1991 Tyson Holly Farms 400

[Music] in the early 50s jobs were scarce in Wilkes County North Carolina there were two ways to make a living you either worked out the sawmill or you made home brewed or bootleg whiskey but the real skill was getting that product to market the towns were hard put food on the table best of all we got pay for something that we was bidding the art of making moonshine whiskey was brought over from Europe centuries ago and passed down from generation to generation but it was a younger generation who had the nerves and skill to handle the muscle of a 1940 flathead for two [Music] and if you were gonna make a lot of money at this game you had to be able to handle a fast car it became a town a game the money was good and we love to drive [Music] on roads barely fit for horse-and-cart they would roll from her secluded hideaway and wait for the night and when the night came under the shine of the Carolina moon these lonely roads became their racetracks and though a few drivers as skilled and fearless as these [Music] as a piece of Americana faded away the rise of the short tracks across the south and gave them the opportunity to use their driving skills not always successful but some were able to find careers that would set them on winning ways and will still win the man who is currently winning more than anyone elses Harry Gant who goes for five Winston Cup victories in a row today he'll do it at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the hills of Wilkes County which has come from a dusty dirt track in the late 40s to a Cathedral of steel and concrete but it still maintains a friendly short track atmosphere I remember this place in 1948 I attended my first stock car race Ned it was a dirt track and when I left here that day I went home I wanted to be a racecar driver and it did work out for you I'll tell you the fans were almost as excited then as they are today I attended my first parties now Winston Cup right here in 1949 he was October the 16th the eighth race of the season that year Bob flock was the winner of course it was a dirt track back then Bill Rexford went on to win the championship that year and there's many exciting moments as we've seen at North Wilkesboro Ned there's not many as exciting as this afternoon Harry Gant has a chance to win five races in a row unparalleled in modern era well I tell you talk about history here at this racetrack it has plenty of it but Harry Gant is on a history-making run himself and for more on that let's go to the pits and Jerry punch what do you folks think here again well if they call Reggie Jackson mr. October and Harry Gant has to be mr. September because he's won four in a row at Harry you have spotted one you have crashed in one last week up at Martinsville what a spectacular effort you gonna put in today to win it well that's gonna have to take a lot here to win a day you know it's gonna be a lot of chassis adjustment and I hope we don't have to come back from no spin outs or anything but we're just playing on trying to be consistent today and work on her tires try to save our tires that's the big prophecy black grew up 12 miles away here is there a home track advantage no I don't think so we've got a home track crowd but I don't think he's got any advantage for this car today indeed they have a home track crowd and Harry Gant sits here and for the 380 first time in his career he's about to hear those four most famous words [Applause] for today's race Karla Tyson Karla on behalf of Tyson Holly farms gentlemen start your engines [Applause] [Music] the world's leader in motor sports coverage presents speed world today live from North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina it's the Tyson Holly farms 400 and it is a beautiful afternoon here in the brushy bounds of North Carolina nice cool temperatures and bright sunshine good afternoon everybody I'm Bob Jenkins and welcome to North Wilkesboro week include the 1991 short track season here today and there are only five more races to go in the 91 Winston Cup season the quest for the Cup standings show you that Dale Earnhardt has a 59 point edge on Ricky Rudd Bernie urban Davey Allison and Mark Martin are separated by only 163 points looking at six through ten there you find Harry Gant in sixth position he is only 19 points away from fifth now the two point leaders in Winston Cup competition Earnhardt and Rudd didn't have particularly good qualifying efforts here this weekend for more on that here's John Curtin Bobby are exactly right in fact on Friday first round time trials Dale Earnhardt was only the 28th fast to these guys the Goodrich crew went to work found a little extra speed and second round time trials they all led the way people start 16 Rudd starts 22nd on the field today but if history holds true both should still come away with mine finishes today in fact our night says after last week's third-place finish in parts ville all that circumstantial bad luck is now history and believe it or not Ricky Rudd said there's still enough time in the season for him not to just race Dale Earnhardt Ricky says what he's going to concentrate on today Bob staying out of trouble and finishing on the lead lap well let's find out how things go but let's first introduce for you the diehards starting lineup for today's race the pole sitter in 100 16.8 71 is Harry Gant from Taylorsville in the number 33 scull Oldsmobile Davey Allison is alongside of the Hamilton Ford car number 28 he's from hewing town Alabama starting third Mark Martin from Batesville Arkansas in the number six Folgers coffee Ford and then from Greenfield Wisconsin number seven Alan Kulwicki the Luthor's for starting in fifth position is the Citgo Ford car number 21 driven by Dale Jarrett from Hickory North Carolina and alongside will be Herman from Modesto California in the number for Kodak Chevrolet starting in 7 position is Rusty Wallace from st. Louis in the number-two Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac and then awesome Bill Elliott from Dawsonville Georgia in the number 9 Coors Light Board taking a look at the rest of the starting lineup in row number 5 Morgan Shepherd in car number 15 in Ken Schrader and 25 the sixth row made up of last week second place finisher Brett Bodine in 26 and Jimmy Spencer in 98 the seventh row rookie contender Bobby Hamilton and Jeff bodean the eighth row finds Darrell Waltrip and the current Winston Cup points leader Dale Earnhardt row number nine Hut Stricklin in car number 12 and Rick mast in number one Terry Labonte will start inside row number 10 in car 94 and then Sterling Marlin in 22 the 11 throw this afternoon will consists of Kyle Petty in car number 42 and Ricky Rudd second at the point standings going to row number 12 it's Derek open car number 10 and Dave Marcus and 71 a story there later Chad little starts in the inside number thirteen and then Joe Ruttman the 14th road consists of Jimmy Hensley back in the 24 car and Michael Waltrip row number 15 Rick Wilson and car number 8 at Ted Musgrave in 55 the 16th wrote Chuck Bown he drives the 66 car here this afternoon and taking a champions provisional to officials Richard Petty in car number 43 now the 26 car has problems it appears who's Jerry punch the 11 patches for fire bread for dine began to leak some fluid from beneath the right front of the car while sitting on the grid a minute ago they determined that its brake fluid may be one of the bleeder valves has come loose or better they're going to tie him up it's leaking some flute in the right side they have the right front tire off they've had to pull the car down here at the field will come around they will take three laps are taking the green flag as the field comes by at 35 miles per hour speed up in road rage brake caliper and Jerry that'll dissipate him starting at the rear of the pack now as a result of coming in and working on the car on the pace laps if we were going to mention that the 71 car of Dave mark is scheduled to go 24th would go to the rear of the field because he had a crash in practice yesterday but he will start next to the last because Brett will go to the rear Budweiser board will carry one of our again cameras afternoon and of horses the junior Johnson prepared car Hut Stricklin 12-car and he will have some telemetry force later and on top of the number 66 sitting the young Phillips 66 car will be Chuck Bown cam operating on that machine today Pete was relieved of driving that car this weekend jump down this taking over it's been announced that jet born I think the rather Cornish point six to five mile oval here in North Wilkesboro the pole speed was 116 point eight two time nineteen point two five two seconds will go 400 laps and the field is separated it's all the second 400 laps of competition here today stork making race because Harry Gant can't win his fifth consecutive event here this afternoon he starts from the pole and were about to go green in North Wilkesboro the race is on [Music] [Music] [Music] very gets of the last [Music] beside autism ernhardt back in now he finds a position behind Morgan Shepherd - nine spots film eight on the racetrack who's pulled out about five Mark Martin earlier Rusty Wallace Morgan Shepherd Bill Elliott and ten Schrader [Music] the action that Jeff bodean then that's his teammate 20 [Music] and Terry Labonte and Ricky Rudd Bob and he berated that much traffic here this early in the race really at any time the race because he knows it's very easy for something to happen but he's got a run in there and run hard or you get laughed at he starts backing off the half of that serious problems trying to get her out of the race [Music] jerilyn went by Joe Ruttman Delmarva wolf on the outside [Music] has a poll straightaway on Jeff [Music] but I did started Murray R he did get back out on the track before Green Flag failed he has passed for cars position [Music] in car number four they both have been all over mark mark nasty lamps [Music] Ernie Irvan Batarian has state [Music] look on the inside Ernie came down block spot [Music] behind Shepard now here [Music] it's cars trying to work on the outside and Eddie on the inside has been going pretty high they don't know farts personal theater just want the situation here's Jarrett now private he's got a nose up alongside of Ernie Irvan he sees Morgan Shepherd coming back get on in there we'll come right up on the back bumper of Dale Jarrett they crossed the line but Battle of it's going into turn one that's the preferred groom but once you get down you don't get to make the line that you want to going into the turns and as a result you can't go the jury does make the pass here comes Morgan Shepherd gets that inside group just as well the fifth position now the battle for six spot is between mark and Jeff Burton from Taylorsville North Carolina the sensational 51 year old is leading the early stages of the Tyson Holly farms 400 from North Wilkesboro [Music] our speed world coverage is being brought to you by Chevrolet the heartbeat of America that cars more people depend on by Quaker State the picu is one top motor oil and by Goodyear the unanimous choice of every NASCAR Winston Cup team where 14 laps into the 400 lap Pikes and Holly farms 400 get leads we'll be right back director Spain Alan from poor host North Carolina [Music] well Harry's to get into is moving away nothing is Jane about a 1520 car length advantage and we jump inside Hut Stricklin star as we see her heart [Music] they'll Jerry the mortgage separate of both past Lockhart Forte of Martin's drop back to the system heart [Music] Bernard's defenses that I've got one [Music] perfectly in 12th position restarted 16th was the fast [Music] is bill [Music] in car 17 Prospero won the race here as one of the races here [Music] at this facility the most recent is this in the spring of this year [Music] working well on the inside bill still nothing against a poor sport on the inside [Music] DW [Music] spot [Music] and here comes Rick mast down red roses go plastic ocean all pit road and John Kernan is there from the rear it looks like a root mask are they will look what concern did they had after yesterday's practice they thought they'd run around [Music] I thought that might be the problem is possibly [Music] yes it looks like possibly one of the lines but the oil ruler [Music] first top ten finishers here's Hut Stricklin and Jimmy Spencer now involved [Music] got away from Spencer [Music] the frozen food a fella could have won that race or would have won that race [Music] [Applause] [Music] traffic was instated France all the way around the racetrack it looks like is brentwood I brother Jeff codon there's foul minions [Music] [Applause] [Music] three [Music] [Music] the Lambs [Music] laughs now the slower cars Jimmy means in car number 15 being laughed [Music] [Music] amazing it is party you can actually visibly better coming off the on the short track is getting that traction [Music] tires all heated up [Music] we have good battles going on and and Dale Earnhardt continues to move up passing Darryl [Music] car driven by by here again [Music] and watch her again the album star Ford has gotten closer - I'm not [Music] [Music] North Wilkesboro North Carolina will win some tough racing and completed 35 laps with Harry can't Mountain front [Music] plug for empty car race from Nazareth Pennsylvania course we'll be on that a 1 o'clock next Sunday afternoon here on ESPN we're gonna give you a feel submarine we're going to try to do this about every 15 minutes or so making sure that you know where your driver is run in this Dyson Holly farm [Music] arrogant is 33 car that is Lapidus lower a bunch of traffic right now just t-carr chat little sneaking up on the 40 kyle petty now meanwhile Richard Petty is trying to follow him and do all that traffic and there he goes by Kyle Petty only on Sundays only house look justice we came back commercial break the 28 car was just a car length or so behind it now he's dumping all that heavy traffic it's clear he probably 15 car links in front of it by the time Sega consoles he's got some clear say over there now Rick Wilson all that delicious [Music] Derek Morgan Shepherd not far behind [Music] a Jerry punch on pit road with your retirement we'll run a very different race tire here than they ran back in the spring and a lot of the crews were conservative be very quick in qualifying after about 40 laps they may have their hands full so we past the 45 lat mark and that's where Harry Gant expected to be able to church the puzzle slick he was again to make his food and a lot of cruisers concerned about their crowds getting all right Thank You Jerry the aresty sweat up a little bit [Music] go through the shot here coming off of turn two Stan's the ones that we've seen here at North Wilkesboro this is our [Music] this is our 20th telecast limo in Wilkesboro we've been here more than at any other erasin rock on the Winston Cup circuit are 100 telecast of Winston Cup racing since we began this thing Alan Kulwicki and one Dale Jarrett target they're laughing the fifth wiki third fourth and the 15 car Morgan Shepherd the red car right behind those two well you see Jimmy Spencer they're in the banquet Chevrolet Ellison Oh back in the spring here he is the beetle for a good while they had a good portion of that race with paranthas just [Music] John Kernan has more on that story from pit road well then I'll soccer with Jimmy this morning and I said you know Jimmy you've got to feel pretty good about the run really Jerry talked about it a different Goodyear radial here shut up positioning [Music] run that well yes but they have to do to practice this morning they were working like a bunch of combate dogs might say they were changing they can think of Travis partner in the cruise Jimmy said either they were going to hit it and be really great today really gonna stake out the place the car yesterday morning in practice this metal damage only had some extra work to do in that respect but he wonders don't pack a Mad Dogs in this well I've worked with Travis Carter before that's pretty good John I'll bring it [Music] now on Dale Jarrett and the leader is in heavy traffic again here yes on the outside of rick wilson car there's vet Strickland's getting a little bit Lucy car number twelve Kant had to back off there's Kerry Livadia mister card number 94 the snow coat is mobile and she said Justin way ahead back down he didn't want to get up there now he AMS surgeons [Music] the bars extremely loose the second [Music] grill to get their car around the fill the bottle the racetrack [Music] 22 cars Bell [Applause] [Music] Jerry and didi has Bob you know in the drivers meeting gravity takes place in the NASCAR race two hours before 1/2 foot forward the race began he was the first driver to sit in the meeting and each grab refused to sit down rub his arm his back here Rick Wilson Michael was the our brother was little in fact they learn our babe in the funniest of all he won't miss the area look you right in the face about it every time you laugh in there you at least wave and you go by this is something I've been waiting for a while to say but do you think we would offend here Harry the Sarah Lee remember the commercial that nobody doesn't like sara lee nobody doesn't like Harrigan he's everybody's friends 26 car after an early problem is quickly through the field he's already up to 12 position he started one thing that's impressive a barrel Walter run a while back and now Brett Madan is coming up on [Music] job done in turn one [Music] Oh [Music] Brett has to back out they follow Darrell where it's between them we snuck in there this shows up in Astoria to go right by Darrell in almost got my chest watching practice here yesterday afternoon about those some people eventually her [Music] watch for ham because these [Music] well dairy coke pulls the Chevy behind the wall with a rear end or transmission problem of sometimes [Music] our lap down we have sample this has to hurt rush a little bit was for support situation there is a man second place victim I'm lost [Music] 100 laps complete effects on this went by that a just a little bit of Ricky Rudd's part went with it it just fell down to the bottom of the race car [Music] one is placement a lap down boys will get that good good [Music] Pledger again doesn't look like anybody's going through today let's just hope he doesn't turn this in boring race that's all I have right now dan is the leader of the Tyson Holly farms 400 from North Wilkesboro [Music] hello around the world around the year with more than a million miles of award-winning auto racing coverage ESPN speed world today in North Wilkesboro North Carolina the Tyson Holly Barnes for the cars circulate the 69 lap of this race and arrogant 33 is the leader but he's run across a couple of cars that do duck wants to go a lap down Michael Waltrip in the yellow 30 the pencil Pontiac Sterling Marlin the Maxwell House board number 22 he's been following these guys about three lap the first Rick Wilson still on his back Butler and he passed him a little bit ago quickly that car shot up of beside sterling Marvin yeah what the inside that's all we need so I slipped up on the outside and he'll hope Michael Walker does the same thing when you go [Music] mailmouse [Music] spot there between 30 and 68 but now dance there again look at em up up that corner going he's just the seller [Music] laughs Michael Walter Walter Pidgeon sixteenth position [Music] mr. Sefton $410,000 so far during the month of September we have yet that if he wins this race here this afternoon the race purse and of course all the [Music] Unocal bonus money which right now stands at 44,000 you've been talking about Hut Stricklin he hasn't on the pace here in the year [Music] right [Music] turn three get up to 108 for our hundred lamp one homicide up to there then that I can see only a hundred and one mile for that's a little surprising a lot of people would have thought frustrate way here that they before nearly as good as he did off of number two as that affected his speed on the straightaways [Applause] 4600 rpm he comes off the corner handling racecar Morgan Shepherd and Dale Morgan just passed Jarek pulled the fourth position they've been running pretty close together since the start of the race really Morgan tell Derek Scranton to boat around in front of them as hell [Music] there are seville handling race cars out there fellas these are not necessarily any outfit but as Morgan Shepherd and Dale Jarrett's car seems to be working well but some of these cars that have been laughs there's a Jimmy Spencer he's having some problems and his problems might not be there aw Jimmy Spencer is who we talked earlier he thinks that the ratchet is broken the car not want to turn when he's in the turns in other words it's not a lock that's the problem and we also saw interest while ago he sweared up before that's what he broke it or by hitting the wall or if it broke right before then you would think with a broken ratchet that means that only one wheel is brewing the offender probably but [Music] he's plowin a nominee turn [Music] a handful a stale he is seven ernhardt took government [Music] that position pretty easy and ricky rudd meanwhile who is second in the list narcho spots river and [Music] earn our stars not bad it's a pretty good race car this afternoon how about you see he hair again and Brett thought I'd get hooked up I think we could see very intersted race you know Earnhardt thought he had a shot at the pole here on Friday afternoon went out and qualified it was betty was still was only about a third of a second behind the ho enter but he said he didn't know what happened he just did best and there is bow dine [Music] one at North Wilkesboro [Music] right on the Chuck Bown look at that [Music] sixth Arthur and earn our just went by mark mark class laughs I was able to get by is definitely on the move the guy has bought this group of cars [Music] [Music] fellas made a good run is [Music] 7:15 that he's not too far ahead of very [Music] Mark Martin cars last year by taking the victory here but position there to fret old [Music] Bernard Marlon and here comes Fred going on he closes up the ride on the back I think this cars as fast as very good [Music] without the benefit of the move over way [Music] which is the passing flag [Music] bread had to move line because sterling betwixt in between [Music] side [Music] and the interval back to second position Allyson third Alan Kulwicki with 89 we've been green although and the green car of Harry camp is leading the way we'll be right back the first caution of the afternoon waves over North Wilkesboro speedway as Joe Ruttman in car number 75 that intervals but up in turn number three bust the wall and then slid to the inside of the track the car going again that's too bad we were just talking about him a moment ago was having a good run here today [Music] right before this happened let's see it happened right behind Harry again and it will slightly yep Rick Wilson by the clip Ruttman just a little bit that on the inside seen him spinning around there's Wilson coming into the picture now and he backs into the wall it's already over ready down pit road Jerry punches in the hairy man's pit we'll be there first pit stop for today tire and EBP is already changed Whiteside tired to come from the left ken schrader other cars bidding on pit road Elrond are here the Goodwrench Chevrolet getting services in fact the turn TV Davey Allison out of the pets Allison and a pit road and all the pits by the way are located on the main straightaway we'll take a break and be back with more the Tyson Holly farms 400 news Sunday Night Baseball tonight yellow is out at North Wilkesboro because of a crash involving Joe Ruttman over in turn number three couple of cars remain on pit road Sterling Marlin the Maxwell House Ford still on pit road but most everybody else is on the racetrack as we get set to go green in a couple of laps once again here's how to enter the ESPN pick the winning Chevy sweepstakes called one 909 three three nine and then stay tuned to see which car is the first Chevy to finish the race if your injury is selected and you have given the correct Chevy winner you will win your choice of any Chevy lumina including the fabulous C 30 track crew remains out there making sure the track is ready for high speed action while we remained under yellow we'll be back in just a moment I can hose Wilkesboro Speedway for the Tyson Holly farm is 400 the first caution flying that they've gone out by Joe Ruttman and his dinner-bell ullevål being served raj area Joe still sitting in the car Joe what happened out there just racing incident I guess but what really affected this is that we run over the curve and knock the pitting off the oil cooler with no oil to the motor it's pretty tough to run and that's that's really what wounded is the most so the crew working on the car Joe still sitting in and we're getting ready to go back to the green flag very shortly guys and there is the replay off the crash that sent Joe to the wall we can see Rick Wilson had tried to go on the inside he saw Rutland coming down and you could almost see Rick Wilson trying to get out of there but he was not quite able to get out quick enough and just tap Joe on the left here corner and around he went there's Bill Elliott coming in and we see Ernie back there with a big hammer knocking up the rear spoiler trying to put some more weight on those rear wheels yeah he's been in just about every laps he and Sterling Marlin different ones if any and really making a lot of adjustments on these race cars well one lap down in 29th position at they'll make that 28th spot Eliot rolls back out on to the racetrack in the field is being given a signal of one more lap to go look at the crowd these grandstands all have been filled came here ten years ago and you crowd that's turned out here for this event here this afternoon now Harry is from only about 12 miles down the road in Taylorsville there are a lot of fans here today routes for Harry will that be the way the crow flies he house there I Drive back and forth there each day coming to North Wilkesboro and it's a little bit bothered that's why I go going green the yellow is still being displayed apparently the NASCAR spotted something in Joe Ruttman he said he'd nothing fitting off his oil cooler he rode around the racetrack spurting oil all over the track so we know it'll be soon so they are rechecking the track for more oil on that the caution remains out here at North Wilkesboro with 103 laps complete [Music] a laugh of grain has been completed here they Harry Gant leads now second and Davey Allison third becomes Morgan Shepherd what's a wiggle what Navy Houston almost fun out all these wicked bad Lisa come up first that is still slick if that turn is normal asleep but I guess where that all was put down by Joe Ruttman to fit the quick dry down on there and is hard to get traction there for a moment maybe Alison almost spun turn off that last time and we see he's falling back a few car lengths from [Music] meanwhile back of that group comes Dale Jarrett the lapped car Rick Wilson the 26 of Brett Bodine and [Music] versus Buick [Music] all day there's the Chilam tree inside the car we got up to 110 about 75 now accelerating up the batch right away 114 miles per hour now that's a good bit faster than when we checked it before because he has new tires on getting a better grip coming off the turn quick shoots a man before under old Spencer spins down the frustum and to sit in there and the caution flag is out Jimmy Smith who's coming out he's gonna stay in the lead or not the lead lap but he's not going to lose another lap I should say damned slowed down as he came off the turn [Music] banquet frozen-food planter's peanuts car spins here on the Main Street away bring out our second caution flag of the afternoon on lap 110 were already more than 1/4 of the way through this event baby else's car looked like it might have been struggling a little bit let's see if he makes a pit stop and make some adjustments they've only been racing on the green now just a few laps but well it would be a good bit of track position to give up if he does come in but it wouldn't be as bad as it could have been since they're only 12 cars in the lead laps Jerry punch how about I would not expect to see Davie pit I mean you said you said if that track position is so important here the Bullock's burger he commented a minute ago when he slipped up in turn four on the radio that he thought he hit something slick on the racetrack there had been some speedy dry up there and for the first lap or so when the cars came through they all were slipping and sliding just a little bit up there but maybe Alison will not pit now he will stay out under this caution flag wonderful second caution flag of the day in the water British Speedway is here again she's away [Music] Green has just gone out again on lap one arrogant opening up a 3/4 car length advantage [Music] they're all slip-and-slide that turned poor I saw Jimmy hints at that time get sideways and Damian next time type of urban they made that contact now look at what's going on look out [Music] jammed up behind them [Music] when I coming out of turn two and [Music] that really did Gemma but behind him [Music] take a look at it again as Davy was on the outside of Ernie Irvan was they begun sideways and had to come down to try to save the car and rent in the side Auburn the urban sprawl well you can see why our any urban slow so much going into turn three because he was almost out of how to control and he slowed it down to get behind them is it almost a 90 degree angle and saved it all the way so far start on the poll has it been second that third car there the 24 is [Music] before their first culture though [Music] [Music] they'll still time Ernie Irvan the now come help return to that's where they were basking from hello and Herman comes down gets locks that spot cuts him off Davey hardy go to the infield Ernie is a lap down he's being shown the 14th position sure is not happy about that intro there Allisyn I mean he did not hit any attention he lost control trying to save the car came down and ran into Saturday back at it maybe Alison probably would have been better off so hit it and fix the car all their last card to play Nast have told both the 28 and the for crews to tell their drivers issued a warning to both they run side-by-side again coming out of turn two well everybody's gonna get to see you in on it is to go into turn three still side-by-side you can see the damage here on the right side of Irving's card wheel and now Alison very time it I said boy takes off once a dissin front baby is third here comes the 15 car [Music] bourbon I expected Rd will give you the road that he needs up here [Music] lap cars in Brentwood I got Dale Jarrett up there [Music] for a four car at the 28 car they'll Gary - six - bail cart cart yes seven [Music] they place apart Walter's recipe wallace's 12 those are the only failed cars on the Rusty Wallace running 12th as said it seemed like he had a problem drying his pit stop his first pit stop [Music] about six or seven [Music] Morgan Shepherd almost by her what the hips like an Ernie Irvan and Rick Wilson running good here today to get up on the outside other there you just have to Tim dope they learn our keys in the Dale Jarrett a little bit coming off the fan trying to bust on the outside of Wilson [Music] on the racetrack [Music] or that six positions Jared ernhardt down low [Music] well Jared apply the PNR and hardian behind Rick Wilson president cessful e2a mind correctly heard me say that redbone on having trouble getting by earlier banana Kodak film sure [Music] that outside it is tough to pass a good once mortgage ever got around and Davey Allison they just drove on away but Bret Lodi where's Ernie's got some cards on his back bumper that are in the same lap as he is so he's predicting positions meanwhile Harig antigens driven away from this whole crowd he's found a half a left the head of the fifth place car Gary's victory Arius [Music] the only problem with that is Bob when you get that far hit you don't get a whole lot of airtime the action is somewhere else where the action on the racetrack is that who is behind gang [Music] Dale Jarrett gets by twelve artists a Buick [Music] show you the telemetry rpm in the upper right the ever left is [Music] back out on the track as we watch this action [Applause] my car Joe Ruttman repair [Music] on the brakes that thing locked up that time he would get up Robbie quite as fast as before as those tires heat up a little baby doesn't get the traction on the turn so doesn't shoot you down the straightaways [Music] the body in the Sunoco wheel on the inside of but strictly Ross our ride is their own rusty has moved up to temp they're always dropped back to the 11 [Music] I just [Music] the left rear tire reservation [Music] see and should their diamonds [Music] watch the two car maybe we can see this yeah there looks like he's pumping the brakes and he pumped and he's having a brake problem or something because that was in the Left Front blueberry [Music] that's why they took so long when her pissed off a little bit ago they were having a problem they were trying to fix in that left front area he was the first car out of the race but it is Walter trying to go up on the outs there's dirt and coke down on the outside that did work and you to watch this battle for 10 and eat 11 and here comes Harry Gant through slower traffic once again [Music] he has put another lap on there's a battle for sale Allisyn to the inside of Alan Kulwicki and Alice second nearly crashing coming out of turn two a few minutes ago has set sail and successfully passed Alan Kulwicki [Music] but Harry Gant has quite a substantial lead on Allison and the rest of the field as we have completed 142 laps with all 33 cars still running [Music] four laps away from the halfway point call now the winner the ESPN take the wedding nine three three ninety three hundred before [Music] see 34 stay tuned to see which chevy finishes first [Music] go run he's been running on Harry's bumper for about 50 laps they've been staying right with [Music] laughs ago as well Jerry what's the deal what was that mom let's check in with any Dickens in the crew chief and front of the car better to go what's the problem [Music] it's so good the track position here [Music] they alive right now first driving good [Music] hold on a handling problem with the Rusty Wallace and the smoke ad was it a little bit no major there was smoke on the number two car there to this cause he was rubbing with Jeff that's right there was a lot of smoke that time it was tire smokers isn't laid up against the sheet metal on 11th car was right they know we're married and is on the racetrack and he's only about this grace of the root for watching barrels blow away a little bit from Jeff but I am the Rusty Wallace Russia's on the inside of bowtie and then make some contact once again they made contact once once again they made contact [Music] the understatement of the year was when anything this is believable [Music] I have why can't a car in the middle of the season part of the season comes five straight racetracks and key as good as Harry Gant spar has been the last hydration if I did I'd go sell it to somebody but you don't have that record you'd say well you know I was standing in the truck this morning with Harry Gant this chatting a little bit and one of his sponsor reps summer every US tobacco woke up and asked him that same question is it Harry what is it as a car is it motor is it huge that Harry isn't the motor area da the motors fair to middlin say well how about the driver the robbers fair to middlin so there's a race car into the race car is an outstanding the so a scar that Leo Jackson bought from banjo Matty but is it flip the car back to his shop and he rework Colonia making somewhere to get it fixed everyone else do what they've done what's their secret and Harriet's in this car is just absolutely outstanding he stays hooked up hey Jerry guys you know what the worst part about this is Harry get away from dominating the last few weeks you know I tell you what it is talking to some of the drivers he can't get mad at the guy the guy is out here he's just beating them weekend week and they can't hate him he is such a nice guy like to get angry at the guy you know me here again they all go try to congratulate visas off sure it would Jerry punch what else you got and you know Harry again maybe 51 years of age but he is some physical specimen he talks about all those high school boys he calls Michael Waltrip and Rick Wilson High School boys that I could be to high school boys no prob well Harry Gant could walk on his hands for the the other he's the only man I know that can grab a two before with the palm of his hands with each palm and do pull-ups forever he is so strong and you wonder why his neck is so strong as the Gulf back what he was doing sheet metal sheet rock work he would hold a sheet rock on his hand that picture there called macaques if your goats and sheetrock for a while well in any case Kerry is happened in his way here the [Music] pretty good racing going on Morgan Shepherd has moved to third Brett Bodine jared is now he's right behind Alan Kulwicki now a threesome of Shepherd Medina chariot had pulled away from her heart till they talk to Alison so that lets Bernhardt close in but now he has getting around with gets up there guess on the inside fighters on fire Bernard see past they're coming down the front straightaway now is six rhod 19th possession at the moment then we talked about her again hanging sheet rocking all those two before last Sunday morning last Monday morning I went over the tails with North Carolina and this parent does for relaxation and he built this building of his own hands he put the roof on in the summertime that's him cutting us the forts and you know I asked her again why don't you relax yeah I would be bill and I enjoyed Bill and I loved the bill probably as much as I loved the race maybe even more to build something stand back and look at it to get it done it's just a great feeling to be able to to have the talent to be to build something I was telling some press people at our press conference after we won the race at Dover that you know I never considered myself to be a great race car driver by no means but I always figured myself to be a super good carpenter and the best one of the best carpenters but not to say that I'm one of the best race driving a fire race car driver I do pretty good but I am a good carpenter specialist won't air next C&C North Carolina will be down here for the race 7:30 Friday night tune in while Kari Gantt fills better houses and he's a race driver I've had trouble then Ernie Irvan has spun and clashed down in turn one so for the third time say the caution flag comes out dirtier on the 14 degree banking Ernie Irvan running in 14th spot has crashed Kodak film Chevrolet a lot of damage to it urban was third in the Winston Cup point standings coming into this race and still had a very good shot at the child kind of very good but he had a certain amount of matter Chuck the right rear tires flat on that car we see the rim there I don't know if he's cut a tire down I noticed we're gonna go that contact the yet with Davey Allison that looked like the tire will might have been rubbing the sheet metal but I never saw any smoke and here comes Harry again down pit road Jerry punch you started calling fifth up here Paul and Easy Street crew waiting on their driver and they're making sure they remind them hearing this moment ago radio Harry 35 miles per hour Maytag repairman awfully lonely down here rocket is the only one others will go to work on the right side of areas car all four by pit road now becoming very busy tires a little bit ago now he's spitting up where John's Bernadette I tell you if anybody needed the caution flag it was Allen for which they will take the right rear floor tires are going with scuff tires last pit stop they put on bigger tires Allen radio did a few laps motion hey they're worn out there are limits they parted a little bit more with Harry Gant a lot of a chassis adjustments made on some of the cars but not Harry Gant they put forward and tire of course was first out of the pits easily now we see some other cars coming in came out position he picked up Davey Allison came out in second spot so under caution for the start time because of dirty urban scratchin turn number one [Music] now pit stops have just been completed here at North Wilkesboro and one of the most important aspects of a pit stop is an air wrench one trick to speeding up the pit stop well that's a subject of this week's tract fact [Music] and many of you fans have had this problem when you're changing a tire on the side of the road and you see how aggravating it can be to use one of these hand wrenches now I could change this tire answering your question but we got to be off the air by dark now you appreciate how good the Winston Cup crews are changing tires at 11 seconds they start out with one of these Ingersoll Rand air wrenches then they buy a $60 socket but it goes far beyond that if you just use the socket the way you buy from the store and put a lug nut in it it fits in very neatly but when this socket is turning at twenty thousand-plus rpms this lug nut can get stuck costing you valuable time in the pits so what many of the crews will do is they will sort of Doctorate themselves by getting a small spring cutting the spring bending a flange out on it then they will insert the spring inside the socket what you end up with the finished product is the socket spring inside so when you push this down on the lug nut on the tire there's no way it can get hung inside that could be the difference between an 11 second and a 15 second pit stop here's the green flag on lap 173 followed by [Music] baby Alison got his pit stops [Music] let's see if he has any paper here again we can see there's nothing between he and the stove and it but there Ernie Irvan here at North Wilkesboro he's with Jerry punch is what happened out there kind of right we're down or something you know come down frustrated I felt the start to go down slow down forgot you think it will happen with the bumping bill with a be they've got some sheet metal's bushy impossible it could have been I'm not rosary [Music] he'll go back try to get the car fixed and get it back to the truck where's Benjamin Jack's back here at the garage area this race in 140 [Music] the house and after business majestic on the back [Music] and Dale Earnhardt barb Jimmy hisses wedding ring ricky rudd me 17th now [Music] ernhardt was the big benefactor and six position came out in third [Music] same thing here his hoes as you said [Music] sixth and seventh here here we see bread on the inside trying to get alongside and he did alongside that left her Atwater fennel got some red paint on the white fender 26 car here's a demonstrator trying to move up on the outside of RapidEye trader who haven't seen that much of him today he has been right [Music] a place to pass on the outside [Music] [Music] here it is to the inside of mommy [Music] the show with her hint one five the road be unparalleled in modern Europe preparations I find out that Bobby Allison Gitlin five robot in 71 in the 46 racism [Music] you want to know more [Music] [Applause] [Music] well cars in the lead man [Applause] [Music] not that you didn't ever [Music] [Applause] [Music] of 87 [Applause] hold for car owner leo [Music] yes that's right here's the puzzle of the number 11 cars to win a poll for Leo Jackson look at this turn 1 as we watch the rear Butler say what they had the black dragon headmaster has the black flag in hand [Music] soon they're gonna have the black leg if it falls off we'll have a telephone Black Flag enimies in 12th position was gonna have to come in and have that bumper taken [Music] is the last car on the beam effectively speak that much and that's just a piece of a part of the it's not a piece of steel Jeff bodean won this race back in nineteen [Music] but they're about to get out another night of the flag and that'll mean that they'll stops for he is coming in now jumper on the drill waiting the arrival there's a souvenir family room he did go a lap down [Music] here is brett bodine now trying to take over a fifth position for Morgan Shepherd there's ken schrader right there he'd like to stick to those additional a under temperance Ford shipment goes back up on the outside of red coming off of turn two frapp has the position how's it going coming up on the outside that will leave it open down there for straighter he's gonna dive up in there too now the battle is for sex between Dale Jarrett watching all this too fast coming down he goes two laps now [Music] got mortgage on the outside Dale Jarrett polish dear Walter mark mark mark right back there to all of those position back through [Music] for only seven laps the 11 car is [Music] fast down pit road on his penalty yeah when you have to make us an unscheduled pit stop it makes you mad and then you just don't and the next time he should have learned but I guess you still a little frustrated don't realize just how fast you're going [Music] for a stop-and-go back near camp your Johnson watching [Music] Mark Martin Rusty Wallace and Morgan [Music] like bananas gone away on board [Music] traitor and chair nose-to-tail [Music] off the place [Music] now tail chair [Music] it's carrying the Tison Holly farms 400 looking for five in a row when Winston come we'll be right back [Music] we have just passed the halfway point of this Winston Cup race here in North Wilkesboro all phone-in entries for this week's ESPN pick the wedding Chevy's sweepstakes are now closed the winner of the sweep face will be announced on our next broadcast call one 909 three three ninety three hundred and ten minutes and you can enter the next ESPN Chevy sweepstakes in congratulations to Agnes Faye Allen from Fair Oaks most recent winner in our contest we saw a graphic he said all 33 margins instill the drudgery being worked on but as soon as they complete the pair's he will be back course pericope was in for a while and Joe Ruttman biloba well top right boxing turns the ESP tonight at nine o'clock this way about featuring the light-heavyweight stop foster into Wayne Swift join us Thursday night is 9 o'clock Eastern Time we're top-ranked boxer there was a rumor going around you want to take on the winner not this week Oh maybe if I train for a couple more weeks be ready [Music] 6:55 [Music] they're lightweight Oh [Music] that's okay I've got some things planned for you later not one [Music] Walter festival now restive almost working on him as they come [Music] that's for eight spot expunged airbrushed the inside turn for Bonnie they're just about even almost a half a car lengths ahead of Rusty Wallace too far behind them is Mark Martin important eleven cars on the lead playoffs now rusty passing I think back talking that's Russia because can't run as fast when you're going to try to alongside someone entire race networks [Music] in 88 rusty the blackened old [Music] Dale Jarrett is called Brentford on bread is running feel performance last week on this short track Martinsville Virginia came here this week with a question do you have a shot at winning here at North Wilkesboro Bret got a shot lately it seems like really dominate in the spring of 1990 here at North Wilkesboro Brett recorded his first and only Winston Cup win in the Quaker State viewing [Music] arrogant is in traffic heavy trap yep Spencer is a his bill Elliot with back I'll bet equal in turns real away by Spencer there's Elliot Elliot should be profiteth as I said he is on [Music] Kerrigan has [Music] isn't that far no they [Music] a driver led every lap that a Winston Cup races Harry has done so far today was in Nashville in tune of seventy-eight and kale yes Darrell Barrett you're driving a Jew to jump 1967 maybe Darrell derringer Oh the car got airborne no yelling no have to say kids [Music] Lily now the caution is out should be some debris on the racetrack matter of fact you can see some STP red over there on the back stressed the green has come off of the Kings car and let's watch it again he makes some contact with Chad little and little high Richard doesn't almost got into the cockpit of Chad's car and then hit that little cage back up in the air once again well this Tuesday Richard Petty holds a major news conference at his Museum and there is considerable speculation as to what will be said there Tuesday Richard penny will say one more year of competition in 1992 you will hang it up wait patiently for that announcement on Tuesday from Richard Petty there's the debris of the Richard Petty's car you can see the day glow red and the blue and Harry Gant will be coming in the pits I expect one a month Harry and his head look at this money that he I want as much as I make my life a sporty made guitar right oh yes yeah look at this four hundred thirteen thousand five hundred dollars so far now if he wins a race today he's going to win the purse plus well chase Harry up it's a ball area helping the racing for a number of rays a car down pit road available once again a PP green all the proof at James right-side tires Charlie friendly [Music] thanks for job to get up and to work on their cars and Richard Petty's bandaged STP Pontiac picked his way down pit row Dale Earnhardt got out sungan Alison he came out for that's the way they will line up for the restart of this race there's Richard Petty going back out on to the racetrack just ahead of their own [Music] where that number comes from $7,600 of the poll winner it's a race if he doesn't it carries over he's carried over to accumulate there are some of the Taylorsville North Carolina people here at North Wilkesboro rooting for the leaner area under caution at North Wilkesboro laughter 224 of 400 laps here the top five it's an Allison Earnhardt Joey and Brett Bodine our speed world coverage of the Tyson Holly farms for hundreds being brought to you by smooth Bush beer and easy drinkin bush light and by Levi's jeans for men an enthusiastic crowd and dissipating the restart of this race the signal has been given the peel begins to form two abreast behind the pontiac pace car and in just half a lap we'll be going back to green and we talked about the car the 33 last Sunday the Barnesville each and every time Harry Gant screw won the race out of piss and today once again every time they've been twist won the race so important as the green flag waves again [Music] third running beside jimmy hensley [Music] [Music] you simply cannot get to the prize [Music] [Music] you're right that green and white number 33 [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] often yes [Music] [Applause] [Music] you have to know and celery can go [Applause] quite a dance that the what is currently being shown position [Music] yep record on his fifth [Music] [Music] Russia tries it rather than [Music] mustelid heads of her first wondered laps of the race [Music] I think it very Gant winces [Music] we asked will he ever lose a race you're exactly right I mean I look at this rocking it [Music] saying that the drivers have to be worried about is getting in Harry's way and preventing him from not winning and then Rusty Wallace remember we ask trustee were you worried about the fans reaction if ferry did not win last week at Martinsville the day that I got to start worrying about backing off because if I ding somebody up the fans can get upset hey I'm running up and down this road with this fan stuff I kept saying that I love the fans I'm doing all I can but I can't let that check my driving style because now I'm going for it I think our cars been one of the only cars last three witches and their brothers pushed he's obviously got something that nobody's found yet he's doing a doggone good job at it and I respect him for what he's done I don't think it was like a fantasy it to be a runaway here he can't show it we need to be race to little bit erase the part that's Rusty Wallace currently in sixth position [Music] we races everybody holiday every man they're free life [Music] good now Brett those product on the inside [Music] there's some debris on the racetrack but in this way there by the wall I'm not sure it's going a yellow unless it blows down in the the racetrack in the group some fans I wouldn't even call somebody who throws a can on the racetrack of fans or shall we call [Music] pretty good and there's trouble up and turn four rick wilson has spun and hit the wall at turn four contact with Joe Ruttman in 75 fellas cars in those two cars - sir yeah [Music] drive you wake away in the crash but pretty soon what's that right front tire down through point directed us it ain't headed in the right direction is it so the caution is out here at North Wilkesboro time this afternoon crash and turn four involving Rick Wilson back after this [Music] and here in North Wilkesboro were under caution once again because of an incident up and turn number four the track crew has completed their check of the race track Richard Petty is on pit road now moving away from his pit area there you can see the damage on the right front of his car which was caused a few minutes ago when he had contact with Chapman 17 car of Darrell Waltrip it stops at the front into the cars and paper the tow ian is out a little bit or something honey the Western Alto Chevrolet's here comes barrel down dead you're exactly right on the last caution flag coming out of the pits Darrell ran into a tire he knocked the right-side toe in the collar up on Jax if they paid an adjustment under the right-front at JPL they're taking a piece of string that's how they check to see if the toe-in is correct they will check it now see if they need to make another adjustment Jeff Hammond jacking the car Jake looking over the situation it was a big break that they got getting a caution flag go in 20 laps after the incident happened so they didn't have to spend a whole lot of time out there in the green flag conditions continuing work takes off and maybe they've got the we'll go back and of the pace car they looked up and saw the one last ago signal so I would guess that they might not have it tight that he's got to come back in like and discussed they saw the single one lap to go are either they wanted to make a little bit more of an adjustment to it I have to stay out there you can see the pits here that have been added [Music] turn number one actually these pits don't in until about the middle of turn number one and then pits all the way up the front stretch and into turn number four trying to relieve some of the congestion on pit road the current rules when the caution flag comes out a lot of times we see 30 cars on pit road off the same time green flag is out again [Music] harry can't where you start [Music] Fillion feels worse [Music] [Music] rather most of the day the fellas we have about four or five cars that make pit stops Scarah Welcome Center in the lead lap Horton Zimmerman mark Palmer bring the rest slant I think [Music] [Music] you're getting so good Shepard there Dave Marcus has fun on the backstretch let's see no caution yet the racetrack trying to get it fired he's out of the groove back.the caution is coming out [Music] team out they've Marcus [Music] they'll come down [Music] again to slow down just a little bit earn armor probably of trying hard pass again five points because he's either he or Ruud have led the race today no excuse but now we're down under 150 flat mark to go will Harry again and know this come inbound they probably didn't think they could make it a little bit ago but - let's see they'll probably the a John one here again this see if he comes in I'm gonna tase auction the back end of that 33 to see if it stays out what comes in City College I want the caution he will possibly Warren Shepard is going to be giving up red at the port and the board members stayed out there [Music] that area Jerry real the bottom 33 old tapas Harrigan and Dale Earnhardt's / gonna work now vote me hard to be able to make it to rush away about 148 lat the number 21 is already Schrader's card you can hear the crowd in the background watching that race off pit road now it's going to be interesting Harry does not have the lead and will not have it for the first time this afternoon Dale Jarrett was the first off pit road because he took people only and so to watch Harry can take the lead away from somebody else that's right the first time today has been that position here's the Western auto race recap prior to the caution Harry Gant was the leader had led to 50 of the 250 laps five cautions for 30 laps no lead changes and in 93 point zero three seven mile an hour average speed boy this is a short list that was Harry Gant had led all the way to that point you know I think that's the first time I've ever seen that just I think it is - I've been doing this for three years only one car behind the wall that's Ernie Irvan otherwise everybody is still out there the mechanic of the Year standings Danny clad from Alan Kulwicki screw is on top very close battle though with Larry McReynolds who's only three points behind in Tony Glover is only five points behind followed by Robin Pemberton from mark Martin's group and then Dale Earnhardt's crew chief kirk shell birdie I just got the word that the 75 car of Joe Robin has been penalized five laps now look at the race off pit road as soon as that jack goes down that's a signal to go we see it as soon as that car hit her again let the clutch out of the way win but burn aren't bt and there's davey aus almost beat in there you outfit they didn't really have to worry about their speed that much because they're heated down on the far end of the pits so they could go at Massell rate still perhaps not get up over the 35 miles an hour before they got off pit road 254 laps completed under caution here and now for the first time today Harry Gant does not have the lead can he get it I'll be right back [Music] flying wings on lap 258 for resumption of the Tyson colleague Barnes for warden Shepherds are 15 [Music] for is here again [Music] you got up there left down and then tied away he wants Michael Walter who is tough time getting around [Music] outside hi Jared [Music] three on the inside to the outside I won't go on that outside these restarts have killed him there's hearing camped out on the inside of him left are starting FOP down on the inside work that all the ernhardt gets on the inside [Music] can't third for Davey Allison his fish then Alan Kulwicki [Music] [Music] more conservatively in the garage area john kernan is there just caught up with Rick we're continuing on your car five lap penalty to Joe Ruttman I guess they they say if you intentionally it's not maybe it's pretty sure you know we're in a race I was underneath Joe I had him pass food and he could come down I'm putting the brakes on I touched him in the quarter panel and he's fun hey after a section I hated for Joe but I knew and I see him in the mirror you know what he was going to do he drove into corner drove in the wall court man's represent or buildings to voters race car Oh we were running good it just shows you what kind of racers they are there's no sense in that they got a problem witness never come to me not tear a man's racecar out and I will sell it later willing to work continuing to pan our bar broken so you are trying to get back out it been to paint our Barbie the trailer on the door good what's the shame the Snickers be running good today and we don't need that stuff uh can you call last week that they had a real break position at Martinsville Rick obviously Rick Wilson behind the wall spent five laps on [Music] and he is ready to retinas as we watch this battle between iron heart the three cars Oh this is the battle for seconds learn arms the racetrack he needs to get the jump on Bernard he's gonna get [Music] is that cart jumping the that is a very impressive move anytime but Dantas the piece now second bars between a lot of racetracks between here and Morgan Shepherd before at all one of those two cars assessment in the Joe Ruttman who is hanging right on the back bumper Morgan Shepherd [Music] what do also when I was doing there just not today Ricky Rudd usually the Morgan Shepherd [Music] well it's amazing the boarding it is whole new zone up front he's running problem these other guys enter fight talk with Johnny we go into quite a bit of horsepower but they elected to stay [Music] he's holding off cherry [Music] closes the gap get up there in class I don't think presented question [Music] and last week we saw her again start 13th [Music] front and the fans went crazy and I believe he gets up the mortgage ship he does passes lifespan reaction they'll probably fall out around [Music] artists third [Music] and Alison the last time I just put your did it in here [Music] [Music] Shepard's they won out there now that about a hundred 100 miles to make the rest of the way there [Music] Jarrid finished 25th year of the spring maybe Allison finished 6th [Music] yeah please pass Joe Ruttman now he is just part legs away [Music] whatever God [Music] these winds can't Harry can't win well mathematically no because there [Music] he keeps up this performance glory in 1990 now he sets up mortgage for the past [Music] in the [Music] [Music] 17 [Music] eleventh position John Cardenas well first they thought the toe-in was not crew chief had a wheel might be coming apart we talked about darrel things that may be a problem Jeff said if that's not the problem maybe a tire [Music] continues to struggle while Harry Gant from Morgan Shepherd and it would seem to me that he might want to do that because Dale Earnhardt is white [Music] to slow down so Jeffersons we said [Music] we all get up there and mix it up he has said yet today and we know that man get those fine [Music] get inside the paw Patrol we will keep an eye on this [Music] we're gonna keep an eye on it and if anything we will show you right now Morgan Shepherd is leading Harry Gant [Music] on track interval report compare Terry Gant and Morgan Shepherd on five consecutive laps too seventy-six we can see they picked up six tenths of a second never left we'll just [Music] the game Shepard was pretty consistent consistently faster right cutting the interval chanceless arrey isn't in the lead yet he continues to be in second position behind Morgan Shepherd we'll be right back at North Wilkesboro with over a million miles of award-winning auto racing coverage ESPN speed world is today at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina for the Tison hobby farms 400 race number 25 out of 29 in the Winston Cup season be mine Joe Ruttman and the number three car of Dale Earnhardt and the 30 at that time he ducked almost got under gum off the second corner a good battle schraeder passing brett bodine back to the lead you're her again he's on the inside but he can't [Music] here he goes here he goes more [Music] laughs 294 you couldn't get the car to turn went up the racetrack a little bit [Music] and arrested we'll see Afghan links here's a replay of how Harry Gant finally got around morning whether the corner and just done a little bit too hard to throw it up the racetrack the traction off return or they let lipscomb go concern Carrie was supposed to work that Harry now is in the lead Morgan Shepherd mark is right there behind [Music] seven how I see drug passed out six position [Music] seven [Music] let's get an update on Alan Kulwicki from John Curtis bob has dr. Paul Anderson crew chief [Music] [Music] Schrader go to the here is Davey Allison passing Dale Jarrett and here is brett bodine going around Allen for there's mark mark right behind him you can say Kenny Schrader is already [Music] and Darrell Waltrip is the [Music] [Music] entire on actually on roof camera [Music] [Applause] Mark Martin is perfect this way very again the top five well it's been an up-and-down weekend [Music] running in Winston Cup the dance said the Karla just [Music] goal today stay out of everyone's way see time here at least given that seat of course after it was offered to but then rejected by Jeff Gordon as they decided that [Music] Schrader and PO dine was very running very close together cars are running numerically correct [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] we can move back [Music] 17 [Music] first Chuck Bown [Music] Darrell Wolcott coming in the fifth [Music] drop me back and they will change right side tires only he is told Jeff Hammond [Music] a 10times winner here at North Wilkesboro times on the 1700 [Music] that pitstop Mark Martin and Ken Schrader have found each other on the rain [Music] sorry [Music] telltale signs of chess is not quite 308 11 laps gone less than 90 to go here in the Holly farms [Music] Harry Gant this afternoon [Music] Winston Cup replays are brought to you by Auto light spark plugs guaranteed for two years no matter how far you go the Tyson Holly farms 400 at North Wilkesboro in 1990 that he was on the pole for the first time in his career on a short track but mark Markey took the early lead from outside row number one as mark tried to whiten the 16-point edge he enjoyed in the point standings Dale Earnhardt got the lead on lap 66 as Martin and Allen kawaki pursued at mid race Martin developed handling problems and it appeared as though he would lose ground in his Championship Drive during a pit stop Earnhardt was in and out quickly but Martin's crew went to work taking the spacer out of the right front spring in an effort to improve the handling and it worked Martin began to charge to the front and 37 laps from the finish he passed Earnhardt mark went on to beat sale by three point six three seconds the two drivers went away from North Wilkesboro separated by the same number of points as going in Martin ended the 1990 short track season with a win the first for Ford at North Wilkesboro since Bobby Allison in 1980 marks championships hopes were still alive and the win hopes of Harry Kent are still very much alive as he tries to continue this incredible win streak that he is on to make it number five back up him as second place Shepard and and morgan has held off Earnhardt now four slaps I think iron art gentlemen organ to everybody [Music] struggle [Music] meanwhile ricky rudd a second there is a 28 car of Davey Allison and the Rusty Wallace [Music] [Music] they have about a spread way lead on Davy Alice half a straightaway [Music] there's Harry [Music] and their second maybe sense wrong with area laughs just win [Music] you think you have to read the papers in joining speaker Dale Jarrett [Music] the city of don't know what it is because handling or what [Music] makes it pass [Music] [Music] right rear tire a friend will die and Mark Martin is gone by [Music] been in the top ten all [Music] the race at Michigan to be televised I was asked earlier name in races and that ranks right up there they do at the 30 urban Rick Wilson and Dave Marcus three cars that are currently behind the wall in the garage area Ares is passing traffic out there getting around the King Harry that you ever dreamed [Music] beyond such a win streak as you are this year always gonna pay is not likely looking for this s we didn't win the bay and I nothing like this what happened position Harry Gant from teen all the laughs Winston Cup competition since Darlington on Labor Day weekend we'll be right back Ned Jarrett Betty Parsons John Kernan the dr. Jerry punch back folks world North Carolina we're harried and in a skull bandit it used to lead at this remember what Benny said after Harry crash reminds us of something that happened last night here's buffet Benny [Music] every week buffets annotation all around the searches today I want to bring you to my home this old house that's where I grew up I lived the first 16 years of my life we're having a barbecue tonight my relatives have cooked the food for me and all the entire ESPN crew and the family and we've invited Bob Dickens a pee-pee whoa but before we eat the chicken the fish yeah we're gonna have dessert okay do you remember saying this Harry Gant will not win number four I remember saying it yes last week just have to recraft I messed up than the BP you are gonna eat your words okay it's my pleasure to cut the first piece of cake and serve it to you because you do Oh Harry in a Paula I do I mean he did in fact win that number is all over with Obama a lot of other people did too but BP it's my pleasure to serve you this first piece of cake at least I get dessert out of you eating your world okay ready [Applause] my hand slipped I'm sorry I'm sorry yeah your hands to control that laughs answer no I have terrible control over ladies and gentlemen I want you to study this picture very carefully of the gentleman that you are seeing first of all he is pretty handsome he's got hair and he's kind of slender who would believe that it's Betty Parsons from his high school yearbook you believe that and he was voted the best-looking individual at that school Bobby I remember they didn't have much to choose from back then were you classes at it not much to choose we like when we go into an area where certain people are prominent people come from we like to focus in on them come back we'll also keep secrets the name of the guy that supplied that yearbook so that VP won't go after the wiki still having some you know we told that brush down a call for to a gentleman who helped us out with a teaser show that very beginning of our show today the fella those old cars the forty-fourth play call and play we really appreciate your help this weekend we just there's no way in the world we could have done that without you ready work we're seeing some smoke [Music] oh yes it's a Albuquerque position damn cars on the lead lap [Music] look at that smoke [Music] more than 50 laps that simply don't blow a hair again [Music] giving the head get all of Superga superlative we the car the cruise not blown up in front of her [Music] something goes wrong the racetracks and [Music] made a pit-stop loop around here again has some fresh tires on the and their hair it just passed Jeff what idle average to ago they promised all that smoke up there an elephant witness car hey I don't want to get too close up there in case that thing does blow up he's got it backed off a little bit [Music] the rate of expense of us [Music] 33:42 victim one second in five laps at an average of two tenths of a second a lap he was able to pull away from Morgan right about Alan Kulwicki star smoking up in front trying to get one of the labs back the Budweiser's report and dance gonna lady [Music] Morgan Shepherd who is still running why say a good thing it's not really that much it's only about put my watch on it here too and Jim seconds so it's not applause figure than that before hair has slowed down a little bit about a half a straightaway sure again is not having trouble I'm not either I don't see that any scrambling around in the pits but the driving up up behind the hair again I think a 33 car goes off I do too [Music] is noticeably slower than was these are the radio tires they're resistant resistant to punctures more subtle you can have a fun time the shepherdess blows it to one in 8 chance so he has been negated all carry against Jerry punch what do you know about this situation pretty stoic here beside me we'll get a comment Amanda Eddy's these slogans Andy is there [Music] the inset much about sorry they're home with it maybe it justice tires only they've been target a little bit they're watching and waiting remember that well maybe it's just strategy that Harry is playing here because probably aware that the 15 car of Morgan Shepherd is probably going to have to come in close flashing that means he just got beat they learn art if that's be the case if Morgan doesn't back up right and Earnhardt is not it appears gaining on we do have a story playing out near can Harry hold on to the head trouble on the backstretch beginner you might have heard that as we were going to break indicate there was trouble on the backstretch did the mountain very much sterling Marling just gotten to the side way so that did bring out a caution period here it is Sterling Marlin does a 360 complete 360 stops the car and that did bring up the caution flag we had pit stops and the Harry Gant the crew doing a great job on the car he was first out of the pit area followed very closely by Dale Earnhardt and then came Morgan Shepherd so erna Gant will have the lead when we go back to green there is the car that caused the yellow spinning over on the backstretch that sterling standing by for the restart here at North Wilkesboro [Music] now here we are back at North Wilkesboro this is a replay of the the reason were under caution Sterling Marlin spinning in the back stretch and he does a complete 360 Bob down on the inside of the racetrack and he gets it headed in the right direction but the caution had already come out now see starting down here on the inside look where Harry Gant is up there coming up on the outside well you can see that fellas smiling one more time he is hitting the lead as we go back to green her hearts right behind him so pork and Shepherd Alison and Mark Martin [Music] Dale tells his ride on the back bumper coming off turn four [Music] if everything you have nailed narrative alpha wait to go aroma Esper dad bring it right in front of them [Music] Jeff's going to be able to drive away at least ya the board is moving by Pacha this out Oh [Music] well boys the star as we have documented apparently seven cylinders now was coming off all three slow cars later got jammed up in there with there are only 34 more let's take a look again and what happened sideways down the front straight [Music] fifteen just a little bit and got him sideways and Dale Jarrett was right on the outside of Alan Kulwicki so they were all bumping together coming off the turn and you can see a little bit at the bumper script that is loose on Al Ricky's car someone's lunch up a dime had a little bit earlier the big difference is the jeopardise have another green flag now - discord get that pulled off he's still in the lead lap still in fifth position about to go back to green I'm not sure guys that dance is as strong as it was or maybe even capable you know something Bob you might be right because earn art I've been turned forward Harry Kent has been most dominant today close right up on his back bumper under way but it was more than a tire that the problem he was having earlier don't make me eat my words if I'm wrong I'm just suggesting that that could be the possibility and I'll bet he made you eat your words it would be a mass cake here's Ricky Rudd yeah he's to get in front again try to get that lap back dan has been a lap down burger rather her rut has been virtually all afternoon and her narc does not want that to happen as he's literally pushed hairy kid Danny turned one trying to come on her and get front at five cars a battle within the battle raging out there between ricky rudd and dale earnheardt as the battle on the racetrack is between Ganoderma Barnard has the chance to win the race [Music] Harry now stretching it out a little list Pontiac just went by and he's on seven cylinders they have a lot of smoke coming from this car I think you got the Black Plague [Music] 30 laps to go that's 370 complete when ricky rudd did not get the jump on there again but Morgan Shepherd now really working on Dale Earnhardt shepherd was second before the caution came out [Music] have to go get her again hang on and win five in a row and a bunch of money that's a bunch of money and in 1971 two drivers won that five in a row that was the last time it happened Richard Petty and Bobby Allison there comes Morgan on the inside if I though first second third and fourth are Shepard again looking inside of Earnhardt for second place Johnny Wingo is the mechanic the Western auto mechanic of the race Morgan Shepherd is driving turn around he does know much about television or even somehow force again trying to get the nose of that car to the inside of Earnhardt and he moves out a little sideways [Music] really carried the car down in turn through the last time trying to stay in front of Morgan now Morgan slides up and here comes baby Allison Allison going for third here are the bait Mark Martin is not far behind them mark getting a little extra life here at the end of the race has afraid to run that well all day side-by-side battle third Davey Allison at mortgage and here comes Mark Martin reforest battlin reserved before that's good for Dale Earnhardt he must up seeing his family side-by-side he said just stay that way throws off alone away poor shepherds deep into turn three Becca it's got pretty good for it back down on the inside a second third spot back over again yep now Hill take that faster line there is Gantt the lead Earnhardt running inside laughs clicking down now 20 is Harry again make it five in a row here at North Wilkesboro on the Tyson Holly farms 400 we'll be right back [Music] you loved it coming in a battle on the racetrack with now 16 laps to go Harry Gant and Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt is very very close we'll show you the deal Harry Gant trying to win five in a row this would only be time that Dan has his career was it Charlotte in 1982 and most recently at Darlington way back in 1984 the boy if you're going to win from the pool nowadays is the time to do it because you pick up all that unical bonus money today worth 144,000 getting kids picked up a bush he's just not able to get the car down in the corner in fact he's backing off so they can get the car to turn once he gets down in the corner and been and he's coming up on some traffic to hit on the mouth and a push is not a good thing to have going on with your car when you're in heavy traffic our heart now moves a little bit closer those cars will move out of his way but it is with a push that's not going to work very well whatcha found gets completely down on the inside the cracks of that gay Paree plots a room out there a nerd heart does not have much time to get the passing done because there are now only coming up on 12 laps to go but look how close Dale is he's right on the back bumper of Mary Han as traffic is not plaited hair against hands just like men said it's a problem for him [Music] there isn't a whole lot of traffic ahead of Gantt now moving by Darrell Waltrip Jeff Bodine in Phil Elliott or up ahead xi xi or there goes earn art on the outside talks a fake that's the fake that was an absolute fake he run up there hoping gana the dust the three up high and then he tracked her and left under when getting involved Harry's got a few years experience for that kind of thing again sneaks up on the back to try to make deals on the outside if it's the fashion flaps to go all right now let's see have this nine car bill LT comes into play but Harry is not getting off this turns the way he was I think you picked it Ronnie I think he does have a little bit of a push coming off the turn and both have to slow you down some now just underneath it oh and they touch coming off the fourth turn get maintaining the lead with nine laps to go he's good it's right on the outside in turn number two he pulls alongside ameri-ghen Earnhardt and Gant are side by side in turn art gets a lead Lin old man comes back on the inside let's see if O'Hara is driving the car as hard as he can he hasn't sideways off the fourth turn first time the hairy hand has been passed along all boy [Music] there again with just what was a nine laps to go nine laps to go and now there six to go and it appears it is gonna beat Harry Gant and the win streak is going to come to an end [Music] well it was nice while it lasted though for Harry Gant did was the what a great victory be for Dale Earnhardt yet if he can go on and win the race and pick up all those boys on Ricky Rudd let's see currently 12 well [Music] less than six laps to go for Dale Earnhardt in the top floor it could have been a great problem understand that maybe the brakes have Skol those mobiles [Music] probably that Harry wanted to fact that he lives [Music] nothing away from him [Music] and there again has bigger problems look at Morgan Shepherd Davey Allison mark mark gunman yeah they're really bad the court still running third for Davey Allison really putting pressure on Mark Martin fitting the pressure on Allison third fourth and fifth and they're only Morgan is only about five [Music] we're closing it on game ready to go [Music] [Music] their battle for third baby Alison right behind mortgage [Music] go one of the half of there [Music] white flag is out for by Morgan Shepherd now is is Harry going to be able to hang [Music] as hurt harness all right raise the car off of quarter number four when's the Tyson Holly barge by Morgan Shepherd Davey Allison Mark Martin and Brett Bodine the Kurt shell burning pool are celebrating they have beat Harry can they have stopped [Music] Earnhardt wins at North Wilkesboro and we'll be back to talk with him in just a moment the win streak is over Dale Earnhardt passed Harry Gant with nine laps ago and won here today Morgan Shepherd was third followed by Davey Allison and Mark Martin our speed world coverage is being brought to you by Ford and your Ford dealer have you driven a Ford lately and buy Quaker State the big Q is one tough motor oil well as you know there is a lift that brings the car up to the top of a building here in the infield at North Wilkesboro where Victory Lane is in the car is on its way up right now so we're going to take a break and be back to talk with the winner here this afternoon Dale Earnhardt Harry can't finish second [Music] of looks for a Speedway and Dale Earnhardt had picked up his fourth win of the year in his fourth win at this top 5/8 of a mile track Dale congratulations we need this win you know thank good good ranch and all the pit crew didn't guys did a super job and you know I can't thank them enough Harry ran a hard race are we got to go in our TN and run Harry pretty good and I noticed I knew I could just stay if I could stay with him I'll keep him in to keep me in his mirror baby worm a bit and as we got to run him there I got to see him getting a little loose Gideon and I hate dressing how many laps to go he said 25 curses no no 15 so I wanted to know how long I had you know punishment tired or what so I started running it hard when Kurt said 15 I started catching him a little I could stay with him off the corner and I got to him and I tried to get out of one time and you know he come down which is you know his part of his race in the groove and the next time I just let it on their own outside them and give it off we got a good run off or two over there you know he just got a little loose he's made him use his tires little ways you know lucky to be close enough to make me do that and everybody you know is another one for the manufacturers Cup and a big sale tomorrow right yeah all day deal from about you know 11:00 in the morning we'll be there at about 5:00 moon down we'll say a Karkos tell Earnhardt takes the victory let's go to John Kernan who's standing by with Harry Gant Harry all good things must come to an end broken brake line off the master solder is that what happened yeah though the last race car when I drove down the corner that breaks this all the fluid went out and I didn't radio of immediately I run a few laps in front and Earnhardt was behind me and I seen I can go pretty good on the tires refreshing : after we got about 15 20 laps to go I told him I said I've got a brake line break everybody monitors your radio in so I'm sure Earnhardt knew at the end because he moved to the outside which was better for me to stay ahead of more and the rest and I could drive down here but I couldn't go very far and I couldn't didn't have any brakes whatsoever so you just you just turned it and it was hard to do hit hard today in an amazing after finishing second today not winning his fifth straight Bobby comes home second still a big smile well it was a great run by Harry Gant he does move into fifth place in the Winston Cup point standings we'll be right back [Music] presenting as 15 finishers here Dale Earnhardt beats Harry Kent Morgan Shepherd Davey Allison and Mark Martin finishing six through ten would be Rusty Wallace ken Schrader Dale Jarrett Alan Kulwicki 11 through 15 Jimmy Hensley Ricky Rudd Sterling Marlin Terry Labonte and Jeff Bodine the point standings Earnhardt has a 112 point advantage on Dale Earnhardt and Harry Gant moves into fifth in the point standings our next race November 17th the finale the Hardys 500 at Atlanta International Speedway for Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons John Kernan and dr. Jerry punch thanks for being with us this is Bob Jenkins from North Wilkesboro so long

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Published: Sun Aug 27 2017