1994 Purolator 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)

three parts this week hey baby how about mr. consistency William Russell Wallace always putting up front oh he's there at the end untrue contender for the crown in 1994 Konami Dipsy news and gurus ha don't forget the up-and-coming superstar the bumper the banger mr. Virgil earnest urban jr. he's leading the pack every week hey we have all the PP fear and finally my big fish no Marlin he hooked the big one in Daytona baby a sterling performance on dude PC fear its badness baby they're leaving Charlotte they're heading for Atlanta Atlanta with the big eye baby it'll be lots of everyone except we're live from Atlanta Motor Speedway the best NASCAR has to offer are ready to run in the purolator 500 it's a great day for racing a little cool but not nearly as cool as it was here one year ago when a blizzard ripped through the eastern United States and shut this racetrack down for a week it's going to be a great day for racing hello and welcome I'm Paul page and this is the start of ABC's racing season stock cars in a few minutes the International Race of Champions later today our coverage of the Indy cars including the Indianapolis 500 and then in August we'll have the stock cars again in the inaugural running of stock cars at the great Indianapolis Motor Speedway the Brickyard 400 now poop man was talking about madness and excitement and that's what you have in the Winston Cup Series consider the qualifying is so great now that it's almost as exciting is the race nine cars did not make it into the field today including the former Indian champion Danny Sullivan now that's understandable what about this the great number 43 the King's car driven by Wally Dallenbach jr. it's not in the field either we're talking about some great excitement and some great stories upcoming the call today's race Bob Jenkins thank you very much Paul and hi everyone this is the fourth race of the 94 season and no driver has dominated so far but Ernie Irvan has been the bus he's atop the point standings as we enter this event Dale Earnhardt is second Sterling Marlin that a Tona winner is third followed by Mark Martin and Terry Labonte and 185 possible points are available here today now yesterday during basketball March Madness there were many upsets not just one likewise there have been many stories here at Atlanta this weekend not just one to be going to run down here's dr. Jerry punch thanks Bob that looks anticipated tyre wars of 94 have not materialized although upstart Hoosier qualified first in three of the first four events with rookie driver yes I said rookie driver low Allen they have not been a factor on race day they're engineers say that will change here today Jack Jerry considered the plight of a former Winston Cup champion named Darrell Waltrip who's won three races in Atlanta he is starting all the way back in 40th position he was the slowest qualifier he's making his 600th career start now he also is on Hoosier tires like the pole winner go figure John well Jack Dale Earnhardt the defending Series champion starts 16 you know Dale has sort of changed his dominator role to one a consistency finishing in the top ten eight times in his last eight races here at Atlanta he wins a race about every five events well it's been eight races since his last visit to Victory Lane here so you could say he's due today Jerry Rusty Wallace believes that history indeed repeats itself for the past two years he's wrecked at Daytona gone and dominant Rockingham to win then finished second at Richmond to the car number 28 history says today he will move to the front leaderly falter late with fuel problems and finish third John well if anybody's trying to take on the role of the Dominator it is Ernie Irvan this year alone three races to win a second place and a fifth place in fact since taking over Robert Yates Thunderbird Ernie has three wins in 12 races Jack race in Richmond Virginia last week he credited fast pit work by his pit crew said they're the fastest in the business whoa wait a minute says rusty Wallace's crew led by Buddy parrot they say we're the fastest they've laid down a personal challenge to each other to see who indeed will be the fastest today in the purolator 500 penny what does all this mean jack and folks that means it's the winner 1994 everything has to be 100% pumped on that car engine pit crew and a driver and that's where the problem for Hoosier they've got 18 on their tires the time of those teams have rookie drivers one brand new see only Jeff go down and Daryl walkers have ever really want and know how to win in Winston Cup racing my final four for today from Missouri Rusty Wallace they learn are from North Carolina mark mark from Arkansas and Ernie urban from California so many great stories ahead of us this afternoon in the Purolator 500 when we come back we'll take a look at the starting lineup led to the green flag by rookie Loy Allen I'm just going to have you back not much sugar got it okay welcome back to Atlanta Motor Speedway where it seems like they are always building a new grandstand or some other facility for the fans here the track itself is one of the true ovals in a so called series of ovals symmetrically round 1.5 to 2 miles around the course the real key here is that they are in the turn so very much during a single lap that handling is absolutely critical today 328 laps 500 miles and now the starting lineup for today's Purolator 500 here at Atlanta the Busch pole winner his second pole in four races this year his other one was at Daytona Loy Allen in the number 19 Hooters Ford outside row number one last week's poll winner at Richmond Geoff Bodine driving the Exide battery sport car number seven in row number two Texan Terry Labonte who won his first pole here back in 1981 outside Mark Martin from Batesville Arkansas a winner at this track in 1991 starting in fifth position the fastest rookie last year's Busch grand national champion Joe Nemechek from Lakeland Florida also when the third row is rich Bickle in the number nine milling for the driver and cars second start of the year row number four the current NASCAR Winston Cup points leader Ernie Irvan this is his 12th his 13th race with the Robert Yates team he has won three times and nine top six finishes an amazing two point six six six average finish during the 1994 season the eight starter another rookie South Boston Virginia's Ward Burton the night play starter is Chuck Bown driving for the legendary Bobby Allison and alongside will be Greg sacks his best start of this year Harry Kent will go inside of row number six 30 starts at Atlanta Betty's second three times but has never won this race but he had a dominating performance yesterday in the Busch grand national Chuck Bown in row five we saw that Rusty Wallace back in row six the fellow who won the race year last fall back in row seven Jeff Burton another rookie Morgan Shepherd the winner year last spring red boat on and Dale Earnhardt the defending champion make it early and in the ninth row is the last year's Rookie of the Year Jeff Gordon his first NASCAR Winston Cup start was here in 1992 and outside row number nine Curtis Markham the first 94 start for him and the Children's Miracle Network Ford Todd Bodine back in row 10 alongside Wisconsin veteran Dick Trickle and in row number 11 without question the hometown favorite Bill Elliott from nearby Dawson bill Ricky Rudd starts also in from number 11 in the 12th row at Sterling Marlin and tone of 500 winner and Ken Schrader row 13 Jimmy Spencer and John Andretti IndyCar family Kyle Petty and Jeff Purvis in row 14 in number 15 derrike cope number 98 Bobby Labonte at number 22 the 16th row consists of rookie Steve Grissom and Michael Waltrip in number 30 back in row 17 we've got bobby hamilton lake speed relay teen ted musgrave and last year's Daytona 500 champion here in row number 19 for today's race Rick mast alongside Dave Marcus the 20th row Hut Stricklin and making his 600's car Winston Cup start here today is Darrell Waltrip the slowest qualifier to make the field here are the provisions for today's purolator 500 Jimmy Hensley and Mike Wallace in the number 95 in another lap we'll get the green flag and be off to go maybe a couple of more laps it's a little cool here today so perhaps they're giving them another lap to get the engines properly warm several in-car cameras will follow the action for you here today at Atlanta riding with Mark Martin in the numbers sixth car as he lines up in fourth starting position the Valvoline horn here's Bill Elliott won both races here back in 1992 and in 85 and is a five-time winner at this event and a huge favorite here dead last piece from North Georgia Morgan Shepherd who is the defending champion of this event will also carry one of our in-car cameras and the number 21 Citgo car that's a roof again that's on the top of the car camera Gary cope also has a camera riding up some interference there we see looks like Derek coach camera we're still on the top of Morgan Shepherd suit Fingerhut forward honey Cale Yarborough's entry and then the number 90 car that will be driven here today by Mike Wallace now this car was formerly in a hands of Bobby Hillin but they had a parting of the ways over the past couple of weeks and now mike wallace is in the cockpit the green flag is about to wave and the Purolator 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway is underway [Music] Jeff Bodine has jumped into the lead and will come off corner number four and leave number one [Music] while Allen the pole-sitter has brought back to fourth position up front in his Geoff Bodine who started outside the front row in the lead with Terry Labonte running in second position and then Joe Nemechek in third as they battled for the fourth position there is a load number 19 and on the high side is gurney urban now Mark Martin moves along side of Loy Allen for riding with mark now hello something wrong with Sterling ball on the 4 car off the pace with Bentley hit could've been the Daytona 500 winner has problems on the second lap and comes in for a pit stop looks like he made contact with someone that grill is not supposed to be that short John Kernan what's the problem Benny you're exactly right what I saw when the race got underway Bobby Hamilton took evasive action as they took the green flag we have Sterling was involved in something Bobby had this missing action but yes Berlin's corte-real has been pushed back down and work on this all weekend his art they had a contender for today's race so right now learn the clue in 2012 and it was put down for good the engine has still not fired so you may be here for quite a while Sterling Marlin 59 points in refinery urban to the point's lead as we enter this event but fortunate situations here in the early going now up front we have a two-car battle as terry labonte moves the car to the inside of Jeff Conine at the line they cross it side-by-side head returned one and Labonte is going to take the lead from Bodine and right behind until we see Ernie Irvan and the Highland car has coughed a duo and thus far as 1994 the 28 car has been as you said Bob the dominant car up front and then quite a bit of separation we get back to the four fifth sixth and seventh place runners there is Joe Nemechek leading the second group with Mark Martin comes up to challenge him on the inside and that's great sax in the US air con and Ernie Irvan now comes to the inside of Bodine and takes over second position now mozzies drivers only Jeff bodean is on the Hoosier tires both urban and Livadia are on the good years [Music] urban all those cars laps into the race cars look good and there's a nose man all we ever crashed up in turn three it's John Andretti I believe who was up into the wall yes and ready damages the left side of the car badly former IndyCar driver he has made his way into NASCAR Winston Cup competition and did an outstanding job of qualifying here this weekend but as you can see the car is damaged badly as he drives it down the banking onto the apron of the racetrack and he'll be making his way to the pit area something happened to the 12 car Chuck Bown just watch what we have in replay there's a 14 car and we can see that he got caught he made some contact as Steve Grissom just touched it in the left rear and around goes and Reggie Hampton Derek health just miss him is he one of them back in the wall but in front of this action the 12 car was slowing dramatically there's a 12-car coasting on the apron of the racetrack that's Chuck bound in the car owned by the legendary Bobby Allison now John Andretti has made his way to the pit area so our first caution flag is out at the completion of seven laps it is Terry Labonte in the lead over urban Bodine Martin and sax the crippled Neal anything cherry cokes in car when that handler just missed and ready thirty seconds Laudrup to watch rings Simon I got 320 laps to go we're back at Atlanta Motor Speedway this is Paul page and we are under caution cause when John Andretti got it into the wall and got it into the wall hard who was able to drive it back into the pit area next Saturday at one o'clock 12 noon central ABC Sports begins coverage of the Lipton championships with the women's final then ABC's Professional Bowlers tour heads to the Big Apple for the Long Island open and on ABC's Wide World of Sports Kristi Yamaguchi competes in the Douro soft colors world challenge of Champions Plus Tommy Moe takes off in World Cup downhill skiing that's all Saturday right here on ABC Sports well under the caution it's Terry Labonte that leads the field around and as we look at the top ten Sterling Marlin the winner of the Daytona 500 had contact in the opening lap of the race came into the pits but he is back out on the Speedway right now and what caused this caution period well Benny and Bob we can take a look at them it happened up between turns number three and for John and Rudy number 14 watch the slight contact that he has with Steve Grissom just a little bit a nudge in the left rear quarter sends him around up he goes in I am back in the wall looks like he was right about 50 miles an hour right both wrong about a hundred a quarter me back in the wall let's go to John Kernan who's with John Andretti well John the 12 car Chuck batted blown an engine possibly putting some oil down is that what happened to you I definitely put oil down and whether whether I got I mean I definitely got into it and I guess I don't know it well I can learn something from that or what but then now the rest of make it throughout on I don't know I'm I guess trying to miss me when I when I got caught in the oil so it's unfortunate for our team but um you know Billy Hagan teams strong and working will be back next couple weeks because rookie you've had some remarkable runs this year run really well for a team that does not have a major sponsorship that's got to be very make you feel pretty good about the possibilities of the future it does I believe that if we get or when we get a major sponsor that for sure it's going to you know improve the team dramatically we got it such a great team and we're working with such you know limited funds absolutely and financial world's a big part of that and can now insurance and a lot of other people have helped us big a Auto Parts and then we have freedom Billy done this again as a you know part because we have wine boys working on our team so we're real pleased with the effort okay sorry to - yeah John Bob they've got a lot of work to do the rear clip has been pushed way down so they're either done for the day or a lot of work in garage area considerable damage to the John Andretti car sort of minimal damage to Sterling Marlin but it's enough to cause some problems now let's see if we can determine what happened here all right there sterling money runs right in the back alley and we can see the damage has already been done Jimmy Spitz are taking evasive action and we saw that the two black boards across the hood of the car evidently sterling has broken all the lift hands the pins of hold the hood down they've got some cords over the hood see the black for driver Center holding the Hitman so the first caution continues here at Atlanta as a large crowd looks on the purolator 500 we'll be right back Hrothgar LaHood pans on therefore firm yeah baby it looked like the hook pins are broken off we're on the right as you look at it on the right side I look like one or two we're still intact but they're but their problem is they closed up all the ductwork so they're going to be overheating they thought the radiator might have been broken they got a spare radiator just in case they have problems later on okay good he's been tighten up the way with every night spec thank you thank you with who oh okay thank you but the lights are on denim Baron warlock Ned if you listen on the Sabbath a trick man for you by the way I hope you're here [Music] where is Lloyd we've never been able to convince a judge directed shut up [Music] [Music] Nabil has deleted on a flat under green at Terry Labonte Ernie Irvan through the third and fourth turns but look at urban put the boards and bottom the racetrack and try to take over the tops pronto Labonte they crossed the line if I sighed and head for turn one as Geoff Bodine looks on in third urban has the lead the body today is Brody the race is no point five 950 backed up down here and has the lead he was hit so that looks pretty racing hanging right in there in third position poking away from the others Mark Martin is running back in fourth position now Martin begins to close up on boudin and Greg sacks runs in position Ward Burton on the inside of Joe Nemechek fronting the Battle Force exposition and Warburg has it now Dale Earnhardt will move the number three card to the bottom the track and pass Joe Nemechek and pick up that position [Music] ours the black number three and Joe Nemechek the black and yellow number 41 Rusty Wallace right behind Nemechek goes extremely high his offer gives the opportunity to rest you also get alongside your comes rusty no motion unsupportable motherhood Oh rusty Wallace's guarding swiss brands this year for them check is giving him a good run though not letting rusty get away and close the contact between the two coming off the second quarter now the backstretch they spell rate side-by-side Nemechek could just not give the position up a la mode on has closed up the Bodine brothers the green card threads and blue and white red cars toddlers and of course the other brother Jeff is running in third position at the moment so we have three photon into the top 11 spots now brett bodine moves the 26 Waker state car to the outside of the racetrack as he tries to pass Rusty Wallace all battle is hairy hand of the number 33 car there on the right of your screen Ricky Rudd and Jeff Burton don't forget him the few of my parties also Ricky Rudd the tide Ford that's his car owner this year for the first time dr. Jerry punch is standing by on pit road with Bobby at this legendary driver won here five times of Bobby it's been a short day you can adjust down the four Thunderbird you know the guys who work so hard and took done a nice job and you know real life and Big B and crown fiber helps us today and any idea what happened to sorely engaged in anything you had a problem yesterday in the last session we changed the motor to morning and now you've lost the second one any idea what the problem might be x am I wrong with the engine again I'm not sure Bobby Allison what a tough break for a great competitor ah me Alison's car out of the race already that's the battle for eighth position as we swing to the front of the field and show you the 30 Irvin is still leading over Terry Labonte now Geoff Bodine and compact a little bit in third position as Mark Martin closes in on the number 7 car abode I took the words right out of my mouth Bob and we get worse at the 75 car of Todd Bodine is showing a little bit of smoke from the back end of that car that's not a an engine problem is he hasn't oil leak because cars wanted to fast way to be a problem NASCAR will not allow him to stay out there smoking that way he's good Terry and that's too bad the NASCAR officials are looking at his car very closely to determine whether or not they should call them in in there but there isn't from that car they will bring him in and it's quite evident that there is some kind of sleep on the 75 car and now we the inside the Raceway and Ricky Rudd and Harry I had a great run and State owner involved in an accident now we have in mark Barton with me can close it in on Jeff bodean the Motor Speedway a jet boat I [Music] look at Martin boys the the cars on the lift and boudin holds on to that position so here's the telemetry showing you the are of course we'll always be in for that were pitstop 171 miles an hour at the end of the VAX where only dropping to about 155 before getting back on the Excel this time I think third fastest way [Music] come witness to that legal mark [Music] the drakes that the US Air Corps has koffice the third fourth and fifth right here vote I'm Martin and Greg sacks in the 77 car [Music] as we watch this Ward Burton had a great run going his slow there he is going to turn three looks like he's got trouble problem headed for the pits started in eighth position young rookie from South Boston Virginia who has spent many years in the butchers national series making his debut in Winston Cup competitions this year he petted for the pin area they had an engine problem during the final practice session yesterday also the women did not get a lot of practice [Music] bird continues man the nine continues on on the third and mark partly looking building almost every time Betty coming out of the corner that there were seven cars we can see it on the screen he feels think we can never and Mark Martin is also wishing that the wiggle wasn't there right away this time to a so Benny you're almost as bad about seven [Music] but as Paul indicated at the beginning to broadcast you are 2/3 of a lakh in a corner here as straightaways are just almost non-existent get off the corner and get going straight and go into the next quarter-mile becomes actually about eight the line [Music] let's go back and catch some of the action behind those that are running in the top ten way back here in the back of the field is the number 51 car that's driven by Jeff Purvis the number nine is in the hands of rich pickles this weekend there's Jimmy Hensley in 55 and then Sterling Marlin and remember he ran into the back of Bill Elliott as the green flag was coming in that's the reason that he has the damage on the front of his car Steve Grissom in the number 28 car pulls alongside and green three Busch grand national champion who has also moved over into wincing town informations number for car is three left three laps behind they spent three left in the kids looking at the damage surveillance is back on the racetrack two cars out of the race at this moment that's jeff has brother John Andretti who thrashed in the early going engine problem has sidelined the Chuck Bown car and the number 2 car of Rusty Wallace is being black flagged how do you interesting to see what there is the indication to the driver the black flag will come out of the number to indicate that it is the number 2 that is getting that line so there's an interesting development here in the early going the 28 laps completed help give you an intense was the world's wrong well we'll get on down that yes [Music] exactly why Rusty Wallace here he comes in he's a two-time winner this racetrack both of his wins have come in the fall race now he drops down off the 24 degrees of banking and heads for the pit area here's dr. punch apparently about three or four laps ago some of the father's know that rusty Wallace's right side window look to be coming loose NASCAR limiters that we're going to have some black leggings bringing down pit road they're going to have to tighten that side window an unfortunate situation at the crude I go to work and apparently going to take the right side window and his car parents buddy Peres secruity in the bright yellow jam and they let me get down it away no charge they take the right way though the unfortunate thing is he did lose a lap he just lose a lap what we're talking about folks is a piece of Plexiglas or lexan bulletproof glass that goes into the right door window of these race cars NASCAR institude that several years ago trying to help these cars still on the ground when they spun in the rules dictate they have to be not the entire window but just like where you hit window would be on an old car that broke out of that window for some reason so rusty gets back up to speed as he is a lap and a half down to the leader ernie irvan here's the second place battle now as Bodine has come right up to challenged Terry Labonte yes go down is pulled away from Mark Martin closed it Micke size mattered carpet extremely early on in the going ABC's coverage of the pure later 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway we are 31 laps into this 328 lap event the top five Ernie Irvan Terry Labonte Geoff Bodine Mark Martin and Greg sacks you [Music] what happened was he on the inside yeah it's right behind that in Georgia okay Curtis Markham right here ought to go check one - you got it - got it back audio check one two three four five four three two one they just say change the battery I can hear you now tell me give me a leaderboard since I've been off of office okay a lot of people say best out of rock race you've ever seen Paul and and Bobbie and Sam is Jack part of those we try to keep implement that he is a part and how you doing jack oh yeah the grand marshal has been either honorary starters growth inside [Music] [Music] back in Atlanta Motor Speedway don't forget the coverage of the IROC race immediately following this event we are under caution because of an accident on the Maxwell in Curtis market as you can see pit stops are essentially being completed right everybody rolling back out on to the racetrack now one man Curtis Martin car on the backstretch let's take a look he's running beside a markets and simply loses control as he exits a corner he spends around backwards a nail - gasps he just nails against keep going up ahead the wall but unfortunately comes down and runs into the side wall but he was backing towards the wall he stood on the gas and get the car away from it in work [Music] company I didn't see the roof flaps deploy normally when a car gets sideways those flaps will come up but they did in that case maybe just because what's running fast enough or something but anyway the car stayed on the ground and that is the important thing so it's our second caution on the afternoon and we will be back to Atlanta Motor Speedway after these messages and a word from our ABC stations [Music] yeah let's do sitting back here like the cat that a sanitary this is great [Laughter] two three four [Music] what's the copy I know I can't remember I've got too many other things to think about here what's the quaker state the lenders in there yeah go ahead Neil tonight the first time in six months I don't remember I just say brought to you by Quakers - okay right we welcome you back to Atlanta Motor Speedway located about 20 miles south of Atlanta where we are under our second caution of the day because of an accident involving Curtiss market his stops have occurred and here's how things went Ernie Irvan came in first and went out first Terry Labonte held his position Geoff Bodine moved from third and fourth Mark Martin fell from fourth to eighth and Greg sacks came in fifth and went out in 10th position still learn our 26 when he came into this game and lose well crews looked for every possible way to get their car in and out of the pit area quickly has become a very essential part of winning a race that includes getting the car up and off the jack as quickly as possible here's a track back [Music] it's brought to you by new advanced high-tech formula Quaker stakeholder loyal it's formulated for today's high-tech engines the increasing importance of fixed off has been quite an evolution in Jack's technology over the past few years you know just a couple of years ago everyone was using this big heavyweight it's 80 pound all steel floor jack that is so heavy and requires probably seven or eight pumps to get the car off the ground if that possibly nine or ten and then a few years ago George Brune hosel a NASCAR modified driver developed a 33 pounds all aluminum jack which most crews now use Barry Dotson crew chief and Jack man for the Western Auto Team veteran Jack plant over the years now I'm told that even this jack is undergoing some changes yes it has Jerry let me tell you this is a type I use like you say the weights the same if you look real close you can see the difference this is a three-quarter inch bow this is the 1 inch this one's a lot easier to use that's why it has a 36 inch aluminum handle this has a 44 inch steel handle here let me show you now I'm told that most of the crews use this 3/4 inch cylinder takes about 3 pumps to get it off and 3 so 3 full pumps to get the car off the ground now the 1 8 cylinder and the longer handle they say requires one pump one pump if you do it right you got to be big you got to be strong you got to place it perfect go ahead and try it rest there we go all right big I'm not strong I'm not perfect far from it but here we go there it's placed I get one pump huh oh man get up get up get up get up oh yeah you couldn't make nothing to it nothin to it where's the angel perfect scription of documents we're back to racing here in Atlanta and Ernie Irvan continues to hang on to lead the car Jim is Rusty Wallace remember rusty is a lap down he is trying to get it back but has not been able to do so so far and Todd Bodine car would currently run in third in line is also a lap down we saw him go in the pit area to fix an oil when he did repair but he's trying to get up there and get a lap back second as far as the scoring right now is Dale Earnhardt here he is on the right side of your screen the black number three so two cars separate first and second [Music] an update on Rusty Wallace of situation as he closes in on urban trying to get that lap back from Jerry punch rusty trying to make a move let me show you what happened it's the Plexiglas window in the right side of Lucky's car when they ordinarily do is cut a small hole in the front of the window and put in care of it in here and what a hose down to his feet the PCC school it was actually the air tub that broke out of the front of the window and snapped the front of the window off this last pit stop they came in and taped over the opening he's getting a little air inside that he wants but fortunately he's able to right let's go up pit road to Jack arute Jerry sometimes it's just the little things they can create the problems for Todd goes on when he was forced onto pit road with a black flag during the caution period they discovered the culprit this little oil fitting that goes on top of the valve cover love some oil back in now right here you know the cost of this fitting is four dollars and 31 cents there was brand new for this race but he didn't go 500 miles and possibly for a three-year-old [Music] is share of a over million-dollar purse here the big share of it disappears at least for the moment we are pulling up on the back of Todd Bodine there's a Napa field summary for you take a look for your favorite driver as we run down the entire field as they run just a lap ago ken Schrader moves into the top ten Elle Elliott running back in 17th position they are shared in 19 older brother Jeff Conine has pulled up on his back bumper but he is closely pursued by Jeff Burton Terry Labonte there you see the cars are at least one lap down including and Todd and Sterling Marlin and the two cars that are out of the race the moment Chuck bound because of an engine problem and a crash involving John Andretti here are hot Bo died along the way Burton in car number 8 and kerri livanski [Music] here again 33 are making this final race here at the Atlanta Motor Speedway slow just a moment of going what the problem is guys he might be on 7-7 respect to 35th spot Jack arute what is the problem he radioed in to his crew chief that he felt something go wrong with the motor so your supposition is they're down to seven cylinders maybe absolutely right the problem is on pit road they don't know how they make the next pit stop they're trying to taemin find the Cypress from the top watch there you can see his position on was 13 moved to 14th and 12 then we began to move back and my last number 46 has fallen to the last car on the lead lap arrogant in his final season as the competitor deal of course being here in the fall for his final NASCAR Winston Cup race Atlanta michael waltrip losses to position in car number 32 Bobby Labonte leading that group bill Elliot ted musgrave 16-car that's 22 is Bobby Labonte and Michael Waltrip in the yellow 30 Hut Stricklin is down middle Elliot battles alongside Ted Musgrave if we can find out what happened to Michael Walter of watching the fence boom nothing he had contact with Strickland it looked like and something threw off the problem he sure didn't make some contact which forced him up in that oil drive for the Saudi some of that company's car was a degree about degree and there was a Nemechek low on the racetrack the talk he's headed for pit road as these guys go by Nemechek was up in 16th position but he now entered canary as we watch this side-by-side battle between Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott the bonding with Manila Bay we talked about that was pretty good-sized when they're like Michael Waltrip Jennings under control now he just had to get out of the throttle so much that he lost a couple positions but now the car seems to be working fine here carry fun they're going to change all four tires on the 1993 Busch Series champions car here's Joe Nemechek he ready at last time by then he had got his very fast operation he Chevrolet when you get a vibration of 175 at 80 miles an hour only one thing you can do and that is fit and change tires let's check in with John Kirk Jerry we're the garage area with Ward Burton and another tough weekend for Ward had a great qualifying run qualified eighth you were running in the top five and then boom something happened under the hood yeah I really don't know what problem is uh we've got the one yesterday they had lots of 50 miles on it but the two in Richmond now we got this one on so I painted Hardee's team is really turning around the last two weeks went to not make it race into running the top five here of God just working tremendously hard got still a long way to go we keep keep improving like we're doing it get that motor to go and look at there you know a lot of people fitting more to be one of the frontrunners early in the season but they're finding the learning curve very tough Mike flame is helping them out and I tell you what by the second after the year this is going to be one of the teams to compete with that was their backup engine that let go during the event here today after losing their primary engine yesterday Ward Burton is now on the side as Michael Waltrip comes up alongside Bill Elliott that is life speed in car number 15 watching the action in front of him and I know about history so this is after all his home state and the fan bill is running in 19th position at the moment Walter drunken xx goes 522 star models while Michaels going to try it again because they realizes that bill is holding them up and just get by buddy here to make that pass he gets down here and very the card in and like he wouldn't le once there go be certain dozen once they're both of them out Michael got a good jump off the second quarter and got the nose under the car down the backstretch but just cannot make the pass work now we have Hinsley moving up on the inside again Lake speed is there right behind Michael in the 22 car is bobby labonte so a five car battle for position here in once again off the second corner and down the backstretch Waltrip takes a run Italian these will get frustrating a minute just not back off go to the third corner and this looks like that was the time he did it and he moves up the racetrack right in front of millions but look at Lake Steve used the low side of the track to gain some momentum and he now pulls up alongside Elliott [Music] skaars he wanted Lake Street [Music] with more turn three battle for second place Earnhardt has it in the black that black and red number seven is Jeff bodean Jeff Burton and Terry Labonte four cars no spill like they're going to black flag unless you water car once again the leader of the race is Ernie Irvan and he is well out in front right now the 4 car battle is for second position there's urban crossing number 58 and right behind him is roughly one who has yet to make up his lap and apparently is going to get backlight again by NASCAR back in a moment [Music] [Music] rules require them the car the window I said he doesn't fit it has got a pop rivet Apache over the hole basically his day is over after he's shaking his head [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Marc Marquez blew up down frustrated look forward to the IndyCar race next Sunday here on ABC our good buddy Paul page Brees leaving soon after this race to fly to Australia we wish we could go with him but that's the way it goes Ernie Irvan since it used to lead this event Rusty Wallace has heated the black flag and come in once again and here is what happened just moments ago as the crew came in to go to work on the right side of the car well the rule said they've got a window that right side and images there was a hole or something and NASCAR made a commitment what it what's up over a jury than what they're doing the right side window and covered the whole remember the reason tasks are put the windows in the right side of the car with the Sheep here from getting in the car in event of a spin to try to keep the car from lifting off the ground so they had to add that right side window completely sealed tape would not suffice as far black flagging they came in the Flex event window I hope you would not fit from the head to cut a patch and pop rivets on the right side of the car rusty Wallace's finishes this year 41st after an accident in Daytona he was the winner the next race he's been he's second in the most recent event - a tough break for Rusty Wallace who had moved up to eighth in the points and easily you've known currently for round here is a battle between Dale Earnhardt and number three for a face and here's the interval leaderboard you can see that urban has almost a two second lead on boudin and Earnhardt and Burton are scrapping for third position and then Terrigal money it's almost forcing in fifth position Jeff Burton driving an outstanding race here today Benny as a rookie he is driving outstanding this trying to get Byron off that third spot Mark Martin was trying to take over the spot who Greg just mulling about fifth spot and he slowed down the press right away and pulled behind with three cars we see him ride at the end event I don't know what happened to sixth our white is it and now Jeff Burton gets almost the full Carly [Music] varnish run it up on the top of the right side trying to find a green friend get a bite this car working great on the bottom of the racetrack and Jack arute has more on this rut life Bob consider this back at the start of the race yep radios malfunction not back and forth to his victory look more importantly to the spotters that are way on top of the tower here to help them figure out where race traffic is and how best to run the race track and stay out of trouble they just report back so far they haven't been able to solve the problem with the radio police say they're only working half as good as they should Jerry punch has taken were you well Benny Parsons mentioned a moment ago that mark mark is started to make a passion is roughly slowed in seconds what happened was marks car got very very loose at 180 miles you don't want to grab them sideways here but one steals it Marc backed off of it live with it we'll get a caution flag and thinking here very soon back upstairs and captain Jeff Bodine has called the leader of the race Ernie Irvan and asked him for the lead he was a hundred yards behind us and laughing so close up and passed in Sicily yeah just a couple of laps ago is one point six seconds with Bodine has taken over the lead from Ernie Irvan and you have to mention tires here because the history of the Hoosier tires have been they run well in qualifying but they go away after a few laps in the race we are not being that here today was a genteel event today John Kernan well Benny and talking with the Hoosier engineers this is the first race this year that they actually got three full tire tests in before they went into the construction process of the tire the other tires that say it brought out we're just a currently put together for lack of a better term they felt better prepared coming here at Atlanta they are working well here in the first 70 laps of this event and now Dale Earnhardt loses two positions that Jeff Burton has gotten around him and so is Frank in 77 to 41 car Joe Nemechek remember he made a pit-stop lost relapse and is not on the lead lap in tightening his two laps down to look like Benny that Earnhardt's car is going away a little bit very high on the racetrack he has lost the handle is the best thing you can do right now right wait for the next picks up pit stop try to adjust focus big caution flag Rican adjust leisurely and not a green flag stop where they have to really hustle and not be able to make changes that they like and cars way up high in the corners in fact the right-side tires are almost up in the light gray area which is out of the groove and can be very very slick say once we learn ours going at the end of three or 28 laps today will be very little gray area the piece will keep moving up some of the race tracks 257 laps to go in this event there is first and second Jeff bodean and Ernie Irvan in the average speed on this event is one hundred thirty three point six nine oh and this race record is 156 pushes like mo coming from Jeff behind car bidding and he pulls out of it he slows his head for visual looks like an engine problem maybe as he goes down pit road the crew is waiting on brake for jet photos coming in for the stop with some smoke at the rear of the car and let's see it happened as he was going into turn three it goes into corner on the outside yeah we see just a little bit of smoke out of the car they have raised the hood on the car while he's sitting on pit road in ninety car and Jerry punch is there jury what's the problem well they are not very happy here in the Jeff when I pitched Danny glad who is standing in the left front of the car is the chief engine builder he raised the what started to get in a hurry then suddenly called bail which is not a good sign he's looking in the left side of the engine Department yes very quietly and now suddenly water began to pour out of the left side ago yes though 9 is true today [Music] Jeff bodean sits hopelessly and helplessly in the pit area and they're going to push the car behind the wall and call it a day Jeff Conine who started outside of the front row drops out of competition here this afternoon there now is the leader all by himself that is Bernie urban leaning over Jeff Burton Frank sacks Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Purolator 500 [Music] thank you thank you I just didn't that six car is absolutely yeah disregard everything the trivia I have papers there in front of you Betty with a crew austerity / fabulous TV we're back at Atlanta Motor Speedway the Purolator 579 lamps into the record book a cysteine ABC sports with aerial coverage of today's Purolator 500 are the fine folks from Chevrolet this is Paul page we are under green once again tonight ABC begins with america's funniest hour then someone's cloned a brand-new Superman on an all-new Lois and Clark and Tom Selleck stars in the network premiere of an innocent man on the Sunday night movie that's all tonight here on ABC well the Sun has come out over Atlanta Motor Speedway and Benny Parsons that going to change the way these tires work it's going to change the way the chances work that cert that's for sure fall because when it was overcast race that was real tight the cars were very tight as the Sun comes up they get looser and looser in other words they try to spin out for dr. Jerry punches with Richard Childress Dale Earnhardt's car owner standing with me we mentioned veils that have a little problem hitting the car Richard what's what's the problem with the car all right now the tapes blowing up on the grill got it pushing it a little bit but look like the Hoosier tires are coming out a little better right in around 35 40 laps when you guys do some adjust now the sun's coming out how will it affect your weight car get into the warmer here I think right now we're already getting more than one of its iron horses having a battle a very very difficult race car let's check in with gun curtilage anybody with the bill who was leaving the race Jerry just a heartbreaking development for Jeff behind Jeff you were leading the race and that all of a sudden just dropped off the pace was there any indication that the temperature go up - yeah the temperature had gone up when I file an Earnhardt and it backed off but we still passed him a cot Ernie really running easy but it looked like we burnt a fifth and as a pair of track the block or cylinder head we don't know what we're going to try to fix it and I'll get two points you know one thing with true today with your tires are finally here with the jump racing was it right out there they're really good see like the longer we went the better they got the smaller the other guys yeah so you know this yay for sponsors excise batteries and recovery ward Annapolis mr. Bhandari you know we don't want it's pretty easy but you gotta finish Highbury back on Matt everybody will be Holger long Geoff what I'd feel with a smile on his face he'll be back at Darlington let's go back to pit road and Jack arute channel menu bowtie necklace bad luck but Jeff Burton's got nothing but good luck through the last pit stop you know what this is a catch pan from the overflow from the gas well they got so excited during their pit stop they left it in they bought their head to come back in to take it out and he went back out on the racetrack and fell off before they got back out into cold feet so they dodged the Bulls head fire ladies look riding with Jeff Burton right now Jeff Burton is running a very strong second to Ernie Irvan although Greg sack for the 77 car is closing in on Burton they come in a strong second look there's a leader there is Jeff Burt he is caught him up Jeff Burton has never led a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup competition he started in secondary for their 13th position currently running in second that's his highest standing and his lowest has been 22nd they came together role at Purdue he's going to lead him a lap in with the Cup competition he is riding of course for the stove older brothers and the last time a Savola brothers car one was Bobby Allison in 1988 in the Daytona 500 and he's done it he did it he took the lead he's in the record book there were eight cars that began this race on Hoosier tires Jeff was one of them he is now in first position and brakes Sachs was running third now that if this if this thing goes green I was talking to Kenny Wolf the team manager or Jeff Burton this morning and he is nicknamed is true that fabulous t-bird we have to find out if he passes or not because the 28 crew does a great job candy a crew team run we'll see if we get some green flag stops once again Sterling Marlin is losing a lap in the car number four we have a sequence of pit stops that are coming up here [Music] so we can show those to you so we'll be back after these messages and a word from our ABC stations [Music] they want boys doing a great job man April I'm telling you he sure is [Music] almost you [Music] [Music] [Music] okay now petty slow one in three mark mark and El Faro they have started yep [Music] [Music] [Music] year later 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway is 94 laps old and already we are seeing some pit stops there is leader of the race Jeff Burt driving car number eight we have seen numerous pit stops and here is Ernie Irvan who was running in the lead that fell back a second and fell back to third now comes in for his go to Jack arute for the call Modesto California hits two marks exactly the crew goes to work and it will be four tires all the way around Antonio motor fuel they've completed the work on the right side now they're going to the left side and the local let's check in with Jerry punch Kevin will also get a four-tire stop jack they have already got the right side tires only you're saving Smith scrambling rallies and yes left side of the car they clean away still pops it up infield tougher tires points let's take 11 gallon Jack the way less than 70 in fact to turn one ken schrader who has moved up before before coming in Lake speed also in for his pit stop earlier mark mark came in so did Ricky Rudd Kyle Petty Kiribati and Michael Waltrip now we're seeing lots of cars on pit road in addition to Ken Schrader who has his fortunes even here's Jerry punch as Greg sacks comes in the US air crew get to work on the great deck between the Ford Thunderbird we would expect to see for hire as exactly what we're seeing here right side tires going up next windshield totally saturated with oil and some liquids they are scrubbing the windshield and for example you can see also many a lot of rubber in the grille remember Jeff bodean comment on rubber different the working over 77 car I'll check in with Jack arute Jeff Burton is quite his guard was up there was over the biggest they want to clean the windshield they kept the carburetor cleaner instead of the windshield cleaner because they solve it they do it going for four tires Burton rusting very casually inside the car and they're about to complete their task 89 - Delta so that's the way in nineteen point four seconds unbelievable Greg the weed the pit area gun about 20 feet away get on the brake and suddenly the left front tire and wheel came completely off the US Air Force Thunderbirds they have now put a car wheel back on take over today with your left front fender has been peeled away what a tough break for the BK our team after coming in as a leader here in Atlanta you've heard it said so many times but the car can be performing so well on the racetrack but when things go wrong in the pit area it can't eliminate you from any threat of winning and yet we watched as he starts down pit road he starts to backup and the wheel flies off there was no lug nuts on there he backs up on three tires to his pit area and he put the left front back out Jack arute penny it's just like we said at the top of the show the pressure on these pit crews is very very intense they want to make a 14 second stop instead of a 16 second sometimes you're look that was the gate like a walker longer got his service in his normal pitch pulled up pit road right in front of there was a lot of cars in front of the bodies bit he felt the vibration he stopped little buddy's crew members came down Huntress and tightened three lugs on the west rear the defending champion is also in four of his size that's Morgan Shepherd in car number 21 you remember he won the rain last year stretching the finalists munroe goes back it's all as far as you squat [Music] and he straws back on me to be on his feet comparable to Dethklok and wish ever expense off all of those now running on the lead lap half put the god placed on his camera and that the cars [Music] looks like existing to cars anyway this is the battle for third position Burghardt in three and one and one [Music] it could be the camera platform its vibration is very stable what the Canadian chef with a new car [Music] and a great touch of the brain [Music] 82 and again a break watch all this after all the pit stops Ernie Irvan has enough with the lethality pitstop he goes by Derek topes Fingerhut car right in front of him and taking position there's fluid on the front of that car anyway coke was running an AP is running cars are on the lead lap look at the preliminary doesn't appear to be as good as Mark Martin the backstretch which is about that [Music] you that's about where John Andretti crashed they looked like he was running 50 well early on the first or second lap of the race 73 of the 103 laps that have been run so far here's the most recent summary Jeff Burton was the leader but he came out in second position Sachs of course lost greatly because of the problem with the Left Front the cars came in second and out 24 Ernie Irvan moved up two spots Dale Earnhardt moved up one and Terry Labonte stayed the same in fifth position and now Mark Martin again challenging Earnhardt for third spot to keep the car glued to the racetrack Jeff Burton is running in second preserving the leader and these two cars and Martin in Florida [Music] couple with an 18-point [Music] [Music] eleven seconds think that the car was vibrating [Music] we serve been running a lot slower than the address [Applause] right now the rape trademark can run low on the racetrack he just need to get in the corner with Earnhardt on the outside up Oh Alan was our pole-sitter he finds himself running 31st position three laps down Jerry punch has a story let me show you what happens when you hit a piece of debris on the racetrack at 180 miles per hour it is no reflection on Hoosier or Goodyear's is what happens to a racing tire this is the left rear tire off our pole-sitter spar going down the back straightaway at roughly 185 he hit a pieces of Reed he thought something he felt the tire go down it literally thought the inside of the tire away if he's making a scalpel and surgically remove part of the tire now the inner liner is right now and this would be bribery at 180 miles an hour managed to control the racecar and bring it down pit road without business let's check in with John Kernan well Jerry here again is on his farewell tour this seems to next Alaska periods Atlantic imported into the garage I left canary what's wrong in card exploding engine we board the car just who's not run we didn't work on the problem for the other Kings out their services we are going to work on the product change in spring shot some sway bars they're going to use the rest of this racial to get the car back on they're just sort of a test session so when they come back here in the fall Kari will be prepared the finishing community side [Music] with a flourish and we certainly do not the herrings of kind of doing his own thing again this year and we'll just drift away next year he certainly will be [Music] 110 laughs urban continues to leave the purolator mark Mark Martin [Applause] what what promo that was me [Laughter] oh we got net on the line [Music] not appointed hang in there bud ready for an update [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] adilyn Florida Ernie Irvan continues to lead the Purolator 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this is the on the racetrack involving the three car of Earnhardt for that third position [Music] Gregg's going around dementia Lexmark inspire narcotics is 23rd a lap down well coming up next here on ABC horses on the high banks of Daytona as well for the world's top drivers go head-to-head in the ultimate test of skill the first challenge in the International Race of Champions all that [Music] you live in Atlanta you will not want to miss it coming up next here on ABC we have 14 cars that are still on the lead lap ago at lap 100 the integrant will show you where all drivers are running handsome mortgage Shepard last year's winner has moved to the top five while Dale Jarrett has moved into division [Music] the 14th position is held by Kyle Petty in last car on the lead lap all these cars have fallen lap off the pain Greg sacks is having some policy pulled over something that happened to the u.s. air board that's a brand new team that was talked to the top of the show the GAO Rick has put together this brand new team with Greg Saxon driver early Marlon six laps off the pace at 35th position see Jim Burton has caught the 28 carbon 9 car bridge Bickle is in the garage here and we believe out of the race and look at Jeff Burton drive under bourbon and get the lead again today Jeff Burton goes back into the lead with a top-10 finish this year and his legal point standings and he continues at this pace he could be a woody winner Erin [Music] erniu trying to keep as close as he can let's get to try to win the race for him today recounting his progress in the last several laps on last 66 Jeff Burton his court moved a second count the lead fell back to second and now in 117 lat elated Jeff Burton is back on top [Music] helicopter high above Ernie got faster or Jeff slow down I'm against the Jeff Burton slows down once he got the lead there's not really any any reason to run fast as fast as we can right now average speed of the race is 134 point one five three Harry Gant is on pit road while we continue to watch the battle on the racetrack and he is pulling back out onto the racetrack and Brett Bodine may be the Quakers [Music] he just fell off the pace by one laughing children 15 years my drag racer Kenny Bernstein we see things going extremely slow because you'll see other cars going by as much as Walter [Music] never see Darrell walk only then you started for being the slowest qualifier and he's up to her 11th box good run for him as we told you earlier this was his second hundred NASCAR Winston Cup start he is second among active drivers and seventh on the all-time list John Kernan well Bob you talked about how zero was the slowest qualifier earlier on in the race he was running in last condition because the car was so very very loose well their first pit stop on lap 35 very docile they put two rounds of ice guitar to tighten it up they also put a half a rubber in the left rear and two pounds of air pressure the left rear really tighten the car up and right now they feel they've got a pretty good shot cause you know if this comes down to a fuel mileage rate ol DW very Dobson's know how to squeeze every ounce of gasoline out of their fuel cell and now darrell waltrip takes the Highline through the third and fourth corners and is trying to get around Jeff cords right of heaven imogen 424 car he want to force the bush / as they Tona in this is a battle for position and it's a battle board tense position as a matter of fact as Jeff Gordon and Darryl Waldron hammer it out 55 car of Jimmy Hensley is Hunter's 25th spot look at Jeff Gordon this is the same car that Jeff used to go in the run of the Busch clash and a cola this year he and Ray ever ever ham the crew chief decided they take a gamble that the aerodynamics is ready to have [Music] straightaway that would be a good car to Franklin left they tell me the stories biggest mistake they almost think pranks to cool the breaks begins to the corner he has to slam on the brakes to slow the car down then we see Jeff Purvis to extremely high on the racetrack suck he's got a problem yeah well either that or just want to get out of the way of the faster cars but we did get out of the groove without question and Jerry punch has another update on pit road the moment ago at Crespo time was beginning to slow in the car number 26 s Waltrip now makes a move past Norton the problems continue to plague the Kenny Bernstein team apparently developed the vibration about five laps ago it's autumn RJ's ridicu to repair with that softer change they think they may be having a problem with either the drive shaft or the rear in is planning on bringing Brett off pit road probably behind the wall to possibly change the drive jam what a tough break for Illinois let's check in with Jack arute Karin remember about ten years ago when we raced with the bias-ply tires this area behind us with these spare tires would be just full of activity measuring the stagger the circumference a lot of times do you see this this mark right here this is a serial number in the old days you were able to decipher what mold the tire came out of who built the kyer what de the tire was built and you would use that information now all you have to worry about is how much tire pressure you've got because you can't really stretch it or make stagger and you know what the folks at the tire companies have done Benny Parsons you know they've scrambled the code in so far nobody's been able to sit tight you're exactly right jack we think they Marcus go down and turn one then you spoke immense garlic like heat had a terminal problem in his engine Department as we see the 41 car Nemechek come into pits and his car smoking badly will Marcus make it back or bring out the caution flag and here we see Morgan Shepherd has moved around Dale Earnhardt and now Greg sacks who again remember it's not only laughing and a problem for a pit stop and damaged electrodes are came off kill Saxon 2107 soon the turns and he's able to keep up with his other cars so well for him until he had the problem looking back on the activity from Morgan Shepards car [Music] Marland adult also their car number for [Music] 35th position six laps [Music] Sterling Marlin Morgan Claudine extremely how the racetrack Morgan Shepherd or spot started 14 the deadliest moved forward Morgan Shepherd always runs well with his racetrack let's gotten to get more on the 77 car for Jerry answer your question many aspectek is not on seven cylinders a problem that left front fender is catching air in the corner and calls to the car in front of the car he puts down here in the Carter lift at Stella McCartney loose and drag just can't drive it Erica hammock so important is high speed there's a way for a caution flag and taught us in so that left for sheet metal back in and hopefully minimizing the downforce on the front of the car thank you very much dr. punch his lowest position has been 24th and he has not been among the five leaders we have had in the first 131 laps of this race Hut Stricklin and smoking go start right behind the bar bring snacks 21st position has a lien again earlier the last famine seemed like you're going to drive away this time not able to stay in front Mervin is colleague that's our ninth flee change of the afternoon Ernie Irvan won an ARCA race here in Atlanta back in 1989 he has never won a NASCAR Winston Cup race at this facility urban has lead again here's how he got it we're going to turn one goes in the corner and urban his sticks a car run on the bottom of the racetrack and powers at the side of the a part and drives away that that baby is working when you can do that working in terms of horsepower and working in terms of handling Ernie Irvan lead Jeff Burton now Mark Martin running in third position Morgan Shepherd is fourth and Dale Earnhardt fifth in the pure later 500 live here on ABC we'll be right back [Music] okay they're getting pretty close to the end of the [Music] you know [Music] he's almost 3/4 length [Music] a week clock the 21 car versus a leader hey Vinnie talked to Eddie roof this morning he said we got the same Springs we had on the car we won with last March we've got the same shocks we had on Iran so well and the ball before we blew up and above all we have the same fuel cell that we have when we want it last year remember they went 69 laps to win the race [Music] [Music] i above the Atlanta Motor Speedway our aerial shot today being provided by Chevrolet and we pan down and show you the race track where the purolator 500 is 138 laps old Dale Earnhardt is in the pictures Jerry remember with Earnhardt minute before he had a pop of the car pushing when he came in made a four-tire change and now the car has been very very loose and come in at our DJ's right-side tires now change the left-side tires later Jesse just from your left rear the glory is down it away he'll Henry Chevrolet they learn are trying to win his seventh NASCAR Winston Cup championship this red this year to tie Richard Petty currently second in the point standings 59 behind the leader Ernie Irvan there's a leader Ernie Irvan the field summary showing you that ribbon has the lead over Jeff Burton Mark Martin Morgan Shepherd and Dale karin-sama Ted Musgrave great run from us Braverman six Ricky Rudd Darrell Walker the body likes me for the most part a 2-car rate because there is quite a separation between Jeff Burton running in second position and Mark Martin who is back in third Darrell Walter to the low side of [Music] little Darrell Waltrip closing in quickly on the 18 car that would be for fifth position Walter by the way has the most top tens of any active driver here in Atlanta with 43 Atlanta sorry the pole sitter at the Richmond was the number 16 car and Musgrave and now here is that panel fourth spot as Waltrip comes up alongside and there we see the 16 car long times 23 more and Walter makes the pass and the 16 car makes there you see this week he broke ground on his brand-new 35,000 square foot shop in Charlotte he is moving to Charlotte North Carolina from Washington DC he really wants to go racing in the big way they filled get these now anymore he want to make that perfectly clear yes but always going forward and show you the plate car driven by Morgan Shepherd let's say what Morgan might be as quick as anyone on the speedway runs even the leader what do you think that room is his family well Betty according to the clocks at Lynwood is talking and with downtown to throating is my athletic what sort of changes and adjustments did you make from the start of the race canal he says we looked at all four tires higher pressure by one clown going down I'm only too tired when I asked to which buyers they work he said I can tell you that some things will remain unsaid Ernie Ernie speakin crabmeat crunch by Lake speed and he gets by speedbird pulls up on the back his back bumper [Music] now you could lap down so we only got nine cars down to be back let's find out what happened to brett bodine as we go down to very close after back-to-back top 10 finishers Rockingham is rich when they still have the car behind the wall in the Jacksons and rest up up self day for you what happened there after the first yellow flag guitar developing real bad vibration and it just continually got worse and worse Clinton we're in was acting up the cars just undriveable I mean if it were grown smoothly that was okay but it was come and go to vibration real bad and I really left the crosswise this conviction was the last down and reckless while they uploaded into the car as well as the drop chef and the man who currently took 12 images behind the wall and losing a lot of valuable time and after those two top 10 finishes the cherry mentioned brett bodine metal dust as well to the point standings they're your top two cars earlier but on the left and Jeff Burton on the right [Music] those founders t-birds make another trip now into the 28 through and we will have pit stops coming up before too long there is mark mark there was a matter of fact it's right now he's going he's in forfeit really seven cars are on the lead lap as Jeff on pit road Mark Martin relinquishing his third position here in the 147th circuit Jerry punch Andras eclipse continues Bob as mark as the first among the top five cars to make a pit stop from the approach to left 149 mark with expectancy what is considered routine here at NASCAR they will clean the windshield from debris James all four tires top it off with gasoline and marks it very patiently in the car now mark takes the car out of gear when they changed the right-side tire to give his right foot a little bit of the rest now the left eye goes up he puts it back in first here and as a jumping jack he will pop the brush is right there and pull away in 20 seconds [Music] use all the point because this recruits [Music] fourth year from Steve Mills got some kind of property tells us TRO about it bones the ranch down everything seconds that's what we can afford our stock to that point now when they're turning 17 still about two or three Carly 2000 near the a father invest his car Jeff Burton and we're being told it's two laps until earlier - are so tight seem wiggle when he went on the outside of Jeff Burt and he probably touch the brakes different blue skaters and with that in that corner their lap down he's in 13th position two laps down in Jeff Gordon who shot clock - laughs now jet running in the top ten going to work on the right side of the DuPont Chevrolet or completed there now switching the driver side 17 GABA then just a liar bigger than Mark Martin with night for Jeff fort he is powerful Burnie urban Bendis pitstop and Richmond that contributed to his win let's see what happens as both first and second urban and Burt come in together the burgers really quickly pressure on his trip through right now because they're going to come in no going in 55 miles an hour is the speed limit on pit road they must answer that as we bring you both pit stops from our split-screen urban is on the top and Burton is off the bottom Burton's car first week ernie irvan's pit stop let's go to Jack arute Marvin they've already moved to the right side to complete their work and then the left side in 18 weeks and gentlemen the thing that service in that last series [Music] loser tires on first car seemed to come in in the last maybe 15 or 20 laps before they have to pick these guys urban stir hopefully will bring the rest away Morgan Shepherd absurd position he was the leader as a matter of fact because 2080 indeed had stopped he comes in gentleman there and now Morgan Shepherd Leonard would look team goes to work they fall into the right side of four tires all the way around that's normal nowadays in completing the work and the car 28 is coming back in for a problem on earlier burn scar watching Morgan Shepherd Easton his work and all they're going to add more fuel they had a jump on the level of Ernie Irvan in a very good point it could have been that they just wanted to get their tour completed so quickly that they had to come in for a second time and that could be a very very costly situation for Ernie Irvan and look who's leading this race from 40th starting position the slowest qualifier Darrell Waltrip there we see Steve Grissom right behind working this year we'll say the turn area did not get laughed when he had to come back and Jeff Burton is not as the best news the royalty crew has they hold eight position however he did not lose a lap Darryl Waltrip will be in soon and right now he's coming in nope look one up about four more whacks we understand the crew reports to us that they were thinking about Raymond intent lapse but now they're going to bring advantage for last three or four he just can't stay on the racetrack and let those cars out there with the pressure tires run that faster speed and he's slowing because like he was doing the same thing the last time John Koerner what's Walters problem well many you said it once the other lawyers get the new tires they pick up so much more than from the half seconds almost seven seven tenth of a second alas Darrell cannot afford to do that a few times no problem here he got to so today he goes to lap 170 he also says the car is perfect we told you about the major adjustments they made earlier on in the race now at the matter of speed in the kids they've been working on this right side tires already on the stack swings around the west side [Music] making sure they clean the windshield very docile [Music] thank you down in the way is 19 seconds darrell waltrip goes back delegate he of course has been one of our six leaders in the last time he led a race was here in Atlanta in 93 he had not led a lap in 94 and there is the leader of the race Dale Jarrett Interstate Batteries Chevrolet made a pit stop though right not yet okay do one to the only card still has not made a pit stop and rose up to 24 degrees of banking gone to the flat apron and the interest [Music] batteries here's John Curtis change all the way around he'll get tonight cold great they put the first can of gasoline and he's got a lot of oil look like on the windshield the stewpot mark that been or honor that could have experienced vision but the right pass already on left sides going on [Music] one second many they could have learned five more laps with tires at once faster cars new tires crashed our folks are unbelievably faster than the user there is the leader of the race who comes down and then now once again picks up the lead we'll be back after these messages and a word from our ABC station [Music] [Music] [Music] just and honest when he walked up to grunts and get that left her tight they what I think's go fern tell that story only thing is yes Leonor - this is Raymond Simon Roboto thank you [Music] leaders victory lap it's in a hurry this is great just all those nails and apples they just raised the by the way three cars about [Music] [Music] we welcome you back to Atlanta Motor Speedway and ABC's live coverage of the purolator 500 here is Jeff Burton on the left Lucar and he has just put a lap down Dale Earnhardt and he's put in Ricky Rudd in the tie for Dunlap down or trying to just an amazing run here this afternoon so far Ernie Irvan has fallen to fourth position because of a problem that he encountered during the pit stop without question one of if not the fastest cars on the racetrack but because of a problem that he had during a pit stop he has bought it back and forth and the crooked is being poured by raymond fox's what happened on his last pit stop [Music] here comes a jack man rambling to see with a gentle [Music] the car left they were flying to beat the a car that we could see him shaking his head back and forth No let's drive Larry Mendte they aren't all time well they had to come in for a second stop and that's what as dropped em to warn now here is Terry Labonte on pit road running in 13th position a lap down and obviously he doesn't like the way that thing is handling so he comes in for a pit stop failure now has been lousy the lamb on the lead if seven cars act on the the trick of you [Music] got onto the racetrack as puts him a lap down again there we see the 18 car Dale Jarrett [Music] there's Dale [Music] his car owner Richard Childress you documented Earnhardt has definitely already lost one left he may lose more time I see what's the problem with the car well some pad to the right running back we take it back to the crew jack off and the car is dragon real bad the quarter now you stay there I can see the cargo in the quarter and almost killed sideways on it yeah what it does it's just like taking all the way in down if it's deserted the car what's right very very Luke and me getting works work the only chance they have is a hope for a caution flag and have a chance to put the car and raise the hood the line is going to get worse and worse with these you'll get slower and slower in a draft card move over let all these guys go by I think Russia now just figured out you need five laps down he needs to finish the race not race with anyone call behind that group let it go and just a few moments ago we also got a shot up there in the ruins the 19 car of Loy Allen the pole theory is what four laps down 16.7 secondly that Jeff Burton hands over mark mark to the 21 second lead over Sheppard 23 over Ernie Irvan at a 23 and a half second lead over those near top five just past the halfway point in the purolator 500 [Music] this is Jeff Burton's Winston Cup start in Atlanta the last driver to win in his first start here at this racetrack was Bob verdict from Omaha Nebraska back in 1961 while next Sunday defending IndyCar champion Nigel Mansell and the other top drivers in that series hit the streets of Australia for their first event of the year the Valvoline Australian run free next Sunday at 2:00 o'clock Eastern one central and Pacific here on ABC Sports and I'm told upon verdict is here right now oh there we see Ernie Irvan trying to be Walter behind him Jarrell this is positioning your spot Darrell Walters as we told you Waltrip was leading at one point in the race in the last time the slowest qualifier and Darrell Waltrip was when a NASCAR wins was Johnny man's back in the southern 500 in 1950 you don't remember that I thought you were in it they receive a 77 at the tire the miscue and the bit at the battle by the way for 14 condition in 77 and Schrader and 25 16 bobby labonte must prevail upon today West ranges in the lead lap Monte's and fifteenth Musgrave better not let the Ruby merely eat dog the horse is the leader of the race Jeff Burton there he is [Music] Jennifer what does that say Jeff Burton having a problem or is Dale Jarrett getting when we come back with more of our live coverage here on ABC Sports of the Purolator 500 from Atlanta thirst Speedway Jeff Burton is beleaguered [Music] well he's not showing so on the scoreboard who Earnhardt he is though well yes but he's not showing that no that's what's confusing me here yeah where is that the bush racin from yesterday [Music] [Music] they need from westin a peek no Betty pink or this web artifact you [Music] we're back at the pier later 500 is Atlanta Motor Speedway this is called page 181 laughs of the 328 lab schedule distance now into the record books and so far we've only had two caution periods the most serious when John Andretti on lap 4 got into the wall but he was checked out at his right so race now seems to be the run of death work who's retired here in fact for a while the wicked tires have yet into the fourth position so that's changed for the last few moments and few to this last few laps he has been challenged by Dale Jarrett who is not running on the same lap in the 18 car but appears to be able to keep pace with Jack arute has an update well you've got to remember that Dale Jarrett has fresher tires than Jeff Burton does is that secretary Wilson the crew chief for Jeff Burton that is there a problem he said nope we're desires point about charity Bertie runs on the game plan and well out in front of second place run continues nice and smooth at Atlanta averaging right now at one hundred and fifty one point four five miles an hour's back to Bob Jenkins six cars on the lead lap being led by the number II Jeff Burton laughs on the 98 of their coat he now knows two laps down in the green spot and the Rue Cambon PokePark good look at our leader that in turn one [Music] to show about now there are new grants and a lot of construction going on in turn number two they're building condominiums out there and eventually they want to change the shape of this racetrack and late and 3/4 mile so a lot of improvements and a lot of new things to look for here in the coming year wheelchair to the state Senate hearing note getting in Cara's wedding in seven spot [Music] what's up they're working [Music] in second position to Burton is Mark Martin third service for the darrell waltrip did this more [Music] races and hopes to pull off his first NASCAR Winston Cup win here this afternoon pull it off I stopped I told Kenny my old and I was going to say that will be between the two three six and twenty eight those guys need to make a liar out of it he's doing a pretty good job up he sure is go into the second half of the race so to summarize the first half this event here once again is Paul page as we take a look at the fourth great summary version late in one of seven drivers that has led with 13 different lead changes here we have to caution periods the average speed 151 point 0 1 5 miles an hour is not really that crown is ready with the first when we got up against the wall several cars out with engine failures in the early going no 315 Dave Marcus so Jeff Burton continues to set the pace on this event remember when I talked about the flat going to the top of the racetrack early on is black stripe down the corners now it's wider and wider Krim Jeff Burt spots until the reference model knew where he goes to find a grip to the corner another NASA field summary showing you where each Drive at this particular time with 138 laps to go again at the top the show Paul mentioned the fact that Wally Dallenbach in the Richard Petty owned car one of those that did not make the race they packed it up and headed for level cross last night Richard Petty in molded-in from a news conference early afternoon after failing to make the race and said essentially going to play a larger role in the future of that race team he felt like he's making too many personal appearances and not enough time to the console even indicated some possible changes in crew members and of the Richard Petty racing situation and so we will see if Dallenbach had improved his status and future races but Richard Petty obviously is concerned that his car has missed too late we're going to get some commercial breaks out of the way here while things are kind of in a lull if you will with Jeff Burton well out ahead of this race and we'll be back with Laura our live ABC coverage of the purolator 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway [Music] I've already mentioned both those of you very for your concern yes doctor one car blew up didn't what that once tape off okay Oh trickle almost hit the wall really it give me heart babe you see they look like a ripe retirement back on course [Music] six 128 spur position and the 17 Wow evidently mark can't stand for anybody to be behind you gonna pick I mean honestly he just reports over every time anyone gets fine [Music] you back in Atlanta Motor Speedway signal picked off begin to take place our second place for a moment ago Mark Martin now our pit road as I just about a moment ago he matched off the public art of July Errol Lawson and a 48 carburetor voiceover he's our project come on the pit road and there was a crowd of work on the car but I've been briefed right got the jacket away the old Mark Martin heard we're up there speed as they go back out onto the racetrack this is why mark marking he was in second position and then he saw in his rearview mirrors both urban and wala Waltrip and he decide they go in the pit give me some fresh tires so I can race with these guys she already go by that is for position Ernie Irvan and their Walton as we speak there goes Walter in the second second place with 40% a great run by Darrell Waltrip and if there is and there is Ted Musgrave in number six going a lap down he is the fifth place car so all four cars now on the lead lap at the 200 lat Merton slides a little bit high on the racetrack and Musgrave closes then again but we show you the graphic different Ted Musgrave ate Atlantis dark finish from the tape 93 problems on the racetrack [Music] having no problems when we talked to him in the garage area while ago he's back out there and so is Harry Gant his 35th position but trying to complete there's rusty wallet six laps off the thing let me see Rusty Wallace he's greater balls in the middle shredder on the right side of the screen Bobby Hamilton in the black car very high on the racetrack trying to find any kind of grip at all players up in the media you're going to the inside mommy bid marine racing Bobby is 18 Jeff Burton just moves by both of the very easily rip through right now [Music] guess not take a look at what happened to Ken Schrader's few laps ago a little bit too high yeah almost got some fits I'll get your attention Jeff Gordon is in Jerry and in order to his right side are clapping one of the eight cars being total lap down position that's not going out last year book in the year with hallway [Music] for the pitstop so I'll tell you how petty that's some type of rock pieces I still run it but I always in the top 10 look at this the 11 laps today caution hope that continues very safe race the only significant wall contact ready he's okay Curtis Markham also hit the wall in the backstretch robbing him out of the race but he was not injured and it's so far that Jeff Burton will long remember and if he should pull off the miniature today you'll never forget for sure and the crew right now great the he has such an lead that I don't have to make under 18 seconds not a problem such a huge lead as we watch Mark Martin with those fresh tires go blow it by the leader Shepherd getting back one lap he is now one lap back he was two in 11th position Mark Martin with the fresh tires getting one of his two lost laps back there is the 21 car of Morgan Shepherd who now is the last car on the lead lap in fourth position Jacqueline has a report about 14 laps ago Gordon Chevrolet Yoda in the car develop severe foot he wanted to hit at that time the Wood Brothers lap after lap have been working on the radio leading with him to stay out at least the lasting sense you know I felt that is and we have a crash Brett Bodine and Dale Jarrett have collided and turned three in fact a jack to have to complete the story in just a moment it appears that this both cars will be able to continue running to the dead area but Brett phonied and Dale Jarrett have brought out our third caution of the afternoon huge break the 21 car in the 20 let's see Jeff Burt come around and take the checkered flag Obama movie getting a lap back right there we saw earlier that as you indicated Mark Martin did get one of his two laps back to the caution flag with Jeff but here is both I'm pulling to a stop and his good area and in fact he's going to take it behind the wall that's boy run bad that stuff home with a red racecar let's try to fix it never sees it Cory goes up spin pull thread has no place to go with like a saddle Brett was trying he was trying to decide where if anywhere he could go to avoid he could and it appears as if Brett Bodine was just a victim of circumstances being in the wrong place at the wrong time as Jarrod was sideways between the third and fourth turns and so the caution comes out on lap number 208 and the pit crews get ready for some more activity down below us Jenna Mears playing that only the cars on the lead lap may pit solely from the cars go down pit road for cars will go down pit road it comes our leader Jeff Burton let's have Jack complete his story Jack well then he is an old story now because what Morgan Shepherd needed he got and that was mellow flex where you come in and solve that severe Bush triple split for you Jeff Burke is on the top Darrell Waltrip in the middle and Bernie Airmen on the bottom Darrell Waltrip is the first to arrive at his pit area so the first to have work started on his car Jeff Burton's crew going to work at just now Bernie urban full twist off and he pitted down closer to the exit of the pits of course blocks running on all three drivers as they [Music] 4030 urban clear as all three cars are running again but the best was Ernie Irvan he's going to come out on to the racetrack Ginger's second position ahead of Darrell Waltrip and Raymond Fox the left-side tire change on the 20 car is really brief they sound relieved it's not his fault if they lose it could have been this constantly again from all chances are equal now so we'll continue with our live coverage here at Atlanta Motor Speedway and we'll be back after these messages and a word from our ABC special [Music] they can conquer the garage he did a penny on the Bob verdict story you know you know that after he ran here in Minnesota more races and he had a relief driver and the relief driver crashed the car and he was out of business that's why he dropped out of Winston Cup back then grand national races on radar the only owned one race car and it was all his local people and they came down here and they just surprised the heck out of himself when they want and they ran up I believe it was Trenton was where that where they actually had to get a relief driver the guy wrecked the car and they rotted business all right good Bob gets a breather thank you Paul throws debris okay you still under caution and Atlanta Motor Speedway this is Paul page this is our third caution of the day only 13 laps have been run under the caution tonight here on ABC it begins with america's funniest hour and then someone's cloned a brand new Superman on an all-new Lois and Clark and Tom Selleck stars in the network premiere of an innocent man on the Sunday night movie tonight here on ABC well thus far the race as we are at 211 laps of the 328 laps the scheduled distance it has been an interesting situation to watch a young man like Jeff Burton get up in the front of the field and lead and lead so easily I've been watching to the run of Darrell Waltrip who stopped well back in the second row from last and now runs in third place but for a roundup of everybody else let's begin with Jeff on the paw it's not been a good day some pre-race favourites pitting down where I am Dale Earnhardt he is three laps down has a ratchet problems from the car Rusty Wallace a broken right side window cost him six laps and I'm currently standing in Mark Martin Smith they lost to left word early pit stop they played up one there's still one down let's check in with Jack arute well Jerry as he goes behind me Ernie Irvan goes back onto pit road for some additional service things impress me so far as controlled by the youngster Jennifer you've got to remember that before the start of the race his head set inside the car knocked out he cannot talk to the crew I asked Kenny Wilson well what have you been saying to him he's I keep going be calm be steady become leads me to wonder kind of maybe what they ought to do is never let a driver talk on the radio what about a John Curtis Jack I know some people feel that way about us announcers well Ernie Irvan had just come in as Jack told you it was for fuel only yes Jeff Burton has impressed me I've had a chance to watch Jeff come up through the late-model stock ranks out into southern Virginia Southside Virginia into Busch grand national racing he's impressed me as a very level-headed driver he knows what he needs to get out of a race car and he doesn't get a lot of bad situations but I want to give an award to the crew if I had an award to give I give it to Gary Dodson they make some drastic adjustments to that race car early on Darrell Waltrip is now in a position where he might be able to win the race that last stop they made it's a minor adjustment they feel the car is perfect and on the last run they were not falling off lap times as much as Jeff Burton would fall all right some of the observations of the stories that we began at the start of the day let's take a look through the top ten as we're ready to go back to green flag racing they'll come back to green on lap 213 here's Bob Jenkins the crowd still on its feet as the green flag comes out to resume the competition it is curtain followed by Waltrip they Morgan Shepherd and earlier Bandhan and those four cars are the only cars on the lead lap turn era stops making pissed-off to top off me I think that tells me [Music] was the tenth car driven by on the low side it takes over the third spot from so Ernie Irvan begins his march now to the front once again as Rudd tries to get a lap back he does he passes the leader here comes Karol Washington Walter has the lead Ricky Rudd Phil one lap down but Darrell Waltrip goes from once again Morgan Shepherd I am dirty everything this restart curtain is back to third position now Shepherd has seconds Burt Forks up high trying to hold on to that spot as Ernie Irvan goes to the low side in turn number to the 15th tarah Blake's meet in there in the mix trying to get run [Music] was racing there's Pam on Megan Shepard [Music] third important has fallen back to the fourth position Jericho's my run Ernie Irvan goes [Music] go this race has been on numerous occasions with fuel mileage the most recent to do so that Ernie Irvan takes over second Rob Shepherd now urban set the size of the leader Darrell Waltrip once again the roof can launch every graffiti [Music] [Music] one easy [Music] for sure if any of there's a team that needs a good finish at perhaps Darrell Waltrip conceived and had some miserable finishes far too long cherry coke pretty heavy contact front of that box on essentially on the world looks like he backed in the fence but how did the car end up in that kind of changing our flag waves heavy contact derrike cope into the wall bringing out another caution now then we got to see if Ernie Irvan is true he evidently thinks he can go the rest of the way Willie stay out with the other cars come in to top all the fuel to make sure they can go the rest of the way time will tell in any case the pace car picks up Darrell Waltrip the leader and slows the pace once again the average speed of the race is 150 point 9 but once again our pace is interrupted by a caution this time a crash involving Jericho's we see them those in the windshield looks like [Music] the degree of character for possible thank goodness the we have a piece of bulletproof glass behind the with you and the leaders come in for a stop again only those on the lead lap will come in and all four of them have chosen to come in and top off based on the Bernie would stay after we go Waldrop is getting new tires on the right side of that car while they're there except the HR he's not changing touch just fuel for Jeff Burton four tires well this will give him track position but I'm not sure Alex Walter is moving again over 30 years he goes and Jack Wyoming Casper Burt Rutan cars shot with Hoosier tires and remember Ernie Irvan was the first one to point it out if the Hoosier tires the longer that they're on the better they seem to get the biggest concern that this team had was whether or not they were going to have enough fuel that's why Jeff Burton backed off the throttle just a little bit do they were trying to conserve fuel let's check in with Larry McReynolds and dr. Jerry punch Larry why would you come back in your car just borrow on the lead lap you made a pit stop maybe six or seven laps ago yeah we topped off and we was good to go and fuel the four cars on the lead lap look taking fresh tires anytime especially when we're trying to run against that seventeen and eight right now so the four fresh tires is worth the gamble even if we nobody up to the pit it's still been worth being forward before breast tires but I think three of that a four took fresh tires so we'll suit the tires won't make a difference three of them decided to go with tires one didn't we'll find out who wins as the field begins to assemble but up on the race track high in turn number two is still the crashed car of derrike cope let's see if we can determine what happened we right along with Derrick here he passes by us frame goes in the corner and the car just all of a sudden went sideways I don't there was some contact with a 16 car or not now what happened to Bill Elliott we noticed a shattered windshield on his car let's see if we can determine just like a bullet coming right action thank goodness for the shatterproof glass the bulletproof glass that they have in these cars here is Elliott making the stop and they will now begin to make repairs on the red shield of that unless report there just go put some tape over the spot they're not no trying to change you John Kernan with report on Darrell Waltrip well Darrell Walters did watch did not want to pit that time as you said Benny they only had just a few laps on the tires but his crew chief Mary Dotson knew that the Goodyear teams would come in and change tires Darrell of course on the news or so he said hey why give them a 2-3 lab advantage the tires seem fairly equal are the top cars today as far as the lap times falling off fuel wise they were good to go with only one more pit stop but they just did not want to take a chance and give up a couple of laps of older tires - the Goodyear teams so we're right now seeing very cold walk out in in the hospital that is good news so dairy coke apparently not injured at least not injured seriously in his incident with the wall in turn number two the purolator 500 live here on ABC Sports from Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton Georgia while we're under caution we'll take another break and be right back with more of our coverage [Music] oh my god Paul does the disclaimer and the IROC he throws it to us for a summary of copán Elliot back to Paul Ford okay that you guys hey Lenny Lenny Lenny whole world knows you're better does Lenny's battery died it was big whatever yeah Liz here big and heavy which damages that car had it could have been anything you oh really back at the pier later 500 in atlanta motor speedway 223 laps complete we are under caution assisting ABC sports with these aerials today from Atlanta Motor Speedway the fine folks from Chevrolet giving us this magnificent view down on this track constantly under development always grandstands under construction coming up next here on ABC sports it's on to the high banks of Daytona as well for the world's top drivers go head-to-head in the ultimate test of skill it's the first round in the International Race of Champions more racing here on ABC that's coming up next right after the pier later 500 now let's determine why we are under caution for the fourth time this afternoon it was an incident involving Derrick code that also involved Bill Elliott and here is the perspective that Derrick Rose had of this accident he comes out first or accelerates down the truss right away by the 16 car those in the corner just askin throw backs to the wall and in the front door and slammed the wall and Bill Elliott was coming along behind all this and watch what happened to him we go down the corner help all of sudden submits the windshield here's Jerry bunch let me just mention that the crews have the option to run a lexan windshield unfortunately bill Elliott's crew team still has glass windshield in the carpet bill descended simply an object came through the windshield right past him like a missile because I was very very lucky they have take the windshield is barely hanging on in front of that Budweiser Ford see those lexan guys they wouldn't practice this one fortunately this glass it isn't a lot of people just hanging on in front of the car let's check in with Paul Baker now in a big chunk of visibility gone from the center of bill Elliott's windshield when they go back to green it'll still be Jeff Burton running in front of Ernie Irvan [Music] named Barry Dodson ability Hodgins those guys want to know if it's even Atlanta it never started to that they got make weed decal on the car they're eligible from 2500 the AP decal for your Adler's yeah penny I always fail her right where they good Wow my sucky that did it come through yeah are you sure it didn't bounced it what's this that's just the glasses so whatever it was went over the top he didn't see it he's looking left lemme show ya that's spectacular that's what those three bars of course keep the windshield from getting in your work perfectly as high as he's been running these gonna have trouble seating the wall has anybody ever started last here in 130 [Music] [Music] now the lab has been completed to rejoin us at Atlanta Motor Speedway for NBC's live coverage of the purolator 500 Ernie Irvan has just taken over the lead once again from Jeff Burton that's all he need was about a half a left to take over the lead Darrell Waltrip he'll run third and Morgan Shepherd for those four cars in the lead lap 50 lap down is Lake speed [Music] laughs to go one more pit stop if this thing stays green watch this billion goes down the corner we're going to slow this thing down and what that object hits the windshield and goes over you can see those three bars on the inside of the windshield the job is to keep that windshield from coming in on the driver and they did their job they did it to perfection and you really wonder what it was that came up and hit that windshield it was something big because it [Music] into the cockpit but the bars as you indicated did do their job [Music] update you on where your favorite driver is running as than another Namibia summary very good look at Greg sacks has fought his way back to sell a spot one lap down after the tire fell off your dis top left front tire [Music] frustrating and Hut Stricklin in 15th position Bill Elliott two laps down running Earnhardt is 17 position three laps down [Music] Loy Allen our pole-sitter currently running 23rd four laps down the leader Sterling Marlin not having a good day [Music] for the green flag changes jared was running into top five he was leader the race at one point however he has dropped out in turn three I think 700 years farthing by the call anyway that Tyler running as we have less than 100 laps to go now see Martin Martin Lakes beat they're racing for position spot them our lap down but they're racing for the fifth the root camp was the root cam on mark Martin's car look how low he is on the racetrack mithran the $27 everyone's response Republican again taking a look to the inside coming off the like seat covers the spot of being conscious [Music] although in that shot in Mark Martin : genique mentor Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon also on - we should say [Music] 42-mile look at the huddle of the Jeff Burton crew how they can pull off this victory here today and give Jeff his first NASCAR Winston Cup we remember Jeff's first Busch grand national win at Martinsville a few years ago what a tremendous celebration in victory lane then and we can only anticipate that happening again remembers why I guess accused girlfriend the time he has since married to Kim Brown it was yeah name what if you get that excited Martin if she will go for it nothing that was a bush race this is good major-league can't forget that for Jeff Burton at the moment is in second position because thank God we got to make one do it as well with no jack neroon is that what is the coin himself kenny Wilson himself Kenny what was the hustling what did you say in husband I was just you know we got one more stop here before the end of the race do not you know keep their body we're not just water they go and do what they normally do not get excited about have no but strike any I'm impressed I'm impressed Benny Parsons you're clairvoyant you rid of mine hard to figure out Jimmy Spencer Hill ricky rudd Jeff Gordon and Ted Musgraves all these cars are two laps down racing for position stretchers and kids as 10th 11th 12th 13th yep [Music] by the job that they told a car not doing bad at all he was really looking not looking forward to this 500 miles here [Music] whose condition all day becomes run right up on the back bumper Spitzer taking a look to the inside as he came off the corner in front of the main grandstand here and diving down turn number one again again on the inside of Spencer any may have a chance at that spot he pulls along side by side but Spencer gets the advantage coming off the corner run you make the pass no he's not giving up though meanwhile both Gordon and Musgrave pulled ended a two by two [Music] try to Highline must pay now that Gord has moved up the racetrack Musgraves arriving for Jack Roush the share teammate and Mark Martin Greg sacks with the white car up on the high side of the racetrack he's in seventh position a lap down g2 has gotten everything that he could possibly a scrum with that car given the fact that he did leave the pits with the left-front unattached once during the race here goes ricky rudd he's gonna try once again to get my Spencer this time he may have it now you can't get it quite strong enough to make the pass meanwhile Sachs is going to pass all this brutal cars it appears [Music] walking with these and now way up high on the track now close it down on Rudd web sees him back there moves over [Music] and now here's the third place battle as Walter closed in on Morgan Shepherd [Music] Waltrip is the Waltrip of old and it's been a few acres as we have seen him this competitive for the Swift team so me inside of Morgan yes sir I'm fine he's in third spot darrel of course also on the Hoosier tires though Hoosier now second and third with in and Walter and Shepard carry the good ear colors and the first and fourth [Music] 85 laps to go [Music] the thrill is if 94 has been his Porsche or maybe he's turning it around here today though but Ernie Irvan is the man of the moment he continues to leave the purolator 500 with 243 of 328 laps completed [Music] which F chord pass that group of cars at the 26 car back on the track [Music] notice the overwhelming creases hey Nia Neal you the producers oh I'm leaving to Beijing Angeles hey Neil [Music] our Darryl zero Waltrip [Music] you know you [Music] at the Purolator 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Jeff Burton is less than a second back of Ernie Irvan the leader of this race Darrell Waltrip is three seconds behind Morgan Shepherd four and Mark Martin is in fifth position a lap down and thirty eight point two three seconds behind for 248 laps into this event and there is Ernie Irvan looking for second consecutive wins NASCAR Winston Cup competition well when we came on the air we talked about issues a number of stories that had developed let's go back to each of our pit reporters then tell us how these stories are working out first to dr. Jerry punch guys I hate to say I told you so remember at the very beginning of the show your engineer said today things will change we have not been a factor in the race throughout the first three of his 1994 but today we will be a cycle and after Jeff Burton is currently showing as the Hoosiers have done their homework here in Atlanta well remember Loy Allen he's had some troubles here you had a cut tire early on the other guys fitting to here who free race favorites Dale Earnhardt has a problem with the right front regimen he is now four laps down in 17th spot let's check in with Jack arute Jerry remember before the snug drop of the green flag I was all the way back in the pack in 40th position with Darrell Waltrip who was making his 600th career start one of the things to remember is back to the same car that he brought here in the fall Atlanta race white and he ran so well although he didn't win the right they made some changes in the race for the pole position self confident about the race today we know jack a vision about to possibly a new Dominator on the scene we'll look at top of the school board seeing we have there the 28 car Ernie Irvan looking to second win of the year he has already the only driver this year if all three races despite that this new on pit road they are leading the race right now let's go down pit road dr. Jerry punch and what about the saga of for Rusty Wallace he didn't have a great qualifier but always runs well here when he goes to qualify well it was a year ago was I can November he qualified back at the field and his s winning the race in November he broke a vent out of the right side window and costume early on in a chance at victory going away for rusty wall let's check in with Jack and that problem Jerry put the back and put the rest the rivalry between Ernie Irvan screw and Rusty Wallace in the same cannot be said for the rest of the cruise up and down pit row we've seen the pressure all day to try and take a 17-second stop fifteen second stop in the case of Ernie Irvan it was some loose lug nut one of the crews right here that's currently running in second young Jeff Burton's crew led by Kenny Wilson just a couple of moments ago he saw him huddle everybody together and say let's not make a mistake on the last pit stop this race still could very well be won or lost on pit road and the point I made at the beginning of the broadcast was from it all the upsets yesterday well here to be an upset winner in March Madness at Atlanta Motor Speedway if Jeff Burton hands along the victory I think you could very tentatively consider two major upset well I said the Hoosier cars did not win the race he had eight of them five rookies one new team and Walter and Jeff codon knew how to win I didn't figure on this guy I didn't really think that Jeff Burton was ready to assert himself in Winston Cup racing the way he has today I think I underestimated Keenan will cement that crew a little bit they have been fabulous on pit road I still gotta earn every one of my final four in front and there are 73 more lambs with you they can happen in the remaining laps office event as we take a ride on top of the highly Meijer targeted by Mike Wallace where things don't for position five laps down [Music] there's our Walter chronics run they start bringing a backup car into braixen and escorted No crying the 12 top qualifier tips in the profile you have to fix that car they had the chicks direction thought would have been taken by another provisional starter not been able to get the car fixed they worked very very hard in order to get this car in the rain my wallet running in 2042 [Music] they're walking right in the middle of the screen at third place he started the audience remember and lowest starting position for a winner here at Atlanta was 31st that was Dale Earnhardt in 1980 that day what I think they're welcome gating now stuff for these guys and be the darrell waltrip there is Ernie Irvan and we'll be back after these messages and a word from our ABC stations [Music] why is that North Carolina second place DW is on the move yeah oh yeah I won't be surprised he does [Music] we don't feel summer-like moving back you can talk about his 500 start that you missed crimes remember of a towing day before [Music] [Music] back at Atlanta Motor Speedway and ABC's live coverage of the pier later 500 [Music] there is pretty early who is the leader on the right and my above Atlanta Motor Speedway our aerial shot today being provided by our friends at Chevrolet beautiful layout here about 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta there is harvest we do things like we went playing Zoe Carol Walter there's our flight jumper from disk in second how did he do it again now let's document that we go down in the corner and he is turns under effort passes with these say what Waltrip is looking real good now the heat goes on very dots and all that crew to make a great pit stop fuel and four tires as quickly as a 28 car John Kernan has more on the great run today by Carroll well Bob you and Benny earlier said that this is vintage Darrell Walter yes it is how many times in the past when you take care of his car take care of his tire stick around close it up to the front and at the tail end of the range he goes and wins the race at the class relief start Darrell it falls behind and several lap bars got in from you didn't panic slows down until traffic sorted itself out you've got a clear line ahead smooth sailing toward the front down the road to Jack arute John Jeff Burton crew chief getting wasn't expected the car to drop off just a bit and about this point in the race remember they didn't change tires they only come back fuel on their final stop so now they feel maybe they have a little better feel for what the tires will do the problem though is they cannot get any information from Jeff Burton remember the radios out we just focus ago they adjust the suppressors on the last set set 10 it'll go on the final stop on the right side they're going to go down one pound and on the inside on the left side and the rears are going to go down one pound what about a Jerry punch what's going on up your way well ernie irvan's crew knows if they can get their car on an off pit road about lap 280 with semi 12 laps now they have a good shot at picking up their second win in a row a moment ago Joey Knuckles and the crew Larry but there were discretion leaning here on the wall you see knuckle morelets higher stages leading it's pretty Ernie has to bling the car is getting a little bit loose as they continue the stretch the crew is getting loose here they will put four tires and one round of wedge or bite in the car on their final pit top some 11 laps from there we will anticipate those just a few moments bring you another Napa field summary showing you where everyone is running at the moment being led of course by Ernie Irvan and there he is bringing his car off the corner number four again passing by Allen center of the race and the driver who was eligible to win sixty eight thousand but law is never going to factor in this race we will see him in 22nd position in just a few moments five laps off the pace tearing the body of qualified third [Music] Rusty Wallace has also had his problems he's running 27th at the moment Mary Gant been enough take care gopis cries out Brentford I was also involved in that crash but he his back out on the racetrack bleeding as many laps as he possibly can and feed Bill Elliott fans just to let you know he was black black there is urban putting another lap on the 29 car driven by speed prism Cimmerian Carolyn necklace phone never seen Debbie you seen the black one anything the father could have seen - black here's Jerry budge you're exactly right Bill Elliott right side of the windshield with the totally tape of moment ago has now begun to cave in inside the cars we're going to come into the car concave and you see the crew here in the pit and they get ready to put a lexan windshield in the car that's scary kitten or the crew members are always might be waiting for their car to make an entry on the pit road a substrate for awesome bill here a home right here hoping to get a good finish it won't happen today Bill Elliott has won this race flight has won the November race three times he is second on the all-time active driver win list here at Atlanta with Simon retailer art the leader in that category with now he's the black flag and the crew going to work rip the tape off lately showed a little bit ago guys a depositor there for safety reasons help keep the wage of them caving in but it jumps down to take the windshield they become a little bit of a problem you raise the hood and take some of the cowl flap area loose they're going to push the link you up from beneath inside the hood pull it from around there is a rubber strapping or sealing around the windshield and if this is a floor louisia one time it breaks almost completely in half they now have what's left of the original floodwaters and fourth windshield the Croods still pulling trying to get over the tape is 100 a story behind the wall they will slide a brand new let been revealed in position there is absolutely not much left of the window that came out of the race car it is at peak this and they put the leg stand back in put the straps back in position and the windshield amount is actually has about three or four holes in fact take a look at this windshield we're going to show you quickly here what button the wingsuit came out of this car Bill Elliott was sitting behind this thing and absolutely as I pick it up here bill said something came in provokes there is a hole that we see is back here absolutely show something to get into race car and bill is very sure is but as you can see that window change is already completed that was fast now the crew battens down the hatch in front and Elliott will be going back out on the racetrack before too long with a much clearer view of the racetrack many yes if that Franklin remember just a few laps ago when he couldn't see the black flag yep when we see anything of this big Elliott won this race in 1985 and most recently in 1992 Budweiser quart [Music] Joan in 23rd the [Music] here's bourbon the leader of the race coming up on Jeff Gordon to try to put him another lap down Gordon is on fresh tires however he's been fresh tires and Bill Devin [Music] the official flag men - Ted stop he was involved in that race that we were watching a few laps ago with pretty one and others gives it up to make what should be his model fires James now left eye the here comes the leader money urban in for his probable vital tips top here's Jerry Bob there will be 49 remaining when Ernie comes down this time in the three hundred employment lap race the Bruno that they can getting on and off without a problem we have a good talk of picking up their second win [Music] complain the car with a little bit loose right-side tires are all left-side jack goes up left right left we're going on seem to be working in the fuel company they are outstanding change four tires and fuels in the car and Ernie Irvan CR and Bob darrell waltrip cannot stay on the racetrack he cannot stay up there music earning up those fresh ties you just run away from the toy ken schrader makes his pit stop giving up 9th position to do so here's what on pit road and Jeff Burton sergeant let's go to Jack Young Jeff Burton with a tremendous ride all afternoon now Kenny Wilson and what has he called in many parts of the Fabulous Thunderbirds the pit crew ready to go to work before what should be the final climb Burton hits the mark will take on the field going to the right side rubber and this example because the Hoosiers is all the way around we documented the fact adjusted on the tire pressure the right side a little bit of a problem on the right rear but they completed the work just about done the fuel is in and that's what's taking so long take on a full load of fuel in 24 con seconds but they were going to tire in about 18 seconds good point jack they want to be here they got all the fuel in the did taking nevertheless a very good in stock warm Fabulous Thunderbirds if you're done for now here comes one John Kernan will call as Darrell wall to the Senate for you well Mary not didn't screw had a little huddle there tomorrow to make it a little bit straighter so it will run faster it will be a four-tire change before Victor looser tires right back doors on Jackson's around to the left side those have got really deserved left side Morgan Shepherd who picked up the lead briefly in Tangiers Jack let's go through going to work they chase the outside tires going to the inside now as well the biggest concentration believe it or not is that meaning the windshield absorbing cover and getting debris on the front of the car 22.7 up [Music] need the leader of the rain as we go Matt looking looking for Daryl wall to remember that to freelance of Daryl stayed after that's how much he long man he'll be able to make up so then with this racer too much attorney get too much of a lead that becomes the question of the race right now and darrell waltrip cut into ernie irvan's lead that he has build up at this point in the remaining laps of this event here in Atlanta and Ernie had to second advantage on his pizza and Darrell make it once again we'll show you the interval that separates first and second there's Waltrip and two-car between himself and the leaders Darrell Waltrip running in second position Jeff Burton is third Morgan Shepherd fourth and Mark Martin is fifth a lap down we'll be back with more in a moment [Music] Paige is yawning up here we need to get him something to do here for the dirty regret yes I know that's when we're really going to utilize him that's right you think it's been easy huh good thing we got the old caution plague yeah it's down there and no you got to go and turn one no no we got to go chicken wing they want good thing we got three pit road pit road announcers they interview everybody breathing you got that right everybody that finished or even was thinking about finish I knew we would get it from there [Music] Kenny Martin is helping us and I knew that sometimes a on in here and he is managed to do so so we were going to give it to Paige because Hillary anyway I know please excuse us of course true valla tea [Music] welcome back to Atlanta Motor Speedway in the skaar Winston Cup race an athlete's field summary will show you where everyone our cars on the lead lap with mark the only 39 more laps to go traitor and strickland are three laps down so as Dale Earnhardt who has not been much of a factor here today clearly Steve Wallace six laps to get purpose 251 part of it was going to be about it in there and so wishes Jeff he was named to drive their car a couple of weeks ago this do a limited schedule John Andretti crashed early on just a couple laps into the race battle Johnny's okay [Music] getting that car in the race we've already talked about how difficult it is just to make a race these days John will out early when the crash [Music] in the circumstances one dirtier than the problem he's gonna head if you have to go his brother had just terrible terrible prep now he gets true then and queen him there was really not much traffic so milk pit road one more time yeah yes he's been like like a couple of times and now brings the car in again I'm not sure that that car in Hadley power Betty that seemed like they raise the hood looking under there we've got cleaning the windshield Anton is also dropping off the pace from 20 [Music] problem early on and [Music] Trust has come down there in Elliott's pit a feel for Bill Elliott he fits here very helpfully in the car he just said the car just shut off because what else can happen to a short of getting hit by a meteor everything else is good golly today they finally think it's possibly something in the back of the carburetor and follow maybe one of the Japs is going to take the breather off here and my clean the crew chief working inside the car Elliott is this very patiently what else can you do guys we'll sit here and watch we haven't determined exactly what it was that he ran into on the racetrack could have been a meteor that it yesterday there right Ernie Irvan has got some problems with traffic look at all those cars riding [Music] normally disclose I like he's blue by Bobby Labonte they'll or making work for two dozen sausage it Donna he would say my last you are right but he has a dozen or fifteen cars up ahead of him that he met move his way through the challenge in there was Walter's got to move through it also but it can't play a factor in the outcome of this race time Darrell gets there this traffic may be dissipated a bit urban comes up now next on ricky rudd we will carry the body [Music] they are not on the same lap however [Music] as we watch this I will tell you look hot Ernie Irvan is pulling away from there a woman just a little bit so Darrell really needs his traffic to slow Marnie their sons gotta slow down [Music] he disposes we're here right one is now three laps down in 12th position and up ahead or Terry Labonte Ted Musgrave Kyle Petty and Rusty Wallace move over let Ernie go bonza that's a nice and then that 11 and Musgrave is for position and here's another battle for position no it is it the mark mark is a lap down but he passes Jeff Burton nevertheless who's in third the Jeff Burton having a little bit of problem right now seems like the handle has gone away on their investors for just a little bit still hanging on to third position over Morgan Shepherd who is fourth we journey goes by Sterling Marlin the interval from first to second is just a little shy of 11 seconds at this point Kancha Patil has broken own bill out his guard very punch reporter that crumpit so he will take his part of it Roger he's finished for the day issue urban goes live all that traffic that was in front of him so he disposed of it pretty well there with no problem [Music] running for the most part by himself at the moment we'll be another lap or so before he catches up with Brent also has open racetrack ahead of him you know most insiders in Winston Cup racing robbery is Larry McReynolds would be tough this year in that hat look forward I don't know if they thought it would be this time he's off to a great start let's put it that way oh I got a report that something may be wrong with Darrell Ward's guard John Kernan near long time out there on the racetrack radio really cold Barry Dodson he thinks he has a right front tire going down and what happens when you go into the turn you got a right for a time horn flat the car wants to go shoot up the ceiling go right for the wall full right now Barry Dobson Landis decide exactly what they need to do is the defect is higher going down they will have to create a mini here and give that problem six because they don't want to put the cars to the all penny tell us exactly how Darrell knows what does it feel like when you have that right when you go in the corner and you turn the steering wheel and the car as John says exactly just wants to go straight and you've really got to put a great deal of effort to make the car go around the corner I did that in 1917 Daytona if you're like us are going down violet-blue our wall then destroyed my race car the next time I write my darling plan and I'll bet you kidded to get it fixed in the next lesson and Darrell let's get the wall surfaces with run for entire floor now so that's that's just what I do I say up how long will that tire laughs before heats up it's been good there it's been 41 races since terrible one victorious in the 1992 other climate that was his last win to jump competition he is currently running in second position and now he comes up on some slower traffic Sterling Marlin and Brett Bodine [Music] and again we show you the interval between first and second and it has now opened up to almost it's not a little bit more than a half a lakh Ernie Irvan looks good here in the closing stages of this event urban Waltrip Burton Morgan Shepherd and Mark Martin the top-5 was 304 of 328 laps at Atlanta [Music] I'll take a considerable amount of that because only with my permission is even able to move into this position here today that can get first pick okay [Music] fact let's just all get on him and beat him up the 40 gorgeous crash go be careful though Kelvin's or low that tax over there [Music] this [Music] you see any [Music] good okay good welcome back to Atlanta Motor Speedway where the fifth caution of the afternoon has waved over the racetrack because of an incident in turn number two involving Bobby Hamilton a cabin on lap 309 Hamilton went into the corner and it got out from under Betty he just got behind on his gear and he cried he tried to get it back it back finally went around he goes around in the Kruskal and watch the plants come up on the revokes those things in there to make the car keep the car on the ground when you spin out not go around it comes down and boom hits the inside wall those flaps are for aerodynamic spoiled the foil and keeps the car on the ground and here comes those on the lead lap and for pit stops including Ernie Irvan on the top Darrell Waltrip in the middle and Jeff Burton on the bottom Gartner rides at his dog completes work on the right side goes to work on the left Darrell Waltrip is closest to turn four have the crispier downstate part of Europe in church rolling and working at the fastest at 18.7 was underway again and Morgan Shepherd is also - as his service completed and is away here's John Kernan well Darrell Walter finally figured out it wasn't a right front tire going down I just felt that way because the way the steering wheel didn't want to turn with him actually he's lost the power steering so baiting at this track where you're in the turn so much how much is that going to hurt him - which phase of this race well we've only got about 20 laps to go 19 if he has a chance to win this race it was not fair prom for dare water which is 19 less fuel I know how it feels when the power steering goes out on my car is it the same feeling as soccer it's the same feeling but not as faith yep not nearly as bad as ISM on a stock car and Jerry punch has a follow-up on Ernie Irvan we have seen fast pit stops what I just saw here in the Ernie Irvan pit was a very intimate pit stop they never get plenty of race car probably to win this race on the racetrack they cannot afford to lose it in the pit that's why they watched and make sure that every single lug nut was on before Jeff Clark is off the jack as Walter fills back in let's go to John Curtis well we don't close you if the power steering that is Alice dear Walter still very dr. crew were going to meet they're going to have our steering's going to try and if they're just a little house all to helping me today you got a caution there only one four cars on the lead lap so why does take a chance as well as Darrell has rusted a very pouring in the last drop of the power steering would just apply to listen because we're the opposite in fact you can see where the power steering fluid has sprayed up under balance without 0/0 jackaroo concern in the pit of Jeff Burton's machine this is the right front tire that came off during that last pit stop when we moved it up this way you can look inside it's totally covered with oil they're not sure what the problem is they didn't discover it until after Burton had gone back out onto the racetrack any speculation betty was in front of rear jack right crunch looks like a brief seal on the front hug maybe you can get some grease on the inside of that wheel well that should create a serious concern for that team or it could be great gluten yep well in any case the field is getting lined up for a restart possibly in one more lap go ahead Jack well but the problem is guys is they thought that it might be grease but they're not really sure they were down there they're actually taking it pasting it trying to figure it out you know Benny nowadays with the differences in lubricants and as lightweight as they're running sometimes it's hard to tell the difference it really is I'm sure they're very very concerned if it is a resealed run out of grease in that tub and the thing frees up lack of supervision then we see all the cars in the lead lap Irvan the 28th Jeff Burton the 821 car of morning temperance now third and barreled back to fourth there is a bit of a discussion as you can see mister who goes where for the lineup for the restart but we should be getting a green flag next time around as you can see the lights on top of the pace car are off indicating that next time around we will go back to green that will be the completion of lap 312 beginning lap 313 and so just about 64 laps to go on Morgan Shepherd and he now runs in for such a position again I think the public stopping credited employed dimension we wouldn't have even thought about doing it has been a green flag it's not but it was under caution and so they could take the time to try to fix it as best as they can for the final laps of this event here we go the green flag way back to racing year later 500 Ernie was marked second year quality products by addressing exactly what's happening to two cars already between urban and Bertie Mark Martin donors in this position you see Morgan Shepherd trying to take second spot away from her he does Jared's [Music] here in Atlanta is now up to second place mortgage ship go boys [Music] started 14 I have to say Oh [Music] always a factor here [Music] he makes me [Music] as warden been saving something for the closing stages he appears to be closing in hurry darn straight line don't use of tires that don't get the car out of shape now look mart-mart move way over to let Morgan Shepherd guilty [Music] but for mark also have to contend with the 15-car Blake she's like denied him and they are battling for position Morgan Shepherd has clear sailing no cars between himself on the leader and take the lead property early closing 12 laps in this event that's what Jack arute was talking about those guys checking those powders know what set of tires have run the best of their car all day long they won't be exactly [Music] the disciple that [Music] career wins and three of them have been here at Atlanta he has won this race twice in 1986 right in 1990 near darrell waltrip up to challenge Jeff Burton wing Bergman they're welcome here's Darryl but Burton accelerates Jerell he has no choice with falling furnish enough to move over and these guys go Darrell Waltrip is looking at 3/4 ahead of him now maquette to Ford the head of Emma Street [Music] it appears as if he has done so indeed there most of [Music] - it just 9 laps a what [Music] maybe 1012 car lengths behind Ernie [Music] a little bit quicker than eight laps to go the earlier 500 coverage will include the inaugural brickyard warm [Music] it's going to be quite a day and we're glad we'll be there seven laps to go and Shepard now is within about nine darlings and maybe even left the fantasy was about [Music] we can see from the rookie [Music] this part of the Bible time when leaders here at the [Music] ninety-three million the most recent Hooters 500 in the fall rates was in 1981 [Music] they're just five more to go Arnie here's Darrell one and there is Darrell Waltrip and now a position where he has no cars became insolvent Sheppard Carroll is going to be a faculty Morgan Shepherd has picked up a push coming out the corner where his car is going straight [Music] thirteen and

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Published: Sun Aug 20 2017