really is funny though fourth caution period of the day out on Marthasville Speedway in Virginia we're live for the goodies 500 Marvel Elliot experiencing brake problems goes back out onto the race track after having made another pit stop [Music] we have ken schrader and also for stop changing rubber on the right side of that car they're changing the spring yes they are they're changing the right rear spring on that car you see the fellow the back loosen up the bone that sits on top of the spring they've changed the spring that I put Jerry punch aren't they against what they're doing Benny actually they're changing the right rear spring they're concerned about the car getting looser and looser so they want to stiffen the car for a bit right brother change the spring in the car [Music] the fella back there jack in the wait in it and getting the new spring in the car so he'll try anything to make the car go a little better a great job they did not lose a lap one day he was having a tough time out there to drink green flag conditions Dennis Rader was sliding all over that racetrack so he said get me a salt for spring on that right rear so I can get a better bite coming off of the turn and that's probably what he did is put a spring that's not quite as strong on the right rear there and that will let it get better traction coming off the turn because it's just more weight over Schrader's moving into the pit area no he stays out well we'll be right back with more of our live coverage that Barnesville with 230 laps completed and Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip are going at it tooth and nail out there Dale from the inside they're side by side as they come out of the corner this looks like the last five laps rather than not quite waypoint Rusty Wallace just sitting there watching those two as they babble I don't understand this you know we all know that the tires they're having some trouble with a left or a garden these racing side by side and there's 250 laps to go I don't understand but school actually 270 but I'd say one thing the fans were up on their feet circuit their buddies were [Music] darrell waltrip goes into the lead [Music] so you say [Music] the fans are just standing and cheering and loving every minute of this remember Rusty Wallace saying [Music] yeah let's go down to dick Berggren in the pit area who will report on tire wear dick brand-new fire destroy they're supposed to look when they first go on the fire happening is these players are reacting in an adverse way to the brand-new asphalt when they go the drivers are extremely careful they'll buzz that left for your tire so what this is going to do a driver's ability the the race card he's got a feeling left here and other light buzzing it me one drivers got a little extra pressure his name is Darrell Waltrip they may have a transmission problem lower gears may be going away they are worried in the car spinning gripping the rubber off air warming number down the back straightaway they're side-by-side again Rusty Wallace now the leader in the Kodiak running three drivers have won on short tracks in 1989 on you [Music] Wallace Waltrip enter Ricki right Levi [Music] smart race day he just been riding around not riding around [Music] as we show you those cars who have dropped out of competition and the attrition has been very very low here [Music] behind the wall with repair still trying to be main everybody else is still out there in competition oh and Earnhardt looming to the inside now he's going to let Ricky Rudd take over third you make them use their racecars [Music] Horrocks take it easy [Music] use that automobile to stay up there with the front two runners here's Brett bowtie to failure right [Music] there's more don't [Music] pretty well laughter that must be pushing a little bit yes he seems to have found brett bodine to race with anybody laughs so far the first here's Rusty Wallace Darrell they seem to be slipping away as far as a waste of truck champion can you get back in the hunt with a win here today Darrell there's not much we can do about it now you know we just had we won Bristol and things really look good for us we had a lot of momentum I really think that took a long window [Music] was part on me and the crew and everybody that we had that opportunity we wasn't able to capitalize on it and not only that but even we didn't really run that well that was a concern but if we're not in that position and we've got to only think about getting a good finish they ended up not doing more either one very well [Music] 22nd while Walter was talking about last week he slipped to third position as Ricky Rudd in the Quaker State Buick well let's ask you about those comments at Benny Parsons has been mating wife making why we see some guys battling side by side for a few laps and then decide to take it easy what's the story [Music] you just don't even try nothing's going to have but if you try hard you can't get it done right away time to back out Earnhardt is [Music] the same thing all gonna be around at the end end is on everyone's fine laughs we will be at the halfway point the standings are Rusty Wallace Ricky Rudd there let's go to Jerry punch with a comment on ricky rudd now in second to jog your memory a little bit from last year a lot of our ESP is what the same Quakers part of the answer today lead a lot of left like martinsville Wilkesboro [Music] Cardiff City Burdine is here in the fifth watching Ricky Rudd when today when next week the Wilkesboro and it's really coming to bear the car now running off this a win so far this year that was at Sears Point and a problem on Kyle Petty's car as smoke is pouring from the rear-end oven at a tough break for Kyle who was running in fifth position at having a great day and he had been smoking for about ten laughs just a little more smoke each lap and then all of a sudden as he went into turn one the smoke really poured from the peak antifreeze Pontiac so tough break for Kyle Petty [Music] the caution flag is out for the fifth time this afternoon the track crew is going to come out and check the racing surface for any oil that might have been put down on the racetrack by the peak Pontiac driven by Kyle Petty and we will reach the halfway point under caution now this is what happened as Kyle came off of the corner in the fourth corner and he knew something was wrong right then as Michael Waltrip went around and so did Ernie Irvan and the leaders are now in Jerry punches and Rusty Wallace has been Kodiak crew going to work again Timmy bait car Mary Dodson John Johnson of the brood now married the left side things with you right on the bottom here is waiting fingers take pro get into work on that car [Music] likewise run down the way let's go down the Dale Earnhardt spit dick Berggren Darrell Waltrip is vlog boy you have no plans at all and lumpy wet meanwhile Earnhardt took my welcome or anybody else [Music] great strategy for right now well what do you think about that strategy guys I think Walters will give blow it off what I think well it was surprising that he would not take all tires they haven't run that long since I've been in defensive back Dale Jarrett did not come into the dance he's pitting on the backstretch if you've entered a disadvantage so he decided to stay out pardis pontiac exhibition is part of reading has been going until they run about 15 or 20 laps bonus at a tire so I think that was smart on Dale Jarrett part forgive me since he's my son but I think that was a good move on their part but Waltrip only thinking on gas I don't know let's give credit where credit is due and Dale Jarrett will be the leader of the race when we go back to green here at Martinsville in the goodies 500 [Music] tell us about this transmission potential problem on darrell waltrip scar well you took only one can of fuel Jeff and you took about no tires and it tell us about the transmission - well dick what's been going on some of them people that monitors wonder about whether we have a transmission troubles but yesterday you know we had a large rainstorm and we didn't get a chance to change but our race agent into late in the afternoon so what has happened is we've got a little bit too much split in the rear ratio versus the transmission ratio and it's not as as good as we'd like to have it on restarts and stuff like that it's not it really a problem it's just something that we're making note of early in the race so that future reference will come back a little different that's what Darrell's told us on the radio earlier and some people have misinterpreted that having Mike trouble about the fuel you took that only one can and no tires why well we haven't really run that many laps under green and we've been trying to you know trying to save our tires make sure we got plenty good sis for the last part of race so we decided nothing else come in put some gas on any car didn't feel like we needed a tires cars really you don't look it up pretty good we still got a long ways to go we're going to pace ourselves you know telling you something about the last hundred laps anyway so we just do it just do what we need to do right now they're running smart Jerry punch what's happening with Kyle Petty well dig kyle petty has climbed out of the peak Pontiac ins just sitting in the back of the truck here talking to one of the crew members honking the next into the engine builder here and Kyle you really had the car hooked up yeah de-what Pete Pontiac cuz we're heading good I think it showed today that Gary Nelson still stenos how to set up a car short dragon John Wilson can build a motor to run down a straightaway so this thing was running good we're just buying their time on new tires try not to burn them up too bad it we've give back they get a straightaway on us and then we keep that interval and begin to catch them and the tires we're out but I guess it's just not defeated a it was not to be for Kyle Petty we're getting ready to go green but all right the cars are on the backstretch the pace car is off the track and Dale Jarrett and Ernie Irvan will lead them down both of those drivers of course are uncertain as to their future for tonight other drivers on the racetrack today are on a car over for a sponsor for next year here comes the field berries [Music] parties [Music] the race is on a good jump on Harry now blow over although the car almost laid out lenders this is Harry Gant's bumper cam as he is running white at the front of several laps down make that two lives down in 12th position [Music] in second place in the future the time Jeff a few lamps to have himself little contact there a couple of instances of contact which we know at the company we're seeing some body work going on today there's no it's going to be busy with a hammer [Music] thanks to a car after you damage it so badly in a short track race like this to you completely go back and rebuild it or he is straight it out or what do you do take a sheet metal change offenders more that we see Ricky Rudd on the outside of Darrell Waltrip trying to take that spot away with Darrell Waltrip did not change tires Ricky Rudd it will see you've done thrusting whoa brother the bow Waltrip is still more Wallace is fun to wrestle that spot away from Darryl into turn number three up front they're not making that stop you know Ernie Irvan so their tires are a little [Music] to change that second we're looking at the back of roads car there [Music] he pulls up on his berth bumper white number two unnerving ricky rudd the green 26 Dale Jarrett in the hardest party and take the lead away though dangerous high return boy he went into that third heart almost 200 take the lead away inside the pulling back in line going into the turn technically rust so Ricky all of a sudden had to turn a part of the life stop so he has fresh oxide powers Garrett didn't get any card [Music] during this time going into turquoise watching this from Ricky [Music] rut sneaking up on them inside once again headed for pod it has to slam on the brakes some serious contact between those two he got through unscathed there's earn art we see the 11 Carter Labonte went by the Earnhardt car while he was trying to get back break up in front of it Dale is deaf Terry Labonte the lead lap let's watch rusty and Ricky lock up the brakes there's Ernie Irvan having a break to keep runnin over Jarrett Soviet the car number 26 of Rudd and the Earnhardt had to go very high and to take evasive action to keep from completely running in so Taylor Hart that position has worked at 68 laps into them and you can see Michael Waltrip's side cam the debris from berkel car which is just ahead we'll be back with more of our live coverage right after these messages though shaping up as Dale Jarrett in carnival 29 has the lead the battle for second position is between Rusty Wallace in 27 and Ricky Rudd in 26 it's not a battle anymore rusty goes most crashing killing off turn four and I was amazed how quickly Rusty Wallace jumped inside of him doctor or they caught Madeline here it takes off that allows him to make a pass event or well Tommy Ellis was running in the top 10 a lap down in 10th position but no more let's get a report from Jerry punch way up there beneath the hood here in the city of for time with Annie wood and any a tough day for you what happened [Music] now you you're the son of the famed Linwood of course you and Lynn here and you have Tommy else in the car this week and next week but this coming Tuesday you're going to Charlotte with the old man David Pearson yeah we're going to we're going to test Tuesday way then he's gonna decide what it was to drive or not I don't really know what's going to happen yet I know you guys wanted to say hello to Neil Bonnett recovering back investment yeah say it Conroe now the Wood Brothers not having a good day they will take this same car to Wolfsburg next week with Tommy Ellis abort remember the silver fox will climb back in babies up to do destroy you jarett's progress now throughout the race he started 25th [Music] a that the end of June he is holding onto the at the end of 280 just a follow-up comment on it's from him on Speed Week this past Thursday just after he got off the plane in Alabama after being friends was broken there is Dale Darrell Waltrip rather in car number 17 and welcome to back bumper on dick trickles car 484 I think that just under the rubber off the bumper a plastic or something it's no problem but I tell you what we looking at Daryl Walter been right in front three [Music] not running as well respectively [Music] prick will you say they're running in seventh place darrell waltrip running in the sixth place [Music] seven Brett Bodine running or can Shepherd night [Music] position now a lap down is Richard Petty continue to watch this position number 17 himself to the inside and Dale earnheardt and he's going to do it taking away from them [Music] Dick Trickle nestled right in on the back our change four tires Darrell Walton did not so the problem a the cassette attire to cut off [Music] as well as it was Dale Jarrett is continuing to maintain his with Wallace second and ricky rudd in third position Martinsville the half-mile racetrack a very very tough one and we asked Ricky Rudd earlier in the weekend why is this racetrack so hard to figure out it's just a small racetrack it's a very tight corners a lot of the leaning and rubber mat you see you try to be careful you try not to mark aliens follicle no you try we pass ammonia table a lot of times we simply slip up a little bit there's not a whole lot of room here some thing that you gotta have patience more so here than anywhere because you can't let it intimidate you that this got button out Otacon let's say 90% of time it's an accident and the other 10% usually the guys just anxious to go and most of the time the hits aren't really serious in just a little bit of a nudge here nudge they're sort of an intimidation type thing it really doesn't hurt you any and you sort of live with it you guys sitting there beating on the back bumper you know I'll just usually wave my hand up and wave at him two or three times and and hopefully gets the message if not then you get down the middle of the corner and you sort of lay on your brakes a little harder than you normally would and then that get to the pension and it usually has a way of working itself out but everybody has to deal with the same set of circumstances so the biggest thing get through the first hundred laps later but is adrenaline settle down and then get on this invigoration Ned his car is running the best not their mortgage different in the pits but I feel sorrowful woman was that heart is chronic is running the best it's run all year long and when he makes another pissed off leg comes out all these because he's fitted on the back there's called his way from the back so many times very good if any here if you give it there's a lot of race drivers they could give them a good car that handles well make them run in front Jimmy has been through that when he took they learned hearts bar and won the home let's go to Jerry Parkinson the same if you have 275 [Music] well we apparently are unable to make Jerry punch let's go instead the dick Berggren who's with richard childress [Music] stop running as well as it has earlier in the day and you bet we don't know if we've got a tire going down or what but score is too loose right now it just all of a sudden it just started going loose so how come visit for these guys will avoid buzzing the it's hard the day before we've been conserving the carbon this now wood on the one hand we don't know you got one make sure like to get a yellow flag and depends of Dale Earnhardt in number three he continues to be on the lead lap in seventh position but you can see him fighting that cars boys he got some from slipping and slab off the corners and there we see no food coming off the corner no slip in that time [Music] confronted Estill Dale Jarrett incarnate showing the way he the goodies 500 rusty while the second and there are the points leaders and how they're running at this moment [Music] the expen Jared dr. dick durbin and dr. Gary cover to the goodies 500 Winston Cup race from Park [Music] parties pony Dale Jarrett is in the lead of this race and he's pulling away from rescue Wallace who is running in second place he's a powder full straightaway now ahead of rescue what Canadians were showing you the interval there is second place Rusty Wallace in 22nd in the third place car Ricky Rudd number is right there also we're inside Ricky's car as we watch Rusty Wallace traverse this half mile here at month the marks on the wall [Music] there's that curb that we've talked about in the corners it's a fine line you have to drive down there you want to keep your wheels as close to that curve we can but don't Darrell Waltrip and the 84 car of Dick Trickle are battling for position here and so is the number 2 car of Ernie Irvan this is 4th 5th and in sixth position we see the number fifteen carbo dine [Music] and Richard although he is a lap down is in ninth position and he is the winningest driver in Martinsville history having captured a race here 15 times he's won this particular fall event six different occasions 67 68 69 70 72 and 73 and this might be the best run the Richard Petty in the STP Pontiac is at all was the 30th fastest qualifier the only took 30 in Hall 9 to provisional spots which make a 32-car field but he felt that he had a good race car he just said I'm not a good qualified but once he gets in the race and gets to going good and he has run good here all day [Music] his best finish of the year or he was 15 [Music] number fifteen car Brett Bodine is just ahead of Richard Petty eight cars to help uncle [Music] Dale Earnhardt has slipped to eighth position you know he's not too far [Music] from inside the ricky rudd fire station [Music] Kodiak Tonya Billy Elliot is also wory up ahead [Music] looks like the road is starting to drop back from wall shifts a little bit while was coming up on three cars there that he's a mountain to lap you'll have to be very careful going through those and I think before separate less than 200 laps to go in lap 308 it's great shots in the forty-eight red going bomb on the outside that occurs roughly woloson in Bill Elliott then white Ford up just in front of those guys and Hut Stricklin the Heinz 57 on the outside of rusty [Music] the racetrack by far is for fourth and fifth position Ernie Irvan in car number two is four then Darrell Waltrip and seventeen fifth and Dick Trickle and number 84 is six gary has got as Paul Trenton of JetBlue dine and galloping Walter veneers earned more just ahead he's the last car moving in over the now there is some there's certainly something wrong car you heard richard childress just a few minutes ago commenting on the situation saying they really didn't know if they've got a tire going down or exactly what the problem is but the car is michael waltrip the Dale Jarrett has indeed on Dale Earnhardt [Applause] [Music] great job [Music] for this race but it is really more Connecticut all the birds going into [Music] [Applause] fifth-place battle the physicians have exchanged now as Darrell Waltrip has gone to fourth trickle has moved to fifth and everything went back to six and here's how it occurred that's at least this is how Dick Trickle passed Ernie Irvan the Qader walked right down on the curve the yellow line triple on the inside of Ernie Irvan and at this racetrack when you get positioned on the inside baseman you have the spot yep trickle just drives our own dad on the corner into the quarter stays down on the inside and moves around darrell waltrip holding on to fourth position in the number 17 Greg sacks [Applause] darrell waltrip won this race in 1982 a 87 the leader of this moment is Dale Jarrett in number 29 we'll be right back taking a green flag pit stop in 2027 [Music] hurt heart now down three left Jerry punch there's a packet with crew chief Doug Williams is any behind me here's the situation in jail G remember he did not pin the last time we had a caution forty that for his tires and anyone else on the race have you made a pit stop no you guys lucky hopefuls we're getting Elif right pretty soon to get in and get some fresh rubber on the car stop a little bit earlier because we went third and out artisan to get better and better you gotta be very impressed with the young harbour performer can be very impressed I could hear you you have to be very impressed with their performance we're real tickle he's been driving his heart out the hardest part [Music] okay they're all smiling here the hardest hit that one guy I know about this college bear to hear the fella who won here six times sitting back in typical South Carolina watching today that's car owner Cale Yarborough the Richard Peddie in trouble in turn number two he slid out of the inside car on the curbing and lost several positions trying to get back up to speed and that was almost the caution flag that everybody was looking for almost Richard in into eighth position one lap down here's a replay and watch the number three car Dale Earnhardt - you're right and he just kept Richard United sends the STP Pontiac down into the grass over the curbing Richard does a masterful boy keeping that car straight weld reasonably straight at least he didn't spin out so Richard Petty continues without yellow flag being displayed and there is Dale Earnhardt you know everybody on the racetrack is hoping for a caution way except that guy [Music] inside Harry Gant's car right behind Richard Petty now Harry's dad is running very very strong [Music] remember on the restart airing and get by Dale and Aaron was two laps down at that time now he is only one lamb there before [Music] Hepler straightaway and is maintained got out there so he hurt and this is a battle for position Richard Petty is agony [Music] there it is our sideways coming off the corner the leader is in traffic meanwhile Dale Jarrett 20 with geoff bodine just ahead of him and lay to the inside but Jarrett will be gone [Music] motor sports the rock engine combination on the hardest Pontiac there today but Williams included the devil setting Takara well show you the top ten as they stand right now with about a hundred and seventy four laps to go in the goodies 500 well Martinsville Virginia Rick Wilson and Butch Miller had the meeting at Richmond Jim Sauter taking over the drive now being held by Dale Jarrett here second and third Rusty Wallace in 27 and Ricky brought in 26 and they've been running together on the race track for the last several laps [Music] so the race for second is heating up the race for first is not they'll carry his simply pulling away there is Dale his poses going through his mind it [Music] breaking right Jerry but very critical pitstop thank you very start an elephant [Music] they already because they have to like the state doing Ricky Rudd when Rusty Wallace Wallace on the inside of Michael Waltrip the country Tom Pontiac [Music] [Music] moderation there is the lap time up in the right-hand corner of the screen these fellows qualified about twenty point eight seconds we'll see how fast they're running now with all these laps on the tires I've had Dale Garrett on the court let's see what [Music] during the race that's an average of about eighty four point nine one miles an hour compared with the poll speed of Dale Earnhardt of ninety-one point nine one three now we're going to put the clock on Dale Jarrett and see how he compares with what Rusty Wallace is doing [Music] moving through the the line let's get out of jury punters when you were speculating what [Music] they will bring the Hardys Pontiac in they would love to see a yellow flag in Harold Pinter's hands it would like nothing better than to get that car in and get four tires under yellow with a pin for to pick for cars I wouldn't say possibly would lose a laugh they are waiting downstairs to make an entry over here look a few left today that lap I Jarrett was eighty five point two nine miles an hour so we will wait and anticipate the pitstop coming out by Dale Jarrett [Music] let's go back to Jerry punch the green car [Music] back to pit row want to come in leading here is Martin from [Music] and got Williams with Ruth [Music] [Music] they're family 17 and 26 going at it for right side and he does day in the lead lab called second position what is held by Rusty Wallace take this position away from that second place the replay of how Darrell got suckered away from Ricky [Music] where's card the back a little bit [Music] around [Music] now that they all Jared has pitted they learn hard is only one way now he was to hatch down and Darryl welcome my folks coming into this man just very low on the racetrack but bail Jarrett just turned the last lap of 2147 second [Music] blegh they'll they'll hear you [Music] Ricky Rudd's car the second-place Darrell Waltrip just ahead if there was the leader Rusty Wallace there's rusty taken the number 27 car into corner number one it's a very close race here in Martinsville and we've got less than 150 laps to go we'll be back right after this at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia for the goodies fine Rusty Wallace in carnival leader Darrell Waltrip at number 17 runs in there are seven cars on the lead lap and a lap down there is Dale [Music] one lap down and the car just still doesn't seem to be operating right now he's not getting through the purge like [Music] he is running since he's on the racetrack lines help no traffic to contend with I was behind screen Earnhardt's car was he one that once he changed those four tires he was awfully fast looks like as I said yesterday's now let's join them after up the old in Japan he blows going into turn one Ricky Jeff bodean and [Music] not one that resulted in any kind of injury it appears as if everyone is pull away from this Brian possible exception of Richard Petty there he'll stop there he's been seen Richard Petty inside his card in fact trying to get the window that he so he could climb out hard shot into that first turn wall there's Alan Kulwicki and the damage that was done to his air export quite a bit of damage in the rear end and here's the leaders in the pits and Jerry punch is their boss he was going to get serve it from the Kodiak Pontiac crew do we make gardener crew have already served with the right side of the car we'll come around the left side of the car let's check in with dick Berggren and Daryl Walker Jerry punch they're going to do a four-tire change on Darryl Waltrip they've got the right side tires all changed already we're out he's up with his left side as well Walter keeps a little ahead for us Wallace Beach about Ricky red pulls out just as Jeff bodean pulls in ahead of a fine job of getting out of the pits without hitting Jeff as it came in as Jeff Chandler changes the tires on Jeff bodean garrotxa Pralay and they're trying to get the jack under the car they can't get the Jack another carpet cause of all the damage Jerry punch what's going on down there they are trying to lift the car up Jeff Chandler and what elbows to the truth now have finally looked at the left side of the car up and had the jack beneath the car it really had their work cut out for on the true KBC Jeff Chandler pulling pulling away sheet metal to the left front of the car tough break for Jeff Bodine and now Jeff Chandler the rest of the Levi air crew trying to work on the car Dale Earnhardt is it let's go dick Berggren learn how to just give it and take it out for tires just before this module like Richard Childress said gee the tires even not the heart goes out of the racetrack again there's Dale Jarrett and part of he was the driver that didn't want to see a caution flag right there because he he was coming back up through the B laughter making his green flag pit stop and probably could have gone the rest of way but without a caution at this one and the caution for an accident have been turned number one involving Richard Petty and several other cars we'll be back with more from parks bill Virginia right after this I'm Dale Jarrett one lap down in eighth position is Harry Gant Dale Earnhardt is also a lap down at ninth and Ken Schrader is in 10th position also one lap down we are yellow because of a crash involving Richard Petty and others as Petty's cars being taken back to the garage area and here's a replay of the crash it looks like the engine blew as he went into the turn pop and the rear wheels got on the oil that was thrown from the engine and so did Alan Kulwicki and Geoff Bodine as they went into the turn Phil Parsons spun in it you see his car on the left of your screen there so when you go into a turn Benny and that oil is down the racetrack there's not a great deal to do back I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't one in there because there wasn't a great deal of smoke connected with that car going in there it looks like he may have blown off the bread eater hose or something because again if it been an engine it looks like there should have been more blue smoke well in any case Richard Petty is out of the race after a great run he was running in the top 10 back with more is in having being asked to come in by the NASCAR officials and they say that an enterprise might be coming off of the left side so they asked him to come in to check it we gave the signal for one more lap to go so he's going to have to hurry and get back out he stays in the lead lap okay and takes off let's go to Jerry punch you can update us on Richard Petty first of all sure many fans around the country are wondering Richard is okay I just spoke to him inside the truck he's getting his breath he said the engine did blow in the STP Pontiac unfortunately knee back incorrectly in the wall he jerked his neck back a little bit by the waajid okay he didn't get hurt it's a little bit disappointed about being out of the goodies 500 all right so Richard Petty will watch the rest of the race from the infield as the field gets set to go green once again very slow restart as they come down the crowd on its feet the Greenway [Music] 369 laughs oh wow look at all those cars up in the oil got three four press private tiptoe through that corner there's got to be slick down there [Music] Wallace Waltrip then Labonte in here [Music] has fallen two laps off the face 26 [Applause] with some restart look at the scramble as they head into one and we see the oil dried up there these four start getting any [Applause] [Music] in control of that Buick it was looking and getting back down in a roof where he to get some traction mark mark going behind the wall he's been having problems all day long we'll say that was just about throwing his Winston Cup championship aspirations Ned yep they're going bickerman [Music] now that's it you just heard it from mark Barton the oil pressure is gone the red light is on they're looking at the motor but there's basically nothing they're going to be able to do about it championship basically goes down to two people they learn and Rusty Wallace be able to make up some points if the race continues to go as it is right because cart is in night so rusty will be able to make up more points than he lost last week at Dover but look at that black curry he [Music] 27 Rusty Wallace get in from then a caution flag come out boom he's back to the lead lap with a chance to win the race [Music] six laps to go the two and 84 cars boy again it seems like these guys have been battling each other literally all afternoon [Applause] for position our camera shots right now because our helicopter which transmits the signal from car back to our transmitter is refueling at the moment let's go back down to the pit area dick Berggren with mark what's the racetrack like at this time it's like it always is apart is it slippery or are there two crews the same as it always is here it's always how about the new asphalt Marcus a new the problem here no the okay mark mark obviously disappointed that he didn't finish this lightning out of his car that's what I was going to say dick Berggren could you see the disappointment on that man's face Rusty Wallace continuing to hold off Darrell Waltrip and those look like look at Walter come [Music] that battle is going on look at Jim Sauter in car number 4 and the 10 of Derek coke trading some paint they're at coke dirty running in the 14th position he's filed left the second consecutive week [Music] 416 car Larry Pearson is still on the race track despite the fact that it was the pit area for a little [Music] another car that is slowed dramatically racetrack right now Rusty Wallace is moving around him is late speed now rusty is all gone and Lake move down to the inside of the racetrack with his car of the crash [Music] before you got was hitting the rear spun down and got stuck in the mud that interns wanted to started two or three laps down here iron art right on the back bumper of Darrell Walker through some traffic Earnhardt is Harrigan remember he got one of his two left back [Music] and our in-car camera shots resume down with a helicopter back in the air Steve opposite Darrell Waltrip just battling for sixth position the number 15 car of Brett Bodine and Dale Jarrett in 29 who led this race for many many laps they'll of course made that late pit stop [Music] while here's Dale Earnhardt passing second-place Darrell Waltrip now again Dale is just trying to get his flat back but he's past second place Walter but now sets his sights on the leader Rusty Wallace he's trying to get back there a water if he pulls up and walks out of it for the last hundred 50 left and has had one of the best cars out here remember when he passed Dale [Music] it's table one lap down so definitely very fast house master [Music] barangays car [Music] let's take a look at art race summary Rusty Wallace leading has led 130 in the 380 laps in an average speed of 77 point one six five miles an hour we've had six leaders 14 lead changes during the afternoon six caution periods for a total 39 laps and seven cars currently are on the lead lap those that have led dale earnheardt darrell waltrip Alan Kulwicki Rusty Wallace also Dale Jarrett and Dick Trickle those cars that are out of the race which filler Jimi means Kyle Petty Tommy Alice Morgan Shepherd Richard Petty Alan and most recently mark marked only one crash really during the afternoon that was Richard Petty he is and so just a little more now than 100 here are the top ten we'll be back in just a moment dinya Speedway and this is the bumper cam being worn by hearing Ian's car he just passed the number if they learn out Barnard and Gant are a lap down in eighth and ninth position so their battle later today Eastern Time you'll be seeing the bosch sparkplug run free from Nazareth Pennsylvania as the Indy cars race on the one-mile oval there that's at 9:30 Eastern time tonight here on ES day of racing here on ESPN our Winston Cup race this afternoon as Harry Gant tries to get his life back Rusty Wallace he has position on rusty going down tuck Adam they don't touch the gravel each other look like yeah they got together pretty heavy now Brust he's going to try to come back on the inside his dad went high still trying to get the I'll tell you what he really did invited you we turn left no quiero let's look at it again when they pull upon sterling ballin card number 94 and dentist fences car drift right on out there makes it three abreast and as they go down the backstretch into turn three they touched rusted backs off so now eight cars are on the lead lap with gantt big Velasco big day of racing what greater than one race for Mistral Portugal that was very interesting you're not on telephone [Music] 400 laps have been completed we've got 100 to go yes who are still running to Dick Trickle this has been your right Bubb because this has been a race all day long Dale Jarrett beginning above himself over it having a good race and that is for fourth and fifth have really fine races and we go back and six big trick will go this has got to be good for these dads because so often we do a race we don't mention these fellows for today good spot Astrid ahead of them so they could have a great ricky rudd fuel that he'll come up about four laps short this thing should go free in the spring so if he continues to run at this pace he will his best condition is one finishes off the short tracks this year nine thirtieth tenth nineteen at 26 and there our dick trickles finishes and you can see he has for top-10 finishes including if there there we see the background stance Marvel Speedway coming off turn four down the front straightaway since Harry can't boot brown about three seconds ahead many laps ago that he moved around Rusty Wallace there is Rusted you can see they're all welcome so Earnhardt's little bit there to try to get back in the lead lap in slaughter fader and there's Mary Ann as you see it almost a full straightaway arrogant in a position now on the lead and we ask Harry again before started this this right here at bar harder than most others that you compete on yes this a lot of difficult in this racetrack you know the high sand is hard and you get kind of close parade riding behind people and you really can't [Music] see if I the drew the grooves on the bottom and if you lose your brakes here you have nothing to race anybody there so it's a pretty well despite where Harry Gant finishes today he will reach a milestone with the start of this race he exceeded four million got every dime of it in the back average speed of the race is seventy six point zero three two miles an hour Renard is held by Cale Yarborough was set 1978 at seventy nine point three school about three but it's been a very accident three and one that has seen relatively little attrition it appears as if most everybody is [Music] is out there [Music] I think here again hit the on the head they just said they can't get by the cars that are so evenly mastered is so difficult and here at coke purely a Pontiac tried to go buy those but he went by simply because very allowed into the passing flag derrike copes car now will be on a short track again next week we have North Wilkesboro North care they'll be using their radio tires there and now Dale Jarrett is right up on the background Dick Trickle let's see if Dale can pick up the fifth position he's moving alongside of Dick Trickle down the backstretch they head into turn number three Sharon has inside wine he's got fifth and get his eyes set on the only open car the white number two in front of them so like that Finnick response that's why they do this pretty get on the car sticks and you have the fastest car up the racetrack there's not a girl in the world like thrilled that very few the racetrack right now we have one of the fastest car about it and forth and Dale Jarrett in fifth position at Sterling Marlin number 94 just ahead break scientifically laughs now looky here to her Walker has called Rusty Wallace almost Parliament separated in the pool he's close enough to their feet waving those pine has yellow flag is out don't see a crash properly - beep debris on the racetrack the leaders have not yet taken the yellow flag so the pace car will stay in the pit area now here comes rusty and there why is given to them and we slow our pace for the 17 today hundred sixteen break for hair again and that skull banded there's Larry Childers leaving the red flag says you cannot go in the pits yet as the pace car picks up Rusty Wallace and the pace car goes by Larry he'll pick up the green flag that says you can go in the pits while this is going to be interesting now with Harry handedness very startling if something doesn't happen I think he'll win the race the yellow is for debris on the front stretch that improve to the pitch Rusty Wallace and Darrell Waltrip let's go to Jerry punch look you wanna grab the governor will get fired sidecars already over for now Barry Gospels camp around the car let's lock up on the bottom of the screen Rusty Wallace on top of the screen now Barry Dodson for the Kodiak crew changing left I'm tired likewise tire changes going on Wallace in the white and Walter for car now if the Jackie is out of the way much picnic burger runs guys are having a tough time with a left front fender and has slowed them down we're going to tell you what no rush he was all this finally gets away the lead goes to Ernie Irvan in car number two I believe he only took those two tires again and that will put him out in the lead might be a good smart move for Bob Johnson the crew chief on the program Pontiac number two well as soon as this race is over several of us will be getting into our cars and traveling as quickly and as safely as possible to the Greensboro Airport for our trip back to our respective homes and along the way we'll be very careful not to exceed the speed limit and especially get caught by officer Parsons here's the Hat of the week [Music] she license registration police I've always wanted to do that because it's been done to me so many times I thought this weekend for the Hat of the week we would pay tribute to the State Police or the State Highway Patrol in all the states that we visit and I've accumulated some of the hats from similar states that we've been to then in Darlington South Carolina the hot the South Carolina Highway Patrol up in Brooklyn Michigan just hello Jackson the Michigan State Police had the state of Florida they're beautiful 50th anniversary Highway Patrol hat we also got one from Elizabeth Pennsylvania police cap from the Pennsylvania State Police one of their caps the state of Georgia in 1987 celebrated their 50th year as a state highway police and the one and only North Carolina Highway Patrol voted this year the best-dressed highway patrol our state police in the United States of America and last the Virginia State Police where we are this this weekend Marva Virginia folks these guys do a super job all year long and let's give a big hand to them normally I would send these caps off but you know State Police cap it might be used the wrong way I'm going to keep these babies for myself I guess they won't do some back already all right there's the tremendous crowd that turned out here despite the bad weather late last week we've had a beautiful day here at Martinsville and we'll be right back what's coming out of the SS Harry Gant at the green car here comes Jarrett and the car number 29 and watch Michael Walters pull up at the yellow car number 4 Jim saw her hands tearing into the wall and look at Salters car come off the ground both drivers have been intense repeatedly since then making adjustments on their cars what it'll do to Jared's car that was driving so well we'll just have to see the rains about the wave again indeed it is here comes the field off of quarter number four cardew's to the inside and is a last car on the lead lap Ernie Irvan only took home two tires which put him up front but that gave her an ardent opportunity with four fresh tires to move on the inside and get back in the lead lap now Rusty Wallace trying to take the lead away from her here [Music] mm Sarah Walter Koba now bet you it's not that easy to pass they learn art the next 20 or 30 laps because he's the position he wants to be if the car should check him out again he's back in the lead lap with an opportunity to win this thing to stave off the challenge but Wallace has gone back the second position for those two tires before town respects a pig look rusty beating on Dale Earnhardt he no sir yes I can stay out there Musti is thinking about last 37 Wallace is saying I've got myself and put and make him finish it out seven [Music] where who's in one of the real mechanical genius in this sport Bob Johnson Bob you wish you'd taken for now are you glad you took two tires really cars been working good all day we just took a chance with Joey because we don't wait and see what happens [Music] the urban is in fourth position here are they're a third position your top three are Wallace Earvin the number 33 and the number 15 cars are on the lead lap and this would be the battle for sixth position damage on Brett Bodine we have the shot from here against buffer cam this is exactly what her against me is about a straightaway behind if Earnhardt will hold up walls long enough they carry the inside of audio ricky rudd tries to move into third position they're side-by-side here comes Dick Trickle at number 84 successfully mrs. Ernie Irvan now watch Dick Trickle who boarded dick drive the car down on the corner gets positional but I think trickle pulled out of one those cars that have draw and we watch out the back glass up Ricky grunts quicker Steve you [Music] what's trickle run it on it has to go end of the turn but good getting her good night coming off her [Music] closing stages of the goodies 500 here at Martinsville Virginia mines Rusty Wallace Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Dick Trickle and Ernie Irvan in the top mark [Music] Cindy was going into this event Dale Earnhardt leading Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Darrell Waltrip and Bill Elliott but it's a very close battle up front six through ten Ricky Rudd Ken Schrader Davey Allison Terry Labonte and Jeff Bodine 10th in the Winston Cup points and at the moment it is Rusty Wallace who was leading this race you can see there on the racetrack that Dale Earnhardt is ahead of him but Dale is almost a lap down a good battle for look at this it's Ricky Rudd who has caught up the Dick Trickle and game is going to turn this into a race si es he was running seven family this way now time to take over [Music] first on the outside let's see if he can do a move on the outside dick trickle trickle is it a little rough room they even got quite a memo inside Harry game let's just watch him listen [Music] now looking back on Harry and Nick from Ricky Rudd in some outside just can't find the way to get by the dick triple card back inside an arrogance car [Music] we got him welcome losers that just the way yet that's the way you drive it you go in the corner just take that steering wheel and make the car go the other direction jump on the gas if it comes out not wear gloves most of the race drivers today knows where it glows materia he says he's got him to feel he whispers on his name so he's going to work today because he'll have several butchers [Music] a class of Ricky Rudd's car outside now we walk inside just can't find the opportunity you need [Music] that important that he's doing but now he's got a run on crinkle on the outside Perry calls along sign of Dick Trickle almost but now we'll see what happens they both get a little squirrely coming off the second corner down the backstretch they are side by side wheeled a wheel door handle the door handle and Dick Trickle just is not going to give up without a fight that fourth position this is blessing racing Wow side by side well that's doing it the hard way trying to pass on the outside [Music] go in we're in Macy passes here mode outside right not now Harry's gotta know I know here comes dick back Snickers right that's the battle that all the fans are watching you but there's a good man [Music] and then trickle arse again side-by-side come down the straightaway and about a half a car as they crossed the line but Nick comes back on the inside of the corner or you take that door in just post that it sticks out there and hopes you can gain just a few feet getting down to the neck hope to gain a few more look at dick now he's trying to get to the inside of God yeah that's what's go and he is on the inside here now he's about to take third or these giving it a try now back up front Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace are right together as Rusty Wallace tries to put down boarding up the corner rusty is to the outside of the pedals Elena's they come out Darrell Waltrip Scott it appeared the advantage indeed [Music] made it work for it so I'll tell you what you can't on the club has to impress you and Daryl Walter went three abreast down the back straightaway at Martinsville so two significant developments right there Dale Earnhardt is a lap down and Darrell Waltrip is in the lead and now Ken Rusty Wallace go back in look at Rusty Wallace trying to put a lap on Bernard they get side there's nothing they could do Walter goes inside and three abreast one in the corner and the 84 carb Dick Trickle finally passed Ricky Rudd at number 26 and so Dick Trickle moves to third [Applause] Ricky Rudd has some type of problem he's just not as fast as he has been all day and it looks like his brakes might be going bad get us a little bit of a break problem that's how Dick Trickle went into third position well the significant Rusty Wallace has led the most laps today and so will get the five bonus points for doing so very important in that battle for the Winston Cup number 20 an entire problem what about a dick entire problem things are going exactly well of the anything at Darryl Waltrip damages radio do is cry the car take care of it and they can see the end in sight they've only got we're watching this battle between Ernie Irvan and Ricky Rudd they'll star did what happened in heaven getting into the pit wall back there didn't look like he was going to work too good but now [Music] called him how about the nest Ricky Rudd [Music] [Applause] 200 mile-an-hour tape which only needs to be about 90 while level tapir but nevertheless Dale really one of the wheels on that car doing a fine job rikki-tikki [Music] Brett Bodine in carnival 15 [Music] No [Music] he wants to make a good impression when Tammy burns came here at the exactly 10 past that 26 car and he has position down sign of ricky rudd drag racing office still wheel the wheel Bret's gonna get up coming off the corner of leaf recreation okay mo die now moves to seven there's the leader there to this race behind ya brother Wallace this is second third fourth [Music] not too long ago it got on the outside and almost had to pass bait but Ricky Rudd was there 30 laps to go cars in the league play [Music] and we see now in this car [Music] Dick Trickle on the outside did not if you're just joining us Dale is a lap down position rusty Wallace's in the closing stages on is between Rusty Wallace and second from Dick Trickle and here and now positions himself outside once again as they come off cornered evermore trifle gives Hebrew to run out there so makes it a little bit easier for it he's gonna make you work for but we've got a similar situation where rut was up there in front before now it's Rusty Wallace up there look at trickle battle away from Harry there for a moment going into but now can't about a half a car like advantage on trickle and he passes him Harry Gant is in third to catch the leader that's what we'll be watching here in the closing 25 laps of the good with 20 laps to go don't go away friends because this race is far from over ian is now in second position second third and fourth scrambled a few laps ago here's how it happened banking on the inside of Rusty Wallace this is going down the batch right away Kent house position goes into corner and then tripled in the 84th Mark comes in on the inside of rocky well it's rusty all the way back to fourth place rusty drops from second to fourth there's can now who is second trickle is in third and Rusty Wallace has dropped back to fourth position there is the interval is between first and second and Harry in the last 20 laps make that 18 laps of this race what an interesting afternoon it's been we've had long periods of green which is kind of unusual for Marcus Ville at one crash that was a Richard Petty who was uninjured we get a second position it's just a little more than six seconds to go he was three seconds behind so he's picking up the bathroom about the coast has played a very conservative and very smart race has yes it's 2.5 again next lap the girl Walter has got him he's given a bad break because he learned Sterling Marlin sorry buster now watch TV it's fine leave the leaders are coming up they'll move over here again better than the Darrell Walker and we see they're against closing in on him he's closed it all vote for half a second in the last two laps team laps to go the W building budget another interval it's now 1.7 seconds for just a moment involves 30 urban and the 29 of Dale Jarrett this is for fifth position both of those drivers have been able to mask they're a day over Martin who was still swimming and sliding out there at night jarick cult Barney about a turkey in laps ago but he hasn't been able to do much with you pretty straight Kostas turn off the corner but Ernie Irvan David he did mannitol Dale's best finishing appoints paying race vii at Pocono he's now running in sixth and there's the leader Darrell Waltrip Ulduar see how close Harry Gant is laughs are winding down when Darryl comes down this time it'll be laughs completed eleven four laps now the traffic is going to hurt Harry Gant because he's got a lot of cars to pass one and a half second interval machine their goal in her because Walter they didn't realize the leaders were that close of the water cuff there now they know that has a chance to win their Hut Stricklin he's racing her into the corner that's gonna hurt her again costing a couple of tenths these two tenths of a second Harry dan won his first Winston Cup is second at the moment in closing in on Darrell Waltrip as there are now 10 laps to go don't believe you he's going to get the job done here is Ken Schrader's [Music] now he's gonna go poop i Ken Schrader's whitney's have darrell waltrip putting a lamp on Ricky Rudd the cars home hitting on the best friend we have fought for Scott Robin had one of his crew last night and said what do you think he said we've got a good race car but we've hit it on the backs right away I don't think we [Music] he's gonna be driving for rick hendrick next year he's gonna move over let her again no mind to go her she didn't get to that [Music] and now he has clear racetrack between himself [Music] 494 laps completed six to go there's the two and twenty nine and they're still hooked up in a duel and they're catching Rusty Wallace too rusty to see him in front of a have to run him down while they battle for that fifth position rusty running in fourth place rusty here in the last few laps he led this race about 15 circuits ago but now to go darrell waltrip is trying to win is consecutive woodies 500 here at Martinsville number four there's the interval between first and second Dale Jarrett still counting on each other Dale Jarrett moving to the inside trying to pick up another the leaders feed wild we've got another lap but there are three to God Martinsville but for her he had become although it's like a salmon going upstream almost he was two laps down at what time and now up there in second place and closing in on believing fight the wheel coming off the corner two laps to go and Michael Waltrip is spun in turn the race good another caution or willin he might get out of the way the car is rolling and yellow strikes yes the NASCAR officials waved the yellow flag in this race is going to get under caution here comes Waltrip to the going to do it yellow when the white flags come outside darrell waltrip that's one has a claim yet but it's all over the tight group celebrates as Darrell Waltrip wins is 500 in a row make that his third in a row let's go to the Bay Area Jeff Hammond with a confident thirty three molars we only had to run we needed to we're just trying to keep barrel Destin runner very smoothly so everything will have weight good for today how's your hurry right now suffice - get my paper gosh the back not 30 Khan said he's paying us at all no we didn't get devotion I know if we had to slow down for a bunch of 33 got by so baby's back why we lose this race sliced really poke was scared main board anything else be from 1833 back win number six what did we say to Darrell Waltrip for the last few laps this man was just you know be patient you know he knows how much more he had left and that was the main thing we're just trying to make sure we hit you know had enough brakes in enough car left that if you guys like Harry you got it for close racing so we could pick the pace up and we were doing that as we needed to well there's a whole pile of tight guys that are headed for victory lane properly so we're gonna let Jeff Hammond go join him congratulations to you Jeff so Darrell Waltrip wins his third consecutive Duty's 500 his 11th here at Martinsville and the 79th win of his career the top 20 finishers we have for you as we watch Darrell Waltrip our wool to the right here on the bait straight away on the start/finish line there you can see that Dale Jarrett finished in fifth position an excellent run for him as Rusty Wallace finished fourth Dale Earnhardt wound up in 9th position so rusty is going to pick up a few Winston Cup points as a result of this race 11 through 15 there is Terry Labonte Michael Waltrip Derek du Coq Bill Elliott and Phil Parsons and then finishing 16th root Buddha and Jim Sauter Greg sacks and Sterling Marlin yeah oh good but unfortunately the yellow came out and Darrell Waltrip won victory lane at Martinsville in our winner's circle interview is being brought to you by the diehard battery now with more power when you need it most here's Jerry punch Darrell Waltrip lime the guy on the tide Chevrolet an outstanding afternoon Darrell force congratulations on a great win oh you know just another sunny Sunday in the south what a great day a car just was so good and I just had a good feeling all the way you know I know the car was fast enough to win the race we didn't have any trouble I didn't have to push it I didn't have to do anything just waiting there Hank came to me today I was patient in the Lord and it came to me today you took the lead in grand style going three wide and turned 40 then you held off you had to be a little bit concerned about Harry though a little bit but you know we were breaking about even with him traffic was that in close up a little bit but no problems I want to thank tide Exxon motor oils SuperFlow AC spark plugs and Goodyear tires they're the best tired in the world say hi to my mom mamas I'll make you feel good say hi to Jessica Letitia and Frank and everybody back in Franklin I love all of you Darrell Waltrip in victory lane takes the goodies 500 Bob and what a great race it was for Harry Gant who finished in second position and tried in the closing stages now here's a replay of some of the action in the closing laps that's Greg sacks just ahead in car number 48 and he got in the way and Harry was saying get away get out of my way so I can catch the winner but he was unable to let's go down to dick Berggren who's with Harry well arrogant that was an awfully strong run but you had some problems with traffic at the end yeah we well no more than Gerald it was holding Daryl Epsom and Darrell's car was getting off the corner real good and when I got the second I could see he was getting off the corner a little better me so I tried to save my tires and keep him cool and I started cut off the corner but just as good as he was and you know he will really know his era for the head - mother - laughs - her run he wouldn't like some more laps Bob Jenkins you can believe it but in the Winston Cup points Titan now Rusty Wallace only 75 behind the alert heart he was 102 will have IndyCar racing at 9:30 night eastern time in the Formula One race at midnight Eastern Time we'll be with you next week for short track racing at North Wilkesboro don't forget speed week at 7:30 on Thursday night for Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett dick Berggren and Jerry punch thanks for being with us mrs. Bob Jenkins so long everyone [Music]

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Length: 175min 1sec (10501 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 25 2018