1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goody's 500 At Bristol International Raceway

they call it victory lane it is the ultimate goal for a stock car competitor and arguably there is no more hallowed ground here at Thunder Valley Bristol International Raceway in this little circular checkered flag patch in the infield now just moments from now 36 cars will take the green flag but about three and a half hours from now one driver one batter driver will roll what's left of his 3400 pounds stock car to where I'm standing victorious here at Bristol Tennessee we've already had one victory celebration this weekend that occurring last night the Food City 250 when Steve Grissom former Busch Series champion came from far back in the field 28th starting spot to collect his second victory in a row here at Bristol Tennessee but that was only 250 laps tonight 500 grueling laps on a three and a half story high banks here the place they call Thunder Valley and the one driver who survives well he'll collect the lion's share of the 1 million dollar plus purse which he'll take to the bank before they can take their winnings to their local banks they first must conquer the high banks of Bristol 36 degrees allowing the drivers to circulate this half mile in under 16 seconds and as we saw last night that can cause problems for even the most experienced drivers and even though Chad little rallied to finish fourth last night he says he can't imagine how these Winston Cup drivers complete 500 laps here at Bristol John I always thought they called this place Thunder Valley because of all the loud rumbling from those Winston Cup machines but it's not that noise it's that noise that's going to come from all these folks here surrounding Bristol tonight these loyal race loving fans are wedged into every inch around this half-mile facility everybody's got a ticket but they won't be using their seat because they're here to see 500 laps of fast and sometimes violent racing action and they can see that best standing up 70,000 plus here to share the excitement and emotion of Bristol Tennessee with you in the best seat in the house [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] ESPN the world's leader in motor sports coverage welcomes you live to Bristol Raceway in Tennessee for live coverage of the NASCAR Winston Cup goodies 500 and for the 22nd time in 1995 the green flag is about to come out and looking at the quest for the Cup standings we show that Jeff Gordon is still on top the interval between Gordon and second-place Sterling Marlin just 167 points and down through the top five Ted Musgrave trails by 360 hi everyone I'm Bob Jenkins keep your fingers crossed we're going to need a lot of luck to get this thing in here tonight because it's been raining not a heavy rain by any means in fact hardly enough to really make a difference so we hope that we can get this whole thing in here tonight well the key word here at Bristol is survival Jeff Gordon won this race in the spring but last year in this event look what happened to him on lap 222 not halfway through he was nailed hit the wall on the inside finished in 32nd position and came out with only 72 points so if he is going to win the Winston Cup championship this year he has to have a good night here tonight Jerry punch this thing is not decided by any means well the Bob the van you're looking at is one of his victories you said one of his five victories on the season came here Bristol Tennessee and then Jeff there are a lot of people in the garage area people at home would say hey you can mail in that Winston Cup championship it's a done deal Gordon's gonna win it but they must forget that we're at Bristol Tennessee next week at Darlington and in five previous races at both racetracks you've had one finish of course that one finish came back in April and that was a win yeah we learned a lot there but you know there's 10 races and 10 tough races you know especially here it's so hard just to finish this race and you know nobody right now can afford to fall out because those are pretty valuable points that you can lose but you know just as easy as it is for anybody else to have a bad run it's just as easy for us you know we just pray to God that you know things are going to continue to be consistent for us the rest of the year but this is one place we got to conquer because we've only done it one time we found out what happened when we did at that one time but you know just to have us a good consistent finish we're meeting a lot here and if you're there the last hundred laps who knows what can happen hey the guy himself says the race is not over too that's over in folks five times he started a race here four times he had I mean don't mean to say it but DNS means he did not finish the same thing at Darlington next week for D and s in five starts and one thing this racetrack will teach you guys there's no place to hide and of course you just can't afford to ride so watch this guy tonight he needs to finish to have a Charlotte that's championship let's go to penny Annette hey Jerry let's face it if anybody is going to catch Jeff Gordon at Sterling Marlin Martin Lauren Dylan or he's God I have a problem 167 points out Sterling Marlin can finish all 10 races but Jeff Gordon if he finishes right front he's going to be the champion gotta have some problems and this race here in Bristol and next week at Darlington the two toughest race tracks on the circuit to finish Jerry was talking about running and hiding you know you can't afford to hide because someone will run over you from the back if you try to run you'll run over somebody in the front and this is a tough little racetrack it is tough and you consider the competition it's so close to less than a third of a second separates first and last place in the qualifiers so that means all the cars are running basically the same speed so it's not only a drag on you physically I mean it's you really take a physical beating on this race track you know that I know that even though the banks were not as high back when I raced but still you take a tremendous beating but the mental strain here is just as demanding as the physical strain so you know it's a tough night on a lot of fatigue involved and for more on that let's go to the pits and John Kernan you know not only the forces acting on you in making these turns in the 36 degree banking but also the higher it's a muggy night here at Bristol that comes into the car the drivers breathe it and yes that's gonna wear them out they are gonna get tired but several drivers here today have a little bit of a new innovation Rusty Wallace among them it's well I'd like to show it to you but because it's a slightly raining daddy's got the car cover on but there's a little box inside and basically what it is it's an electric air conditioner warm air goes through the box comes out cool if there were a hundred degrees it could knock it down to 70 degrees that goes up connect it to Rusty's helmet he breathes it in cool air that keeps him feeling fresh all night long rest hopes it helps him breathe easier this evening and for more on other people who are breathing a little bit easier right now let's go to Bill Weber John a big breath of fresh air for Ward Burton he is released by Allen Dillard racing on Monday but on Wednesday of this week he hooked hooked up with Bill Davis and the MBNA Pontiac and that's where he'll be spending the rest of his season but that's just the beginning of it Greg sacks has moved into Ward's old ride sax moves out of the 32 Chevrolet and into the hardy Chevrolet Jimmy Hensley moved into the 32 car silly season is officially underway and if you don't think there's pressure to perform on some of these drivers among the names that did not make this race here at Bristol tonight Todd Bodine and Kyle Petty we are on hold at the moment as you can see the rain is coming down it's not a hard rain by any means but it is enough to postpone the start of this event which was officially supposed to get underway at 20 minutes till the hour but the track is a little bit wet the trucks are out there the fans certainly are here and they're hoping to see the action tonight we are on the northern edge of the remnants of the latest hurricane and all day the rain held off at least for the most part but now it is falling hopefully within the next few minutes it will move out of here and we'll be able to get this race started we will be here when it rain today got lights here so we can go all night if we have to to get this thing in stay with us we'll be right back with more live coverage of the goodies 500 brought Bristol [Music] ESPN's speed world coverage to the goodies 500 from Bristol Tennessee be brought to you by Goodyear number one in tires Red Dog beer bowl gets smooth unusually easy to drink you're your own dog quicker state the intelligent oil for longer engine life and by the nascar story to order call 871 NASCAR [Music] well the bad news is it's still drizzling the good news is NASCAR has told the drivers to report to their cars so we may be going green here before too long here's the starting grid Mark Martin with a fifteen point three three nine second lap that is a new track record here at Bristol that translates to a speed of 125 point zero nine three and Terry Labonte been a second at Michigan last week start second this week here at Bristol you see Dale Earnhardt back in seventh spot remember that's he qualified poorly here in the spring that's what got him in trouble in the crash done in turn three now the first 19 drivers in mallanna will pit on the front stretch the balance of the field will be pitting on the backstretch and DW will be one of those Darrell Waltrip he was the 20th place qualify her naturally he and Sterling Marlin Todd had identify times right down to the thousandth of a second but sterling his higher and the points so he got the position saw Greg sacks is his second fastest day qualifier he turned into 14th fastest speed overall so Steve Grissom starting about 25th or 23rd something like that he won last night from 28th spot in there the Provisionals Brett Bodine John Andretti dick Triplett and late speed and as was indicated seven went home including Kyle Petty Joe Ruttman Kenny Wallace Jimmy Hensley Bobby Hillin Todd Bodine and Elton Sawyer let's go to pit road and this is one of the guys making a recent change Ward urine with Bill Davis now the NBN a Pontiac just give us the synopsis of your week obviously a roller coaster ride for you well it was a big surprise Monday when I found out I've been released party teams been a great job for me at Michigan last week I know that we had a shot at winning the race finish six but you know I've been talking to Bill Davis and MBNA for a while now and I guess what it's going to actually do for us it's gonna build a lot excitement well give us ten races this year to get ready for ninety six we got a lot of Jim people like her fish along dawn saying look young Parker doll behind his team and bill was serious about racing is so a response we got a great sponsor of MBNA and I really think that we're going to show what Bill Davis racing later pulled over well Ward Burton also has a new Pontiac coming for 1996 and you may see some personnel changes some other people joining this team as well as the week's roll along let's go to John with one of the rookies in tonight's field I tell you what he's been one of the hottest drivers the last few races Ricky Craven two top tens the last two races and look at this starting sixth here at Bristol maybe you guys have caught fire been really good you know I'm thankful for the team in Kodiak and Chevrolet and we're gaining some momentum I've always liked the view better from up here in the back there but I spent my time back there hopefully this will be something we get used to what about this rain we're sitting here I mean they've called you to the cars it's looks feels like it might be lightening up a little bit after Indianapolis I'll never question NASCAR's ability to forecast the weather I mean there's they pulled off a miracle there we'll be all right here all right that's right we have got the lights here so we can be here for quite some time let's go over down to Jerry punch shoes with Rusty Wallace and indeed rusty a five-time winner at Bristol Tennessee including this race a year ago the defending champion of the goodies 500 and rusty it was this race last year that really turned your season around you get you were guys were awesome from here on out well the car ran really strong last year and it's running great this year just kept I just don't have as many wins there's no doubt about that and I'm far behind the points much farther than I like to be but the cars running great here at Bristol tonight and I feel super good about my chances to win this thing we talked about how important patient says here at Bristol Tennessee but you have been chomping at the bits that you came here on thirty to get this car up front can you be patient that even though we're having to wait a little bit for some rain can you wait early in the early on you have to be patient but you know I told somebody earlier that the first 50 laps this race gonna be the toughest because nobody's a lap down everybody's running hard you really have to run hard to get away from everybody and once you get away from everybody to get some room and a couple cars started getting a lap down then it's easier but really the first 50 laps is the toughest I think in the last 50 he's got his favorite mount here tonight is called midnight and in his last five starts at Bristol two wins two seconds in the seventh this guy loves this racetrack Bob just an performer on Bristol and on the short tracks in general Rusty Wallace set to go fifth from the grid here at goodies the goodies 500 let's go down to Bill Weber once again and Sterling Marlin has just put the wheel on the kodak Chevrolet he's sitting here safe and dry for now Sterling Dale Earnhardt said you're the guy that catch Jeff Gordon obviously this is a tough track to make up points on you have to Opie has problems and you don't how do you do that well let's yeah we've got a lot of races left and if you fall out of one race you can lose 150 hundred sixty points be pretty slice so uh which got a race hard hopefully beat him on a race track you don't have no trouble and if they've been having a good year and we have two so we'll just keep trying any looking ahead to Darlington you had a good race there in the spring obviously you might be able to make a move there if your success can continue be hopeful Kahne this is car one in and Darlington and uh we got some tracks coming up that I really like and Joel running in there are kind of try it so we'll just keep having a wait they will win Sterling Marlin is ready to go as you can see they have taken the cover off this car they're taking the cover off all these race cars along pit road were anxious to get started and when we do Mark Martin will lead us to the green flag and he's further down pit road he is at the front row you might say down here on pit road Mark Martin starting from the pole and Mark I tell you what it looks like we may be getting this thing started here pretty quickly may take what NASCAR is the luckiest Bunch I've ever seen with these races wouldn't surprise me if we got to run all 500 laps tonight wouldn't surprise me either but to run all 500 laps you have to be a little bit patient here don't you man this place is unbelievable sometimes it's real kind to you and other times it's not alright well best of luck mark we'll let you get finished strapping in let's go to Jerry punches with Dale Earnhardt as you said the covers are coming off they are buckling in buckling right beside me the seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt and Dale up everyone's excited about getting Gordon you've been awfully tickled with the way this cars been running the past couple of days well I have I'm excited about getting going but not in the rain it was a little drier than inside Indy well after what happened at Indy you can't doubt the fact that when they want to get them going or gonna possibly get a race in well I got to give it a NASCAR they do a great job in we're hard to get going but you know I'd like to work a little harder before we get going and it'll be a little drier frustrations last week at Michigan obviously that's a week ago when it's in the past but that had to hurt a little bit after the way the car was running up there they have to call it a day you can get a backpack finish well that's true and it's gonna take a lot of luck to catch back up in those points but we still you know giving it a shot and you can't never quit we're not indeed he's not there is a special glimmer in this guy's on tonight folks you Earnhardt fans at home the crew said we are ready Michigan is in the past watch us tonight when they dropped the green watch that black three to make a move Bob he's 314 points behind Jeff Gordon but 10 more races remain in this season and he could very easily make up that deficit and win his eighth NASCAR Winston Cup championship rain rain go away from Bristol [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] that's just a sample of what you look forward to in the next three and a half hours and the news just keeps getting gooder and gooder here at the goodies 500 the drivers were called to their cars and now the engines have been fired and soon we will be moving about on the racetrack again getting this race underway yes week above sudden play on our sponsored goodies yes it is getting good yeah it is let's just get this thing in is all I'm hoping because it is fun here under the lights if it's postponed tonight they're probably going to run the race tomorrow afternoon and it just isn't the same as seeing these cars run under the lights here at Bristol because they wrote so fast around this back track and yeah the sparks fly glittering off the lights it is beautiful site and we'd see all the tarps on the pit road trying to keep those that pit road just as dry as they possibly can so if they had to make a pit stop they will not slide through see Lakes beat spam car during cope Ted Musgraves they're coping the 12 well a special guest is on hand here tonight here at Bristol International Raceway he is a United States Senator as a matter of fact he is the senior senator from Tennessee and he was elected last November to fill the last two years of Vice President Al Gore's unexpired term let's go down to dr. Jerry punch with this guest and it's certainly a pleasure to have the grand marshal for tonight's goodies 500 u.s. senator Fred Thompson Republican from Tennessee with us and senator Thompson glad to have you here and you've been a big supporter of stock car racing for many years yeah have ever since I was growing up over in Lawrence County and we used to go out my daddy those old dirt tracks and it really warms my heart to see how NASCAR has come along and there such an American institution and I'm a big fan so much heritage for the sport particularly here in Bristol Tennessee I'm in this state so many drivers their backgrounds of starting out in Tennessee in this racetrack in particular probably one of the favorite tracks of fans all across the country yeah well you know it's the fastest high half mile that there is and it's becoming a real sports car Mecca and I'm proud that we've got it here in Tennessee it's getting better every year and looks like it's going to continue to get bigger every year I think we're going to add more seats and that'll be approaching 100 thousand I think by next year and a long waiting list and it's you know it's a it's a truly American sport and this is truly an American all time for so of the years now folks you remember you may be familiar with this gentleman he has a very successful political career at obviously is the senator from Tennessee but prior to that the multi-talented senator was an actor and was involved in Days of Thunder and of course I had a small part in that but he played big bill they built France and Days of Thunder and make those tough decisions and hopefully we'll get a tough to City tonight be able to get a great race here at Tennessee up wellnot Days of Thunder tonight it's Knights of thunder and we're getting ready to go and a couple of cars Greg sacks who qualified 21st and John Andretti who took the condition of both those cars misses the drivers meet miss the drivers be an animal John and Rhydian gonna fall far though because he was supposed to start 34 so he goes back to the last row instead of the next to last row and they will do that as soon as there's deep reserves loose Kitty's won the race last night here yep Chevrolet number 29 and after the race was over of course we interviewed in victory lane and everything he seemed to be fine but he was very exhausted and I guess had to have a little bit of medical care and but everything okay now of course and Bill Weber has an update on the situation well guys this is Winston Cup Crew Chief Brian Fraser Brian let's find out first how is your driver he had an exhausting but victorious night here on Friday I spent it pretty good today they give you some fluids and everything last night an infield care center back up my lady just ate something yesterday I didn't really agree with you how do you keep him crying for 500 laps here tonight after 250 last night was only half a night's work put more vents on the car and try to keep plenty of air to him and tell him drink plenty of water today and you guys learned a little bit from last night too didn't you yeah we learned some stuff on the shots and a few other changes that we put on the car today that seemed to have helped that uh leave is gonna make us hopefully better tonight Steve Grissom going for the weekend sweep here at Bristol I've got the cars divided up into two groups to make sure they're okay on the speed down pit road here the results of last night's Food City 250 at Bristol Jeff green finish second to Steve 10 feet away third Chad little had a great race coming back from a spinner tube to finish fourth and Terry Labonte was in fifth position and here are the two groups of cars that are being led around the Speedway there are 20 and then the remaining 16 never see the bat feel of cars yep now you see that one pace cars pulled off and they back roof will catch up with the front they use this in both places both of those pace cars will run pit road speed and the guys can adjust their tachometers and whatever year they want to come down pit road thank fit rose be flooded 25 miles per hour that's what it was last night be the same John Kernan has a weather update hesitatingly John and I hope your news is good well Bob pitch is you can look look at all the green here we are at Bristol International Raceway right here now this is just very light precipitation moisture in the air nothing really heavy until you get south of here about 100 nautical miles down around the Spartanburg area now this is the remnants of what was Hurricane Jerry and it's got this counterclockwise flow so we have to watch out over here so it looks like we might be okay we might have to be concerned with the cells a little bit darker green out here indicating a little bit heavier precipitation but hey cross your fingers we just might get this race in tonight what does it move an East John well Bob I said you help me on your Bob counterclockwise like that okay right okay so it's moving Northwest gotcha okay you got it got it Bob yep hey John are you working on what is it AMA American Meteorological whatever raise its the AMS yeah because I figured you know during the three months I'm off in the winter maybe I'd get a job at the Weather Channel or something to talk about the weather down there during the winter you know we'll something to fill the Christmas vacation with haha now they continue to run here no green flag yet they track we'll have to be a little bit dryer than it is right now before we give them the green flag it starts tonight squiddy's 500 from Crystal International Raceway we'll be right back Doyle Ford is holding up five figures in five more laps we'll turn him loose and go green let's check our in cars to Mary CLE first in the number three car that Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench service Chevrolet an inside view from Dale and also the root camp on the number three car Aires Ricky Rudd in the number-10 tide machine he also carries an in-car rear bumper and a roof [Music] Shepard will have one and dissent go for [Music] they're in the sink part part also the babbling form of having me in car camera there we see partly civil bitter rain on the way finally kenny schrader area in car camera for the evening to go but a moisture in the air these race cars but [Music] going to be good enough to race on here and we'll show you the grid and how they're going to line up for this event as you see the 70 plus thousand spectators that have gathered here tonight for this annual ritual of speed and excitement on the high bank half mile racetrack at Bristol 36 degrees of banking and last night's race was typical we saw a lot of great competition we saw Steve Grissom come from the rear of the field really to win this race but in the NASCAR Winston Cup history it's been best to start up front to win this race go one for the third time in four races the Winston the unocal bonus bunny has one bid one has been won three of the last four races has been won from the whole position that has to be some kind of record I think I read it the last two races have been won by the pole and then ties records that has tied records that I don't think think to is a record you can see that the rain has picked up again just once we thought we were gonna get going I don't think we're gonna hold to this lap count that we started clean imagine Bob that they would they would start up now since that rain has picked up a little bit you can see that there especially on the black part is pretty wet Kyle Petty Kenny Wallace Todd Bodine Joe Ruttman Jimmy Hensley Elton Sawyer Bobby Hillin all failed to make this event and this is the first time that the Felix ibadis and Kyle penny team has failed to qualify for a Winston Cup race since 1989 the team's inaugural season when they were running a limited schedule the last time petit missed a Winston Cup race was in 1991 when he broke his leg in a crash at town since Bremen they had taken the tarts off pit road then we see him scrambling to put them back on yeah they wanted to try to keep this spots as dry as they possibly can we do get this thing underway to work but you can see that there is big enough Jerry punches with Richard Childress while Richard the NASCAR officials have been holding some of the drivers and I know a lot of them have not been in favor dropping that green flag yeah it's not only the racetrack we've got pit you know dangerous pit road conditions so paper to the racetrack now while we want you to show come over you're welcome exact an NDP Korean noted he is will be leaving the team at the end of the year obviously you would like to have kept dandy but it's a great opportunity for him yeah you know it's a good opportunity Brandi and we discussed this when we hired him and it just came a year sooner than anticipated so what we're gonna do now is use the same method Hale is gonna have to say anything Russia has work you'll have the most say and it will take hold between all the guys and work with us and we're going to do it united as we always do stuff so is there any timetable that's already Russian so to speak for you to name a crew chief obviously you've got a lot of talent back in your own shop still yeah you know we've we've got a lot of talent there but right now thanks for joining to gain rayna's we are in by the way his driver was one of us had no way they hold about four or five drivers and about half said let's go the other half said no and obviously they have called off the start and quite honestly it looks to me as if it's raining just about as hard as it is rained in the last half hour or so so keep your fingers crossed when we have ready of communication with some of the drivers out there we'll try to straighter and see a demonstrator this is Benny Parsons up at ESPN you got me so tell us about the racetrack is it okay okay we'll check me then he's got some good answers for you tonight Betty I think NASCAR has started I think they're gonna bring their cars in yes they are they glow they're slowing the cars down they're going to park them and I guess put the covers back on because is still raining and they don't want to throw the green flag and run the cars on the caution flag so they're gonna stop we've come so close because it wasn't raining at all rained about two o'clock didn't rain again until about seven o'clock and by that time we were thinking Oh everything's going to be okay and then it led up enough to get the cars on the track and now by golly here it comes again I screwed up pretty good rad does even our camera lens is showing some moisture shooting up the backstretch we're up there right under the ESPN notation here at Bristol watching it rain with the rest of you and even the people now that are the die-hard race fans are beginning to pull out their umbrellas and their rain slickers Jack Roush with hat on there's not that you're wearing his whiffing he gave me the head as a present I tell you one thing Jack that hat will not stop the rain it's got holes in it and the straw hat so the cars come down pit road and they stop so we will not have the start of tonight's NASCAR Winston Cup race quite yet but we hope we can some time [Music] rain is the situation at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee it continues to come down the track not really that wet you can see even some dry spots the turns here I could stock until right away you've never driven a race car what the racetrack is wet what do you slaughter you look in it well I am just looking at the racetrack it appears as if there are wet areas especially here on the straightaways but down in the corners bending it looks like that is pretty dry you see see those dark spots that's moisture and those tires do not grip them when you go around the racetrack oh man old man fine I'm gone a week and I come back and man are you all over me it's gonna be back well one thing it doesn't this track dries pretty quickly out because of the high banks I guess and of course that jet blower they got here and and other methods of drying it so if it should quit raining wouldn't take too long to get her and go there cherry punches with Terry Labonte and Terry Labonte's you saw last night on our qualifying show that set the pace early in qualifying set a new event record and held the pole for most of the night until this guy beside you ran and set a new track record but Terry you were one of the guys they pulled early on when he dropped the when they rolled you off he said hey let's go green well the track looked pretty dry there you know for a few laps and looked like it's in pretty good shape and then the rent by the time I said that it started raining little bit harder and then you could see it getting a little bit damp so you can't run these cars on a wet track it's hard to tell I mean for us and it's got to be for the driver on the concrete in particular see how what the race track really is well it really is you know the asphalt utility doesn't show up is good you can look at it now and tell it's wet but you couldn't want to go well that's Terry Labonte now the younger brother is also standing by for a comment and he's sitting in his Chevrolet want to get to you a little sooner but your brother was soaking up all of our air time Bobby hey first of all again congratulations fun last week but not a real good qualifying run for you here he told me this hasn't been a real good place since they put some cement down here well I told you that but I really wanted to make sure we did good on it but you know I tell you you know we've worked real hard and we've got it root I think we got a really good race car it's just that we didn't qualify as good as we needed to and a tenth of a second would have put us 12th which would have made us look like heroes probably but you know it's just one of those deals we just have to wait and see here it's to me a long race might be even a long night or a long day tomorrow who knows but we'll just have to wait and see and get the Interstate Batteries Chevrolet in a good position for later on the race it's a pretty dry in there Bobby or you got a little leak I got a little leak right now it was warming up out there we had a I told him we need to get a sealer or something and seal it out because it was leaking through the windshield onto my feet so but it was it would be just fine that was that was a good leak we just won't get this rain out of here so we get this race underway Bobby Labonte last week's winner now let's go to John with Michael Waltrip and it's been a great weekend so far for Michael Waltrip starting third best qualifying position of the year and there's gotta put a little damper on things are you ready to go aren't you yeah man if you're not ready setting where I am tonight you'll never be ready I've got the four fastest guys in Winston Cup racing I got Mark Martin in front of me Jeff Gordon behind me and Rusty Wallace and beside me and Rusty Wallace and Dale Earnhardt behind me so when they threw the green I was gonna have to go if I didn't go I was gonna get run over so uh I've been ready man for this race the Pennzoil Pontiac is running good hats off to the whole crew they deserve a lot of this they've given me a super car here this weekend and I've been able to put it in a good position so far hopefully win the race when they gave it five laps to go and the rain started come down a little bit harder feet a little bit hesitant then I think I was trying to talk myself into the fact that it would be okay I said well it seems pretty dry but then the more we went you know the the more evident it became that we weren't gonna be racing in five laps or at least it wasn't gonna be real good if we did so NASCAR always makes good calls and they made a good decision there obviously to stop us and you know I'm setting him a little Pontiac here waiting to see what's gonna happen but uh you know I'm doing the fans in Owensboro Kentucky a service by providing them with a great place to buy souvenirs of their favorite drivers whether it be Dale Earnhardt Jeff Gordon Martin Martin whomever everybody no one's burl I think we're closed right now but we open tomorrow come by and see us at Waltrip Speedway Sports wait a second that what he's got supposed to a paid commercial advertisement there Michael well let's go across from Michael's car up to where Jerry punches and see what Jeff Gordon's up to well Jack's is Jeff's doing a little remodeling inside his Chevrolet Monte Carlo Jeff you're working awfully hard what is this you tearing this thing apart what's going on well you know this place where the high banks weight is a lot of times my foot falls asleep my right foot and it's the most irritating thing in the world and we put some extra padding in there to try and help it out and it actually made it worse I mean my foot was asleep before the green flag even dropped so I knew I'd have been in trouble so we're kind of glad that we got to come down and stop here on pit road cuz I got a razor blade out and start cutting some padding out and I think it's gonna be better already well of course you're you've made some changes here not well you were you were trim it where were you trimming on the seat let's see if I can show the folks at home only on the inside of that seat go back away try to get some light oh I see down to the side of the seat there you were trim actually I've had trimming all over I've already been out of the sea once and move one padding from one side over to the and the way it's formed to to you know the bottom of the the seat I've had to just cut a notch so I sit down in to see a little bit better and then try to get it just so it doesn't cut the circulation off of my legs so I've had to trim a little bit I think it's getting aside in the bottom of my leg a little bit too much hey this guy's won five races with limited circulation oh by the way yeah let me turn around a second here where is Ray Evernham up let's get let's go back over here one come on with Korky come come along with me let's go over here one second by the way while we're on live here let us say happy birthday to very Everingham forty watt right now now come on Jerry same as the car number same 24 24 I'm the driver if you add the driver and the car number together what's that give you well that gives you 48 but we're not quite there yet we're getting there pretty quick with these guys played a pretty good joke on me today I was wandering around and and all of a sudden there must have been a thousand people said happy birthday ray and I'm thinking how did they do that and they had a big sign taped to the back of the tool box so they were having a little fun you know I'm out my wife and my crew were having a little bit of fun with me well loosen the happy birthday from us folks in his mid-30s and having a great time obviously with five wins this year let's check in with Bill Weber okay I'm here with Greg sacks couple things you know of anything is selling it's not your birthday right it's not my birthday and I'm not selling anything but if anybody's hungry well that's his new sponsor you slipped into the Hardee's ride this week and just tell us a little bit about that transition Greg well I'm real excited about it you know we've got ten races to go here in this season and harness is on board with us for the rest of the season but we are looking forward to 1996 and opening a Hardee's might be back with us or someone else might be interested in coming on we can put a long program together now you were a second round fastest so that was a good run for you you did miss the drivers meeting but you have that's a vicious rumor that is a vicious rumor I don't know where that started well where that came up from but don't believe it as a vicious rumor Greg I was there I didn't see no I know we were up in the trailer Alan and I and matter of fact we were working on sponsorship for 96 and now that's the important business we have to take care of our first is getting the finances to keep this team rolling and sorry to say that we did miss the drivers meeting but I'll tell you the Hardys team gave me a great car when I was sweating more today than drivers meeting was whether the weather would hold and we'd have second round qualifying because we were next to last and if it rained earlier today we were going home you know in practice we were not fast enough to make the show and we knew what we had a turn and everybody stood back to 32nd and 32nd was like a 1567 so our fastest lap from practice was about a 75 we knew we were close but I tell you the guys did a great job with the shot combination asleep did a good job with the chassis and you know we pulled it out and part of the silly season process is the driver and the crew chief getting to know each other these guys had an hour long meeting last night between Greg and crew chief Phillipe Lopez they went over a bunch of stuff put the car together second round fastest he starts last but that's a pretty good view here at Bristol he'll be coming to the front guys well what he gets a free stuff now bub well we could talk about the other shuffling that went on Ward Burton moved to the 22 car the Bill Davis car and Jimmy Hensley moved to the 32 car and that completed the cycle and they're talking about some of the 20 car there's some rumors that maybe buddy pennant mm-hmm here rumored he may be one over there he was here this weekend as a consultant was gonna look things over and he said they had apparently they had talked before this transaction this week with Ward coming over there but that was part of the situation they were talking about what if we Ward say if we get buddy parrot to come over here so they had been talking about it happened quicker that buddy anticipated by quicker than most of us anticipated and so anyway he came up here this weekend to look things over and talk to him so he to be with them who knows there's the front of the field Mark Martin Terry Labonte Michael Waltrip Jeff Gordon and Ricky Cravens car they're the number 41 beside rusty Wallace's it is raining here at Bristol and we'll be back to continue our live coverage in a moment [Music] no those aren't race cars they are service vehicles ambulances and just about every other kind of vehicle that you can imagine besides a race car that is trying to dry bristol International Raceway it continues to rain next Sunday several years ago we had things called race day America's and we haven't had them for a few years well race day America is back on espn2 now the NASCAR in-car race will begin at all at one o'clock Eastern Time then in-car coverage of the IndyCar race from Vancouver at five o'clock and then the premiere of rpm tonight at eight o'clock that's next Sunday race day America espn2 dr. Jerry punch is hanging out with Richard Childress axe award down here under an umbrella with Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress and all these guys here chatting a little bit you know while we're waiting for the rains ago let me ask you guys last night on our bush Sky national show Benny Parsons mission he had talked to a high source and Dale Earnhardt enterprises that you were thinking about running the car on your own next year for a couple three events with maybe Jeff green or Ron Hornaday get it will that happen to Richard I've been talking about more test dates and we need a development car so I got a couple drivers I'd like to try out we might even run skin or a few races who knows we might just get a big program going so possibly your own deny what about that guy this hat would work see when Hornaday drove it it could be Oh three and when you know green drove it it could be a 1 and when Skinner drove it could be O 2 so we could have different notice that's 7 120 110 you know we could go test because rookies can test all they want paint it yeah yeah well we're adding bush I'm not sure I bet you Gary Nelson's got his pencil out right now upstairs and a rule book trying to rewrite a few rolls now but that would that would help the more cars you have obviously you can get them a lot more development yeah that's true you know and you know as far as Dale's drivers you know I showed him a tape in there the other day of some my driving I'll do a little exhibition and I don't think he was gonna hire me after that a jerk you're sure are indeed deal I mean you know how about I walked in you afford driving well he was doing was driving the grooves a little low going in remember I was telling you and then after he watched he said you know you're right so should i watch the tape race car driving 101 before we leave let me just grab Andy Petree over here at Andy then announcement this week that you would be leaving this operation that had to be a very very difficult decision for you it was very difficult I've been with these guys here for three years the success we've had but I think I'm gonna eject that 21 test they're talking about next year after all that work I thought I mean I don't know about y'all I have 21 days now you're actually going to go over to the 33 team as a coke crew chief and eventually you're gonna probably all be owning that race team up from Leo Jackson yeah I'll go over there as crew chief for next year and year after that and then after that I'll buy the team from Leo and you know he's made me a good deal there and it's hard to refuse it and now is the time for me and I just you know it's time to make the movie Andy best of luck to you okay thank well that's what's going on total seriousness down here in the Earnhardt and childres area but let's check in back inside the garage area I think someone has called up back in the Texaco Havoline truck that's exactly right Jerry and you know I think I may have uncovered something Larry McReynolds the crew chief Larry busy right and right here and everything you Robert have been talking what are you doing discussing how you're gonna have the car set up after this rain delay well there's not a whole lot we can do about that now unfortunately this is another part that comes with the territory of being crew chief or den mother's figuring out where we're gonna keep these 20 guys tonight if we have to stay here in Bristol overnight the Hampton Inn down in Johnson City they've been good enough to give us a hospitality suite with ten rollaway beds so we got part of it covered so we're working on that that's just another part of the business you know you bring guys up here for race day and you hit this unfortunate weather the next order of business is working we put them tonight tell you what I've got a sleeper sofa in my room back in Johnson City interested Oh goes to the highest bidder I take I take credit cards okay wait anyway we can get it okay let me let me go Steve I get you to slide over here we'll come over here and talk to a robbery Asetek car on it and Robert everybody's been talking about you guys in a two car team for next year can you comment on that what about nice to weather huh in other words no comment right I'll tell you we hope to have a yeah it's more motel rooms and more airplanes than all those things but we're gonna do whatever we have to do if certainly we would be excited to run two cars this season with Ernie Irvan coming back and and for that we'll we'll do whatever it takes well sorry to put you on the spot there well I thought you guys about the weather or something but I'm just glad I didn't ride my Harley up here or maybe uh maybe I should have well there were a lot of guys who did over to hotel Johnson City it must been a hundred bikes out there but you decided to pass this by so I guess he had the foresight to know the weather was gonna be bad I heard that four or five hurricanes are on their way and I set up our stay on my motorcycle um pretty dangerous as it is on dry pavement I don't need to be on wet paper with my heart alright thank you Robert let's go over to Bill Weber now and I'm with Bobby Hamilton and you're from around these parts can't you do something about this please sir I've been praying I've been talking to people we've even had some pirates and the political organization I've even talked to them so it don't look like nobody's cooperating with us yeah but you told me it wouldn't bother you to run in the daylight here is there a big difference for you Bobby I think you know out there today in practice this car is really fast not run fast here in the spring and they've messed around he got it better than what was in a spring and it looked like today and the practice that a lot of the guys that were loose we're gonna have a you know in the daytime hours and we were real good getting off the corners real good so we're talking with this - and I'm not so sure we might be a little better I don't think we'd be any faster but I think some of the other guys maybe have some problems but this day's gonna be Pontiac is you really hooked ever running fast if we can just get through the traffic without getting run over and you'd like to get through some of that traffic and back into the top ten in points before the season is complete as well yeah I really think the race team deserves it as the sponsoring you know we was up there and we had a couple crashes and broke a few items and I mean and everybody the beauty part about this bill is everybody kept their chin up and I guess most parties it has such bad times 13th in points and all that bad when you like with that close within striking distance you know you like to be backed up though Bobby Hamilton safe and dry inside his STP Pontiac let's go up pit road to dr. punch guys a little trivia question for you when is a good samaritan not a good samaritan well when it costs you a laugh and the ted musgrave we can smile about it now but at the end of last week's race in Michigan Bill Elliott comes off turn two and the final lap runs out of gas and hey you're just trying to be a good Samaritan help the guy out to give him a shove well yeah Bill's gave me a lot of breaks during the racing season here you know and here he is running up near the front you know a chance to win the race and I'm limping around on seven cylinders and sure enough he runs out of gas in the last lap so I thought well quick you know here's my turn to you know give bill a little payback I'll give him a push around the to get him up to the start/finish line well I didn't read the NASCAR rule book says you cannot push on anybody on the final lap it was a final lap so it didn't cost me a lap it cost him a lap so it actually he finished in the same position if I did give him a push but now we will tell the folks at home that Bill Elliott went into the NASCAR trailer and to plead his case and even you and Jack Roush morning there and said look you know we didn't mean to do anything wrong we went in there just trying to help the guy but I guess the rules a rule ya rules the rules I even said I'll tell you what Gary I says you know he he had nothing to do with it I was when I pushed him so you know just leave him keep his position and just give me a fine or whatever it takes and you know like I say it's in black and white right in the rule book so he couldn't change that now you guys getting back to the Family Channel thing they've had a great season you currently set fifth in the point standings you've had some great runs including a second at Martinsville yeah a lot of seconds thirds force you know seven top fives 11 top 10s right now you know last three races haven't been too good for us but we need to turn that around and we're coming back to the short tracks where we ran good and hopefully you know we can get our consistency back and it looks like Kyle Petty's getting his wish here today he said that this place here I wish they'd filled with water and stock up with fish and go fishing from the grandstands and we're getting our water I'm just looking for the fish trucks now well that that roar you heard a minute ago Ted Musgraves and you folks was thinking home was because the rain appears to be lightning slightly and the fans are starting to get excited Bob I have never seen as enthusiastic a crowd as the one here at Bristol these people have started a wave that's trying to go down the backstretch and into turn number three right now they just trying to keep themselves entertained continues to come down however the good news is that is beginning to lighten once again not quite as far to rain as it was 10 or 15 minutes ago we remain optimistic here at Bristol and we'll be back with more in just a moment [Applause] you believe this these uncle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] driving this car [Applause] [Music] except severan and watch a train as we are and as many drivers arguing Mark Martin is enjoying the way hey Marcus you will as you watch the waves the fans are up now by three laps and that's scary I tell you right there I'll tell you I'm glad I'm not up in the middle of that now you talk about enthusiasm that's enthusiasm 70,000 strong and they don't they don't care that it's raining well I they may care but they're making the best of it like we are you know NASCAR fans are the greatest you know we've talked about they were pulling some of the drivers when you right they're running some laps and tearing the bars of yeah let's start the race Earnhardt said huh let's all started and you made a special request let's count these things you wanted to count the lap sure man I was about ready to go the track was ready and then it started raining you know pretty hard we could have got a couple laps in but I wouldn't have done us any good I'll tell you what though when we do finally drop the green flag this folks behind you are gonna be gonna be worn swap out it's gonna be a rough night for these fans they call it Thunder Valley not because a wild race cars because these fans love to come here and Maxum boy let's go to John Curtin Jerry I'm in the drivers lounge where it's nice and quiet and cool we're just hanging out with Bill Elliott and Bill uh Ted was talking about last week back giving you that push and everything yeah after you ran out of gas and you said what did you tell me about that we pushed me back a layup look to me like he was pushing you forward there well he ended up backing me up I mean it's just one of them situations nothing as need to push me and no you know he was running around there I guess he had lost the cylinder early in the race and I guess he felt like you gonna help me out but they didn't have the same eyes on that day over you know ended up really not constant just really didn't matter well Bill Weber the good the crews are what doing the wave out there now maybe if you give me five minutes I get the drivers in here whipped up we do the wave around the drivers lounge I'm going to leave that all to you John right here we have some of the newest technology in Winston Cup racing these are flashing crew caps now this one belongs to Tim brewer of John Andretti's car of course he's the crew chief and their number of flashes ah but the citko car the sponsor flashes now this is what Michael Waltrip needs to help endorse his story oh boy Kentucky he's a flashing hat now the crew doing the wave along the wall in response to these fans most of whom have you have seen have not left their feet now I'm gonna lift up this car tarpaulin right here and I was gonna talk to John Andretti so if I lift this up I would talk to John but he must have gone out the other side so he's not here right I can talk about right now is flashing caps and away from the fans and the crews and but Bob will let you know when it starts lightening up down here okay it isn't yet a little bit it actually it is in the last five minutes it has kind of let up a little bit so we're optimistic down here but we'll let you come down and help us dry the track if you're interested I think the thing we can safely say as Ned pointed out was that when it does top rating is from the trait very little time to get this track right Jerry and we have been clunky and I'm here Richard Childress and Richard what's the new track record for the wave so far it's a forty five ten that was a forty eight thirty they're getting a little weaker I think legs are getting sort of worn out up there but a forty five ten with no track record the first time by for the way so far that's been the best lap yet obviously obviously we'll keep clocking him and let you know if it picks up speed here in the grandstand but join us the fans are just absolutely on top of what's happening Arista Tennessee but it's certainly the most entertaining thing going on right now as it continues to come down not very hard but a little bit we're at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee waiting for it to stop raining so that we can get this goodies 500 [Applause] Bristol International Raceway is where we are tonight watching the rain come down and watching the wave it continues it's picking up speed Jerry did they set a new track record while we were in commercial break Bob the clocking gets quicker and quicker to picking up speed on the straightaways down here with the wave now that was a 45 10 what's the new record Richard 40 to 70 they ride him better on his straightaways both the straightaways are a lot better and having some tight tight going into three yep that three and four is one itself right now that's always been a tough turn for the drivers with the fans picking up speed 40 to 70 new track record for the wave air 70,000 song Bob boy I'm excited I can tell I can tell Benny what would be the best thing they turned 13 laps down NASCAR officials are keeping track number of times the wave is completed Benny what would be the most entertaining thing to you as we're in this rain delay here seeing more of me maybe no oh come on yeah I think we should go yeah thank you guys very much we had a pretty good show last night on Speed Week that originally aired at 12:30 a.m. this morning Eastern time and some IndyCar news and some NASCAR Winston Cup news and some news from Knoxville and all over the place as a matter of fact so while we're in this rain delay we're going to go to Speed Week however we will be back with every break to update you on the weather situation here at Bristol my dear Speedway welcome back to Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee despite the optimism that has been expressed by Benny and others about how wet the track is the drivers have been ordered to their cars BP wait a minute my spot that I've been checking out down on the roof of those buildings uh it has stopped raining thank you for slows down it now the groove that white part the cement is basically dry they are working on the lower part the pavement however the drivers have been ordered to their cars and once again we have raised our hopes that this race will begin within a few minutes and when it does of course we will be here to have it for you live on ESPN in the meantime let's go back and check out the second segment of Speed Week which again originally aired at 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time this morning here's more to me oh man do we have to go to this again the goodies 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race from Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee is under a rain delay the betting how's your other eye after Michigan huh my wife they must have espn2 they saw me hug miss Winston and she popped you huh my wife said she's gonna hit me in the end but hey thank you very much for asking she did not hit me in the eye well the drivers have been ordered to their cars once again and hopefully they'll be out of the track before too long a little while ago John Andretti was missing in action I think Bill's found him well Bob he had run out to Kmart to pick up some umbrellas and then he stopped and picked up some Little Caesars Pizza for this hard-working pit row press corps so John we really appreciate that your toughest drive is ahead of you though tonight getting through this field how about you and Bristol how you guys get along I've gotten along before last time I was here we qualified real well and ran that whistles a tough one and I we were on the bus today give me the pot off insulting him you know not me be your fault so I'm just gonna lay back and see how things go and then no thought they didn't start by far enough but when I miss the garbage to me an hour the loss I already missed more five any particular reason why John a previous commitment perhaps during that time well Martina McBride was there's a death to Kmart you know tonight got all wrapped up in talking with her and then and I forgot about you know the Saturday event driving happened go earlier so I missed it I get that a good reason I would say so she was here earlier as a guest of Kmart Bob wonder what Nancy thinks about that exactly what I was saying he's gonna have a couple of black guys himself is mr. Andretti yeah well if the drivers won't mention their sponsors the announcers will I guess and when it comes to talking about sponsorships here's one that Benny will talk about all there they build a Burger King down the pitch clock look at this the derrike cope crewmen have made a sign that says we love you race fans off the dock neat isn't it that is really cool well you saw the Burger King sign let's go down and talk to the Burger King driver Jerry well I'd like to let me just sort of slide over here can I get a double whopper with cheese and a large Allspark we just hey we're showing that sign that's a pretty good idea have a neon sign in the pits oh absolutely Oh got a lot of neon on the car too trying to make everything stand out for the fans and it's just a great night at Bristol's we need is mother nature to let us get her job done now you guys it's thick it's gonna start a trend possibly more near first they had little bitty pit boards and big pit boards we've seen everything now you got a neon sign you can't miss your now if you miss your pits they're gonna be after you big time oh they definitely will I tell you what your Burger King has been great to work with the whole Burger King crew the TNL at the engine department - just done a wonderful job you know we've been qualifying real well and the whole team is just working better together and we're excited for the future and Benny we're told in a whopper in a large fryer on their way up so just be patient they're gonna get there momentarily Joe Nemechek starts 12th up let's check in with John Kernan standing by with Hut Stricklin uh okay Jerry you're getting the hamburgers Bill's got the pizza so well I guess it only makes sense and I get some motor oil now just to get him fight with that Strickland and let's start an 11:00 tonight when we get this thing underway you guys have caught fire here the last few races had some really good runs well we certainly have you know I'd say y'all crate it has to go to all these guys on this team you know they've been working really hard on these cars and you know just doing a great job well put them together and everything so you know hopefully not we leave here with the top five or top ten finish at least and and then you know who knows what might happen I mean we're running pretty good but I don't know for running good enough to win or not we're gonna certainly try you know we talk a lot about patience here at Bristol and certainly with this rain delay the drivers have to have a lot more patience what do you do to pass the time well the biggest thing my plan of attack is just find Darrell Waltrip I want to follow him that guy's you know he seems to have a pretty good record here you know just sitting there having patience and you know you can never count that guy out and you never know you know where he is or count him in the race and then I was said in the last picture hundred laps of the race there he is so I'm gonna find him just follow him well that sounds like a good plan of attack to me and hey Bob guess what the rains almost stopped again good it looked to me like it was starting to rain again but maybe we are gonna be lucky and get this thing in tonight well the biggest spin sprint car race of the whole year was last weekend that among other things talked about in this next segment of Speed Week coming up while we are in a rain delay here at Bristol ESPN speed shove the goodies 500 is being brought to you by Ford and your Ford dealer have Budweiser the king of beers this Bud's for you and by McDonald's have or break today [Music] we're getting a break in the weather believe it or not as once again the dry and hopefully in a few minutes we'll get green and be ready to race you know the worst thing about this they close the gate crossing the racetrack and I guess I won't get my burger that is bad news I can see them they're ready to come across is very misty well sorry about that the rain came just to the nick of time didn't it well let's keep our fingers crossed here that things will be okay for the next three hours or so and we can get all this race in mark Park is up front along with Terry Labonte Michael Waltrip Jeff Gordon Rusty Wallace and Ricky Craven your top six starters there's the roof cam on Park Martin's car you still see a little bit of moisture out there to the racetrack that's we will be finished with this race by then you can tune in ESPN and find the broad free of Belgium from spa from Kershaw 750 a.m. tomorrow morning here on ESPN s Jennifer Aramis on the phone it had the provisional pole I don't know the results of qualifying today me young worker was on the permission so that's 750 tomorrow morning and the crews pretending to take the tarps off oh they're in areas now see what a great job those tarps do not arrive at those pit stalls are not amazing the real problem is pit road in that area that was not protected by tarps is quite wet as you can see there on the left the racetrack itself the concrete is pretty much dry at the moment and the drivers are checking it out as we speak now the blower is over there between turns three and four and will be coming down pit row the power that it has has an amazing ability to dry off the water so that is a jet engine yep in the back the pickup is pulling a trailer with a jet engine on it and the exhaust management is directed straight to the ground tremendous job drying these racetracks not only does it have a lot of force a lot of guys on their hands and knees using the quicker picker-upper there to get up some of the moisture Jerry what's NASCAR saying apparently they're holding the drivers again and this time Dale Earnhardt's that hangeth dry out here we're ready to race and they are telling them to close them up [Music] and we can see in the windshield Barnard's car I don't see any rain and in the windshield they're going to send terry labonte out apparently to be the rabbit so to speak and see if the racetrack is ready for high speed let's see if he pulls ahead of the pace car and maybe takes a lap or two in pretty high speed to see how things are gonna go we'll get this event underway my legs [Music] pretty good speed as fast as they would go want to feel it out a little bit before you gravy spit on it see what his word hasn't have acted his [Music] a scar at the field to catch up to what he say Jerry terry labonte said it sounds it feels good to me we're ready all right see his crew chief gary DeHart talking to the NASCAR official terry is gonna wait til apparently the pack closes up to him he's just past the start/finish line headed down toward turn one while the rest of the field comes out op turn number four in that jet dryer that we talked about as you can see is coming down pit road but we're a couple of more laps away from the actual green flag of this event but we will be back when it gets underway here at Bristol International Raceway stay with us live coverage of the goodies 500 coming up we are ready to go racing at Bristol International Raceway the fans of [Music] the main concern to a lot of drivers is getting to the inside [Music] Jeff Gordon has not been able they're racing for the fix it now and Horton look like he nearly hit Dale in the back now we have a single-file procession through the first and second here on lap number three Jeff Gordon Ricky Craven Ricky Rudd Hut Stricklin [Music] Dave Parkman since I saw up there in the field as we brett bodine [Applause] [Music] twenty-nine Shepherd in 28 [Music] a lot of patience here right now just that 90 car bottoming out sitting about as far and inside there was the leader which marks the water has bottomed out the chassis the exhaust looking back on the entire field from leader mark Martin's car [Music] go by here and show you that again everybody is very patient at this time walking in we do so that's how quickly a lap is completed here in under 16 so they're making almost more laughs [Music] reflect a clog [Music] now from Kenny Schrader's view question Vignesh me [Music] in the corner their drivers are nice [Music] and conservative [Music] he got to the inside of rec picked up that spot here comes Jimmy as masked also call their it always is close when you passed about these course at first [Music] darrell waltrip [Music] the race these so bored here in the front performance one topic right now [Music] and Bill Elliott running together on the racetrack they are see 19 and 20 you can see the graphic on the screen 486 laps to go sounds like a long time but as we indicated the laps are so quickly here an official race would be one lap past the halfway mark 251 I don't think anybody is really thinking about that the moment although the goal of course is to get up front as quickly as possible here is Robert Pressley along with Dale Jarrett there is Warburton right behind in the end car and then Jeff Burton to put a little pressure on welcome bracelet there now [Music] carlins conditions are at their best this is a tough racetrack to pass on the damp spot here there to be extra special careful now we can see that Mark Martin and Terry Labonte kind of driven away from this battle for third place right now Michael Walker the Pennzoil ponic is in third rusty Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon all Wallace took a look there to the inside at the end of the backstretch michael waltrip continues to hang on to third its best start 19 five here tonight [Music] look to the inside of Rusty Wallace in the turn making no move great shot from the roof cam on Earnhardt's car forever [Music] those cars starting to move up just a little bit in the center of the corner might be enough to live get alongside they received Ricky Craven and Ricky Rudd Ricky's [Music] mr. race for seven spot greater than the 41 seven the time machine [Music] today to walk off with Whoopi of the honors this year and competition he's currently [Music] burton's spotter we heard there [Music] I just made a pass on cut Strickland is finished in the top ten the last two races he would ten and seven that Michigan last week his career-best back up front of this three Wallace wheels up reward they wore last time around and see where your favorite driver is running parentheses is where that driver started then Greg sacks in the 31 car up not to be overtaken and land see how that second groove up there works [Music] the body come from are at the moment a lap down and as you saw he was Mark Martin and second-place Terry Labonte continue to Duke it out for the lead and in fact continue to go away from the second group consisting of those four the moments ago Waldrop Wallis Earnhardt and Gordon he brought finally was able to get mine I never see well Ricky in the seventh position and as Ted Musgraves the fan Dutch's the wall coming off the corner sends up a lot of smoke the yellow is out but everybody else is going to be able to dive to the inside and avoid hitting him I'm not so sure that the car is all that much because I are on it Bob oh yeah [Music] guard it's gone a lap down so Rusty Wallace five-time winner here at this racetrack including this event last year he's won the spring race four times pointing and they learned aren't there yeah I think they got together as it came off the turn up there we'll say here here's a replay down on the inside yep tamson and looking they've worked the wheel and trying to save the slide he didn't the car hit the wall both the left front and the left rear and now from the speed shot we'll take a look at it once again contact was pretty severe there on the left rear god that's just sheet metal back then I don't know that it hurt the car too badly but he certainly got to go in the pits and change tires and which he's in the pits right now there's the fire that are briefly erupted on the car Jerry and that was raw fuel coming out the left side exhaust and rusty is sitting in a truck headed index finger four tires and some of the village genuine draft crew also out on pit road the NASCAR forces have pushed them back behind the wall but a lot of concern here about the cars damaged from the in-car look and listen to Rusty Wallace a spin [Music] just the slightest amount of contact with the car in front of you can send him around and that's exactly what happened as Rusty Wallace has been the first to taste the concrete here at Bristol on this Saturday night we have just begun only 34 laps into this race because of a rain delay and we'll be right back finding with Dale Earnhardt here and under a caution here at Bristol we think that there may be a black flag displayed to Dale Earnhardt we're gonna see here yes indeed the flagman is pointing to Dale with the black bunting and Earnhardt is going to go to the rear of the line because of his what NASCAR considered more than incidental contact with Rusty Wallace the fans think that was the right decision they're divided but they are letting their what they're feeling is now rusting we'll be able to go to the up to the front of the line on the inside Jerry right that front tire is still slightly towed in but they got it as close they possibly do at the time they had sheet metal damage but a slight total problem left front that's the only entry the moment anyone draft for here they come down for the restart and rusty will of course be trying desperately to get his lost lap back mark pulls out in front of him however as the green does we see rust his car bottom enough as he aims to turn to four fresh tires he might be able to get five Marquart pretty quickly you can tell that he a lot different attitude about this race [Music] laughs terry labonte looks like he may be ready to challenge Mark Martin for the [Music] [Music] everybody is back on the lead main is up also so here's a battle between Joe Nemechek derrike cope [Music] [Music] [Music] our practice set had a great qualifying run bikal started from the 15th qualifying at one twenty three point four five four two this is john andretti along with district once again after the black flag and behind him is Dave market smart looking [Music] he has to go hard because the bark bark that will be around in a hurry already about to lap they leave they've got five Greg sacks and [Music] so Earnhardt knows that he can get around there pretty quick so he's got a we possibly can as he gets up in the second group and those to the inside pass by Gerry has what did they learn hard sang on the radio all during all this Jerry with headphones and hey [Music] personal in any case he was forced to the rear the feel now flames he continues to move upward [Music] this racetrack eight times three at night during the spring race they're the first to know here comes three four five six and on back wall-to-wall trip is still at the front crash up in turn number four it's Brett Bodine in the concrete what brand has had a tough year this year the [Music] mechanical problems are cut up in a crash or simply just had a tough year had to take a provisional to get into this field 33rd now Rusty Wallace has made up his lap because he was in front of Mark Martin let's watch the replay and we'll see that some contact between Bobby Hamilton on the enamel yep the contact at the rear of the 11 car and we have pit stops now being made by a lot of those up front including Martin Labonte Waltrip on back take a look at the front tip here and seeing the work being done by the Ted Musgrave Joe alcool and Mark Martin sorry yes the race driver to be effective when the 87 compartment [Music] [Music] clean probably about 10 to 12 picking up several positions because of the best that neighbor check is back there John Kernan has more so need me check very carefully coming into this four-tire change last time flick it up to get into his pit stop oh boy is still pretty wet down here on the outskirts of pit road is dealing less hi [Music] trouble getting his car all the way in toward the wall I come back in and they will be the left side tires change [Music] Barnard with the second visit and this is what happened to Mark Martin you can see that he's boxed in there and had to back up before pulling so under caution for the second time tonight Bret behind in the wall in turn number four stole in a moment just as you rejoin us the green comes out and we're back [Music] during this washing exactly baek-mae field [Music] Phil get some pressure bikes [Music] behind that raishin from Jimmy Spencer [Music] going through good [Music] racing up front and as you can see the rain is beginning to fall once again [Music] Bodeen once again for the second time this time he's in the wallet [Music] everyone avoided him but it Jeremy Mayfield and like speed came down so Brett Bodine has his second crash of the evening within a few laps and this time the Lowe's machine is really tore up in the rear end he lost a couple in three laps as a matter of fact repairing it here a little bit earlier Bobby Hamilton began what's going on between this stupid Brett Buddha's get the worst end of it we see the Bobby Hamilton has been black liked by the mass market he has gone to the rear of the field brett bodine continues out there here's a replay of it once again see has already smack the wall [Music] and there has how close it was as mayfield end speed came down in the 36 degrees of banking and saw the car right ahead of them Brett Bodine in the pits once again we'll take another break and be right back [Music] they just went green completed less than a stars in Italy of Darlington earlier this year they're holding the 43 car on Petros Bobby Hamilton there is Jeremy Mayfield and right behind his legs be dead comes Jeff Gordon and then fish but and John Andretti [Music] Mark Martin [Music] that Jeff Gordon jr. moved into third place in the box as rich Bickle [Music] feel that speed at like speed has led a lap this year so make believe the first time in the 43 car a box [Music] Jeff work now finds himself in third to every ready back there is still over [Music] going back for that do their best to keep you up there oh yeah yes he drove down to the inside and it could be for rain 73 laps completed is indeed for rain bill Weber has an update on the leader at the current moment Jeremy Mayfield hey guys two weeks ago that car Jeremy Mayfield is in was a show car they took it to Watkins Glen to put it in our Auto Show up there they brought it back Tony first said we're going to do some work on this car and they made it into a short track car they changed literally everything on it they've been fast as they got off the track off the truck rather and onto the track and they were pretty happy this morning Jeremy didn't have a lot of this race in the spring but they're excited with their position and their possibilities here tonight but it was a show car two weeks so when you see these cars in a shopping centre whatever and you say and that's our real race cars by golly they can be update long there is a huge tarp being utilized by the children's per down there for the no that's they don't have the big one out yet they have one a little bit ago that covered his pit area Jeff Gordon's pit area and their tires and tools and everything else I have never seen Chitra tarf in my life yeah right now a non-neutral right now the cars about Newton eavesdrop on some radio conversations here feed people were not racin which is exactly what the pitman the true she always wants to hear neutral a 7th position at the moment no action spent for the windshield yeah [Music] there's no idea now you trying to talk them into happen somebody's going to no big deal a little out seven so they don't have a man - it has to be done from across food but you heard Michael say that that is not also eavesdropping on Steve Grissom in his conversation we could show you a field summary here while we are under caution and we listening on the radios [Music] started 22 zombies coming in right now [Music] goes on a it out the driver and the spotter and worst crew chief gives and across well that is a great hand what you were still doing the hand of the weight that one week for the want of an umbrella well there's a radar Jerian or other a John and the Jack are looking at it John what's it look like what's it look like Bob it looks green around here but I tell you what you know if we got some cells out here the movement we've seen has been toward the west but then what's kind of promising on thinking see house break it up around so probably we're gonna have some light stuff we might be a little more light stuff don't you think yeah my consultant tells me a little more light stuff the only problem I see on here is to get down to Spartanburg and it's built quite a bit over the last 35 45 minutes having some severe cells down there but it looks like mostly white stuff for us so like I said just cross your fingers and maybe we'll get this things at this thing in now let's go to dr. Jerry punch while we have a rain shower let's chicken into Rusty Wallace Pune Robin members and Robin up unfortunately your car as a headed early with the wall how bad was it hurt it Stoughton right now you can't come in and fix it they're picking the pace up to 50 miles an hour trying to get to keep the race track dry it's it's not right yet and hopefully later we'll get a chance to work on it here's the towing the only problem other than the sheet metal damage as far as we know did you get word from the three pits that they'll call it an apologize thing it is definitive with his fault yeah that's really nice that's Robin Pemberton the rusty Wallace's crew once again cannot pit because of the speed on pit road what's a little bill ever and I'm here with Robbie Loomis and to put a politically correct these guys are Steve you guys were held for several laps Robbie what's the story well I tell you I really don't know the story I guess it's a tough call you know what they're for NASCAR in these short tracks that 11 car run us all over the racetrack after he done got loose he's out of control down there Rick and then he run us all over the racetrack I guess we got into the back of NASCAR made a call to put us in a penalty box I've seen a lot of these other guys you know what happened with the three car there earlier I don't know why it just happens to us but NASCAR take care of it I guess some things will work their way out okay he's going to go back to work but let me tell you it was pretty heated down here Richard Petty was involved they were really taken to task with some of these NASCAR officials down there they pleaded their case as long as they could but no good and they held a Bobby Hamilton on pit road and it was extremely it was frustrating so I can't imagine what it was like to be a member of the team they held him for five laps that puts him back in 35th position five laps down and they're still talking about it to the NASCAR officials [Music] jerry problem with Mark Martin's radio Bob unfortunately that is the case that crew now time to work on a backup helmet they're changing a visor and they have some court apparently heart can he receive meal and the crew would think that on here very briefly [Music] kaitlin Park and they're all trying to see what he comes by that - what signal he's giving him but in the big time and as you heard from Tim Burton say cause the speed had been picked up on the face an over 50 miles an hour as opposed to the normal can't afford to take a chance of trying to come in and change Hillman a pit stop they might just lose a lapdog to wait till they get a chance to come in we are under caution because of a rain shower it's Jeremy Mayfield Lake speed chef north Terry Labonte and rich Bickle the top five after 83 laps Trackbacks are brought to you by Quaker State the intelligent oil for longer engine life last week at Michigan International Speedway we found out just how important a little bit of gasoline is ricky rudd remember he had the problem with the flapper about in the bin not being open to allow fuel to go in the car one driver who had just the exact amount of fuel he needed was Bobby Labonte as the team prays he does have to fill Elliott lacked about one quarter of a gallon make it to the end and ran out on the backstretch here's the pit stop bill that he made in 1990 and we're going to show you why that they install the flat for about watch as he leaves with this Ford Thunderbird the fuel that comes out the back of the car that might have been a half gallon of gasoline so how do they keep that gas in the car with the flapper bail the fuel goes in the tank and the big toe is displaced in the area the fuel cell comes to the bit and there's the flapper valve that holds the fuel in the tank here's the probe that last week wasn't long enough to open that valve here's how it works there's a little about inside the probe goes in opens it that allows the air to come out when the car leaves the valve closes will notice the bin is an inch and a quarter in diameter on the streetcar it's about 3/8 of an inch that's why they're able to put 11 gallons of fuel in in just 7 8 seconds and we see happy birthday Landon Ricky rugs and son one-year-old yeah I remember that he had to leave the racetrack and got back just in time for the race well and we can see that fuel mileage is so important each one of these races and they had to put those valves in there so he wouldn't spill all that gas and okay remember when these cars would leave it all out gasoline would go but which is much safer the way it is it is much safer certainty and as you indicated that small amount that's built out of Eliot's tank they're the few years ago would have been enough to take him to the checkered flag last week exactly Bill Weber is with Tony Feuer well Tony we talked about how your guys have worked so hard you might have an advantage because this race is running so late you guys have been working so late at night which Jeremy telling you well right now you know you said darn workin real dudes new track position same thing as three time beating while ago so did we can move on but when you to call was pretty quick we practice real good today and last brightness and stuff we just didn't do too good qualified but you know the boys he's got that RCA cord right really is a show car yeah it really other so close it's called with the so car all year long we brought it out for this race there okay I should say was a show car tonight it's a race car Rusty Wallace back on jerry- Carthon pretty good show down there bill ever rusty Wallace's show almost ended early with him they try to get all the hood fit back in here comes the pace car down the straightaway and rusty is down and away and I am told they are going to signal one to go and we'll have green that's good news the lights on top of the pace car sting wished and we will to racing number 92 looks like and we'll see that Jeff Burton in the a Carter invest his car Phillip he lost a lap in the pits helmet half caution flag [Music] Bobby Hamilton duh be ready now and also five left's now these older comes the pace car the crowd and there are sacred it's his second 21st year last August he did not qualify for this now they feel this at the head of the field he's faced several pit stops during this caution [Music] [Music] as an update on Robert Pressley well that man as you said pit road several times during that caution they developed a leak in the [Music] the NASCAR official they think that that's gonna hold it and stop [Music] the NASCAR official they hope that's going to stop [Music] he's trying to get one of his laps back [Music] conversation for 21st doneghy has done a wonderful job Jeremy make the Jeremy who loves him very good team and Germany leading boys [Music] John what happened to Jeff Burt that he lost his lap [Music] tire a cut tire going down but I was just told by a member of the crew that it was Rusty Wallace [Music] rusty Spyder told Jeff's father Jeff came in that's their story down here they say they're sticking to it well in any case ease back in 30 down that was running good yes sir he is running well yeah pass those cars from way up Lee [Music] take a look on the inside can't make [Music] I think Lake probably knows no you saw the 11 car Brentwood at least twice as you came up the second corner [Music] the lake speed is dropping back a couple of colleagues I don't know if that's late get defensive with Jeff Burton or if his chance again [Music] field summary [Music] we've been working over it's big [Music] number 23 and finally Jefferies have to get around the number 9 [Music] Jeff Burton makes that mortgage Oh John is pretty smacks before I don't think John knew that Morgan was down there there is yes there is this area for a little bit boy John Andretti came falling down off the banking in turn two and I don't think he saw Morgan and then went into the wall on the outside receiveth Jeff Gordon has taken the lead so he will get the five bonus points but now Lake speed is trying to go back and fun so I guess master I'll have to sort this out as [Music] let's see Sawyer meanwhile they both have past the pace car which is trying to pick up the field coming out of the backstretch pit here's a replay never see Morgan Shepherd rot on the right side it gets looked at from Darrell Waltrip and he will spin and no one has submitted witness and ready in a second try to dodge somebody come off and smack that air there he is he's trying to dodge a 21 car and from Morgan Shepherds in car that's right damage to the city classified the tires is going into its house we can drive with the extras now watch john andretti come from the right side of your screen her heart just barely missed him or he did hit him there's Andretti now he goes up the banking and boom bangs into the wall were you're right then he did it that wall hard did [Music] it's are opened in several cars coming down the road including bunches there a few hours [Music] Mayfield on pit road will be four tires on his car he says he has a fender rubbing an active for fire mastery surrendered the lead the right side tires pull the sheet metal away working Shepard has some severe hey to the tail section back ready get loose' lab the first time he stopped just a moment ago Mayfield rolling back out onto the racetrack apparently lake speed is going to win the dispute as to whether as the leader NASCAR shows that Lake is a front with Jeff board running in second position and then Terry Labonte being shown in there 112 laps out of 500 have been completed here at Bristol and the goodies 500 ESP in speed world tonight from Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee ricky rudd in for another pit stop Joe Nemechek is also on pit road are rolling in the morning and John has an update on Nemechek Bob that was a four time that Nemechek has been on pit road first time they tried to do a four-tire change a lot that jammed in one of the air guns that means unless and what that's loose on the left side then they came back in tighten those up but they didn't get a right rear tire change didn't the left side tires they had to change this time four times in fátima Jack's group but they were they did not lose a lap let's go down to Jerry punch and guys Dale Earnhardt made two pit stops and you watch now from his broom messed up they change tires and watch team do yard here time to peel the left rear fender away with the car number 21 he was trying to peel the fender way in fact possibly the cars in front of the car number 21 field are to the left side Dora but other the so Earnhardt back out of the racetrack in oh he's back in 34th position a lap down and here's a replay of why we are under caution there's Morgan Shepherd relative right side of the screen gets a tap with Darryl and he spins now he's gonna almost get it straight down and right here Earnhardt's gonna go by and hit the back door right there is to contact between the three and the 21 from Mark Martin's root camp I narrow Walter chromatic with Morgan Shepherd and the other update is that indeed Jeff Gordon is the leader of the race and not Lake speed but leg did lead the lamp we understand that beat the first map that he has and Jeff Mort now has five bonus points for leading the race valuable points on his way to a possible NASCAR Winston Cup championship in 95 [Music] pace car pulls off the racetrack we're going back to green once again on lap number 122 we've been caution as Bobby Hamilton tries to get another - Belinda Jeff yet another one so easily three laps down and let us also tell you that although our scoring showed that Dale Earnhardt was down a lap he is they are is on the leave line scoring their rut when you [Music] see the 33 car that's Robert Preston stole car he is in fact a lap down there are four cars that are at least a lap down Presley and Andretti are one lap down Bobby Hamilton laughs down brett bodine is 33 is in 33rd place [Music] nine Thornton and speed fourth and michael waltrip it [Music] seven who carry the body he almost lost it lost and found 12 time winner here at DARPA darrell waltrip with seven in this race five [Music] here at the high banks 12 wins four pole positions and has finished in the top five 20 giving him a first scent [Music] [Music] there is ted musgrave and Bill Elliott ninth and 10th pole sitter here with a [Music] most of the racism 68 laps or Aeneas engine failed on platform as terry labonte we just about have a crash down at turn turn would there a moment ago but [Music] Joe Nemechek we see John and Freddie let in fresh in a return to then we see how slowly yes pretty heavy damage to the table in there Phil Billy Jeff on last night do you remember who was on the for this race last year position for in retire 37 and something's wrong with ricky rudd got damage to put in right or failure and get together but they both spraycan it out mr. Ricky Rudd's car he's not defender back on the tire that's his [Music] things happening so fast out here - camera can keep up with it I can't we can't keep up with it let's take a look at that traitor Jarrod's almost crash but you say Kent's gonna get a run on Dale going down to him to turn 3 don't know if they'll knows he's there not but Dale does cut down on straighter and the attention straighter gets out of it they get straight back goal by the way this is Dale Jarrett's 250 of NASCAR Winston Cup race now let's see what happened [Music] dan what happened to Morgan Shepherd best one out hollered about their moment ago you can see he gets close tab for rich Bickle Baker gets a little damper Burkhart and that was a beautiful safe Wow so who did broadhead run in the seventh or eighth and look at that lift we're out on the 21 car they received we'll be working on that car and Jerry punches right what happened to run about seven or eight laps ago that a jirt one he came into contact with a cart of a certain one that was Brett's actually get to the web [Music] they have broken the radiator there first the radiator there to take unfortunately losing looks like rut will have to wait on his first win in the 1995 season he has not picked heard yet he did however have a strong race last weekend in Michigan started race every year [Music] makes me position winter trying for six fun [Music] body sound crazy like you'd be better served again we move up a little bit so he's done that maybe that column in the driver's meeting oh and can be made there he goes they were told in the drivers meeting there any glimpse they moved to the high side of the racetrack let the master cars go by tried watch this as he goes in the corner here's our heartily go down the corner [Music] great now all the driving Wow they almost made that a show car in there on the right side Jeremy Mayfield led this race earlier and John is with Robert Pressley a lot of smoke Robert Presley's car they pulled it behind the wall go to work Robert dad we caught the card it looks thick changing the rear is now yeah it gets a black things go happen in time time sir lately you know I ruined gasket what's leaking a little bit all burn it up for you the matter Ranas Presley behind the wall sitting patiently [Music] and so Robert sits patiently while on the racetrack Earnhardt and Wallace are running together again and that was a clean pass by Dale [Music] realize that right now he's not one holding my elgyn just took 20th spot rusty still fighting that problem apparently with the 2e about exactly the way is the leader of the race here at Bristol on the high banks you won this great race honey but that 43 car Bobby Hamilton still in front of Hamilton [Music] Jeff Gordon leading here at Bristol as a light sprinkle continues to fall we'll be right back [Music] sille International Raceway in the goodies 500 it's hard to believe but it is college football time and on Thursday will beginners a with Nebraska against Oklahoma at 7:30 Eastern Time the Cornhuskers traveled to Stillwater to face Oklahoma State and dr. Jerry punch will be on the broadcast team once again for the CFA Games [Music] traffic because he finally did get around Bobby Hamilton [Music] rich bickle in the 40 car which is [Music] and break Saxon 30 [Music] so we see well Ward is trying to fight this [Music] at least he's closed again about 50% anyway [Music] it wants to get that land back [Music] or checking the on track in and 16 place Dale Earnhardt the interval has been reduced for the 7.4 seconds Gordon has coped these cars and is losing time on the racetrack a good sample second for lamb [Music] [Music] right [Music] trying to get to the end [Music] 13 spot he started seventh it's tough to pass on this racetrack even if you're the leader and have the fastest car therefore 12 place passing Dale laughs and any of the inside of Jeff bodean [Music] heart stop he stopped since the other cars his tires might be a little bit Barnard has not led a lap so far and as low as [Music] ten here behind Bill Elliott traitor fine to make that pass off their eco leprous I'm trying to make snailed working to the inside [Music] man is a left rear tire plan that's the next way ted musgrave as well there is the interval stay alert heart and the leader who has yet to get pirates bikal and Nicolas sideways [Music] the inside and put him a lap down but [Music] her heart just got by Marv watch Jeff Fork [Music] brought just a minute look what you can see how much he has gained oh yeah oh and Jeff or all those trash coming up the second corner and the body looked like he was going for the lead and we can see there's one two three four all nose to tail Jeff for the time she was going try to passionate sign up and turn to listen we could see it we should go and about right here he's gonna lose the back in when Bobby Hamilton goes inside and again gets another laugh back are criticized too much of Dale Earnhardt but when you're passing cars it's the story of the race race really omote care is Ricky runs back down they call this guiding it intimidated Dick Trickle and others tonight [Music] [Music] Oh God it goes for courts gonna go bad [Music] [Music] that was not watching let's watch it go down to the corner here we see the 24 [Music] position [Music] and his sites now are on the five car which [Music] [Music] second [Music] to the back of the line fans are standing cheery [Music] in the spring Easter had worked his way up to third before we make contact with Jim Burke more than in turn three well he does have a the leader Jeff Gordon so we're going to take a commercial break here [Music] close in on the leader Jeff Gordon here at the goodies 500 in Bruce [Music] the commercial break was too long he took the lead from Jeff Gordon but to show more you're the ark going off the start/finish line gotta turn we feel [Music] pressured them [Music] laughs 116 he was 29 and now at 190 [Music] Jerry punch as porn for Bernard Smith [Music] well 50 crews for the up to the top [Music] Wow 60 laps dude there's some of these drivers soon felt pretty far here now they're gonna have some brief flag pit stops coming up here laughs then since then under caution but you know here hundreds [Music] unusual to go this long without a caution [Music] here's a Cranfield summary [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] in the back stretch to the inside the second time tonight rusty has the concrete and this appears to be much more serious than the first and the caution flag that we talked about being an absinthe has displayed itself [Music] he does Rusty Wallace has not had a finished in the last 23 for a pit stop and the others on the lead lap this concert is a break let's see the 324 for the head to come [Music] late night scene one and 91 21.6 for Mark Martin left you Steve me Lynette for a great pal because they moved up [Music] in fifth so we have completed 206 laps now and we are under caution here's John Kernan as you see joe nemecheck screw working on the car you contacted me after earlier [Music] Rose might have that fuel right there on pit road area so we'll have to check does that see exactly what the problem is but leave a check right now sitting in his car they're sitting here on pit road with another problem for them and of course was result of the contact that Nemechek in laughs ago ted musgrave we understand had a problem accident the pets let's take a look at it in replay [Music] finishing up here on the left side it's out - yeah that tire came out of don't think you didn't damage it was locked so under caution once again we get set for the Reese our front followed by ESPN sweet world from Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee is being brought to you by Pennzoil the motor oil that works like liquid ball bearings Taco Bell tacos burritos nachos and all a lot more and by allied signal strand filters you can pay a little now a lot later we have just gone green once again it is Dale Earnhardt [Music] third position let's take a look at our pit summary Earnhardt and more stay the same Terry Labonte felony positions Darrell Waltrip [Music] came in 15 hand comes but he's lost a lot of those positions [Music] real good man but let me tell you what they did they decided track position besides ago [Music] maybe it wasn't the right strategy more left-side tires outside and here comes the line two Bobby Labonte passes him there's Mike Wallace let's show you once again what caused the most recent caution Bill Elliott for the problem into just like the right front tire go splat who came off the corner and we can see that he almost flipped over in the McDonald [Music] now from the roof cam of Schrader [Music] on the inside straighter went on the outside both uppercut by okay when he climbed that wall pretty good that maybe [Music] driven away from Jeff for five [Music] [Music] in 88 the 28 car of Dale Jarrett is new Qadhafi is currently eight [Music] they would see dear history must had a fabulous pitstop began a couple as possible [Music] in place [Music] here's an autozone off-track time and you can see there marlyn picked up so many positions [Music] total off-track time was thirty five point one four terrible ones only 26.8 all the way back to the yep [Music] to be continued the top five no big surprise there Derril had a 17 four tires from the back there because as we watch them come off we didn't see Darrell and all of a sudden he was fourth in the line and Jerry punches with Rusty Wallace one here a year ago now this hard rusty to the wild authorities because what to mine that I don't guess crash coming off a turn to there what happened we thought I got slowed down he says you know how bad is the car hurt ready to get back in anything so we're gonna try to get to get some laughs and trying well he just manages to keep a good attitude the guys behind it I'm watching and we're watching the Walter on the racetrack right now Darrell Pikul bottle six there's the leader ernhardt still pulling away from 10:40 his average finish in the pudding six the active drivers 1988 why tonight for Dale Earnhardt position her heart is coming up on a whole bunch of traffic [Music] we can see also we talked about Sterling Marlin falling back in the film Chevrolet the orange car yellow car Jimmy Spencer also who's running up front in the top five 23rd spot he made a couple of pit stops on that caution place the next amputee back into theater talk about Jimmy Spencer man track position Jeremy Mayfield's fans throughout the [Music] Oh [Music] weave his way through damaged cars including Dick Trickle and Jeremy Mayfield Judy Spencer just burns but coming together [Music] while this car is really banged up now there's fishermen right rear tires flat on the 23 powers of reasoning spun out and 15 Carlos thought he has pretty dead and also the nany car Jeremy Mayfield we can see that the RCA car is torn a friend the radiator call that water coming out the radiator it's trying to get going again on the backstretch but it's not gonna work for but I don't think let's take a look at it this was almost a track walking incident there we see the 29 car Grissom just get in the back of Jeremy Mayfield twelve card during kill runs in the back of gristle bristles man's arrogance and the 43 car runs in the boat bobble Kraven is involved there's your mr. concern that's where he got his flat tire Sterling Marlin came up there and stopped now this is what Dale Earnhardt song [Music] you know he almost got nailed by Morgan Shepherd in the Morgan was trying his best you to lap back Jeff Gordon had a tough time cleaning his way through but did Jeremy Mayfield however took the brunt of that incident and he is out of the car okay does bring about another caution here at Bristol the eight car of Jeff Burton is also in turn number two momentarily stopped now he gets going again [Music] I'm not sure what that was all about are you how many the car was just parked down there that's what roll back in it okay yep nearing the halfway points of the hoodies 500 it is still Taylor and arch at the front of the field followed by geoff court mark martin terry labonte and darrell waltrip under caution next week there's all kinds of motor sports on ESPN and espn2 beginning with Thursday night thunder the USAC sprints in louisville kentucky espn2 has live coverage of Winston Cup qualifying at Darlington Friday afternoon for the southern 500 Dave this vein has the update on all stocker activity with NASCAR today Saturday morning later on ESPN Saturday afternoon the Gatorade 200 Busch Grand National race from the track too tough to tame join me for Speed Week in a different time Saturday night at six o'clock the go-karts take to the major Taylor Villa Grove on to Saturday night Lightning at 8:30 Eastern two also has the half-hour pre-race show with Dave and Allen Bestwick at 12:30 Sunday it's race day America Sunday on both networks two southern 500 with break upper coverage Plus in cars on two and the same will immediately follow with the Indy cars hatband cover at five o'clock Eastern all this next week plus the debut of our p.m. tonight on to Sunday night 8 o'clock sounds like a busy weekend next weekend for us huh well it sure does there's some nice folks Bill Weber is with Jeremy Mayfield well we talked about it being a fast and violent track you had a fast car with a violent finish but a great run I know you're disappointed but tomorrow morning you'll remember how good you were yeah you know how you are say for tonight you know we say Mike way to good car there started when we got up front my pit stops and I cut a tire down it kind of got back on short track position and it's just so fast there you know it don't take much a little bit of bumps go knock out it's just racing you got a little bit of a lesson out there to Jeremy when some of those faster cars wanted to get by it we heard Tony talking to you a little bit you learned a lesson on the track about how to move some traffic yeah it's just the experience thing you know I just got to keep Morgan at it and just get tougher you know it's all about it just getting some experience and hopefully go make sure here and don't bet against that because that's a rising star in this Winston Cup Series Jeremy Mayfield done for tonight but see next week at Darlington guys he among others were knocked around like billiard balls in that accident over there on the backstretch we'll show you the perspective of Morgan Shepherd now from his roof camp Wow greater than me [Music] unbelievable picking his way through we can see you know Randy Ewing's has a song that he says there's angels among us didn't look over us well that angel rattling dear Lord is a great driver you know that Jim Gordon did the same thing yeah same area bad news was that Sterling Marlin lost a lap Jerry guys after another disappointing 35th place finish at Michigan last week he wanted to pick the spirits of the guys up the brothers look were still on their side so on Monday he took a live possum for the Richard Childress shop but turned it loose so everyone surprised the guy started laughing and and shuffling is this possum dance around with cleaning all the cars and one of the crew members said hey now how are we gonna catch this rascal or nuts and ain't no problem at all he walked right up to the possum and picked it up on a tail and carried it out he said hey Myrtle good luck horseshoes we've got a good luck good story well let's see what that lucky opossum did for him as we take a look at his perspective there just isn't room watch this just enough room for the car to go through and her heart fountain angel Bernard Gordon and park top three of the points Noah sir [Music] Bonnie Walter from the Walter boys fifth and sixth Jericho back in 15 spot Lakes Bay started 36 John Kernan has a report on sterling Marling remember last time sterling came into the makeup sack position they took on right side tires only went back out went straight to the back alley to lap down they came in under this caution changed four tires they found out guys the left front tire was completely worn out on Marlins car and as we indicated he is a lap down now lining up to the inside now he has fresh new tires that doesn't burn hard Jeff Gordon so maybe sterling can get that lap back three steel oscillate he stopped over there in the creation he was not far I mentioned that he was not far in front face he did stop for that crash left hand okay we're ready go racing in cast green comes out on lap 2:45 [Music] Lord Lord names [Music] darrell waltrip also was involved there it had to stop being involved Nicole was involved you can see that's a pretty good damage to the right side of the babbling Ford and also damage to the Kindle oil where it is he in never seen this of smoke in the 23 car I don't what that tire smoking but he tries to go on the outside of the 31 car they make contact and here comes mark [Music] market he gives us almost kissing the body tearing the body was fortunate yeah mark got knocked around pretty good Erol Walter came to a dead stop there also there's another angle sure what that smoke is the 23 car but anyway nevertheless he's gonna make contact with 31 right there that's Greg sacks by the way in the 31 here comes mark and sterling and the 40 and the 87 the wolf it was stacked [Music] it's cherry the damage primarily the Whiteside [Music] they're gonna change four tires back there but some fuel and Darryl will be back all the way the sheet metal he's gonna have is rubbing on the left front and he'll be back in next time around here see last pit back here advantage trying to get back out mark Barton back on pit row cherry and better of it Bella decided to go ahead and come back in all the cost you stay down and totally flats part of the tires but as far as the sheet metal M is concerned it is the front bumper to push didn't work that son [Music] when they go back to green maybe a tire rubbing in the right foot back with you bill ever five winter Gert Briscoe back on pit road well that would drape for Daryl waiting for the cars the laws he's got some have a problem overheating because we can see the nose of the car the grill is mashed together and also he's closed up the open in the bottom I don't think he's going up there in the water too he has never dropped out of a race here at Bristol or anything other than engine problems never for a crash here is the look for Mark Barton's car [Music] so now we understand that darrell ward's nose got beat up one lap degree but in one lap we'll have run exactly halfway so this race we'll be official very soon John Dale Jarrett fitted that time for four tires no damage to the car they just pretty far back after that play the toy take off first tired before importantly in another couple laps later mccredle's wife is going to call all those hotel remember back during our ring at the villa show that's right Larry had to guarantee those coldest wife's as soon as we hit lap 251 all those hotel rooms and cancel yo Prez once again let's take a look at Morgan Shepherd going through this crash looks like he only had a little bit of contact with Dave Vargas the green comes out we are back to racing and race it will not have to worry about coming back tomorrow because holding on I think we're going right here tomorrow [Music] minutes [Music] remember Sterling Marlin air is second in line for the [Music] John Andretti and Jim Michael Walzer - Michael Wallace each other [Music] battery car and erich koch mane and tail there's big cars yeah Hulu and Jeff tried to follow the EDD knew and the slam on the brakes [Music] right together on the racetrack now very hard court and and Michael Waltrip is a too far back [Music] very wealthy we should debris on the racetrack level to start the finish line [Music] now and telling them what he thinks it is and if it's another little there's a part of life comes out against all comers but it was a [Music] pick it up and sterling marlin now gets his lap back yep 243 laps to go our ninth caution of the evening is waving over herstal [Music] back at Bristol where pit road is now open here comes ern hard court Labonte Michael Waltrip and Ted Musgrave in for their pit stops also Geoff Bodine in he Union 7/6 both carry pledges there are fish to come in and go ahead and change as gorgeous out Michael Walton there go ahead and change to all four cars earlier here that going have to like there's Bobby a lot of attention to the windshield but I haven't seen you rain here [Music] to the wind she lived with Bobby Labonte's crew by the way for those of you tuning in for SportsCenter we are going to go well because we are just past the halfway park at the point of this race that was delayed by rain so Sports Center will be following of course our live coverage of this event we're on lap 261 out of 500 and if you've never seen a stock car race before hang on don't you enjoy this is fun [Music] here is Earnhardt's pitstop Oh Jackie [Music] did you turn down this thing dude as you saw that David Smith out getting almost slipping getting around actually what they were going to do is come in and just take all two right-side tires but they all told Andy Petree said look our car works better when you put all four new tires on chains all four on the Goodwrench Chevrolet meanwhile John Curtin has caught up with Ward Burton Gerry Ward has climbed out from his car and lordy all looked like he's reading pretty good but what puts you out what put you behind the wall well sound come from God and get up together and then threefold every start mr. wreck came back around a cup of God with nice ramble business must I ran over bump of God or something that cut the old pressure belt motor but Bantam AAA call was coming on every time we make a chain it got better we will pass halfway it's doing a lead lap running 13 buddy had a top-10 move we'll get up next weekend darling I was going to ask your new team new ride for you you looking really forward to the Ward Burton still with the smile but his car is parked behind the wall it is being taken behind the wall at the moment as it goes down for turn number one now you can see a little bit of moisture falling not a whole lot though well this is this is Bristol ended yeah and we're gonna have some breathe black rice appear in just a little bit woloson back in there supporters car to make meal back out there and this is the first time lyrica sixteenth race [Music] Joe Nemechek to a second scoring Jericho had a good qualifying [Music] question-there maybe not that prediction Robinette [Music] we see Spencer the second car the yellow car something is bottoming out on that part he the racetrack that's been able to get by Spencer is two laps down that is one lap down but that is being a check-in everybody else has two or more laps down that market let's take a look at our Budweiser race recap coke is currently the leader he has 266 circuits defense nine caution periods were 72 laps and the average speed is a little more than 77 [Music] the Rings include current points leader Jeff Gordon Denver the old mark coke speed and Craven and finally those that are out three cars ricky rudd Victor [Music] there's Jeff Burton Ward's younger going by Jimmy Spencer Claire [Music] see mark mark was there pole-sitter the he doesn't seem to be now from that crash the defendants car seems to be working [Music] Spencer [Music] the third back of that group here's michael waltrip geoff bodine and bobby labonte 12 13 and 14 [Music] Walker Club evening [Music] request [Music] [Music] the end of your just tuning in expecting to see SportsCenter we were all at birthday money coming out of the corner [Music] Sports Center we we've got 223 laps ago SportsCenter will follow [Music] burton's carpet he got caught up on the outside a mozillian has some contact with Jeff bodean you will see the idea oh and the 18 ran in the back of the seven car [Music] is 47 laps down in 33rd two incidents with the wall [Music] that must raise right behind and traitor [Music] widening his lead got yourself a good leader 25 that's wife [Music] [Music] you know you know we were [Music] was an average six top five finishing an average here at Bristol top five 17 to 20 that's brain you would say that since look at everybody go to the inside of the traitor and as we'll watch that battle [Music] strain era we mentioned this is the the second time that he is fled but lake speed is positive here [Music] in there he's in fourth place don't count him out of this thing by any means believe me I did not you somebody if he doesn't overheat yeah Lakes be disclosed up right on the back bumper sure has he's within a car length and closing in Derrick's running in fifth place [Music] all the way through to [Music] and lake is going to take the lead that something's part of it out in Lakes car [Music] given MA here tonight here's mark [Music] we're eating Dale Jarrett's [Music] they'll jerk closed up from the back bumper was another car that's going away Jeff Gordon time to profit right now coming off turn two behind him he has lost three or four spots where he was back at ten now Ben this part just on Helena way closes in on the leader our pole-sitter still in the hunt here [Music] two tires on that pit stop [Music] for cars [Music] John what's a story [Music] lose arrghh circle around Jerry we start hard in the field top-3 the blue number nine mark mark the number six car and 17 Western Auto Chevrolet in a Chevrolet [Music] burger tastes good about that [Music] field summary [Music] as a steric focus now [Music] 80 cars on the lead lap [Music] the main attack on the legend [Music] [Music] so is Jeff bodean look at this this girl's on the outside Bernard's on the inside of trying to get around aardvark and Mark Hart go Martin fell from second before [Music] on the outside [Music] six or so minis leaving the race right now with lake speed next thing you know around culprit in the first as for Daryl he's at those four fresh tires she drives over here in fact he is the leader of the goodies 500 having taken it from Lakes mark mark the dirt hope is moving up to 4th and suddenly lake speed goes from first waltrip leads the goodies five [Music] shouldn't be a shop [Music] era Sterling Marlin he is a lap down no he's he was a lap down but remember he got his lap down and this car is on the boat turn three Oh [Music] just catch a break it wasn't rape to land at this poor down has taken back who is not willing to let him stay up there we take the advantage however mark nerves and derrike cope [Music] 309 [Music] we were late getting this race started here at Bristol as a result we're running well over our schedule off time Sports Centre with Craig Kilborn and Linda cone will be applying after the conclusion of this event we the leader of with move you are whydid right now is a older 76 laps so far Jeff Gordon has led the most to this point has fallen back and is now in 12th position and there is Richard Childress looking for another possible win at the top five a NASCAR Winston Cup points and where they are running Jeff Gordon started four now is now 7 Mark Martin is third Earnhardt of course the leader in Ted Musgrave [Music] yeah it has been and this might be a break for Terrier body he had just got passed by about three cars on the last lap Sterling Marlin went by him and so did Dale Jarrett and Jeff who died I'll so Jeff Gordon for him because he all of leaders come down pit road have to dodge that car sitting up there let's see who does one on pit road Marlon is already receiving service on his car I could walk mark in the middle here's Jerry Bernard a will change four tires of the government M remember [Music] get the bill weapons there Jimmy's harvest [Music] with the best pit stop here on the front stretch 20 seconds what new command third place at seventeen point three seconds or receiver the 2018 Ricky Craven the tow truck has hooked the car up and Ricky is still in there [Music] now he's getting out [Music] so Ricky's okay and the tenth caution is waving over the Speedway here's John Kernan with an update on Jeff Gordon well they took a rubber out of the right rear and also they found out remember we said that Jeff got loose the right rear tire was going flat it was almost in point of being flat but now they've got this break under caution they came in change all four tires to not to see what that did to the handling characteristics the grease that was loose tire man oh man what a huge huge break his caution blood the championships are made of its part bernhardt Jared cope and terry labonte at the end of 320 500 laps [Music] next week there's all kinds of Motorsports on ESPN and espn2 beginning with Thursday night thunder the USAC sprints in Louisville Kentucky espn2 has live coverage of Winston Cup qualifying at Darlington Friday afternoon for the southern 500 Dave Despain has the update on all stocker activity with NASCAR today Saturday morning later on ESPN Saturday afternoon a Gatorade 200 Busch Grand National race from the track too tough to tame join me for Speed week at a different time Saturday night at six o'clock the go-karts take to the major Taylor Villiger lon - Saturday night Lightning at 8:30 Eastern - also has the half hour pre-race show with Dave and Allen Bestwick at 12:30 Sunday it's race day America Sunday on both networks - southern 500 with regular coverage Plus in cars on two and the same will immediately follow with the Indy cars at that cover at five o'clock Eastern all this next week plus the debut of our p.m. tonight on to Sunday night eight o'clock and Mark Martin comes back into the pits Jerry and apparently they thought they might have a tire going down on the right side they also go take a look at make sure they don't have a tire they jack the car up the jacket is away the song we live free place there 18 cars on the lead lap really wasn't tough break I thought I was going to say we're gonna see who had the best car of Mark Martin or Dale Earnhardt Martin remember qualified on the pole Bernard back in seventh spot to turn our seat of adjusted his car and he's a pretty doggone good right now it was interesting to see if he and Mark Martin what kind of race is going to happen now we won't see it we shall not see that we see a race between Dale curing in Vail Dale's are upfront as the green comes out once again than Terry Labonte Sterling Marlin [Music] turned our down into the turn the chick also Dale Jarrett leaves my friend derec koklich for a second he has contact with ernhardt stay away up high on the racetrack [Music] crashing as you can come [Music] [Music] there's Rusty Wallace and Joe Nemechek both those cars laughs down and there's a leader the race in 20 [Music] they'll started 16th and of course he is now the [Music] just move Levani tries to take second make that [Music] and he has a run [Music] all the yellow is broke off the tire I wonder I'm tired one flannel man [Music] that time but still not able to get to the inside of Dale Gary waltz move that player [Music] Joe Nemechek Jerry starts a backhoe well maybe with that contact with Earnhardt he is right [Music] with Derek right after that radio the crews said hey guys I think I might've damaged the right foot he's seen out there right now [Music] but possibly the light of also fits in sheet metal in on it so you might want to watch that you can see that a lot better for your baby well he stand right with Jared now is back closing in a little bit yeah they poke the chick got very loose coming off with two both of them got foul there [Music] let's resize that it was excellent work by the water gates team in the pit area for one sixth place [Music] art that first lamp restarted [Music] Nemechek as again lost his [Music] about 46 laps down [Music] here's some side-by-side activity in the back Jeff port right now Jim [Music] here's [Applause] that was close for Jeff Gordon he almost got collected and Michael Waltrip is also that started it all I'm not sure what Lamphere [Music] I fight does he coming in okay get back [Music] tires completely flat now listen watch in here's the 30 car he's trying to go by Jimmy Spencer and Spencer comes down they make contact drives Michael Dental day from the racetrack and there's just no handling the car down there boy he almost hit the end of the pit wall didn't he he goes up right in front of reglas and you're right almost in front of Jeff Gordon yeah we're just barely got by here it is again [Music] the planet Venus has no traction down there mark mark is back in the pits and Jerry punches their and then we'll come back in a change all four tires by the way when he came back in a moment ago just prior to restart I totally thought they had a vibration and making the chassis just in the right rear the concern was life we retired Taylor didn't think in better safe than sorry Allport on here's Mark Martin's he - headache and straighter straight open all the way to handle the flat back out they might welcome to get pretty heavy lick and lift imagine it michael has made his way to four tires on I'll be working on that spoiler get the gas in at first get the four diners on and it broke them back three and four a little bit [Music] hey we got a fix again but we can't get it in so when he comes back in we'll work on that get chaffed in it get that spoiler up somebody get a hammer get the pliers and get ready done hi Tom it bill and it'll be ramble of bite me and [Music] going into three-way state on the lead lap y'all let's be better doing it out here made all a dream I'm guessing that in Italy 50 laps to go so he popping it run through soil yes we just cleaned up for now come back and take a look if we did it looks like the hijab 3300 Michael pretty good hundred pinch where they brought us break your kite don't anybody come over but what's over here right now right here boy on the back don't break it off [Music] all right so three and four [Music] coming out of four all right give me one to go sixty-five degrees that that would be exactly right while the lineup now begins for the smile a couple of weeks ago you told me the first half of this season was the most frustrating for you you've ever had obviously the second ahead and started up and got a lot better you know we we were off tonight the last stop we made a change in a car built the best that it felt all night it's the last restart Mike and Spencer got together Mike went to the inside nothing he could do nothing I can do they just suddenly got the dealer's get with but it's personal man so tonight Thunder Creek masters out and so is the green flag [Music] as a derecho Bernard Bailyn [Music] shift or something of the carburetor loaded [Music] in any case [Music] real good advantage the he didn't take off good again together on the racetrack [Music] look at that restart again from John Kernan Derek did just a few minutes and moments ago radio is crew Jimmy fitting his crew chief insane I missed his I might have over wrapped the motor damaged the motor they will probably be coming down pit road this time by to check some things out at least well Dale you see he does not coming down pit road he couldn't have anyway because Morgan chip was on his inside while the front end of the three car is damaged pretty well [Music] you only got one you got a pretty good on there go Bernard Terry Labonte and Darrell Waltrip the top five which is a safeguard took the green flag in the you wonder if they're hopeful that other East [Music] here is the restart just moments ago see the smoke started to pour from that car immediately immediately yes now he's got Darrell Waltrip on the outside I've been tearing the body on his bumper place there it go cos all [Music] Dale Jarrett best short records an issue this year was 60 here at Bristol and Jaron is reporting that he's loose john kernan what's the story his condition for Dale Jarrett [Music] the track bar adjustment very loose that was what Dale was complaining about before we had this last caution period well that has trouble over turn three souta's lake speed [Music] there is not a caution yes there is [Music] it is rare pattern bar adjusted now what happened up there and turn four let's take a look at it a lot of cars they're trying to get to the same place at the same time I think Bob and trader just make some contact a seven-part might've run in the back of Lake speed derrike cope is pitting Johnny's that you on the right side this will take them all the way to the finish [Music] [Music] Barnard he was going to have to pay the next year crews and I smell oil in the car I'm smelling oil back in the cockpit and we saw the car getting heavy and heavier as far as the Smokies desert haven't done and they're trying to keep out keep them losing a left but I gotta believe they'll come back in they have different fittings on the car [Music] well Dale has had a dilemma of recent times in finishing 20th there were only four times in 93 four times a night races of this year Jerry right-side tires rubbing someone on the car what was the problem - car a little all killer up front looks like it busted is when that 12 card and get started there so now he's over the phone hitting both with his driver they think they have it drift off and they have every that goodbye now Ken Schrader's scroop camp man this incident 15 lead changes tonight that breaks the previous record set in 1988 of 13 Sports Center will be coming up at the conclusion of this event got started late because of rain 35 laps to go Dale Jarrett is the leader of the race as they get the green now that may sound like a lot of laps but those will grow taryn's dog crap that time he was something buddy else [Music] now Jeremy Mayfield is of the and Jimmy Spencer results Jarret continues to hang on the lead Rusty Wallace their second behind four died was moved up to fourth Bobby Labonte there's a caution and 200 under the green so far in this event [Music] Jeff Gordon still has led the most laps 80 position stay alert heart has led 81 Mark Martin 50 five and Dale Jarrett has just led his 38 there's still 17 [Music] cabeza with all hang-ups we did here tonight traffic that's rejected Obama head [Music] oh and the spreads are everybody's gonna miss it my permission man the caution once again well the race record for cautions was 14 or is 14 setback in 1988 that would ties it well rusty gotta laugh man yep now he's only 46 behind exactly we have tied the previous record four cautions this is the fourteenth here's the replay never seen Spencer on the outside of Ted Musgrave looks like he went in for a little bit too hard on the outside his outside wheels probably got into loose stuff there just a little bit if there was any contact between a of musgrave it was not very much they were side by side everybody got checked up and through there okay he was the only car involved Sterling Marlin is on pit road Dale Earnhardt also comes in as does Michael Waltrip Earnhardt is still on the lead lap I was always playing you know is still on the lead lap three of those cars currently on pit road getting serviced while is also coming in and now Marlon moves away so those cars will be falling in at the tail the field for the restart when we come back to Bristol ESP in speed world is live tonight at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee for the running of the goodies 520 second race of the 95 season they're lining up for the restart which we will get on lap number 379 Dale Jarrett continues to lead followed by Darrell Waltrip Terry Labonte Geoff Bodine and Bobby Labonte Ted Musgrave is six Jeff Gordon acept Park Park back up to eighth now Mike Wallace Israel thank you guys we appreciate the intervene Kalamazoo Michigan how about that fellas last night Grand Rapids Michigan yeah [Music] [Music] [Music] now [Music] on the outside of [Music] what Jerry : really good job [Music] Conner's are longer than planned [Music] debut in the 22 car fourth place Peniel be looking for better results next weekend in Darlington and Ward has that team or all of night [Music] ken schrader Sterling Marlin michael waltrip [Music] rich Bickle into 40 Carla countenance the competition is Terry Labonte is right up on the back bumper of Darrell [Music] most gracious and Mark Morris who's like by the way m24 card Jim Musgraves lost a couple of [Music] Breeden [Music] Walter terry labonte that is brothers five and lakes be crushes and involved with the and lake is not happy mr. Tarek eardrops got some damage though to the left rear of that number dyeing machine chic numbers rubbing rubbing the left front tire Samantha left rear we'll be headed for the pit area that sets the record for cautions for this particular event now will they fit [Music] and out there plenty of opportunities I guess it is Musgrave you decided to peel he relinquishes his eighth position but he is the only one of the top 10 and in fact the only one of those on the lead lap to make a pit stop and must brave getting wor new tires it would appear here's the replay as to what happened to Lake speed back there how close Michael Walter came and from Dale Earnhardt's roof cam [Music] ironheart comes in there and oh now he's got a fire the left front tire looks like his broken oil out what happened they broken oil out on the car look there's fire and then now those are those were flames the way he was trying to get out of the car but they were just the caution lights the car anyway leak got out of there pretty quickly the baits need some medical attention now looks like there is a small fire under there in any case Lake speed may be out of this race we'll be right back [Music] ESPN speed world coverage of the goodies 500 from Bristol to the scene being brought to you by the more than 1000 autozone stores across America autozone the best parts in Auto Parts Firestone America's Tire since 1900 and by Texaco Havoline Formula three motor oil or life to your car take it to the star Dale Earnhardt is back on pit road on this caution period [Music] trying to get some air to the ready [Music] meanwhile the nine car of Lake speed is being towed off I think we can pretty much count him out of the race earlier this was the scene look at the oil gushing out of the left front of this car that's oil but right in front of the tire when he had the damage up at the left front he's cut an oil line that the oil cooler if Ares could align and watch the old canal ignore and we see leg speed will laid-back the endless yeah Jerry what's going on well we saw that oil come gushing out beneath the car apparently the oil caught fire in the fire actually bloomed inside the car and lake was inhaling all that smoke from the oil fire now what down there just a moment ago and talked the lake who was laying on the ground and he has basically a smoke inhalation problem it alone in the end lesson taken to the care center I can also update she owned Dale Earnhardt's car Goodwrench Chevrolet which is back on pit road Earnhardt's reporting that the oil temperature is over 280 degrees and rising remember they had to cap off that oil cooler in the front that was ruptured that incident with Derrick coats are there will be returned getting hotter [Music] have a chance here let's say hello to GC Spencer former driver former car owner who lives in this area GC was in the hospital he's home now that GC are certain wish you the best of everything goes well and also say hello to bobbies croaks former NASCAR official bushcraft National official and Bobby was here yesterday I believe it was good to see him there's that oil that caught fire there an old man no wonder he stopped so suddenly down there you got out you know and then talking about the Keith Sawyer a young man who builds engines for Daryl of it engines transmissions and years for Darrell Waltrip is in the hospital in Bowman gray I hear he's been transferred up to winston-salem to Bowman gray and I said I would think Keith you're mighty good hands up there hope you're watching tonight oopsie soon gets out of there real soon we are under our fourteenth caution of the evening 15th make that let's take a break and come back in just a moment in less than 8 hours from now you can catch the laundry of Hill bunker shot beginning at 7:15 almost into the market ivenna yes I believe he has resigned however of course yeah that's right that's right down Schumacher and Berger throwing ken schrader drove through the [Music] and Jerry has an update on Dale Earnhardt what they get kept off of the valve spring the oil pool that's why the old different services [Music] to go 400 [Music] being a rain delay grace it has been a very slow race in terms of number of caution flags and right Dale Jarrett lady mark part Jericho [Music] the leaders Nicky smile Serpico the rest [Music] have fresh tires [Music] Louis during the races [Music] here in the goodies the jail Abadi has closed up right on the back bumper off Dale Jarrett terry has mastered [Music] at Richmond [Music] first goal [Music] go Sarila Bonnie he has him [Music] [Music] no caution flag see what happened Ted the daily environment oh I see what he's trying to dodge the wreck he became the red hole jam all around him timely description of that it's the rhythm coming down the backs right away [Music] hit the wall coming off too because cars are still coming [Music] meanwhile this is still going on the race believe [Music] where's Dale Jarrett and the minute past midnight Easter time day warning here on this race that was supposed to have started at 7:30 Saturday night within three rain making the blah blah and again SportsCenter will be on immediately following this event and Craig Kilborn will have now Jared opens up a little bit of daylight well he put day 37th of John Andretti Jarrett forgot [Music] did not so that gave a low the baby field summary for you sponsored by auto light [Music] Wallace back in line started [Music] Anderson [Music] 81 laps to go well this movie yeah spoken like a true father and we can see the raindrops there I tell you what if they throw the car for a third position 17 jetboat on in the seventh [Music] these guys need a good run and Dale Jarrett has now led more laps eighty-eight so far Jeff Gordon 86 [Music] so he's looking for another the most lasting is that right [Music] oh and john andretti takes Dave Marcus into the wall but everybody keeps going blanket carcasses slow very slow and they gets off the racetrack that's pretty serious damage with here it is again in turn four [Music] just too many cars for not enough space there we see end ready that's a 37 car and there is Mark Aston he starts to go by on the outside and they make [Music] lavanya's Rick mast has a flat the front tires flat he can get me [Music] now the leaders of coffee le and there [Music] laughs to go [Music] little bit Terry Labonte is gonna be right back look down here [Music] corners as goodness get into the but getting all Pittsburgh [Music] Bill Elliott bill passed by watch this Kenny Schrader's has made a pit stop [Music] away [Music] Jeff Jarrett and Gordon produced from two point nine to two point 23:01 is gonna now Terry Labonte takes the lead birthday the germs with Jeff bodean I always had before by the way this is the first time tonight that Terry Labonte has led the race different leaders and 16 leave [Music] - Wallace the Miller Genuine Draft borders used to run so couple of times tonight one time that's pretty serious about 47 48 [Music] ninety-two 31st ninety-three 34th and ninety-four 33rd Terry Labonte leads at the end of 4:35 [Music] terry labonte leads the skaar Winston Cup race at Bristol Tennessee and the rain is beginning to come down just a little bit harder now Levani first Dale Jarrett second it Darryl [Music] leaders approach slower traffic that's Bobby Hamilton just ahead along with michael waltrip [Music] teen cars on the lead lap because Michael Waltrip [Music] oh dear well jared is not let lolani lot has to do with while this has been going on they'll earn artists widely move back up Chevrolet there is a remember the passcode bobby labonte Mike Wallace [Music] smoke has gone away anyway yeah [Music] Walter but there [Music] low-spin didn't fight [Music] he is very slow [Music] whatever ladders a whole load [Music] but terry labonte could not Vantage of it look at darrell waltrip right on the back bumper of Gayle Jed [Music] maybe maybe muffins [Music] Cece great from Poland [Music] battle Levani Jared Darrell Bock I'm as laughs Michael boy mouthful altar spotter [Music] or in drift a little bit revenues fellow the you know his style here has been sort of diving [Music] and come back down looking for Bobby Labonte there he is along with Mike Wallace Sterling Marlin and Jeff Burton along with Jerry and Morgan Shepherd [Music] that racing with them Shepard [Music] ninth tenth the levels of twice [Music] better event it's now on Dale Jarrett right now he's not letting that car drift up as much in the quarter because all the 28 car [Music] tributes his success here at Bristol around the area where he grew up and Owens [Music] one of the reasons why he's been so success [Music] I figured you did [Music] and bobby labonte is [Music] he's live but the breeze was rather the cop never seen the Bonnies lost two spots [Music] sterling Marling and here's how it happened Wallace comes back Wallace in The Hobbit manners car make this far away wallace's night Bobby Labonte is [Music] Darrell Waltrip it's Paul in the back from the 28 car builder there's a leader to the buddy the by for the challenge tour their second their third place back in the clutches of Jeff buon anima four of Jeff Borden [Music] all these cars [Music] all of medley of opportunities to bid and we know dairy cook no problem with E or Sterling Marlin [Music] turn card has Jeff bodean started 13th he's been as low as 31st he's and forth [Music] thou'rt right behind Jeff bodean and here is Dale Earnhardt [Music] in the last 80 laps they'll cheer denote Joe Nemechek Jarett start to go on the inside of a can be my check was going to move down to give you proof go on the outside and they got tarah the money won this race in 1984 continues to lead let's take a look at what Dale Jarrett almost encounter or say they're starting to try to go on the inside maybe check a Nemechek was going down don't let him go by on the outside and baby got excited and Dale Jarrett [Music] Earnhardt is closing together ernhardt back in seventh position [Music] not a second [Music] there is Dale I think we see some bouncing around [Music] there he's a metal yeah I said good while ago that Earnhardt was almost a half the left behind the leader let's turn one [Music] and he's going to the inside and going by that moves into six [Music] just ahead of us Jeff Gordon [Music] 30 laps to go with laughs events here at Bristol International Raceway we'll be back in just a moment leads here at Bristol with just a few laps remaining bernardo is on the move once again never gives about to take he's pressing for ya as quick as you say sir he has tires we talked about touch this time sir [Music] Jensen endurable please guys I don't think however he has enough time to close in the interview [Music] oh she's done michael walker comes in and tires also they came in the terry labonte pentakill chevrolet should have plenty of all the way made the big concern by Gary they are the best race cars history has been terrible they have racing why not and they erected both let's go to John Curtis Jerry up here in Dale Jarrett's pitch this he said no problem North against the car is in just a little bit loose Rick Dale Jerell Walter his car has tight not this long apparently we will make it to be enough every time I talk to Jimmy make we're getting they may have agreed of course they were sure about that last week either guys and of course they made it because bobby labonte wanted to raise the interval between Terry Labonte and Dale ER are the leader is 2.6 seconds [Music] and I'm not sure if the bail Jarrod isn't gaining on right now yeah thank you for having kitchen traffic [Music] these crackers with ease down there we see field Jarrett the next car of Dale Earnhardt stay tuned now for SportsCenter is coming up in 16 laps at in very long they run almost four laps dear second-place Dale Jarrett now sees tailored hard at his rearview mirror [Music] traffic what it all depends on how much trouble Earnhardt has with Dale Jarrett [Music] run for Dale earned what I said a few minutes ago I think you can there's a second place on two different okay to battle up front [Music] he's got 12 laughs good [Music] gary has been a couple of car and his brothers went off freak are back there just as much as you can it's down to one point six second seat is chopped off of [Music] ten circuits to go terry labonte your leader but Dale Earnhardt is closing in it's 1.5 seconds in Provo fencing Terry brother [Music] our now has a couple of cars to pass here's a battle for position between Darrell Waltrip and Mark Martin before [Music] family channel car at 11:00 terry labonte eight laps to go [Music] one point six seconds at a plant [Music] seven to go heart continues to reel em in traffic now in front of Terry before he catches it is back out by the way there [Music] listen closing up now as much as it used to earlier is still a second and a half advantage of Theriot point three seconds the last down cars Wallace if they hold it up [Music] position I believe yes they are two laps to go [Music] there's heart in second position off of mortar fort but still has this traffic to contend with let's see they're down to four or five car lengths questions that [Music] across the line to checkered flag get the wall and still comes out the winner of the goodies 5 that's exactly right [Music] these race drivers fans who with the race from the rain to the end and here is the final corner [Music] just a little bit of a tap that backed off and let him get to drive you let him get straightened out by just too far gone what a night look at this victory lane here's dr. pol we told you top of the show that what was left to the remnants of a 3400 pounds stock car would come to victory and we didn't exactly mean that this was one of me someone has locked the quarry flights out of this Chevy as the giftings the window that down in here talking to Terry the body let's jump in here beside the owner why he's trying to get to man I tell you what a finish Terry what a finish congratulations on a great effort that wasn't finished one oh I'll tell you just our killer Chevy ran great all night there and lap cars you know we're running side by side race to each other at the end and Dale caught me gave me a little shot in the back there and I just stood in the gas and you know we beat him across the line it was a good run for us all the guys in the killer chill they did a great job and I just can't say enough about all our sponsors Kellogg's GMAC Valvoline gotta say hi to Rick I think I used up a race car but we get in our way let me let you jump out of the car here Terry take a look at the what's left of the front over this car [Applause] we'll let you off the rather the front here Terry take a look I mean this car was look like it was gonna come away pretty well unscathed but now it looks like you sprung a leak there in the front Terry today did Gary be hard in the guys I guess the last pit collapse lets you know how close how close her heart was well I saw him in the mirror you know and he had a little bit fresher tires than I did but you know the lap cars what got us he couldn't have caught us I don't believe he was coming but he didn't have enough time to get there without the traffic and I think I ran all night long did put a scratch in until the end but I wiped it out but that's the way it goes we wanted well the streak remains intact remember what Gary DeHart said it rates it twice he had wrecked it twice well now they've raced it three times and wrecked it three times but they wrecked it on the way to Victory Lane Bob seventh short track win of his 16 total the second short track victory for Terry Labonte here in 95 he also won at Richmond and the 17th time that Chevy has driven to Victory Lane in 1995 we'll show you the unofficial full field run down eight cars unofficially on the lead lap at the end of the event what an ending huh man and one ending Wow great race while not here crystal so terry labonte is the winner let's take a look at the quest for the Cup standings nobody changed position in the top ten in the top five there was one position change in the top ten Morgan Shepherd moved into 10th knocking Bill Elliott down SportsCenter is coming up next thank you for joining us for Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett Bill Weber Jerry punch and John Kernan this is Bob Jenkins thank you for joining us at Bristol International Raceway for now song everyone [Music] you

Channel: Michael McIntyre

Views: 15,629

Rating: 4.942029 out of 5

Keywords: Auto, Racing, NASCAR, Winston, NEXTEL, Sprint, Monster Energy, Cup, Series, 1995, Goody's, Bristol, International, Motor, Speedway, Tennessee

Id: LqtHH3DGGxo

Length: 235min 49sec (14149 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 14 2019