1992 Pocono - Champion Spark Plug 500

Burlington boathouse what has already been a colorful season has begun to see its dark side once again as an unusually silent force has begun to cast his shadow over NASCAR's Winston Cup points race it began without fanfare many said the Intimidator was now the intimidated the Dominator was now but dominated and the flying aces finally been grounded while the king of stock car racing continues to wave goodbye leaving his legacy of seven Winston Cup championships behind with this man be able to move one step closer that seemingly untouchable task not this year many thought but in a quiet manner so in contrast to the man they call iron hand it began to happen at first it went unnoticed the nervousness fell over the garage area as the black number three began to slash his way through the point standings in a quiet methodical manner then without warning at a time of the year when he's been most vulnerable he threw his first blood with a Charlotte victory and since has silently state within the reach of his prey there's a very black picture being painted as the quest for the Cup continues [Music] yes he is the world leader in motor sports coverage presents sweet world today live from Pocono International Raceway in Pennsylvania it's the champion sparkplug 500 well we were plagued with rain on two occasions last year here at Pocono but not today bright sunshiny skies warm temperatures and a little bit of humidity it's perfect for race day taking a look at the quest for the Cup standings as we enter this event they are the tightest they have been in several years the top five are separated by only 83 points Dale Earnhardt is only 28 points away in second position good afternoon everybody I'm Bob Jenkins and welcome to Pocono we're about to start the 13th race of the 1992 Winston Cup season and the man on the move in terms of points at least is Dale Earnhardt now take a look at this graphic showing his points position after the furious first few races and notice after Rockingham he was 13th in the point standings but take a look at this beginning at North Wilkesboro he began a climb from eighth position and now finds himself just 28 points back in second now a couple of guys considered frontrunners have had their problems here in the qualifying and the practices and for more on that here's Ned and Benny thanks Bob when they're Davey Allison what's the cup foreign leader he has had a very good weekend so far Friday qualified second in a post qualifying inspection they found his car a little bit too low they threw that speed up he had to come back Saturday in qualifying now he starts 18th he came here wanting the ship which has become the rage the last couple of years you have trouble those transmissions he's now back to a conventional transmission he's also had two engines in the car trying to find some speed but durability what Dave is looking for he's got the Vinny yeah he needs to finish to maintain the point lead you know the Kodak goal didn't shine too bright for our new urban here on Friday as well he had the engine problems didn't get to qualify he qualified second round fastest on Saturday which will start him in 16th position but as you well know this is a tough racetrack to pass on so he and Devi and anybody else back there is going to have a tough time coming up through the field you had some transmission problems yesterday too so they've gone back to a transmission where they will not be shifting gears and that is something relatively new especially on an oval track this is the only track on the circuit where some of the drivers will be shifting gears during the race on the straightaway here well be fellow who said on the pole had an awfully good lap don't know if he'll shift gears or not let's go to the pits and Jerry punch thank you and hello everyone he will not ship here today but you know something has happened as the Hendrick Motorsports team they have hold the front row the past two weeks here at the entire month of June Ricky Rudd last week at Sears Florida today Kenny Schrader at Pocono International Raceway I asked Raider why what's been the difference yeah there was a comment made about our operation by being something like a mediocre race team we wanted to prove to everyone in Winston Cup racing and everyone around America we are not video for in fact the next year they'll be three of us a young Jeff Gordon joining it and it again funding sponsor for his Chevrolet officially three of - it over poll every single week you talk about courage nine days from today that man you're looking at right now will be in an operating room table having his neck worked on I heard he did he told me I will not miss a lap of racing I will be in that car when it comes MC for under time at Daytona looking for a win today in traitor for bar on the front row let's go to John Curtis Jerry I tell you what it's been so long since the Wood Brothers who put a car on the front row - Eddie wood says hey I cannot remember when the last time was he says it may have been at Charlotte of Kyle Petty about five or six years ago that's given them reason to be optimistic another reason that they are optimistic this is Morgan's favorite car they feel that they should have won the Dover race had a lug nut not gotten stuck during those pit stop late in that event speaking of favorite cars Darrell Waltrip is at one of his favorites in fact he won this race last year with the car that he strapped into Darrell starting 2014 says not to worry though Bob this car can run well anywhere on the racetrack especially in race traffic all right thank you John will Waltrip looking for for his fourth win here at Pocono and Morgan Shepherd for his very first victory at this tri-oval at Pocono Pennsylvania we're standing by for the champion sparkplug 500 hour speed world coverage is being brought to you by champion spark plugs the world's number one selling spark plug no matter what you drive by Valvoline people who know news Valvoline and by Ford and your Ford dealer have you driven a Ford lately forty cars pull onto the racetrack will introduce the starting lineup to you in just a moment when we come back Saturday June the 20th to be eligible for the Gillette half-way challenge let's take a look now at the diehard starting lineup for today's race the poll center with a new track record his first poll - nearly two years can trade her in the Kodiak Chevrolet on the outside of the front row the runner-up of the Daytona 500 Morgan Shepherd in the Citgo Ford row number 2 Bill Elliott a four-time winner here at Pocono the Budweiser board and alongside will be Mark Martin the winner earlier this year at Martinsville in the Valvoline Ford row number three the mellow yellow Pontiac driven by Kyle Petty he has eight top ten efforts at this track outside of row number three the winner at Bristol in April Alan Kulwicki in the Hooters Ford the fourth row the Interstate Batteries car driven by Dale Jarrett his best start in a super speedway this year and Brett Bodine alongside in the Quaker State for the fifth row Ricky Rudd in the tied Chevrolet outside of that row in 10th starting position Rusty Wallace in the Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac row number six Hut Stricklin finished fourth year last July alongside Terry Labonte in the Sunoco car he's had four top-ten finishes this year than any other driver the seventh row Wally Dallenbach jr. in the Keystone Ford making his first start here at Pocono and Derek open to Purolator former winner of the Daytona 500 row number 8 has Michael Waltrip and Ernie Irvan then Dale Earnhardt and Davey Allison 210 Marlon and Dick Trickle going back rule number eleven it's Richard Petty and Ted Musgraves Jimmy Hensley and Darrell Waltrip start in the 12th row and as you take a look at the rest of the starting lineup you can see that cars are on the track for their second warm-up lap we'll be ready to go here at Pocono in just a few moments well Bob we saw harried and started pretty far back in this field he's former winner here at this racetrack don't look for him to stay back there too long and let's take a look at this uniquely configured race track we called it a trial but really it's more of a triangle the pole speed 160 to 165 time fifty five point four nine nine seconds we'll go 200 laps in the field separated by 8.4 seconds there you can see the arrangement of the racetrack the pit area is here on the main straightaway which is three thousand seven hundred forty feet in length there's the trouble spot it's the so-called tunnel turn which has eight degrees a banking turn number one is the steepest Bank track turn it is 14 degrees 675 feet of radius turn number two is only eight degrees of banking 750 feet of radius and then turn number three is the flattest it's six degrees of banking an 800 foot radius all of all a very challenging racetrack here here's one of our in-car cameras the Phillips 66 in-car camera being carried by Jimmy Hensley and dari cope will be carrying the roof cam for us as we get set for 200 laps of racing and the champion sparkplug 500 they come off of turn number three and down three thousand seven hundred forty feet of racetrack on the main straightaway looking for green and they get it were under way [Music] so far so good trade routes about a 10 car link advantage and meanwhile Morgan Shepherd and Mark Martin side-by-side 3a press down the back tread we earned out on the inside Davey Allison is on the outside and the Wally Tonto back jr. is in the middle Davey Allison definitely on the bull there your turn of course - in terms of Winston Cup points Davey Allison and Dale Earnhardt turn you didn't want to go through three abreast what they did make it a couple of them too abrasive you can see the tremendous lead that Ken Schrader's has built up already the great battle is for second position they come off the corner number three mmm the inside to make it Morgan Shepherd Bill Elliott Sify signed as they hit her turn one drafting gravy plays a big part on this long straightaway here Bob that's the reason they get out and go down Dale Jarrett was right behind him Shepard up on the high side of the racetrack they're beginning to go back a little bit bill lost about five spots nice shuffle down the front straightaway boy ken Schrader has opened up a nice sized advantage [Music] ready over one second into the tunnel turn once again Rusty Wallace and Ernie Irvan there at the end of this packet they cut off the second corner Peter racetrack leading to curry through the teleporter side-by-side and they hit that stuff it really is they had there's a lot of give-and-take there as they went through that journey I think Morgan felt comfortable out there the collaboration now to go down the straightaway they're going to need a little bit of help here they who's going to come up and help you own a gun behind a Chevrolet it looked like the Chevrolet might win the battle going into Peron 1 this is 4th 5th 6th 7th and on back Dale Jarrett and Morgan Shepherd go through the corner side-by-side and so do Ricky Rudd and Bill Elliott Sheppard gets a little wide and loses two spots I think he's going to lose three spots because here comes a yes he does lose that nothing wikiz on the inside trying to take the spot away and palpated trying to draft off the wiki so Morgan that little slip-up in the corners both caused him dearly yeah maybe used to get to the inside of the racetrack he possibly can here comes Ernie Irvan he's trying to move on the inside as you look out the wind their hopes early Ernie Ernie qualified 16th Morgan Shepherd on the outside post so Ernie already gave considerable Brown the starters dance drivers have described going into turn number one that long straightaway of like they're an art on the move going around rescue wallets question was qualified in the 10 spot Bernard back in 17 so again earn art is all Thursday the house he qualified 18 so he another car called the booth and they be honest again not shifted neither his own art they took their transmission off this morning and decided he would not ship that first when we talk about shifting many of the usual own an oval track and why now those that have the gears in it they'll shift in the fourth gear as they come off the turn three and get about halfway down the front straightaway and then when they go into turn one they'll shift down into third and stay in third all the way going to get back and the only exception man from turn one over and then back down into turn three going to turn maybe Alison going to the inside with Taylor bumper and they pass dairy cope and so Davey now moves into eleventh position here comes Earnhardt to twelfth and dairy coke back to 13th in the tunnel corner they break off the gas back on the gas accelerator Western alchemy he was fast in practice yesterday Paulson look at that Ford go right around rusty and the pin car all hello positions Sterling Marlin said he's one of those that has not shifted gears Kyle Petty also Morgan Shepherd and Ernie Irvan passed by Alan Kulwicki got hung out on the outside there in turn number one let's go down to as a comment on Ernie Irvan Bob bears tracking the progress attorney is making versus Ken Schrader the leader for so anyway with the last lap by he was three tenths of a second faster than Schrader's so Ernie is definitely one of the cars on the moon sure is and is sneaking up on Morgan Shepherd now and to take that position away from more [Music] in third quarters going into turn number three we mentioned that he was the second round fastest qualifier Ernie Irvan which started in 16th position for that fastest qualifier and force of two different days so though the second lead by Ken Schrader has definitely diminished and now Mark Martin is within a couple of car lengths back in a moment a cheer on ESPN this Sunday afternoon to the champion sparkplug 500 Ken Schrader in the Kodiak Chevy car number 25 is your leader white behind him now is Mark Martin in the Valvoline for car number six Schrader's backing up to the field not only has Mark Martin gone to the right [Music] ricky rudd so straighter a little bit not quite as fast he was those first few laps first couple levels well he did spread out there in a hurry at the beginning now they're coming around woohoo they go right between the 60 now fart mark can make this pass on the outside I will be impressed know he decided to back off and follow through this flat third corner and I mean guys you got to come through there single file just no way in the world you can run two abreast through that corner and mark goes on the inside tries to take the position away you see him drop it in high gear Chief Mark Martin dropped in high gear when he did that traitor pulled away about a car length meanwhile while they battle for the lead just behind mark mark as you said Benny is the number 26 car of Brett Bodine and right behind him is Ricky Rudd there they are I would think that Mark Martin [Music] turn three on the front car if Schrader's not shifted and mark is he would have a little bit more gear ratio coming off this point of them straighter gain enough to get on the inside us writer this is the for time that Ken Schrader's has led a Winston Cup race this year handling in horsepower very important on this racetrack and it looks like that mark mark is going to get alongside at the line let's see what happens is they go to turn number one part may be taking the lead away from Ken Schrader but Schrader will not relinquish it and hang on to the lead into turn number one but now mark looks like is going to pull ahead as he has the lower line low groove around this racetrack all Eastern always three corners you want to be on the inside of the racetrack on the very bottom that is the preferred line the line you almost have taken this morning red bow dine snakes ricky rudd is right there in 4th position we mentioned how both hand and horsepower are very very important at this racetrack we asked Ken Schrader's which is more important our power here you can't handle enough if you're really down on hard power you know you get long straightaways here and you got to make some power but three turn through those turns its power on being good Schrader got out powered coming off with turn three last lap now he's got to rely on handling perhaps into one and trying to get the lead back spot Marc Marc fitt he cannot do it a great four-car battle here in the early going anyone who watch this great found of believe the free card they learn artists off the face Lafitte we're going to check on that but we have got a great battle for the lead they are running light there or put together with a chain coming off the time right now and Jerry March has a report Hart spit well Dale Earnhardt's certainly trying to make his move early on and one of the comments we might mention is one of the guests in the Earnhardt fit today s very special guest a fella named of William Shatner our earliest Captain Kirk the Starship Enterprise and appearing here at the Bucks County Playhouse Pocono Playhouse and love letters and I want to call you captain perfect call me captain gherkins you can hear me this is my first race and I can understand why it's the fastest growing sport in the country I'm the Bucks Standish Wales preparing a play based on my book but leave which that the book stands right now which is exciting enough but this is more exciting than anything well I know the Starship Enterprise is pretty sophisticated these cars are pretty sophisticated as well sophisticated in every way but I mean the excitement here I'm with radios and receivers I'm ready to get anything and it's tangible can you beam ernhardt to the front of the pack I wish I could Captain Kirk he really is William Chandler trying to captain the starship good branch here at Pocono guys all right four cars up front and Ned Earnhardt has fallen several positions in the last couple of laps yeah he's dropped from ten positions in the last arborlon brett bodine looking for second position and to turn number one rut is right behind him and ken schrader falls from the lead to four position at about three laps John Curtin has a report on pit road Bob Pepperdine doing an amazing job considering it last week at Sears Point he severely burned his right heel earlier in the week they went and tested at Watkins Glen with the third-degree burns they broke open the blister he was hobbling around all weekend spoke with him this morning said hey it's feeling better when I get in that race car and it's running as well as a good mat last practice session I won't even notice it it doesn't look like he's noticing has moved the Quaker State for to second position but he's being challenged for that position by rug Martin began to pull away just a little bit straighter now he's brought back and Jerry punch is now with Richard Childress perhaps we can get an indication of what's wrong with Dale Earnhardt here at all in the good race pit as a car came by minute ago RC it didn't sound very good yeah we've lost cylinder we didn't talk gonna try to stay out did we get a chance take a look at it cylinders remember he had planned all the way to second place upon finding this could be devastating to their efforts for another championship that's one day learn our thought he might be turning his season around and headed into a contention for the Winston Cup points leave things go wrong here in the first 14 laps of this 200 lap race at Pocono and he has fallen 20 off the pace in another car this is the number 9 car of Chad little also spilling some smoke down the backstretch cars have already gone to the garage james hylton has taken his car there he's coming into the let's go the Gibson well in SP very this pointing for Chad little he was in that car for sure again next week in Michigan after that he does not know in fat the car owner that he is going to go with next year to form a new team Redskins quarterback Marc Griffin is going to Michigan next week to meet with Harry Melling they might try and work out a deal next weekend where Ripon will come in about a half a year early and work out something so that chat level can stay in that car and they can race every week all he can do right now because smoke is pouring from it he has made his way off the third turn and is entering the pit area as we watch the front four as they continue their battle for superiority that is Mark Martin and Brett Bodine can ride his hand on yeah run has suddenly just dropped off the pace and the strongest car probably would be going it comes off the turn three [Music] Ricky Rudd who started in 9th position had moved up to third but now brings the tide Chevrolet toward the pit area we can see just how slow he's going down pit road I don't know what the speed limit is 70 70 miles per hour we can see him and Jerry punch is down in the rut Gary they are standing by waiting for ricky rudd and we are told that possibly they have lost some belt the power steering and oil pump belt as the engine as the car comes to a halt the engine is shut off and now Gary DeHart and the crew will raise the hood and there are just a few threads of what was left at the power steering and drive belts there and one problem that guys with at belts and all the oil pressure inserting a power Series in oil question who can cook an engine in a hurry they're now working in the front of the engine a tough break for the tied Chevrolet driver the oil pump is an external unit that says outside the engine and is driven by a belt and we not go that's why it's purified said you have no oil so ricky rudd continues to sit on pit road while the race continues he loses laughs there is Mark Martin leading this race with Brett Bodine running in second position and now the third place car is Ken Schrader we'll be back with more of our live coverage from Pocono International in a moment around the world around the Year with more than a million miles of award-winning auto racing coverage ESPN Speed world today at Pocono Pennsylvania for the champion sparkplug 500 along with nan Jared Benny Parsons John Kernan and dr. Jerry punch and we have completed 19 laps mark mark leads Brett ken schrader Dale Jarrett and Bill Elliott running six through ten Kolak e Kyle Petty Morgan Shepherd Davey Allison and Sterling Marlin and if you're just joining us Dale Earnhardt has dropped off the pace with a apparently a lost cylinder and Ricky Rudd they've taken his car [Music] rikiei was having such a great run but there's a good battle going on here for second place between Ken Schrader and works well that was pretty good lead here comes the second third place cars traitor got it decided over in turn to you but couldn't make the pass [Music] dropped off the face just a little bit we see it falling back there Jorge closed up there's Jarrett the interstate battery car right behind shredder so maybe these tires going to get a few laps on the hand and really becomes important well it does there's no felt from some of the drivers and crews down there yesterday you situated some home at that turn pull up on Brett they said that new powers definitely made a difference here goes traitor down on the inside a fret going into turn two he's going to make the pass that's not gonna fight it screener will move to second position and they do they bump a little bit animo straight a little swirly coming off the corner little loose women there was taken off this folder got him a little loose in breath chapter now Jerry during that little skirmish was able to catch right up to this happening about three seconds behind the leaders second third and fourth right here is Dale Jarrett has moved up to the fourth position and his hung onto a good performance here in the early going by seven starting Dale Jarrett and we see almost the entire group now sketches up with us back there only a few car lengths behind two three four John Curtin is with Ricky Rudd Ricky has pulled the card back here into the garage area McGary DeHart nickel and to replace those belts Rick great come off like that they can really called it as a piece of rubber quads involved a racetrack and gets it between the polish and the belt kick the belt off probably since I've been racing the only happen in to happen yeah you'd already started to move up ricky rudd sitting here garage jerry they're trying to get it fixed jerry and get it back out on the racetrack well John let me show you something and even Ricky Rudd hasn't seen yet this is what was laying on the engine when he came in that's what's left of his oil pump and power steering drive doll that was just literally literally shredded and they threw it over and I called and they pushed the car back and garage area not what you want to have happen seems so unfair that something so simple like a piece of rubber phantom puck bounced off the racetrack and caused so many problems year ago at this time Ricky Rudd was second in to the point standings and now he finds himself in eighth 262 behind the leader Davey Allison as we headed through this 13th race of the year Bill Elliott and Alan Kulwicki are running together and on that trio in front of them which is comprised of Ken Schrader Brett Bodine and Dale Jarrett I talked to Ricky down the Dodgers one very often [Music] we can see close up on this race the main lodge will have Martin is new Mark Martin was moving away and LG long ago is a overtime winner here at this racetrack he won ninety-eight and the summer race of 1989 I'm Sterling Marlin trying to take pass by a mortgage effort he doesn't master Lau spork about about seven think these up into a teapot now position and then comes already chatlin problem her spotter said his problem occurs this racetrack that's easy down the front straightaway you don't shift you need this late pull out of the castle but just roll out the gasoline and don't drive a deep in the corner but when you roll out against like that Kokomo other than time I won at Bernal personnel Farhad Oh and Benny was the winner of the NASCAR Winston Cup race back in 1977 first ocular race that was held here at Pocono that was in 1969 the big two and a half mile track wasn't ready yet so you worked in the three quarter I know it was a dirt track and we didn't pay three quarter mile track Jerry punch has comment on the shifting that's going on here in this race Jerry actually Bob with the shifting that's not going on it's a little bit of humor you know all week the drivers have been shifting when he had that the road racing transmission in the during qualifying before the race many of them including Dale Earnhardt Kenny Schrader's others put the regular transmissions back in the car the crew chiefs have tried to remind them whatever you do guys do not do not shift and if you do shift please use with the transmission you don't lose the fuzziness drifted here up and back and one one maneuver like that with this transmission be sitting the Rogers about now with a head well you really can't ship these transmissions because third gear when they grunt when they're shipping these things they're only empirical points difference in the gear ratios and the regular transmission is about 20 points difference if they was to ship to the third gear right now they'd leave the engine laying into a racetrack here the Jimmy Hensley Phillips 66 he is in 19th position and watched the telemetry here on the said he was not shifting in this the big track having to concentrate on shipment we saw 80-100 down the back straightaway we'll see when he turns down the thrush went away John Kernan has a comment John talking with Jimmy over the weekend as Ned pointed out this is his first time here at the big two and a half mile track he did race on the smaller track on a modified in the early seventies but he's not intimidated by this place he says it kind of reminds him of a very good Nazareth Speedway Jimmy's got a win there he was hoping to run well today but his number one priority stay on the lead lap finished the race and give us some great pictures in great dilemma Terry and he is indeed while Mark Martin leads this race mark did not lead a single lap in the first seven events of 1992 but he has led in each of the most recent six events including today we'll be right back because baseball done at 82 83 hundred eighty-four eighty-five hundred eighty-five hundred down remember down the back straightaway always saw was 8100 that's why they shift because they don't want to turn 85 down the front back they want to turn about the same they would chip down the front and turn 8,500 with the other transmission they concurrent 8,500 down here also of the top speed you saw the 196 miles an hour before entering chart number one and they look out up to almost 190 on the straightaway that separates turns 1 & 2 here mark mark as he completes 29 now see Alan Kulwicki going by trying to go by Bill Elliott that is drafting off these other cars quick he doesn't have a drafting partner that's which he makes the pass stick and he moves into fifth position Palicki to fifth and Bill Elliott back to six spot we might mention that Ricky Rudd is back in the race after spending 10 minutes and 14 seconds on pit road and here is our first Napa field summary for the day watch for your favorite driver this is how they were running knock ten laps ago not five laps ago this is the way they were running last time around well welcome to get the clap there if musgrave is in the pits right now scheduled pit stop ah yes well that are older than we suspected they would come in without they run another seven or eight laps they deceive much greater than 20 good position but he is running in 26 Michael Walter 27 Barnard has followed all the way back to 28 laughs down of course they will have hit stops coming up in the next six or seven laps and also out Chad little so was the first to drop out of competition the guy's having trouble because he's backing up into 33 car air again car Davey Allison is in the evil eleventh position at the moment trying to hold on to the Winston Cup points lead that he has held since the first race Daytona 500 we understand Gerry might he be coming in for a pit stop soon indeed he is Bob you know we've already talked about her tomorrow second the point man he's on seven cylinders he's having trouble our points leader Davey Allison a minute ago the car suddenly slows the prune radio lost the cylinder but baby bridges that no it just jumped out of gear the car is pulling on a gear a couple of times in the car all the leaders come in and want the next five to seven laughs with Allison Papua next our model down pit road it will kind of work on the transmission and we'll change this fall and we change the air [Music] if this cars jumping out of here right now he's having to hold it in here with his hand when he goes in the pits someone will jump in the car and put a bungee cord and now the shifter the whole thing in gear King Richard Petty has made a pit stop he relinquishes 20th position to make his first routine pit stop of the day [Music] and Dick Trickle is also when the trickle see what position he was running in last night he was in 21st position this would be scheduled pit stop Simone coming a little bit more their dance miles pick it out trouble back when that left here on the trickle car that's right in fact he was in for a little over 28 seconds that wealth along pitstop and Dick Turpin is going to have the ship now the problem with those transmissions when you ship there's only four speed first here you have to give up something and what they've given up is first gear Jeff udon is in the field Chikara number 68 Bobby Hamilton where's Jeff but I'm photograph for work trouble there with the right rear getting it all Harrell stock maybe didn't get one to look [Music] the fastest picture in the world leave the entire change on the left side of the car now cars down off the jacks and away the problems continue for ricky rudd so does Davey Allison all scheduled pit stops and we can see straighter that's the white car this is Dale Jarrett the green car and there's Navy Allison with the Texaco star on the hood of it bar all three of these guys stop these of course pit stops under green and Jerry punches and Davey's pit and they have already changed the right side tires taking the lug nuts on the left side crew now putting fuel in the car again no one has been inside the car to put that bungee cord you heard Benny Parsons talking about on the transmission we really don't have time every flag pit stop baby boomers maybe now then cover and any strainer strainer moving out so does Dale Jarrett both of those headed back onto the racetrack and Davey Allison is right behind them and stops averaging around 21 seconds there as the leader of the race mark mark comes in for his pissed off these are under green now we have been green sent to the drop off the flag to start the race and Mark Martin is baubau host of cars ellika wiki Sterling Marlin carbon is an Alan Kulwicki spin they will belt up the spoiler just a little bit as you see Mark Martin on the top of your screen Alan Kulwicki on the bottom it will be a four-tire change all the way around right sides already on for the cool wiki team look at all of it on the front grill you can see a lot of tar that has cooked up from the racetrack patent on there they've got to get that cleaned out west sides now going on on Martin Starr Alan Quintin is finished and away Solis Mark Martin and Ernie Irvan has been in for a four-tire change and he has down pit road along with Darrell Waltrip kyle petty out of the pits also Morgan Shepherd here comes Rusty Wallace pulling out while Ricky Rudd remains on pit road with the problems that has plagued his car since about the eighth lap he would meet he would not have needed to come in for tires and gas at this point Rob after redwood I boy mark mark came in and now he gives it up to get fresh tires and fuel topped off on the Quaker State Board this is a good 15 for every eleven seconds there already making a chassis adjustment you can say steering down on that bright clear that means power over there [Music] on the website here twenty four point three seconds for retro [Music] so we see how things shake out once all these cars get back on the racetrack well Martin Martin has gotten out back into the leader at leas Earnhardt coming into the pit and we'll have that story seventy miles per hour that's the maximum speed allowed on pit road today for Deaconess Farber another safe Jules Earnhardt bracelet are in very delivered remember he's done seven cylinders they're going to try to raise the hood change four tires put fuel in the car and the car comes in here it sort of sputtering and missing in the background Danny Lords in Kurt Shelburne I now raise the hood while the other part of the good bridge team are working changing right-side tires large looking hoping and praying maybe some flood wire something very simple simple they can fixed looking in the left out the wiring sprays from solution over the wire give it maybe a shorter possibly some fire leaking from one wire another maybe a short they are looking and pouring over the engine compartment and now she'll burning has lead over the right side of the engine compartment maybe he has found something we'll watch and see the car still running very roughly if they have changed all four tires Earnhardt now they put the hood down they over here [Music] Gerry Bill Elliott posted this leader ducks in on to pit road 36 laps are on the board they're going to stretch it just a little bit further than some of the other teams in fact they had said they could go as far as 41 laps but I think they see the other piece putting on some tires and picking up a little bit of speed out on the racetrack jim breuer McQueen would go to work right sides and left sides it'll be a full Horace fire change wiping that windshield very very clean you get a lot of that tar that we showed you early on Allen quickest car comes up and smears along the front windshield they will have to get that very clean timber now I have the left front off let's going on it looks like a pretty good fit stop in the making for Bill Elliott rear lug nut retirees full of gas 22 and a half seconds for Bill Elliott good pit stop for the junior Johnson crew with Tim brewer and Bill Elliott is back on track yeah he was running in fifth place before he made that pit stop log is getting out there by leading the race and he also welcome town on the racetrack because he was running on old tires and Harry Gant picks up five bonus points for leading this race and those are five very important points as places he is in the point this razor only behind the bill Elliot in third position in the [Music] although he's do a pit-stop soon and we'll be back with our live coverage from Pocono after this $10,000 to the driver leading at the halfway point in a lucky phantom home could win a new chevrolet lumina z34 if you've entered the contest for this race in your entry is selected and you were called at home and can name the driver who wanted to last went half way challenge you'll win a chevrolet lumina z34 now if you want to enter the contest for next week's Miller Genuine Draft on June 21st buy to Gillette half way challenge post office box two two four six st. Petersburg Florida three three seven three one two four six you must be 18 years of age a winner and we must receive your entry by Saturday June 20th to be eligible for next week's Gillette half-wave challenge again still listed as a leader but this is going to be the race for the leak once again makes his pitch to have the edges pitstop and they'd already been and this scoreboard out here has shown that but Ken Schrader is the leader Mark Martin consecutive Jerry and forth his Davey Allison Ernie Irvan currently Stansfield [Applause] for a second a third right there here comes fourth and fifth Allison and Ernie Irvan who won last week's race at Sears Point International Raceway in California that Robert Yates crew must had a wonderful pit stop to get Davi up to fourth yeah he was back in what they say 12th position and Ernie Irvan was back there pretty far as well so they're the ones who gained here's the change for the lead or at least part Martin is probably making for the second time this afternoon Mark Martin demonstrates his superiority over Ken Schrader getting the lead away well he doesn't get it away yet sure doesn't now mark came out in front straighter on the pit stop you go ahead pretty decent lead before the pit stop and he did come back a fresh straight or past him on the racetrack but now Martin has caught him back trying to repass him here straightaway very fast at the beginning of the race on new powers he's very fast when Martin got around Dale Jarrett who is right there in third spot now Martin once again he wants to challenge for the lead off of the second corner [Music] for turn number three Mark Martin will get to leave this time from Ken Schrader this is where he's supposed to have an advantage with that transmission because he's supposed to be turning more rpms across the gorge shoot than Schrader and it should be able to drive up alongside the 25 car which he did we understand the Morgan Shepherd is having a problem and thus it go forward he had slowed a little bit of volatile going down the front straightaway now looks pretty good on this part of the racetrack he's currently running in 17th position he started on the outside pole let's go to Jerry punch who has an update on Jer lavage to diagnose eye problems but today it's being used in the Earnhardt pit by the crew to diagnose an engine properly see what they do they squirt a little to this I wash on the headers each individual cylinder trying to see which cylinder is the hottest in which one may be misfiring or which one is the bad cylinder he's only old 7 cylinder but now the problems I've gotten even worse for Earnhardt he has a bad vibration the cars vibrating and bouncing so he's got even further off the face the problems continue here in the Goodrich pit let's go up pit road the John Curtis Jerry I'm in bill Elliott's but this is a tire that came off the right rear and he don't even those whole engagement to tell you that this thing is just plumb worn out after 37 38 laps you can see the gap went right here where it came down at the very end of its thickness you see where it's kind of a push go away tear away so one thing we're gonna have to keep an eye on down here in the fence is tire wear feet through the race today could be who has found that combination in their chassis setup to not wear out these tire there's bill Elliot he has dropped back to 11th position and the pace of the race is quite interesting 150 2.72 Oh our because we had no cautions so far in the first 43 laps of this event derrike cope who's right behind Bill Elliott in what [Music] there we see the outside of the pure literature bleh the roof of the car is our camera our roof cam [Music] very dachshund moment that they were not shifting gears here today [Music] here's Mark Martin trying to get by his team-mate wallet dollars back to the Keystone car and Martin Martin do I look like a car one to get sideways down the straightaway ran up there in the dongbaek's Army is here comes baby oust on the inside of Dale Jarrett going in this flat corner but meanwhile they're going on up on the slower car and he will not be able to make the pass oh boy there's Ernie on the inside of Tom back going back for trying a 27th position let's take a look at a big a Auto Parts on track interval timing Kenny Schrader and earlier and look at urban between laps 38 and 42 well he's nice yeah he's based a hashed second a lap faster than Schrader and he is still in the movement look how low he went into that corner of the car obviously handling very well too with Winnetou Carl Sterling Marlin pass turning down the presbyter way to Ernie's trying to pass it back down the back straight [Music] and it backs off a little bit not much just lucky didn't want to slide up into he knew if he went in there fast that he had slide up in German perhaps the race to be taken back you did it this time it's turn three and he goes to fifth position Ernie Irvan to fifth Sterling Marlin 60 Cal Petty's the seventh waste our good Jew leader look at kin show rather uh Mark Martin snake down the front straightaway here trying to shake the draft of Ken Schrader and others you're watching live coverage of the champion sparkplug 500 from Pocono International last lap Morgan Shepherd who started second was running 26th but he is now posting to the pit Arian this is something you'd hate to see especially on a track like this when if something happens it takes you a long way to get back to pit road here's dr. punch about five laps ago Morgan Shepherd complained that the car was really getting weaker and weaker and weaker it wasn't missing it was not on seven cylinders our Glenwood son they said well this may be the rev limiter is malfunctioning but hopefully we can catch the crossing to get a pit stop well that's not happened the car got weaker weaker cuz wouldn't get up the RPM and finally the car just shut out they told Morgan to twitch to the backup ignition system the Morgan cannot reach it inside the cockpit right now he is coasting down pit road they're gonna switch manually to the backup ignition hope that'll solve the problem in a tough break the 13 and qualified on the front roller that sit go for coasting down looking for its pit area his best finish this year in Winston Cup competition has been a second that was at the Daytona 500 four to three or make that and finishes this year but now the crew goes to work on the car to see if they can get the problem fixed Jerry and they are going to change some wires they have a coil of coil wires you're watching the field summary here this Champion spark plug 500 the early laps at Pocono 49 laps to lead us 200 which will pry this 500-mile of it Morgan Shepherd sitting very quietly in the car as they are now that's Leonard Wood working one of the senior statesman of the road working to try to change some of the wires coming out of the distributor pay up switches the backup ignition once remember in the car now anyone just climb in and the car still has done refire deer in the pits a tough break for Morgan Shepherd and the Wood Brothers had very high hopes of possibly getting a victory here today Pocono but apparently that will go away with possibly a wiring or an electric problem so while he sits on pit road out on the racetrack Mark Martin continues to lead this race ken Schrader is running second and Schrader moving in a little bit on Mark Martin beginning to pick back up a little bit again Sam was matter of fact that we can section that down he's currently being shown in 30th position tough afternoon for Dale Earnhardt who will lose points here this afternoon or appears to be in that kind of a position Harry comes after and will fit cars in the lead lap after 50 laps let's go to Jerry punch as we are at the 1/4 mark of this race well Dale Earnhardt coming back in this baggage schedule it'll make a turn azrog area where's Richard Childress RC what's the problem we don't we're going to get me a pendant I'm not sure apparently they're going to go work on the cars they initially thought maybe they would hit back to the garage area but the car has come all the way down pit road and now it's some of the pits and they're going to raise the hood they have put those heat-resistant Kevlar gloves on and his own heart revs the engine in the background you seen any large and the crew now looking and working and trying to determine which cylinder may be the offender possibly a rocker or maybe a valve spring but whatever it is the Goodwrench Chevrolet on only seven cylinders and they have as yet not change tires a lot of discussion here Earnhardt losing valuable time here under the green [Music] Davey Allison has moved into a very close third position right behind Schrader he was pretty far back Bob of course he made her an excellent pit stop but once he got around Dale Jarrett he moved on up and has gradually cut down that distance between he and Ken Schrader so there your top three here is the fourth place car of Ernie Irvan then Dale Jarrett and then Marlon and Colicchio battling [Applause] Carhartt Alan Kulwicki lost some time on that pit stop tonight looks like his car is running well enough he's closed back in up on the back bumper of Sterling Marlin you see palpated back there doesn't run your kills who would kill me inside horn takes the spot away [Music] champion sparkplug 500 from Pocono and Dale Earnhardt's it's dejectedly on pit road we'll be right back we remind you started an 18 spot because his second best qualifying effort was thrown out when the car was too low this is how he got second coming off the second quarter my father got Jenny shredder so they just split water baby on the inside straight on the inside of baby tough to spot away so it's Mark Martin now leading and Davey Allison in second Schrader is third ernie urban fourth and Dale Jarrett is in fifth position thank you when so and Darrell Waltrip and Bill Elliott running in ninth and 10 let's go down to Jerry punch while the flurry of activity here in the Goodwrench Chevrolet team behind pit wall that's Danny large Richard Childress and the rest of the crew working on the front of the engine the vibration from the car was the harmonic balancer in there which is the pulley which on the front of the trake doesn't crank that in the bottom part of the front of the engine now apparently when they lost a cylinder early in the race Earnhardt was turning so many rpms I just vibrate at the harmonic balancer away which calls of operation of the engine to get even worse they had to come in and pick today they vibrate the car apart and the engine wood is shaken up the pieces are sitting very patiently inside the car put them he can do they're going to replace the harmonic balancer that the problem to exist seven cylinders or whatever it is she's losing valuable time and [Music] sitting here behind the wall almost five minutes behind the wall now for Dale Earnhardt as we jump inside Jimmie Hensley's car and take a lap with him with the Phillips 66 in-car camera down the front straightaway building up 180 miles per hour 183 on an 80 118 990 no wonder that quarter you scared me to death 180 nothing for three miles an hour and he's gotta hit the brakes internal left ooh down to 134 there in the middle of the corner and now building up the RPM and his feet again we'll see what kind of difference in mile per hour we have down the back way way before us the brakes 180 386 189 five miles per hour difference between the two straightaway having a good day as derrike cope who is running an eleventh position at the moment of course inside his car now with the Purolator race cam here's two things locking up on the racetrack course what we can see him though okay headless picture restoration now folks he's able to see out the left side of that wrench the Electra that here is not in history was just an hour you don't like the in-car camera we got one on the top of it that's giving us some great pictures Hilton [Music] Eric hopes best finish this year has been a tenth that Bristol there is the leader Mark Martin looking for his second win of the 1992 season he won at Martinsville here's Jerry compliment Benny Parsons Benny you're exactly correct the problem was at car jumping out of gear was solved during that pit stop by attaching one of these bungee cords the Holman shifter in gear they had the shifter tied to the floorboard maybe is holding a hand on top of it trying to hold it gear and all follows is going on he's closing on the leader guys pretty good job is that what some people use when to jump off of them ready to tape California raining - Larry McReynolds and the crew on this de alencar Thursday again about school lap down there here comes cookie he's on the inside of the four car trying to take that four spot away he has it I think to quit because the quick is called the racetrack right now I think you're right and John Kernan has a comment on pit road guys you're not the only ones who think that Kulwicki is the fastest car in the track right now Tony Glover and the crew have been clocking both earning their driver and kwikki they told her the wiki gets closer you just let him go on by don't try to race with him right now he's awful fast Savior car will be ready to race to come into this event Alan Kulwicki moving up to fourth position and back to fifth it's been a very bleak cloudy day her son now the sun's out again and that does make a difference in the handling when the Sun is out makes a car slicker when the Sun goes behind the clouds makes the car tighter stove and he is 25th position Harry running in 25th and he waves Davey Allison by auto so now we have 24 cars on the lead lap running in 24th position is Michael Walter whether Mark Martin leading Davey Allison and the champion sparkplug 500 [Music] last week's winner Ernie Irvan Jerry punches in we're behind the law what we're looking at is the distributor that began on the front row today inside the ship go forward now this Jeff can you see me wiggle about where your finger is pretty doggone hot the wood was very much as snapped off just below the main plate here that's why the car was getting weaker we sure would not fire now behind me they are working to replace the shaft getting ready to refire the car they put a moon distributor in that is Leonard Wood Lin any wood as we speak the car was fired Morgan she's been getting back in the race he's lost a lot of valuable time for remember with the car misfiring as badly as it was they may have more problems hold the afternoon is over Morgan has been in for about 13 minutes behind the wall [Music] fifteen laps off the pace but hopefully he can get back in competition soon there is Mark Martin now approaching Morgan Shepherd rather Michael Waltrip who's running in in position I was already made their second pit stops dickrickle abundant 22nd has come in he came in the first pit stop Rasika stops coming up here by 11:00 for too long bricks accent hello Chevrolet was running 13th he's made his pit stop and hid Musgrave who was but they can just made a pit-stop very first time it came out no caution flags in this race in the Alan Kulwicki car is already up to third position and we asked him earlier the weekend one of the keys to this track power or handling you definitely have to have power here you know but if your car won't handle you'll lose a lot of momentum in the corner the guy gets the run edge and they'll be yeah you've got to have both yep he's got a boat now then he's putting all that horsepower to work Ricky goes bond done in the first corner Jeff LaDonna and Richard Peddie just made pit stops others will be coming in the next over the next ten laughs there's Paul Andrews crew chief or Alan Kulwicki the looters board trying to figure out what he can do to win the race that's very simple [Music] there's a leader mark Allyson Newcomb baby in the pits Davey Allison coming in go get over this racetrack it's so tough we saw Morgan Shepherd posting around their lawn no chances a chancellor who can stay in the lead left by coming in and making a pit stop even changing all four tires he still should be able to stay in the lead lap so precaution should come as early with hurting this is lap number 65 and Davi making his second pit stop of the day another chassis adjustment welcome all that work not much about the quarter return you must have that baby dialed in one second get kicked out there's there at coax you can see in Brentwood I'd also coming in Navy win 33 laps before his first pit stop and completed 31 between the first and second here's Jerry punch we're continuing on the Dale Earnhardt's car behind the wall remember they had on seventh daughters they're taking our money what the offending problem was rocket Rutger arm broken but sure it all beards you hear Morgan Shepherd far having fired behind me he rather the engine earn our car is not required within the book less of the rocker arm on the third cylinder this Chevrolet earn our should be back to full power here momentarily and he has been behind the wall now for more than 14 minutes and he has dropped a 30 second position about 16 laps behind Mark Martin continues to set the pace now running in second spot is Alan Kulwicki since Davey Allison just made a pit stop against rider sale running third terney urban I thought oh so he was getting ready to come into the pits there a moment ago but well there's darrell waltrip and he's in the ninth position he's the defending champion of this race and always runs well at this racetrack Darrell in ninth spot he told me the other day that he didn't qualify very well-versed the car just feels pervy absolutely like to drive in any place he feels like he'll be in good shape to win the race third place car of Kent trader comes down pit road for his second routine pit stop Jerry he's headed towards you and it should be a routine pit stop for the Kodiak team Kent how the crew chief here David Oliver all the crew working here on kiddy freighters whole winning chevrolet lumina bring the car what's up exactly on the mark a hand trader a nice cold red painting right side tires remember these pit stops about every 33 to 34 laps and to be very careful with the fuel remember NASCAR's new fuel template therefore the fuel tail left-side tires coming off [Music] major champion just but there the way 21 from over 21 second for Kenny Schrader Jeff Hammond and Darrell Walker awaiting the arrival of DW on pit road Mark Martin no the leader we can see has ducked it on to pit road maybe just a couple of laps earlier than what [Music] for him to come down cherry market is passing be on your way and our leader Mark Martin brings the Valvoline Ford Thunderbird out of the Jack Roush table Steve mailed on the crew getting Bentley [Music] mark waves off the water to not only do the ice water I'm having fun I hear God's dial hot day it's a beautiful day in the Pocono through da cheese wife's art art and like a high speed ballet they come run away sidecars up no chassis adjustments trying to get fuel in the car Emmet and the caution light is a show as one one crew member was apparently sucked in the agents car [Music] look inside the car trying to get ready to turn around something's wrong Jerry something's wrong with a car he stopped past the exit of the pits and now backing up meanwhile the caution is out because a car spun down in turn number three Alan quickly had taken the lead so he's going to make them get to make his pit stop under green under yellow rather and Mark Martin just went a lap down what's going on here guys I don't know unless the light touch her loose unless the lug nuts have to be losing on their car and India they don't want the wheel to fall off someplace so Mark Martin is back in yeah there it is back to you left front is almost a roll off Jerry and that's what feedmill was trying to do was tell him apparently they did not have the lug nuts tight on the left front he was trying to communicate it must've been a radio failure before the thief turned around the hulkster driver they dropped the jack and that dude was a signal for the driver to go and now they have basically called it the wheel the wheel and they had on the left front will not work it runs into the tire I'm gonna head towards that guy on the wall a tough break for our early race leader's hard part I'm problem in the kitchen now finally by the way meal hits okay that's him putting the tire on he is a team manager here he's aware he's offering summer fall [Music] bark-bark for dead prostitute but it's not going to be too bad a break because he did not get laughs yes I do I'm sure yep he got laughs ago says he was backing up pit row down for we can write back now here's the original see the guns gun yeah a gun won't work and he's saying no no mark don't go because of lug Knights them lug nuts aren't tighten and Mark drove down pit road just a little bit before deciding to back up and get those lug nuts tightened well Alan Kulwicki now will come in as we are under caution because of a spin by Jimmy Horton let's get out of the pit road Bob Alan Kulwicki screw is awaiting his arrival on pit road Alan felt very very optimistic he told me this morning and he's been running in the top five all day long there will be a four-tire change as Paul Andrews in the crew go to work we've got Alan's working on the top of your screen Darrell Waltrip also in for service he was posted as a third place car Darrell who's told chef Hammond in the crew that the car is just a little bit tight so we looked at him to loosen it up with a chassis adjustment left sides going on Alan Kulwicki scars are just pretty she got the right size Oh Darrell left side going up on the 17 car Courtney is out of the pits and Walter is still sitting in the pits waiting for the left side lug nuts to be tightened they get him down and away pit stops all the way around scramble out of pit road here comes Dale Jarrett and Rusty Wallace while ken Schrader remains pit road as they get the left science James on that garden okay now you see he just made a pit stop not very long ago apparently he didn't like I said kinda came back [Music] jimmy hensley also pulling back on to the racetrack will under caution for the first time this afternoon on lap number 70 will be we are under caution for the first time Jimmy Horton spun up in turn number three that brought out the caution he has driven to the garage area since King Richard Pocono memories while his 29 start two wins the last one was in August of 1970 six eight top-five finishes and the king and Jerry punch remember one of his other victories in this week's petty memory this Richard Petty memory is brought to you by the first brands corporation makers of STP son-of-a-gun protected while most fans know his historic 200th career victory came at Daytona in 1984 many don't realize that Richard earned win number 100 at a unique site Bowman gray Stadium in winston-salem North Carolina 1969 a quarter-mile flat asphalt track around the football team and you know just a situation we was running forwards we ran forwards that one year just in 69 and we won I guess 10 11 races that year but just you know we was just running running races and winning races and it's like about a hundred being that special nobody else in one of the 50 or 60 or storm velvety rket looks like that much to the old crowd let's take a look at this incident that occurred on pit road during this caution when Marc Marc or what appear to be a routine pitstop a watch Steve Neil now on the left front of the car he's on the rear Steve meal is on the rear the left front guy starts to tighten up the wheel but he gets that lug nut Jerry punch hold is jammed up in the gun feet beating the gun on the ground Steve Mills sees the problem and he's trying to tell mark no no no don't go and he gets his hand hung in the car he finally lets go and those ahead Oh oh boy he's locked up much form there well I'm glad he's okay Tora business shinguards looks like a little bit but hey he's okay can shake off something more serious than that well fellas they are left down but I would think that they feel pretty confident as fast as that car's been running that they'll be able to get back in believe laughs yeah he's back in 24th position but we'll be able now as they line up for a double file restart to perhaps get that lap back here comes the field off the corner number three and the leader of the race is according to the scoreboard 30 the 26 car threat no time the Quaker State Board down yep daily lap but have the tail in believe that that's right he's out there crying man he got back up a bit first so he could start up there that position he just hopes that a caution comes out again here pretty quick second place receive child in the 42 car the mellow yellow Pontiac Michael Waltrip the 30 the fins off on that is a lap down Davey Allison his third [Applause] the 66th card under one of those have benefited [Music] now into the top 10 jimmy hensley but jimmy the said Rusty Wallace to the and rusty Dick Trickle just ahead [Music] here's our Napa field summary look for your favorite driver where he was running last lap just before we went green 14 cars on the lead lap with Rick mast a lap down in 15 Martin as you can see now 17th position as he is flying to get back on without question the superior car in the first 70 or so laps of the race before that unfortunate pit road incident above before they started making that round of pit stops we had about 23 24 cars in the lead lap about half of the field had pitted before the caution cam maybe more than a half and some of those that were maybe more than a half lap down they did get left and then of course the caution came out Allen quickly Mark Martin he's got his front up Davey Allison now he's got to do is pass the seven car honey ate the [Music] [Applause] sounds easy but believe it ever seen Martin Martin jumping on the inside trying to get on the inside the Waterton meanwhile here's Alex he was along with Mark Martin before the caution came out even with that caution period we are still on record pace we had only one record for fewest number of cautions at this track was one for three laps of July 1978 the 26 is now a lap down Ernie Irvan Dakota fine the taupes trying to get inside and get Brett knew was there Brett's shown in the 14 positions around 13 cars are on the lead lap this is the sixth consecutive race that Ernie Irvan has [Music] synod's and most the rest of him right now he's got a little bit warm and here comes Alan Kulwicki looking to the inside of Brett Bodine there in turn number one trying to put him a lap down we saw a post that her kidney straighter way back there so he must have made a late pitch to give we saw him come in the pits late their change tires in we understand the Dale Earnhardt is back on the track before he is many many left completed 49 laughs when he came in and were on 75 so that's how many laps he is down he was behind the wall for just a little over 28 minutes so 76 laps have been completed now and kyle petty running first and second in this race at Pocono we'll be right back no it's Ernie Irvan in the lead Kyle Petty running in second spot and Alan Kulwicki is in third at the end of 78 of 200 laps of this champion sparkplug five be in Sunday Night Baseball may the Cincinnati Reds are on a roll they have taken the lead in the National League Western Division and they meet their arch rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at 8 o'clock Eastern Time live on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball in Bennett midnight tonight join us for the Gua free of Montreal will be on at midnight Eastern Time I was up there for speed week late last week and boy the city is all abuzz and Nigel Mansell's trying to add another victory to his column this year Ayrton Senna's trying to win one midnight tonight for the Canadians on previous Tony Glover as he's watching his driver Ernie Irvan lead this race John hey Bob it looks like Ernie's got things pretty much the way he wants it right no no wrong you got that after about eight laps into the race the car develops a push they still haven't gotten rid of it completely the Carters still tight in the turns Tony Glover says well and even better and they're going to keep working on the car loosen it up a little bit more on the next 15 reasons I said no is because at seven car of Palicki got by Kyle Petty he's the next car in line and he's shown to be after a few laps definitely one the fastest cars on the truck is forth thirty-third elliot is six dairy Gantt 28 that Alan Kulwicki is third if the race were to end right now Dale Earnhardt would trail Allison by 124 points and that the beginning of the race Dale was only 28 points behind so it hasn't been a good day for day alert marker we'll watch him trying to pick up some more spots he came back into the race and again I mean he's not really having any problems over the fact that the car just is not running that world where we see the leader the yellow car in second place here some I said had to change the battery on the 33 yep shambleau organ nothing happened to him I don't think I think organ in fact is right so the position right now he feels that he can shape the women's race he's not gonna the number 10 cars still having a good run meanwhile there's Gerald Dale Jarrett down on the inside boom he has a down a lap by the way in a 17th position 13 cars on the lead lap here some side-by-side number one turn them trick we think showing in the 19th position one lap down we mentioned that he had made an early green flag pit stop and he has wanted to drive another lap down Rusty Wallace michael waltrip and there is Kent traitor the pole sitter for this race eligible for fifty three thousand two hundred dollars in unocal thought his money the reason you see Kitty's great admired back in about 15 spot right now is because he came back in the piss under the yellow flag two moments ago to change all four tires when he adjusted in about two s before the yellow came out the same vibrations or break the freighter the hill actually the benefit caucus and came four times now the car here events are here today and has a good shot and pick it up the win and the seven car of Alan Kulwicki is closing in on the leader Ernie Urban it's now down make that two car lengths getting closer to the halfway mark if you've entered the Gillette halfway challenge and you're called and hope we can name the driver who wasn't about halfway challenge award you'll win a new Chevrolet Lumina if you wonder that winter the contest for next week money first right to gelatin my channel is post office box 22:46 st. Petersburg Florida three three seven three one two two four six must be 18 we must receive your entry by Saturday June the 20th to be eligible for next week's Gillette half-way challenge yeah all talking at once guy you go ahead your leader we are 17 laps away is not shifting we talked about shipping the cards apart now look you told me he does ship twice elect so Ernie Irvan looking for his cat second consecutive win in NASCAR Winston Cup competition he came home the victor last Sunday on the workforce at Sears Point Pocono International Raceway near Long Pond Pennsylvania live coverage of the champion sparkplug 500 stop number 13 on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series for 1992 our speed world coverage is being brought to you by good news [Applause] Reis continuing and nearing the halfway point as a matter of fact as Alan Kulwicki has gotten around Ernie Irvan and Cole key picks up the lead here in the race Wiki he gives us down in turn one he got inside Ernie Irvan took the spot away and now Martin Martin ed really has his work cut out for him it goes quick e has shown to be the fastest car on the racetrack it's going to be tough to catch him okay well it is I think might have been gaining a little bit on Ernie Irvan when he was being great but I agree once the Kuwaitis got out there I think it's gonna be awfully tough for you he is the next star behind him but there's a good bit of space between him there you can see how much he has to make up to get up there to the the pass occurred in turn number one ago and here's how Alan got about the breaking point who wiki dives on the inside they check the third line nothing learning to do except back off and that Alan go fallin behind him we can see that he's already put four or five average speed yeah almost five miles an hour faster than the track record over 147 miles an hour is the speed of this race only interrupted by a caution one time by Jimmy Morton some of the guys in the pits told me this point that the average speed that they're left would be about two mile an hour now our to Milan hour faster than last year because the tires are better the cars are better the pace is just faster this year when it's ever been as witnessed by the traders there's darrell waltrip now yeah the breeze that looked like it's part of the bumper does because the bumper still orange all the way across there I stay painted underneath this before it came off unless the right side of the bumper has come loose and everyone see as we go down in the back [Music] bumpers that's just piece of rubber covering over the bumper something that's a welcome stumble I tell you what that is guys that's the license plate holder gonna loosen air shock dirty hey you may be right Jeff Hammond and he said that someone hit him in the rear end as two piece of the aluminum that's bent up off the bumper he says it should be no problem although he's not too happy about the little love tap Darrell Waltrip continuing to run in sixth position here baby just moved around Davey Allison and took over third right behind him is Bill Elliott in seventh we'll look at that thing so don't come off and hit my windshield yeah we know exactly what it is by this metal or fiberglass or y5e rob was doing damage to Elias Farah except he would scare him to death yeah special if you were going into turn one there's the interval between first and second Kolak II and Ernie Irvan walk away she does have a fast car good the third place car of Kyle Petty and right Davey Allison and forth if I had a good run Andy yeah he just went around David the last lap now here comes another Napa field summary for you running down the entire field the way it was positioned at last time around I was sure posted a straighter back an eighth spot Jimmy hands the still in the top ten yeah doing a fine job 13 cars on the lead lap Mark Martin is still the fastest cars on the racetrack but has not yet made up his lost lap we're ready running in 20th position [Music] just one lap down and as I said earlier many of those got a lap down as a result making green flag pit stop then the caution coming out along Sawicki had not made a pit stop he was the leader his race to the pass so that they got caught up in that situation our Diaz 27 laps down that he is back on the track and there are the cars that are out so I'm jury's gonna pass the morning and I'll Shepherd back out there running indeed after yeah if I'm in the field for a while again but he is sorry just mom ago never yell upon yet myself or Thunderbird to the brightest young stars in Winston Cup racing there's Alan Kulwicki on the left the leader Ernie Urban second place on the right and John Kernan has a comment on Alan Kulwicki it's a comment that comes from Tony Glover an Ernie Irvan you know we listen on the scanners and pick up some of the conversations between the crew chiefs and the drivers just a minute ago he radioed in and said Tony why is that second car running so fast Tony got back on the races hey I have no idea why is run so fast but I wish I did yeah the wiki has finished in the top 15 only twice here at pocono at 11 drive here's a battle for position as Darrell Waltrip heads down to the inside of Sterling Marlin they go through the corners side by side and Bill Elliott is looking lawn from behind Marlin been running in fifth position Darrell Waltrip trying to take it away and I believe he's got it well maybe not Nolan everybody yeah this was a bit [Music] [Applause] surely gonna dive in the corner front of Darrell yep competition we are coming up on the halfway point in less than eight laps now as Alan Kulwicki leads to the moment over Ernie you to live ESPN Speed World coverage of the champions park luck 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race from Pocono International Raceway in Northeast Pennsylvania our speed world coverage is being brought to you by Suzuki your Suzuki dealer has the ride you've been waiting for and the financing to get it now we're less than five laps away from the halfway point 95 laps are in the book and Alan Kulwicki is the leader of the race with about a one and a half second lead over Ernie Irvan well this group of cars continue to battle with each other that is Sterling Marlin Darrell Waltrip and Bill Ali 57 tonight and rusty wall in front yard ninth position Brett Bodine is a lap down Bredesen 62 lap down seven eighth and ninth and Dale Earnhardt is also coming is several laps down because of the whole lengthy pit stop here's Ken Schrader's move into the inside of Bill Ali is going into turn one got a good run off the parent three pulled up the side of the Budweiser Ford and was able to poop right around Wow yeah moves into seventh position ken Schrader does he was our pole sitter for the day [Music] [Applause] Sterling Marlin remain stiff darrell waltrip six traders seventy billion eight Rusty Wallace [Music] race recap Alan Kulwicki 13 of the first 96 laps he had led one caution for four laps that was when Jimmy Martin spun down see cars on the lead lap nine litres seven lead changes in one hundred forty seven point eight mile an hour average there are the lap leaders Schrader Martin Bodine Brett Gant Elliott Palicki an urban those that have dropped out of competition include Jimmy means and Ricky Rudd and on down the line now let's take a look at our standings in the Western auto mechanic of the year contact Eliott team is on top just for point leader over Tony Glover Larry McReynolds his third truck Sean Berdy fourth and Steve Rio from mark Martin's team is in fifth position the Western auto mechanic of the year [Music] those guys reimbursable we go inspirator took over that fifth spot I guess that's fifth we're talking about engine yep [Music] whether Dale Earnhardt has been behind the wall [Music] he is out there though and just fine to stay out there long as they can and finish as high as he can let's took that's the first thing he's going to be trying to expect as long as we can to get as many points as he can't because he's learned how to get these points over the year he gets points as well as anyone but right now this is also ego talking he wants to show these guys hey I was a good race car today I'm not a 30th place car I'm a good race car that's why he's trying to fight [Music] [Applause] exactly 27 laps behind and trader leading this group of cars in fifth position and Jerry comment quickly in a minute ago Alan Kulwicki is running so well you know most it's hard to come here the drivers like Kitty straight other they bring their their Dober are possibly either Charlotte are you know a local if you decide that this track is done something so amazing he's his Bristol Tennessee car the same Tyranno Kris Kobach early here happen up there instead of reporters [Music] my bank a small facility there come to 1200 heads for the halfway point let's go up to John Turner as we approach the halfway point for wikkeez career looking on is very very interested they like to talk at that pin that was ten thousand dollar bonus now talking with Paul Andrews you noticed how Allen had run a few last before he could get around they've got the car set up where it's just a little bit tight with fresh tires and a full load of fuel at the runs to the 12 left the car starts to take off into empty pockets at $10,000 first prize and guys we should see early urban in the pits the next time.bye he's been waiting there and complaining that his car is still too tight 100 laps have been completed [Applause] for Wicky he takes home though if you've entered the contest and are called at home but you my challenge you could win the chevrolet lumina z34 again the name to repeat if your call is Alan the Cola key leader and the halfway point here the champion [Music] [Applause] mentioned again you know bondage is the bureau get a new chevrolet lumina but he does get $10,000 not bad another that last lap speed was over a hundred and fifty five miles an hour they Martin fourth position just one lap down history laughs down I spread word on how to run a bricklayer pissed off here's that map again for that sick [Music] well ladies barrel coming yeah you told Errol look I was a good race car today and don't shorten the paper tomorrow but I was got his sights set on Sterling Marlin average speed one backup Bob yes go on record the record is 142 25 and the Bill Elliott car and Darrell Waltrip waging battle out there and there's Rusty Wallace there that Miller Genuine Draft Pontiac number 2 darn urban is in the fifth second place car Ernie Urban on pit road headed for his third routine pit stop of the day here's John Curtis well they we're ready for my lap 130 will come in on lap one Oh - Oh be a four-tire change what's the solution all day long just about the eighth lap everything close to Britt can out of the window they will go to the left side and make u-turns on the left side make that chassis jumper we were talking about before sticker tires going on as work continues on the number four car let's go down pit road to help Derek watch her knees away Sherman Lee's pit road Kyle Petty has already keyed right side cars a mellow yellow proof Felix of honest own party a Grand Prix changing now left on tires good one for now petty [Music] we're a pit stop down here for Robin to murder the crew and Kyle speeds back toward turn one that train to that 1/2 second year that was almost four seconds faster than ernie irvan's crew they were a little bit slower than normal Davey Allison now comes down pit road he was running in the third position have moved up the second win Ernie Irvan made his pit stop most of the movie coming in here very shortly break backs coming in right now as well here's Davey [Music] although Genentech soon as it gets enough tidy let's the car down see in NASCAR racing you can only use one you can't use another jack on the left side he has to take that jack all the way around uck gariac factor trying to knock us forward a little bit too loose Makara look at that pit stop hell's 24 seconds brain stop there's dairy coke also on pit row maintenance 16th position when he came in they were see a justement on the rear Ness called with it too loose but they tighten that car [Music] where he goes yes that was their people Hitler this time around [Music] again our speed limit in Jerry punch headed toward you Kenny Schrader's bringing his chevrolet lumina to honk Kenny has been plated the cars of the little bits new types of caffeine specialist Frank Edwards as soon as he can go over the laws or they have fueled the car he will take a couple around the bike out of the back of the car right-side tires through networking on the left side and Dale Jarrett is and the Interstate Batteries Chevrolet he had a tire pump the Carnahan down and away the crew now still working up hit wrote on Dale Jarrett's car he is also Jack he burns the tires and a little smoke but he is headed back to third one Darren had a 21.1 pit stop and Schrader was brought in the same 20.8 so he was just a shade faster and the leader of the race continues to be Alan Kulwicki but he will be coming in before too long is Darrell Waltrip rolling toward his pit area that Sterling Marlin and Geoff Bodine John Kernan is there Darrell Walker pulling Western Auto chevrolet lumina down pit road into his pit stall it will be a four-tire change scheduled green flag stop as you see an extra man over the window or over the wall there - with a rag as he wipes along the window because of all that car and stuff from the racetrack that gets up on the windshield makes it very very hard to see they will make a chassis adjustment on the right side they now have the left side up Darrell gutting the engine that is full they wait for the lights to be tightened Darrell is down it away twenty one point six seconds for Darrell Waltrip here comes Sterling Marlin moving back out onto the racetrack we can see that Darrell was about a second quicker than sterling in his pit stop a good pit stop by the but more crude motorcar forward Marland moving the Maxwell Mouse pompey for back up to speed he was building palpated made a pit-stop he just passed kal-el he's gonna let down when he made this pit stop but you can see how far away is pulled with those new tires on stay out there too long to let those fellows that make those pitstop run correct ours because they're gaining about second I would think he would make his quit stock this time yep on the brakes and around turn number three headed toward John Kernan and Alan Kulwicki the race leaders coming in Paul Andrews in the TV security to come down pit road as we told you the speed down pit road seven miles an hour they're singing about two laps earlier because they read just the difference at those brand-new tires work on the right side left side what nuts coming off once again a lot of tar gathered on the front grill bill elliott is also coming down here just moved into the second spot on the scoreboard they swing around to the left side of the car to wikis crew going to work it looks like a pretty good pit stop going on and they got all four tires on two cans of fuel down the Jerry punch and although Mark Martin had lost the left because of a problem that air rage he led 51 in the first 100 laps he is south but he putting it back in here and field away and foot Hawley his foot was a fruit getting left side tires up there Jim Bruin rested a Budweiser truth that his left side tires Junior Johnson own machine Bill Elliott now all connect and make his way back to Kenwood he was running second and now having city's pit stop he'll fall back in the location try to determine who's leading this thing dead well I think for rescue Wallace has not made a pit stop so he should be the leader right now at least I didn't see rusty come in here he is right now yep yes he's coming empathy a heavenly kind of that hopefully a rusty slow bring that car down 70 miles an hour he's coming down to you Jerry punch and at the same car rusty used to win at this track of year ago back through this time with the Miller Genuine Draft colors on it editor like are expected to be a routine pop left side loves us coming up his staff will around now jacking the left side of the car up right side tires being laid down bill over to the rest of the crew now and put the left foot and left rear Carl getting the cars full of fuel toasty well now off the jack down the way having pitted on lap one for that pitstop Jimmy hands the insulator when it all shakes out Davey Allison is going to be in the lead with Ernie Irvan right on his bumper Rusty Wallace building back up speed as a record crowd looks on in the champions park block 500 from Pocono we'll be right back why fourth Saturday with us at 10:30 in the morning we'll have a live Richard Petty special from Daytona International Speedway and follow that with the Pepsi 400 live coverage as we reach the halfway point in the 92 season live coverage 10:30 the Richard Petty special on Saturday July the 4th well after all the pit stops it is Ernie Irvan leading Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki David came out ahead of the car number 4 of Ernie Irvan today everybody has made pitstop well Harry Gant it's the last one back at Hilltop and he was already at lap down so he had not taken relief he was in front of the four car but when he was in front of the four car Hensley was a leader for car pastor 28 and dinner Hensley Pitt is so late he still has a little after date and received those five bonus points now Alan Kulwicki stayed out there a little while as we mentioned how much so he lost a little bit to those guys made a good pit stop but he has run them back down the wiki looking to the inside of Alison going into turn one Serna the leader Ernie Irvan for car the wiki yeah riding his cream at number 7 the orange good job getting in and out of the piece because he was in the fifth take about six seconds that's longer than baby elephant but before they went into the deer [Music] there is jimmy hensley in the number 66 car a lap down running in 12th position John when that mentioned it on his last pit stop the Bob Johnson chose to go make you tired that was right side tires only they had check their tire and they think they'll be okay they figure they have to do something to catch up with these guys like Ernie Irvan and Allen Boykin Davey Allison who run a little at the front without any cautions to Buster's field back up they got to do something to get their car in a position to win or it places me in the top five so they decided to go with only two tires lots of weight and see what kind of effect that has that Jimmy has to come into pit I think you look off human feet on the the change in second position as Davey Allison so now it's urban Palicki and just has the fastest race car on the track [Music] it's your peers that way and he is the only we talked to people keep talking about shifting but the three cards you're seeing on the screen around now he's dealing the car that's shifting right now about right now he should be drawing the car down in fourth gear starting overdrive now he's going down towards turn one he was hit the brakes and now he should be down shifted directs I'm a fourth year in a normal transmission third gear spot but they're still the ratio would be a more one-to-one and in the third position for your favorite driver as we give you another Napa field summary well Derek picked up four spots on the and you can see now there are only 11 cars [Music] we have 13 cars on the lead lap huh and produced ripstop the razor with Chevrolet so the Austin extra time go icky on the inside [Music] our finish line down into turn number one Colicchio on the inside and urban on the outside and Allan has got the lead and he's he has a lead and he has about what four five laps pressure tires each other to throw so the wiki should be able to stretch it out from here eight of the 13 races that we have had for she is leading today and he has led the most laps in three of those events Kolak he was the winner of the race at Bristol earlier this year save beginner before left turn three there's Martin Martin still with Davenport is a good race car the lap down and you make it up on the phone [Music] the big separation between the third place car ken schrader just going through now here comes there okay in there very sterling father well how look at this didn't disgrace axel on the inside badges both these bones he's 15 a lap down with the Sachs's cars running well if it is how penny lost three positions right there he went six back tonight [Music] Gregg having some really good finishes here [Music] situation he had made a pit-stop the breeze the caution came out let's give you another indication of just how Alan Kulwicki was able to close the interval and pass Ernie Irvan for the lead there is urban running in second auto parts on track laughs 110 through 114 now Ernie Irvan knocked off from whether Kulwicki knocked off from a second and a half down to one tenth of a second before he only won round one four five and what around for the impressive and a recheck of NASCAR scoring has put Jimmy Hensley back on the [Music] he sees now in 11th position Hensley is now in 11th back on the lead lap we'll be back with more live coverage in just a moment from Pocono sitting here at Pocono at the end of 119 laps the yellow is out Rusty Wallace blue as he came down the main straightaway here now there's fire scene of the rear of that car Rusty Wallace bringing out the second caution on today and he's going to get the thing off the racetrack he drive into a fire truck and trying to get it stopped as quickly as possible he's trying to find the fire truck there must be one over here somewhere hit the bills down close to the kids at the inside out of the way there but it didn't [Music] in the running get that he'll get his fire extinguisher out if not leave the fire has the chance itself make when he got on the grass rusty scrambles out uninjured checking over the damage but it's all over for Rusty Wallace who is running in the top ten and we can see that something is broken the oil pan and the oil has come out on the exhaust system and we can see the flame and man oh man now rusty has got the hood up and he's trying to survey the situation he's part owner that race car they don't can check it out and he knows the race car - he knows what he's looking for and what if he sees something out of the ordinary he will know what it is but as he went down the front straightaway here we saw a big puff of smoke come from the Miller Pontiac and we knew it was all over and then we call the fire they went into turn one okay let's do that the hips are open and here they come being made as Alan Kulwicki and Allison and Ervin and mast and Schrader Gant darrell waltrip all come down pit road don't think fast again right let's go to John Kernan Arne Urban is in for a four-tire change now they will go ahead and change tires and the kill then they will likely come back on pit road they're waiting on a carburetor just a couple of laps ago Ernie's car began to miss Jerry and the baby how's the crew they are working very hard learned apprentice Hold'em visit iron jet the beat if we win the battle on pit road we can lead a lap and pick up a very valuable bonus points and indeed and what just happened as Alison's car leaving behind him at the car number seven of the Whitney Waltrip is leaving the 11 car Phil Elliott the 22 car observing Harlan and Larry McReynolds strategy here in the pits guys as Benford is doing since we need a good pit stop right now on good we left and get five four three guys that's how you win a championship well it is you look for a point everywhere you can and he may have picked up five points for leading this coming lap we are under caution and that's the reason runs the Wallace's car developing an engine problem he's being pushed towards the garage area back with more in a moment caution here at Pocono for the second time this afternoon Rusty Wallace has an engine problem down in turn number one our speed world coverage of the champion sparkplug 500 AD Pocono is being brought to you by Goodyear number one in tires and by ESPN home video producers and distributors of Richard Petty and STP available at video and retail stores nationwide John Kernan has a report from ernie irvan's pit this is early second time in they changed tires last time about this time they checked under the hood for this plug wires the card picked up a Miss just a few laps ago they're going to pin again and check the float levels on the carburetor the problem is I think they got a bad carburetor Jerry but they may not have one replace that they may have left the one that they needed in California and John we're standing by with one of the most versatile race drivers in all of America knows those frames are ending the fans watching Dwayne Pancho Carter and Pancho you Grand Marshal today here for the champion spark plug 500 if it has wheels you've driven it stock cars sprint cars make it to this little cast of a souvenir from Indianapolis this year well I certainly had a little problem last week in a qualifying run for him a guard burned the suspension broke put us in the wall and ended up with a broken arm but nothing that won't heal now rumors are you gonna come stock car racing you tested at Daytona years ago and you were among the fastest of all the Garza tested and you had me minister in a stock car but a few laughs Wow run a little bit anyway but we had a program put together to do the whole 91 series and it fell apart and I really haven't given up that that desire to do that so with some good fortune there's a good possibility might be able to get that resurrected for this year and maybe do some more Pancho Carter to the grand marshal here for the champion sparkplug 500 let's go through for the champion we'll be back with more from Pokhara around a year with over a million miles of award-winning auto racing coverage ESPN speed world today in Pocono Pennsylvania for the NASCAR Winston Cup champion sparkplug 500 and we are about to go back to green from our second up one more lap to go here the top 10 after 123 lamb Davey Allison is your leader followed by Alan Kulwicki then Schrader Waltrip and Elliott in the second five its Jarrett Marlin penny Hindley Labonte while we're under caution we'll take another break John Kernan the dr. Jerry punch backed at Pocono International Raceway getting set for a restart of the champion sparkplug 500 now as they come down Davey Allison is beside him trying still trying to get the lap back is Mark Martin this might be his best opportunity to do that but David gets him home to take off Brett Bodine let's see if we can get him to turn one first this might be his best opportunity if he does if Mark Martin is at the moment back on them quick cuz it knows Alan Kulwicki is back there and Ella has been so strong we saw the pork on Ernie Irvan back at the fairy tale end of the pack on his race dog his target fiction star in the divide Gary he's out of the race at four cars not running as a John well they're only they've got a very serious mission if Benny they check the carburetor they determined that is not the problem Tony glove and crew chief says he feels that they have broken something we found spring they told Ernie to just go out there ride around on seven cylinders and do the best that he can do he's an 11 position right now the urban is struggling with [Music] Davey Allison brett bodine is back on the lead lap four ports with your sin and a Chevrolet of the fifth car that's Greg sack [Music] now Alan Kulwicki begins the challenge day before [Music] I'm gonna click run today for Jimmy Hensley Phillips 66 and Archie we documented a while ago that for a while NASCAR had him a lap down however he has been given the lap back and now Jimmy Hensley position well that that was just during the period of time when he made that Hitler thought bombing they just had very much has a comment on you know giving Hinsley has impressed a lot of people confuse it go with that ride therefore cale yarborough you know agency in fact is a lot of the other car owners in Winston Cup racing evident impression will in fact a lot of them already talking about maybe Jimmy Hensley as a candidate for their ride next year it's a pretty good team so even though Jimmy doesn't really have a significant commitment he worked with a very loyal to kill Yarborough he told me but his option is still pretty open and apparently he's impressed a lot of people and again doing it today indeed he just passed Geoff Bodine now [Music] now we mentioned them and they only changed two tires if we thought when he made the bring back gift of course once the caution came out came back the end related afford houses back even with everybody else's that respect man [Music] imagine [Music] you used to do it you think nothing of it take it where it's going that Sanskrit well I had my foot out and I'm getting my car and the pins the heads but on his car he wouldn't do [Music] Jeff bodean that's the kind of car oh yes that is certain when he is very silicone corner [Music] jimmy hensley [Music] horse pasture or portal suburb freemartin suburb of Buffalo or fill up their bread but I'm staying up in front of their deal is another Napa field summary for you davey allison is the leader he has led 10 of 13 races so far this year those damn cars are real and average speed that last left 158 points four or five you know mid that's what if that would have bent the records really impressive run this far into the roads Forked car so you like to take the little pile well maybe they'll go goodbye there Martin and Brett Bodine and therefore party Rusty Wallace is coming back called the racetrack crowd control and Buster Brooklyn oil looks like this looks like he broke something engine and knocked the hole in the authentic there he goes yep he goes back into the race in 27th position completed 120 laps so he is nine he rejoined is the action just off himself over there when a car caught on fire seat belt let's go to Jerry punch who has more on this story well a couple of things you guys are exactly right on rusty walls an oil line came loose and they did not cook the engine they just took it back to the garage area filled it up with oil and back in the racetrack but you're also for the secret forward a big trick on this Hopkins team manager at engine builder Kenny welcome to reality now on just seven cylinders Bobby Gerhart has taken his car into the garage area out of the right that's another position on our big gun [Music] second at the moment but he's still out there by the national speed limit he's going fast with everyone else is going off too slow hundred 31 laps have been completed out of 200 Davey Allison is leading Alan Kulwicki at Pocono International Raceway with more after this Waltrip has passed him here comes the passive in Bill Elliott Wilson John Kernan what might be the problem with Alan Bob I just talked to Paul Andrews the crew chief and he says the car is just a little tight right now so he's just kind of dropping back to take it easy [Music] that the Allen Star was set up to be just a little bit tight on new tires and a full load of fuel so right now they're not concerned about anything but it does look like he is slow down here head a bit slowed-down more than just I don't know he might still be okay but it just doesn't think three most fatal Dale Jarrett Darrin's Jail Jarrett crashes in turn number three and the seven car had a huge tire mark on the side of his car were in the 25 card to get to go and Mark Martin and Brett Bodine both get their laps back they've got to race back to the line and Dale Jarrett still sitting there a little bit outside the groove that they normally use coming off there of course the spotters will tell him where he is and and the 18 car has now moved down into the safely off the racetrack as the leaders come off of the second corner they're now approaching turn number three in Martin and voting are still ahead off Davey Allison they'll be coming in to earth there they are right there now they come down and yes it's official now mark I vote back on the lead lap they get their makeup Jordan a part it's only our third caution of the day it's been a very safe race so far here at Pocono and Dale Jarrett has been really the to make various contact with the concrete his car sits down in turn number three on the grass 135 completed so we'll see probably some kid stops made here under caution oh yeah Davey Houston - hey start is gonna pull out yes fast he comes off his tunnel corner pick him up Greg sacks did not get his lap back the yellow car directly behind place guard just like a cool but the thing with the wife's going around exactly they'll make pit stops well because they were in a position that it's going to be awfully close for them to make it on one more pit stop but now they can make it on one more pit stop after this yeah and I'd say that 7-car is a huge dent in the right front and the right door of his car and a big tire mark so hidden and Schrader made some pretty serious contact up in the corner the collegiate car just didn't seem to be running as fast down the straightaway I don't know how to Jerry punch as they come down for pit stops and Davey Allison getting ready to have his car serviced here the things go have look crew they've wanted to try to keep the 26 car the six car lap down but Davey just didn't quite have enough muster to keep him back there so they got their lap back those cars go back to green 28 on the top of your screen 17 the defending champion of this race Darrell Waltrip in the Western autos Chevrolet on the bottom right side on the card number 28 it will come right down to the left side and left-side tires going on Mike the darrell waltrip regime for the top of your screen Chevrolet on the bottom Walter is down [Music] and apparently darrell waltrip car stalled there pushing and pushing pushing trying to get the car started and finally Darrell Waltrip able to pull away but the car stalling refire but it cost him at least about six extra seconds here in the pit look go to John Kernan Jerri what it sounded like what happened is Darrell may have lost a gear or something in fact that's what we're hearing right now is the crew comes back across the pit wall when they dropped the jack he popped the clutch and it just sounded like it was spinning that it didn't want to go to no tires when I spin it if something was so we're gonna have to check with Jeff Hammond and see that might be a serious problem for Darrell Waltrip well he didn't lose much maybe a couple of positions on pit road but it could mean trouble later on down the line you can see John checking with Jeff we'll have a report as to what might have happened with Darrell in a moment Trackbacks are brought to you by Quaker State the baked you is one tough motor oil if you were to take a look at a bare chassis you might realize that car construction has lost some of its twists in nineteen ninety-two this is the Chevrolet Lumina will be driven by Ricky Rudd in years past the firewall would be simply up thin piece of sheet metal but this year's car has all these added support bars here adding some torsional stability to this vital section of the car why have these bars well two reasons one get the car is struck from the side here in the front tire or just behind the front tire and years pass the sheet metal here would collapse and therefore the front of the car would sort of accordion in now with the stability it provides more safety for the driver's compartment and also with this added stability up front a minor change a very minor adjustment possibly in a shock or spring or wedge will have a significant change in the chassis and handling of the car thereby small change here but these pipes add to extra incentives for a driver in 1992 well Dale Jarrett has some at least sheet metal work to do as he has hit the wall over in turn number three he was able to drive the Interstate Batteries car back into the garage area now were with Jimmy Hensley and watch up in front as Dale gets a little loose sideways so you can see it and backing into the outside concrete as Jimmy the hand signal to slow down trouble the head well many you mentioned there was a big tire mark on the right side of Alan Kulwicki z-- car and this is how that happened we've had to come off the left rear of the 25 car or maybe it's to the left front they go in this third corner the flat corner side by side but quickies car just went straight up the hill watch it just goes right up the hill right against the 25 car he's gonna push straighter completely out in the loose stuff see shredder goes way up there and when the seven car comes off and there Billy Elliot goes by when the seven car comes down straight away he has a huge donut on the right door let us not forget about Mark Martin who now has been able to get back on the lead lap and come around two and a half miles to join those that are also on the lead lap Mark Martin ran so well in the early part of the race before a problem on pit road dropped him a lap down but look out for him when the green flag drops oh yeah Earnhardt and Derek colored coat getting together day that could have done a little bit of sheet metal damage I'm very sorry make the both of their part well right side of our hearts are here Schrader is now the lead in the grace lady Alice for second and Alan in fourth position mild heaviest 41 cars brake Sachs has been very fast all day and now he also trying to get that lap back [Music] Saxe rise to put himself back and does ernhardt down there racing produces a lot of laps down but if you can get one back that make a different here comes Davey Allison down on the inside we saw him pass Ken Schrader's this way earlier I'm going to take out when you get the time too a racetrack whoo-hoo Bernard had to back out again hit the brake to the left rear [Music] does not lead your writing in no Alan Kulwicki car seems to be okay now there he is in the third position we thought knock off didn't have the straightaway speed that is just about the way yes it seems to be okay that our Ken Schrader's runs in fifty-three thousand two hundred dollars in unical bonus money back in the facts of panting going on you saw sterling Marling there briefly he's in sixth position now boy inside Derrick hope he is a lap down in the 14th and just ahead of him mr. Lee in sixth place tonight our p.m. across the tunnel corner here's Davey Allison app trying to move on the inside down isn't going to be able to do it back off and here comes traitor back up there Jax is trying definitely staying brother 20 partially that mistakes the caution flag should come out thanks Alison there's Mark Martin there or the the interval at this point from first back to 10th is just a little over a second and here's mark Barton once again moving to the inside of Derek coat takes the spot away there's greater looking on the outside of them and then to get some real good run off this corner we see sacks going trying to block that spot that Dave is gonna go down we've said that you've got to run on the body the racetrack candy get by the 41 on the outside well that's a gutsy move out there play outside that day man as well as a possible candidate name now they come down the straightaway [Music] with Davey and so willful wiki and Kyle Betty he's gonna fall back and then on the inside the preferred lines of according try to pass sacks down the back Fredo cow patty look at him up this poor spot right behind Kulwicki [Music] fifty three two [Music] five car Kenny Schrader's would pick up if he should win a race oh he's the only guy eligible to win this money with you doing [Applause] [Music] recalling some straightaway they're coming back out [Music] last victory was in Rockingham in the garage area yep mast was twenty first it was two laps down and now pulls the car behind the wall and heads for the garage and we understand engine engine or Rick man here in the land those mobiles and Jack Jerry punch has a comment on Ken Schrader in the kenny schrader with just nine days on the operating room table to have remove depleted sense almost comfortable of course you know you can't take any medication you don't want to climb in a racecar he did the right now the crews that he is not complaining the first time all day long of course Kenny never complained you never said the words at that left arm has got to be bothered him quite a bit I can't wait to get it operated following Tuesday after Michigan and Charlotte but with the car handling as well as it is is that he would never complain with this car wonder the way it is but it's a tough guy certainly an aggressive driver wanting to get a victory before he goes in the surgery just nine days away and here's another tough guy Ernie Irvan and they're in the back end of that car Ernie was in 12 position when he came in heading all look like Vinnie was that all but four or five courts that to fit in there John Kernan that's exactly right they've put in probably out there the car and they'd have to put in about five or six quarts Ernie you recalled when he had that mist they thought it was about dream problem possibly a broken valves break he's now got somewhat of an oily the oils leaking out they've had to come in and replace it so Ernie Irvan takes the Kodak film Chevrolet back onto the two-and-a-half mile classic International 11650 keep keep loose track that is Mark Martin he might be a contender for his babies over right now the contenders are Davey Allison and Ken Schrader's 1st and 2nd port against Chevrolet here they're few fans that might attend in Layton would wonder why we're talking about Mark Martin well he lost a lamp on a miscue in the pits when apparently one of the arrow branches [Music] [Music] third place car the yellow car Greg sacks he's smoking badly Brickel is got take the wrapper off hurry like prickle as he comes down they do there is the leader Davey Hamilton [Music] the champion sparkplug 500 standings after 148 of 200 laps Davey Allison Kolak e Schrader Petty and Elliott six through 10 Marlin Martin Hensley Waltrip and mode on [Music] you check the place car now in second place you mentioned on the side of police car earlier skirmish which Raider but when he passed him this time everything was clean there is Darrell Waltrip in car number 17 he is ninth and the Brett Bodine is tensed in the Quaker State Board both these guys in the lead lap remember just what few laps ago the last talk last caution flag the track record just a little off record pace right now because of that third caution period caused by Dale Jarrett we'll take care of that no prob race is going very quickly we've only got 51 more laps to go and is only 20 minutes after 3:00 Eastern Time [Music] continues doing the circle the racetrack with no problem one daytona of course one of north wilkesboro and at Talladega here's a good battle for fourth place as Sterling Marlin got on the inside of Kyle pity there and took it away Mark Martin went by as well for Martin in the place Marlin moves into fourth six car of Mark Martin lose something I should say fifth place that was 67 oh that's raising I've had problems [Music] sometimes we just can't blow up your mouth [Music] if you second there's some [Music] I showed you what hunter said to my loyal to mr. Mark Martin has led 41 laps Alan Kulwicki 30 in Davey Allison is now left there is somewhat of a battle for those five bonus points for leading the most laps here this afternoon [Music] 50p mate these both these cars other jr. Johnson Stapleton Northwoods pearl and both have been quietly in the top ten all afternoon first and second Allyson Kovac II every place there's right there now let's go back for Elliot and Martin and market the Marla [Music] well those guys need to make a pit stop so we could talk about spread out a little bit yeah [Music] Elliott won both races in 85 one in 88 one in 89 Marlon the NASCAR Winston Cup race [Music] Mark Martin mark in sixth place in the car number six years the seventh place car of Kyle Petty next will be Dale Earnhardt [Music] three-position since he rejoined the race he came back in 33rd and now is it why pretty close okay he's seven laps behind the 21 car of Morgan Shepherd the outside pole sitter was right by me there's Hensley in the 66 good run ain't position right now Phillips 66 in-car camera right behind jimmy hensley Walter when state forward as a pure later Chevrolet Derek coat the back of bread [Music] there's a 15-car [Music] and a big fire at the back into the car few laps ago pulled it off before the second turn to the racetrack and is position waleed on the back jr. is behind Rusty Wallace and he's having a pretty good show net behind [Music] here's Terry Labonte he's in 11th right now still in the lead lap the last cars a matter back on the lead lap but he has had a Kristen season the 68 part of country town opal won by Jerry O'Neill in the wheels shovel a zero 1990 and then there was a bunch of racetrack that nothing's happening in before we get back to Harry dance and he's 21st Harry not having a good day today there's James Hilton [Music] there is Dale Jarrett who crashed put his back out on the racetrack Burnie [Music] jerry has turned in the 25th division everyone card a Marcus the 20th spot you love smoke another for home water has the only [Music] the Buicks don't show up on what this year so family there's not yeah Johnson City or Kingsport somewhere in the tri-cities area Tennessee down around Bristol International which is being concreted guys what do you think about that school me interested yeah it is it's really good and you know Mars will may put concrete in the corners as I understand it Bristol is want to concrete the entire race trans right now what I understand Larry carrier was just disappointed that the pavement that he's put down in the past few years is not held so he's going to concrete it there are the leaders once again or the leader Davey Allison closely pursued by Alan Kulwicki 156 laps are completed out of 200 here at Pocono they call it tire wars and many found races are won or lost on pit road hi I'm Billy it's been said before and it's worth repeating driver is only as good as his team the Budweiser NASCAR team it's one of the best the team really shines during a four tire pitstop it usually takes less than 20 seconds change all four tires and pop around 22 gallons of gas and I often those seconds or the difference between winning and losing a couple of laps ago but then he came through the platform to turn three got underneath baby Jensen to exit the corner it was a race down the front straightaway and the seven car won the race so that's how Alan got the lead and now let's take a look at the top five in NASCAR Winston Cup points and where they are running [Music] back up from the very pad early part of the rain and his 21st and Alan : or Izzy nope at the moment Davey Allison has gotten backed by Alan Kulwicki they are side by side as they come off of turn number three another race down the front straightaway okay that's the whole bit of a surprise I thought quick it was told away once he some Street here once again but I thought baby starts to happen try to take the lead back [Music] a couple of Ford's running up front the last time a Ford won here at Pocono was in July of 1990 when Jeff bodean grilled the victory here's Hensley leading darrell waltrip and Brett Bodine at least the first three there are four position eighth ninth and tenth this might be the best run that's the geography functions half this year mit has very good run no question about it [Music] most race fans they've seen in him to drive that he here is afraid [Music] Reynaldo once again the telemetry 8400 our communes 193 miles per hour on the brakes if the things slowed down let's see 140 to 135 3232 Maya miles per hour that's the slowest to turn one area now he's accelerating once again up the back straightaway the long pawn straight away if you will and in 85 187 five miles per hour shore down the path then the throne it's darrell waltrip nice position Brett bow tied in and or they're an eruv and fancy might have missed [Music] we thought this what happened that to which he was going to pull away from babies just look at him Jerry what's going on down there Robert Gates the car owner told me a minute ago that Davey told him on the radio that when Alan shipped in the third gear II that that he just pulled away from him then once they get both got back in fourth gear that Sadie can run pretty much even was it a 1000 ship she just told me buddy just can't stay with her so what does that tell you Matt that next time here everyone will have a cramp incident where you shift well the cars down the nazca yenna the transmission to the driver shifted he said no who will not be a car that ships win this race today so we'll see the Whitney can hang on because he in fact is shipping years Allen continues to lead laps and he is now within SiC becoming the driver that has left the most laps Mark Martin still has that distinction having led 41 circles around this racetrack but thirty-six are you urban back in the past again we're a little bit more than 30 laps away from the checkered flag in the champion sparkplug 500 we'll be right back today's winner will be beautiful Chevrolet Lumina in the Gillette halfway challenge contest she correctly named Alan Kulwicki as leader of the halfway lap if you want to enter the contest at next week's Miller Genuine Draft 400 at Michigan on June 21st right to Gillette halfway challenge post office box 22:46 st. Petersburg Florida 3 371 2246 you must be 18 years of age or older to enter receive your entry by Saturday June 20th to be eligible for next week's Gillette half-way challenge Miller Genuine Draft 400 at Michigan International Speedway now the second and a half lead now for kwikki over Alison and John Kernan has more on Alan Kulwicki good stuff to call Andrews to crew chief he said what Alan has on his mind right is trying to stretch out the lead and pit the back when it came down to what happens right here in the pits under the green flag wants to give himself a little extra added pad for his crew down here in the fish and Darrell Walker palace finally got around jimmy hensley yes Waltrip has moved into a twist and Mark Martin is on pit road than we thought the maximum but it should be able to go the rest of the way from here Bob or getting set of right side tires and of course I'm sure they'll change the left side tires as you can see him getting a windshield cleaned as well Dale Jarrett right behind him there I would guess that the car was not handling the way that Mark Martin wanted it solely wanted to stop as soon as they could get in the window they could finish the rest of the way make a chassis adjustment to change four tires yep 20 in 3/10 seconds great pit stop for the Valvoline team pulling out just ahead of Dale Jarrett [Music] Balki just went by so possible win he the pit stops by her wiki Alice and others here comes curling Marlin the sixth place car in for a stop in place car coming in as well again I think these are cars it was not happy with their chances are coming in make him into justice and changing four tires rather in there I agree with you Nene and as we said before those new tires will run about a second the left past we'll be able to pick up some time out there on the racetrack once they get back out there there's bread boat is quicker state forfeited just ahead of the Maxwell House Ford River by Sterling Marlin is completed he's rolling chassis adjustment being made on the RV of the brett bodine car and he now is down off the jacks 22 in six steps second Sterling Marlin car and the second-place machine of Davey Allison now come cherry punches there once it be the final pit stop of the day memory the last fix up to get baby back out on foot we can lead a left now this pit stop critical to give you a chance to win the race one can appeal going in they will change all four tires [Music] and the car the car fell off the jack baby elephants car so they cannot get the car picked up all another problem in the fifth Colicchio's in turn three and they are trying to pry the Havilland floor enough to get the jack beneath the car what a misfortune here for Davey al but he puts his left hand in front of the toggle he cannot believe and now we got a wonderful stay out Georgie has been radio to Talk laughs down yes indeed Kolak egos by while Alan Davey Allison tries to build up speed and so Davey is a lap down if a caution flag should come out right now it'd be the kiss of death for the 28 car verse 42 Powell Peggy just slowed all of a sudden there he just left a bit here he's having trouble getting up to speed man yeah [Music] baby this time around we'll check and see Kim traitor just maybe or he's in the pits right now as a matter of fact in the Kodiak Chevrolet watching Cole look either on the left side of your screen to see if he comes in for his stop Rafa Waltrip is in Billy Bobby Hamilton Greg sacks bring it out yep heart remains on yourself a rookie who comes you later there's one diving right in the fish john curran waving the big aka sign on the footboard so Allen will not overshoot his pips he comes in it will be a four-tire change somewhat of a relief for the crew as they were aware of what happened to Davey Allison in that car falling off the jack we anticipate that making a minor chassis adjust that the car has been tight on Allen all day long they work on the right side so far so good seconds counting down up to about 15 seconds now they've got the jack under the left side no problem so far 19 seconds 20 21 22 twenty four point one seconds for Alan Kulwicki here comes Mark Martin down the front straightaway he's going to take the lead he's battling for that Mark Martin will take the lead off Alan Kulwicki now Kim 2aq kitchen that's the next question yeah well he'll take the lead once everybody else makes their pit stop bill really it actually has to be right now that's that's what I mean he's a wiki yeah final pit stops being completed with 30 laps to go now with a champion sparkplug 500 sterile Waltrip had to lead but he's brought the Western Ave Chevrolet in for its final pit stop and now the lead has been picked up by Jimmy Hensley in the 66 car but again he will be needing Phil Elliott is going to be in the lead when all is said and done darrell waltrip again to remember now he lost first gear on that car and they're pushing him out of the pits that's right he lost first year now he's got in his second gear whatever gear he can get it in to try to get the thing rolling jimmy hensley in the phillips 66 car see this is the second time that Jimmy has had the Philips 66 car in front second time today of the second pack this year yep and the second-place car is yeah to tire chains right side what was Trajan to Tim brewer those guys and he was able to beat Mark Martin and Alan Kulwicki out of piss but can it last can he stay out there with the left side Warren Mark's for covetous [Music] the crew waits on Jimmy between the second and third we understand that the 66 car is also going to go for just two tires areas in turn number three is he coming for the pits nope he's gonna stay out for one more lap [Music] Jimmy's sixth race the Yarborough team best fetish of Dover Rory was 8 let's go to Jerry punch who has a comment on mark martini a minute ago Mark Martin radio news crews hasn't run out of pit stops in Elliot have where'd he come from it and they explained to him that Elliot's only psychologists know with just two right-side tires he won't outrun us we got a big concern with he's a guy who's gonna be awfully tough to be precise of time don't abuse the car we'll catch Elliot we'll catch you in the next ten or twelve black mark is third at the moment Hensley is first then Bill Elliott there is Mark Martin in third position and not jumping boy we saw Jessa Nova who port Darien and here comes Hensley and will report on Hensley's pitstop Bob Johnson in the crew preparing for Jimmy to come down as we told you it will be only that earlier in the race now I clocked him and after he did that he was running only about 3/10 of a second slower than the cars that had changed for he keeps the image second can of fuel going in the tires are changed out away 12.1 seconds a very fast stop for two tires very good pit stop Oh a good stop under the pressure the crew was put under because they realize that it's up to them to get a good pit stops we can go out and try to beat some other cars very good point there's pressure on the driver there's also pressure on the pit crew competition back around the world around the year with more than a million miles of award-winning auto racing coverage today ESPN speed world is at Pocono International Raceway in the beautiful mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania when the champion sparkplug 500 and look at the tremendous crowd that's gathered here on this warm and humid Sunday afternoon to see some great racing we have 23 laps to go in this race the leader is Bill Elliott and the second place now belongs to a low Mark Martin de Lappe ago and here's how Alan got second spot coming off turn one going down the back straightaway the long pawn straight away gets under Mark Martin and just accelerates right by that habeas court is definitely good we are above the track record in terms of speed here this afternoon once again the average is 142 seventh in the record is one forty two point five we've been interrupted by only three caution periods this afternoon and the only driver to make contact with the wall was Dale Jarrett and he still the race yeah I don't care [Applause] we might mention the Dale Earnhardt has taken his GM Goodwrench Chevy behind the wall again and it appears to be all over for him this afternoon however he did make up about five positions he came back into the race in 33rd in these 20 eggs right now and slow in turn three who made a pit stop just the last left and I guess [Music] peak position in the piece up in the cereal score laughs and of course he's on pit road right now relinquishing that position we have 11 cars on the lead lap with now four laps to go even a trail you wonder if he lifts them on the racetrack somewhere but evidently not if I were to crash by now and it there's to it you know yeah he's gained a no question about it he's he's picking up every lap those two tires on the bed logic Forge got him out front for a while but he really has been mystical week he got by Martin he's been going down closing now with it to within two car lengths Koishi looking for the lead but Bill Elliott who comes into this race third in the point standings 31 behind Davey Allison are you getting nervous with the forest out of the way it is there's still a lot of the year layoff right now the biggest thing we need to do is get slightly work of our far the years we've done pretty good the last couple of races we've had a little bit of problem now you know with few things breaking but at the far top is business know best point out we just need to make it all work or you know and I somebody done a gap them a little bit of trouble we can see just how much better quick his car at Hammond how much better its gripping through the turns in Elliott's car be called each age for tires and then it only changed to you and there he goes taken it Dave Marcus and bill Alan Kulwicki reassumed commanded his race on lap number 181 where'd he come from bus just fit down into turn one but I believe with those pressure tires that quickly we'll be able to pull away as we hit up towards the tunnel turn there's Mark Martin third-place hanging in there but Elliott is also kind of given here but now coal wiki gets the car completely around the budweiser Ford given the tunnel turn you gotta back off for that trying to dive on him going in three no I think he's gonna try to hold off the second place welco wiki will be given the five extra bonus points because he has led the most this afternoon he's led 43 Mark Martin had led 41 we'll be back with more of the conclusion of the champion spark plug 500 we hope you're enjoying today's live coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup racing from Pocono International Raceway the champion spark plug 500 our speed world coverage is being brought to you by Quaker State the big Q is one tough motor oil by smooth push beer and easy drinkin and push light and by Payless Shoe Source who'd have guessed hey les let's take a look at the top 5 with 16 laps to go it's Alan Kulwicki leading Phil Elliott running in second position third is Mark Martin in fourth position the pole sitter ken Schrader and 5th is Davey Allison the current Winston Cup points leader we'll take another break and be right back with more live action you know an Alan Kulwicki slipped a little bit in the tunnel turn and he's getting passed by both Elliot and Mark Martin what happened he started in on the outside of James Jim that's the slow car that you see round around on the screen he got in the loose stuff and almost hit the wall and that both those cars go by so Alan Kulwicki who was falling away becoming a dominant force in this race now suddenly drops to third but hey this race isn't over yet [Music] you'll come right back up there that car is good enough to heal I think you'll real soon and they learn mark now is officially behind the wall as the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet retires for the day in 28th position now let's take a look at what happened in the tunnel turn last lap when Cole Wiki got out of shape here is he's going down the straightaway james hylton is gonna be a slower car going in the tunnel corner okay okay James Rory ball if the Winky goes in the corner now Milton is right footed to it gets to move up to go by he gets to the little stone and almost loses Jim gets sideways yeah almost gotten fence and here comes Elliott and and trust me Martin's back there James Hilton Fawlty down the inside the racetrack now I'm just running they're a little too fast a little too high John Kernan knocking Paul Andrews apparently they think maybe James didn't get Alan enough room or whatever the case is because Paul was not a happy man just a few moments ago in fact he went over and talked to the - our official fit to complain about that slower lap car not getting out of a engine and enough room the wiki has yet to reassume the lead as Bill Elliott holds him off and he's running out of time I hate to mention that guys there's 13 laps to go over 12 to go okay now when he can't fail let's printer tires have that for equalised now they run this period of time and now I'm certainly used up some tyrant over there when he made that swell good point he retells can you get on the inside and go by let's see [Applause] not going to make your work for it down the straightaway nose-to-tail first second and third three Ford's Elliot Joey [Music] well you know the Chevrolet there General Motors cars not y'all Chevrolet's had quarter taken control when Earnhardt won at Charlotte of course dan at Dover Delaware and Lance week Ernie Irvan out of Sears Point so General Motors cars had won three in a row but now the Fords are coming back to his left Kolak e's still trying to get into first after a problem in turn two how do the three turns here at Pocono compared with the other tracks Allen these are the probably the fastest flat turns that we run on the circuit there's other rates actual we run this faster faster but the turns are always Bank there's no other place we go to where you enter turn as flat as this or tighter radius at the end of this long and straightaway 189 last more to go and to the lead looking for his that's one of the ninth season Carlo get loose at time of collision on the inside a seing the car up the hill to wiki could not make advantage though he was falling out of there the arrows seems maybe drop off the senator that's trailer along ladies Orchestra the defending champion of this race in the eleventh position their old Walter great finish here here comes out yes going into turn number three he has the inside line yes but Eliot battles back on the outside and who's Mark Martin's going to pick to help if you draft in then almost loses that coming up to third turn [Applause] the board has some power down the straightaway done okay what's he gonna do he's gonna win this race in the corner Barney Oklahoma coal we will make it to turn one first I think you win the race off the corner coition because he shifted he's in the the one situation he's got a bandage over that 11 car now here comes a six can he get by the 11 Mark Martin [Applause] Eliot headed for the tunnel turn yes he's got second spot that's the best thing could happen Karissa then Rachel a bit back [Music] Mark Martin started pours has loaded a second Co a has reassumed command of this event from the seventh starting position we'll be right back there are eight laps to go when the champion sparkplug 500 and Alan Kulwicki is in front mark Parton is running second and Bill Elliott is third Western auto mechanic of the race award goes to Frank Edwards the chassis specialist for the number 25 whole city car of Ken Schrader sitting around South Hill Virginia stand up and cheer for Frank Edwards I'm hardly one of the hardest working man in NASCAR racing let me correct something I said just before the break Alan Kulwicki did not start seventh he started in sixth position and has the as the race winds down here we're going to show you another Napa field summary where everybody was running last trip around the track we saw Davey Allison back in fifth that his something out of the race for the lead last pissed up camp are still a thief laughs Jericho has had a good run in 13th position there is Harry Gant where you will see show up in 20th position here he is very slow on the racetrack very hopes [Music] luzina as now as he comes down six more laps to go but might he have a flat tire John that's what he is radio here default ladders the crew lets him over closely they're shaking their head they think it looks alright perhaps it's just nerve perhaps the car still just a little bit tight on Allen and not doing what he wants but they've got two tires up on pit wall right now they've got the air grinches in their hands the jacks ready and the signboard ready just in case that one has to duck on the pit row but right now he's going to stay out there to see what happens Mark Martin is closing in cranking between first and second near the top five in points and where they're running Allison fifth Earnhardt 28th position Elliott pit's although he is listed in 20th position and of course cool [Music] the wall into the Roger here this will determine our fight about [Music] and five more laps to go for Kovac II I don't know those tires are up those people it's okay the left side I'm doing here and so far that close that things wrong too the harder she drove as Alan Kulwicki should he win today's race will register his Biff NASCAR Winston Cup career big and the second of the year well almost to cheer everyone well this year put him on the winter circle program and here today the slow car this would work his nemesis a little bit ago but this time he's able to give there's one kitchen back in the corner well he ran over there and drafted him for just a moment Danny just to pick up the ante little bit that he could get on that straightaway [Music] you'll recall that coal wiki won his first Winston Cup race in his 85th start at Phoenix International Raceway the 86 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year and as Ned mentioned he has already won this year on the high banks of Bristol well that crazy sweat a little bit down there that I don't like [Music] it's definitely widening now yeah yeah he's pulling away yeah in a breathing room here over second place Mark Martin trouble getting through the tunnel corner that time there was no one and he has two plumbers well he's only got to do it three more times [Music] third place Bill Elliott I don't think it's going to be over none too soon for mr. Floyd fourth is Schrader in fifth as Davey Allison Wiki came into this race 83 points behind and the quest for the cup eighty-three behind Davey Allison in position David he's already named five that's by leading the most laps and so that cuts it down to 78 and if they finish where they're at that's 20 more position 20 more points for that pathetic down to 58 so if all you hear is register countries are tuned in now on your TV's watching this congratulations yeah let's hear a big cheer from everybody he crosses the line he's got two more laps to go he comes off of turn number three completing lap number 198 Alan Kulwicki headed for victory in the champion sparkplug 500 and Mark Martin is full away from Bill Elliott James Hill he's gone and down in turn one but this time he clearly before he got the first time the Jane has run until the end of the race in a long time as far as I can remember in 27 position think over this morning he was going to run into the pain together Mark Martin in second think the crew has pretty much decided not to change tires on this car they held their breath areas he put the jack down here's another lap car he's won that's Jerry O'Neill and here comes the white flag for Alan Kulwicki one why all that poking on there is the second place John Mark Martin II down with a blue hood we're still in the picture if you miss a beat he has to run on eight cylinders and not having flat tires he's gonna win this baby if it isn't over yet I'll have to go now as Mark Martin continues his pursuit [Applause] [Music] they they got down and they fought back and they've come as close this looks to me like me let's see how he negotiated negotiates it for the final time this afternoon the crowd is on its feet at Pocono here comes cocky off of turn number four the checkered flag and wet it's second what about career victory and the margin of victory was 2.4 seconds over mark Marky let's give up the rattle the guys he lost to racecars in Dover two weeks ago and they've fought back in here the arm Victor Circle way to go guys here's John Kernan Paul you guys a great job today yeah that big smile this morning in the garage I guess a short track car as a way to go here at Pocono well you know I got short track in some ways got a long straightaway which we don't have transmission which I made up for that I mean it's a good running car Allan drove a great race for last yesterday and last record cars running great you know the guy's done a super job all day today and you know we deserve this thing and we were reran hard we've been good all day what about the nerves there at the end whenever he radioed in and thought he had a tire going down oh yeah maybe worried you had him worried too you know but you know you've done the right thing by just taking another labs and make okay that's Paul Andrews winning crew chief or Alan Kulwicki and the crew happy crew big smile on their faces headed up to Victory Lane and our congratulations to Alan and all the Hooters crew for a great run this afternoon they're the top-five back after this International Raceway in Pennsylvania where the champion sparkplug 500 has been won by Alan Kulwicki and he emerges from his car in victory lane and the thousands of race fans gathered here stand and applaud and salute him in our Kobach gold winner's circle interviewers Jerry punch and him Kodak Victory Lane what a pretty picture here Alan Kulwicki and Alan the crowd was going thus a popular win for you congratulations I you know I had to work for it a little harder than I wanted to there you know we just ran a real deliberate race and I think we had the best car in a long run and I knew that you know Bill had a little different strategy and that was his only shot to win and we were just a little better than him and Mark and as one lap car out there gave me a really hard time almost cost me the race there and just like I didn't crash I went out to go around and we got in the marbles a little bit and you know the guys on the crew Paul just told me calm down calm down you get them back there's enough time here and my career really did a good job I'll tell you this team's really coming on Paul Andrews and Dani glad and all the guys in the engine shop Gary and Ronnie and Randy all the guys you know this cars been finishing every week and I got to thank my sponsors Hooters restaurant naturally fresh salad dressings plastic mixers and Ford Motor Company the tires were really good today this is you know yesterday was we practiced one second faster than we ever have a practice here before and they adjusted the stagger a little bit and didn't have any flat tires work great all day and I'm looking forward to come back here again in a month now a handful laps to go we understand you radioed in if you thought you might have a tire going down well I hit something in the tunnel turn I don't know if there's something off another car a big chunk of asphalt but I hit it in the front and just skated towards the law at the man what else is gonna happen next here and I was just scared for a second there and I just told him to be ready but I ran another lap in the car was okay and good as we were we still kept adjust on a little bit all day long and you know we were really good maybe we'll come back here and be just that much better next time but true did a great job we had good pit stops all day I think it was a little bit conservative getting in and out of the pits after last week I was a little gun-shy about the speed limit I might have cost me just a little bit of time Lee they had good pit stops I'll tell you they're doing a great job preparing the car Alan Kulwicki picks up win number 2 in 1992 gets the lion's share of almost $700,000 in first money in the champion sparkplug 500 Bob and he's right he will have an opportunity to repeat his win here in just a little over a month when the NASCAR Winston Cup Series returns to Pocono for its second race of the year back at home we're back at Pocono International Raceway where the champion sparkplug 500 has been completed Alan Kulwicki was the winner Mark Martin finishing second and Bill Elliott third here's John Kernan up in the second week in a row we're down in the garage area talking to mark after a race Bart gave it a great shot you guys came back today was an amazing effort how did you do it I don't know we ran really hard we got the cautions when we needed home we had but we've had several 19-second pit stops in the second half of the race I don't think we've done that all year so the guys really got it together after halfway and we just we were just stomping heart is wicked stone what does Steve Mele tell you after you drug him down the pit road a little bit come back and back ok Bill Elliott is also made his way down to the garage area bill you guys kind of made a daring move there at the end when everyone else took on four tires you took on only two and it really helped you gain some track position well you know cam said what do you know though and I said whatever let's go for it you know we're running position we didn't have nothing to lose and the Budweiser forward ran good and now with this chewed up take over they have to water combine that's Bill Elliott we're gonna let him go sit in his truck he Jerry says he's very tired and like to sit down I understand you caught up with Davey yet Allison yes we have caught up with our point leader in one a day Davey every night the gremlins came out early people were thinking you might have a transmission problem first of all I flew out of gear right well we did we had some trouble with the thing kicking out of high gear and it did it once going into turn two and did it again over here going into turn one when Alan was right behind me one time so even though I had a bungee cord in the car I had to be real careful and I had to hold it in gear when I'd roll off the throttle just to make sure so I drove most of the race with one hand but uh you know overall it was a good day we lost a little time when the car fell off the jack and the pits on that last stop and I was a tough break for us but we're happy we're back in form the way we ought to be running for racing we got a new car a good car we're looking forward to going to Michigan next week the current Winston Cup points leader still atop the points Davey Allison and the fans continue to hang around and celebrate the great racing that we have seen here this afternoon with Alan Kulwicki the winner of the champion sparkplug pilot one hundred forty four point zero three nine miles an hour we were only interrupted three times by caution flags now John Kernan is with a guy that's got to be really happy about today's performance Jimmy Hensley yeah Bob Jimmy is very very happy after ninth place perform its first time here on the big track did you surprise yourself with the way you were able to drive out there and keep up with a could be a big guns well I thought your action you know we we ran pretty decent and Bob Johnson had to call set up good today and the crew just did a super job it was just a good day for the Phillips chop our take six six forward they team and they did super you know halfway did my job and come up with a top ten finish so you know it's what we're looking for just run good and be consistent getting top ten twelve cars and you know what any day would just move up a little more so that's how we're looking at there's Jimmy Hensley who told me yesterday that he feels down like a Winston Cup driver he doesn't feel so much like a Busch grand national driver on the Winston Cup circuit Jerry punches across the garage area with Ken Schrader actually were with Kenny and Dorothy straighter hats Dorothy in the middle Kenny on the the right of your screen Kenny an example occurred today I know you're not you're pretty uncomfortable right now but congratulations the only Chevrolet in the top ten yeah but we were going problem with that though I guess who's first in class but we're gonna have to go to shift in the the seven the sixth and 28:28 had a little trouble there but they were top three and they were all shift and Bill and I were about the same he he got us on a pit stop a two-tire deal and uh perhaps shift to win this race in July now surgery after Michigan next week will you be in Daytona July 4th yeah we won't have any problem there we'll be ready to go Kenny Schrader's a gallon it for today the Kodiak Chevrolet finishing fourth and all day long folks he was hurting but he didn't miss a beat great run by Ken Schrader we're going to be on until 4:30 Eastern Time ladies and gentlemen so stay tuned while had the complete field run down and the Winston Cup points back out after this race she'll feel rundown for you Colicchio was the winner mark martin finishing second Bill Elliott was third the pole sitter Ken Schrader finished fourth and Davey Allison was in fifth position Kyle Petty back in sixth Earlham all good run for him and seventh Brett Bodine and Jimmy Hensley can't say enough about him to Terry Labonte and ten for those team cars in the lead lap 11 through 15 Greg sacks derrike cope Darrell Waltrip dropped off the pace there near the end Jeff Burton coming home for cancer out for Waltrip in the 15th position Richard Petty the King was 16 followed by Hamilton Marcos Ernie Irvan who was an early leader and Mike Potter finishing 20th urban had all kind of problems of did Rusty Wallace and Dale Jarrett 22nd 24th and Morgan Shepherd outside pole sitter back in 25th and 26th through 30th James Hilton Wally Dallenbach Dale Earnhardt Dick Trickle and Rick mast to assure an art picked up five spots by going back on the racetrack yeah but paid off for him he picked up the little few more points by doing so much stripping a bad day for him and Ricky Rudd bad day for Ricky now let's take a look at the point standings as we enter race number 14 of the season Davey Allison remains on top Elliott is second kolja key moves from fifth to third in the point standings today Harry Gant will stay in fourth and Dale Earnhardt falls from second to fifth and so a completely new complexion on the point standings they're 6 through 10 Terry Labonte is 6 then Mark Martin Morgan Shepherd Jeff Bodine and Ernie Irvan and Jerry punches with Labonte well a great season in the 1992 continues for Terry Labonte miss inoko efforts Terry a top-ten finish today well I tell you yesterday we kind of knew we were in trouble but our Sunoco team hung in there today we knew we were off a little bit but we just got all we could get so we finished 10th we'll just try to be better next time we come back here remind you that championship season back in the early eighties you just keep plugging away get those good finishes well you know really this was I think the first bad race that we really had in a long time so yeah it does a little bit in a way this Billy Hagen team don't count them out folks Labonte can make that charge late the year and be a factor for the championship but Terry Labonte finishing in tenth position and six in the point standings and we will be back to wrap it up here at Pocono in just a moment Alan Kulwicki wins the champion sparkplug 500 and John Kernan is with Kyle Petty who finished six now Kyle was one to change his uniform but I made him put it back on Kyle a great effort for you guys today yeah you know I think I can't say enough about the mellow yellow Pontiac team uh you know we we run really good all day we run good at from the begin and I got the wrong lane on the first lap in the last four five positions but John Wilson build a strong motor and Robin and those guys had a setup that was just really really good so we're good for it today now on the more serious I've been II would like to know when you're gonna get a haircut last time I got a haircut and I don't care who knows it I'll tell everybody out there last time I got a haircut I went to Talladega and broke my leg and I missed 13 and 12 or 13 races so I'm not getting that in three years you'll come back here and I'm gonna have it braided and right around my belt line somewhere that's like a good enough reason to me Bob congratulations to Kyle Petty for his sixth place finish this afternoon yeah he told me that story that is Shawn I didn't think you'd that guts and that felt on TV underestimated Kyle Petty wants to give me well coming out tonight here on ESPN at 8 o clock Eastern Time Sunday Night Baseball featuring a National League West confrontation between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Red that's at 8 o clock tonight have you checked those brains lately the Reds are in charge the Grand Prix of Canada is at midnight tonight Eastern Time as nigel mansell goes for another win but Ayrton Senna looking for his second in a row after his victory at Monaco our next Winston Cup telecast will be at Daytona for the Pepsi 400 on July the 4th with a live Richard Petty special at 10:30 in the morning with the race beginning at 11 o'clock we hope you can join us for that here's Jerry punch with Sterling Marlin well from 19 starting spot all the way to a top 10 finish they're looking pretty good afternoon for you the max class for ungood was real good early and uh we got a little tired and loosen it up got a little too loose and got it back to tight again and the crews put on an extra job and you know boy I feel so sure enough don't put a motor net think it a really running car drove good early we just got too tight too loose and uh you're wearing thoose we had a little tough look I went off all year and uh my biscuits turn around it'll be more shifting when they come back next month I mean quick shifter there one today this couldn't stay with him well I don't know you know me Marc run together there little while and we had on the same tires and uh I was pretty much even and you know he shifted and I didn't and I don't know it's uh you saw them took them out this morning some put them in so which they won't come back I'm sure there'll be some rethinking of the strategy next month when they come back to poke another national Raceway Sterling Marlin a very competitive seventh place finish today and we will be back here at Pocono in just a little more than a month and let's hope the races is exciting then as it was today well it certainly was an interesting race all the way through Bob and we look forward to the next

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