NASCAR Winston Cup 1994 Food City 500

okay let's sell it right here now okay this is the deal seven guys blindfolded one-handed will still be out in 16 flat tires and fuel a workout session and we'll still get out of 16 seconds shameful tires we even eat lunch way out of here at 16 seconds four tires while eating lunch we're out 16 cents these guys good off the pit box take the car right-handed I'll leave a jack left-handed will be out in 16 seconds no jack man just me Ernie's going in 16 seconds I'll mount a tire run through the tires jump over the wall and Russell's out 16 seconds hey I'm on the team can we play too no when can a fuel run trip drive to Talladega bunch in 16 seconds top off the truck phone home and I don't even call the stop Chris Wallace is in four tires of gas crew goes over the wall things look good left sides down their way in fifteen point nine seconds off the tower down the flag stand go wrap it with Benny two laps around the track on foot [Music] International and all year long pit crews have challenged each other to get their drivers in now the pits quickly it's going to be especially important here today at Bristol it's difficult to pass on the tight track so pit crews will be called upon to help their driver gain track position through the pit stops weather is threatening here is the starting lineup for today's Food City 500 at Bristol with Chuck Bown on the pole for the first time in his career and Rusty Wallace alongside will go through the grid for you very quickly because we should be going green here in just a couple more laps that's two more less Mark Martin Joe Nemechek about that great qualifying run for Nemechek Ernie and Todd Bodine look at Todd of the top ten Bobby Labonte Morgan Shepherd Ricky Rudd and Terry Labonte 500 miles of cars Bob faster lamps 500 laps faster than ever going to be awfully hard physically on the drivers today 31 drivers broke the previous track record there are 37 starters here today the fastest of all was bound at 124 point nine four six on a half mile race track and Chuck Bown that's right his pit crew gonna be off important they can heap it as well as the two-car the 28 car they've proven all year long they are as good as Ria's on pit road can the 12 car they up to the task they say they are there are the guys that took the Provisionals to get into the race Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip took a former champions provisional to get into the lineup remember though Darrell Waltrip started last in this race last year thirty fifth last year and went on to a sixth place finish and there are the five drivers who attempted to qualify but had to go home to watch this race on television and the cars come out of quarter number four the pace car pulls down off the 36 degrees of banking the crowd is on its feet and the Food City 500 is underway [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] and a racetrack that's the I are cooking [Music] here they learn hard tries to make a pass here Oh Mike Wallace you saw her in our qualified back in about the 23rd spot and once these guards get on the outside right now the groove on the bottom of the racetrack we saw Wallace get on the outside two cars got by before you get back to the booth the car that went around Wallace wants on Hoosier tires here the all Hoosier tires for the previous races in 1994 has switched a good year Rusty Wallace is the leader of the race as we take a look at the close action back about 17th 18th and 19th there's war third front benefit one he was the fastest second round fall about it his [Music] there we see the 16 car Jeff Gordon got on the inside of him took the spot away with what's much great bit on the outside lost two more spots before he can get back in line let's practice Wallace found Martin Jeff Gordon urban bobby labonte and then Musgrave [Music] to lead a NASCAR Winston Cup race for the first time since 1976 when he led at Riverside but Rusty Wallace got off to a pharaoh they're troubled on the backstretch hey Dan has been his fun down on the inside retaining wall there a couple of cars got in trouble in front of him and I guess everybody else slowed down here for him from the rear spot down to the inside he hit the wall very hard inside retaining wall on the backstretch and you can see there is heavy front-end damage to the 33 skull bandit and Harry Gant who is driving in his last spring race here at Bristol has been involved in an incident let's see if we can determine what happened we'll see he punishment he checked up and the 31 car or city but something happened in front of them Derrick coat got got tagged by was it the what Derek hope was very very slow coming off the second corner well he got he got bumped a little bit I believe by Brett Bodine was anyways he wants corner and everybody checked up and that's that Wartburg just bumped down to her again and there we see the waitress take part [Music] got him off the problem so our first caution of the day over Bristol International Raceway 13 laps have been completed Rusty Wallace has led all of them so far taking the lead from outside the front row starting position evidently Harry Kent is okay he's sitting in the car the window net is down and I think that's the is that not the signal Ned that the drivers are for okay take the wininet down that yes fellas NASCAR their game yes that's what they have been told [Music] from the bumper cam we can see what happened that's dairy copse bumper cam okay so it was sterling varlyn then that came up and maybe bumped him a little bit and got him out of shape and then you can see back there's Harry gets bumped from behind there's everybody sort of put on their brakes and slow down they can see the baby there's one piece of trouble there here we see warbird going to just touch hair again in the back and michael waltrip ran the back of Warburton it's lucky that didn't have more than one car spinning back there and now an in-car real-time coming up during coke touched the wall back there coming up the second corner and John Kernan has a report on pit road Bob we've made our way to the backstretch pits and they're putting hearing cants car on the tow truck to pull it behind the wall the problem is that had the impact on the front end they have broken the radiators and they're going to spin quite a few laps behind the wall to fix that that's all the damage we know of at this point course maybe some problems with the steering but right now just a broken radiator and until I have to come behind the wall and fix so Harry Gant may not be out of this race but for right now the car is on the hook and headed for the garage area we'll be back with more of our live coverage from Bristol International Raceway and the Food City 500 [Music] just as you rejoined us the green flag [Music] and Ernie Irvan [Music] I already pulled up about us [Music] caught up with her again well penny if they pulled here he's far behind the wall and here he something happens here and that happens really quickly does if it's the heart the back get about Brooklyn Decker turned around a lot of damage up front a radiator and you guys are going to try and fix it to get it back out [Music] so Harry has competed in his final spring race here at Bristol when he comes back in the fall that will be his final race at this half mile facility to support birds were having to share a - one of those things gets to move into that pit so [Music] michael waltrip go by there's some pretty good Lavanya smack somebody let me see the right front feet up a little bit in 21st position as he's following Michael Waltrip and Warren not easy to do and we now see two three four and five running right together as Wallace [Music] [Music] [Music] which is the faster [Music] master will [Music] generation the simple fix of Eve right [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] on the air so quickly there is a threat of rain here this afternoon it's throughout almost the Midwest making its way southeast we hope laughs yeah for this shut about almost cut him sorry Bob has been working on Jeff [Music] [Music] is damaged in the machine car headed in the right direction now but the left front iris plantings have an all kinds Trump the left rear also flip here we watch Mark Clark come off the corner he tries to get under Chuck Bown he tries her but he runs in the back of the 12 car and Jeff Gordon gets by Mark Martin as he backs off the gas and the 12-hour thought maybe he's going to get away with it but he goes up and smacks that left front Joe Nemechek narrowly missing him as the car slipped down the banking here it is from another angle just a little bit of a nudge it didn't take a great deal he spins down to the inside and then it's going to come back up across the track was bobby labonte wouldn't imagine last car that almost got into it and then Musgrave but it's only a one car incident involving Chuck Bown who has made his way to his pit area now and actually is going to go behind the wall well I thought he was but I guess not Jerry punch is right there doc unfortunately Bob heavy damage for Chuck Bown and Bobby Allison sport Thunderbird the left front the right front the left rear the tires are basically down and off the wheels and Chuck did a great job is to get the car to turn off the racetrack now they have to pick the left side of the car up the clearance is so minimal the ground get the jack on the carpet ours are both flat the jack beneath the car left sidebar that rear car bigger area trying to put some of the thinner away cuffs right for a young man who Tyrone opposed to the first [Music] about to roll away but here it is from mark markings in common [Music] and you can see Jeff Gordon go Marton to pick up the second position so Bowne is underway once again although the caution remains out for the second time here crystal Rusty Wallace leads Jeff Gordon Mark Martin Ernie Irvan and Bobby Labonte [Music] ESP n speed world is being brought to you by Pennzoil the motor oil you can rely on for performance protection and quality my cold filtered Miller Genuine Draft get out of the old to get into the cold and by Kellogg's with good taste nutrition and value the best to you each morning from Kellogg's black conditions once again at Bristol Rusty Wallace continues to set the pace [Music] here is Joe Nemechek lake speed that's variable Bobby [Music] while riding with him is in 10 spot [Music] the key card just can't get [Music] [Music] [Music] is Dale Earnhardt looking for a way around Jeff bodean on the back bumper of michael water just a few laps Cornwall and Michael looks like he's having problems as Jeff bodean is pulling away ernhardt has fallen [Music] [Applause] morgen moves to six Musgraves back to seventh move back [Music] [Music] inside of Sterling Marlin trying to take that position away from him [Music] is going to try to come along and so is we mentioned earlier you get on that outside there's not a great deal you can do Starlin trying to hang there for just right front of Rick mast [Music] and Jerry punch has an update on Dale Earnhardt Jerry stating the team's culpa simply happen over get very very high a loose race car the erect racecar tonight [Music] targeting times what Jeff Gordon and as continues to lead and the next car he's got Nemechek speak and they adopt that group of Morgan Shepherd Ted must raise [Music] [Music] Morgan shepherded and he's passed for the lead Jeff Gordon his path Rusty Wallace rescue right up perhaps of cars they're expecting jeff borkin took advantage of it upon Mike Wallace [Music] Dave Marcus and Daryl then try the lap some of this board [Music] named Marcus and so will Rusty Wallace take a look again how Jeff got the lead from rusty well rusty had run up there Darrell Waltrip had two cars running side by side Mike Wallace and Dave Marcus up there and Resta had to back off Jeff Gordon saw an opening on the outside took advantage of it and just moved right around on the outside good move now rusty again closing in here's Jimmy Spencer who's driving with a broken shoulder can you imagine 500 laps at this place under perfect physical he's doing it with a broken shoulders upper and North Wilkesboro a couple of weeks ago before econ to the card 12 days ago he broke his shoulder but the pain let's link quick real the steering room for left he did his for the gravity Jerry does he have anybody standing by down there in the pen no they don't go that Larry Kirsten who probably is one of the best come to this half foul here Gretel Larry but it the butcher gets Ben if another driver falls out all giving was 500 left talk to her again real quick football player can but he says he's got a sore neck already by beating it so hard that's right all right here is Jeff Gordon now trying to laugh Darryl Wolfe [Music] Oh Dale Jarrett backs on the best of the third corner rabbit brother and here comes Darrell going to give mine Gordon goes high and rest and both of them s impossible plan to say that laugh and Wallis are very lucky especially Jeff Gordon who was headed for the high side of the racetrack and the opening finally came as Jared slid down the banking and then Rusty Wallace had to dodge him but Dale Jarrett's car is sitting at the bottom of the racetrack in turn number four is a replay whether there was contact during I was I was looking at it I'm pretty sure the wassail contact Jeff gulping hi rusty going whoa both of them miss em all as well except for the car of Dale Jarrett now we see some pit stops here's Jerry enjoy [Music] one will be Gorman and jerry jeff bug-eyed is in there going to do right side tires only as Jeff Gordon story it looks like he's gonna fall in behind rusty while Oh Roger there is a very dejected and sure Dale Jarrett who was climbed from his Interstate Batteries Chevrolet and his to the truck starting position and was running about twenty four 23rd or 24th and was ready to coming up through the feel pretty good but got a little bit of a tap there and sent him into the wall Saturday once again we will look at the battle off of on and off of pit road here comes Jeff Gordon Rusty Wallace the 22 car of Labonte got out in a hurry so did Ernie Irvan and Mark Martin the jet boat on only changing the right sides over on the back pit was a he's up to third spot and here is John Colonel of Dale Jarrett well Dale Jarrett is coming through the infield Dale apparently you're okay you walking around what exactly happened or car and I guess he didn't appreciate you being there Carr pretty well damaged the done for the day match the back in all the way up we finally got the guard working halfway decent if I'm wrecked on the front stretch and I got on the outside of him I guess the inside of rank man Stan that's Dale jr. of course very very unhappy as they were moving through the field pretty well it hasn't been a good first few races for Dale Jarrett but I'm sure things will change around for the Interstate Batteries team we'll take another break and be back with more racing action from Bristol International Raceway the Food City 500 being left by Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon the SPN speed world today at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee for the [Music] [Music] bars on the inside last [Music] [Music] [Music] by Greg sacks the interval between backward Jeff Gordon the Jeff Gordon has pulled away from Rusty Wallace he sure has [Music] is the driver that made advanced in hitting on the back strip right he is but he changed two tires these other cars changed for with the Burton brothers and Greg sacks Earnie urban closing in though on Jeff bodean [Music] there's a third place car Bobby Labonte and four very very impressive here in the first 70 here 81 laps of this spasso jeopardized our Exide batteries [Music] one mile from this Speedway there's Bobby Labonte and here is Ernie shooting to the inside of Jeff off the fourth point and bobby labonte in hot pursuit of Jeff Conine patty just about his wallet turns one and two and here comes the budget cars hello in for further than the four car gets into it and how pit is still slow bunch of cars jammed up behind him and and Ward Burton comes up once the damage Kyle's trying to get down the inside of the track so he hitting the pits and you do it and there Burton has a lot of damage run into that car chain reaction type of situation that's what happens here that goes so fast and if something happens in five just like we thought [Music] and Jerry punch is right there right [Music] Jerry Warburton pulls away a lot of sledgehammers not trying to beat down the hood the hood was pushed it looked like the radiator has been pushed back but there was no food you see if there's a problem so to see how exactly the car is there was the top vote on the 75f and also contact which we Wallace depends on the man the Borden Shepherd star Sirius pork the 26 car garnet what's going on there well the reason rather they contact up there when everyone got all she ends up in not the would be Andrew so they had to pull ahead the old bungee cord comes in handy once in a while done it sure does we've got two more opposite we go to Talladega here's the intro leaderboard Gordon as lead on Rusty Wallace about a two-second lead on Ernie Irvan three seconds behind in fourth and Labonte is almost four seconds behind insist Jeff Gordon yesterday very very impressive looking he was very fast he's proving today that the car is still fast panting brakes in 77 would explain it I don't have words for it he is most impressive Rusty Wallace was on the very left of the screen the 28th is there's a 28 now on the Prairie right of the screen goes by Steve Grissom as Jeff board run across that heavy traffic he's [Music] this particular time and as long as the ring to be in trend because their cars just about everywhere over the racetrack it's front neck beat Jeff [Music] Steve Bristol running side-by-side now this looks like rusty is well started say he might have been you also have to be smart sometimes certainly patience patience I guess that's a better word yes than conservative you are still in this time it's late [Music] well they're showing six now Bobby was five little bear already more than have been completed in this race how far they've got to go get to the lead [Music] within a car length earlier with his third Jeff Conine fourth and Mark Martin Smith after 102 of 500 laps and Bristol [Music] Burnie urban is in trouble car just slowed dramatically coming off of order number two he coasted down the backstretch here he is on the front stretch headed for the pits it does not look good for the Texaco Hamilton doesn't look like it has power but let's see if we can see what happened he was running along they're in third place were gaining on the leaders goes into turn one here and all of a sudden he slows down cars pass them on the outside the hood is up down on pit road which thought maybe an ignition problem they're working on it frantically so I think it is an ignition problem ernie irvan's worst finish this year than a six at Darla of course these the NASCAR Winston Cup point leader while we were in break Rusty Wallace did get the lead back from Jeff Gordon and we'll show you how it occurred there coming off the turn to rest he got a good run Jeff Smith a little bit coming off the turn too rusty got a good run there Jeff booth didn't bite him let him go on and take the beat [Music] fight that credit for a while because they got a the leader that wind their way through that Jeff Gordon was trying to get by Jeff Burton in the blue-and-white 8 car Rusty Wallace right now he's trying to get by Jeff Burton in the a cartel right here's Jerry punch and Ernie Irvan fits well the preliminary indication and Ernie Irvan successfully could certainly have a major impact on the point this is how they stood going into this event with Earnhardt and Martin tied for a second position then Schrader and Rudd the second five in points going into this event speed Shepherd Marlin Jeff Gordon nine and Terry Labonte in ten well the Family Channel blimp is currently in the area part of their 1994 accentuate the positive tour cross-country journey incorporating flybys at major fairs festivals sporting events such as this one here at Bristol and they're providing some excellent overhead shots in the Family Channel bloom Jeff Conine has just taken over the second place from Jeff Gordon now Marc Marc takes over that third spot so Gordon beginning to fall back to go back to port [Music] then Jeff Gordon Jimmy Spencer and McDonnell sport just passed Rusty Wallace but Spencer had been in he's back out there now Jerry what's going on with Spencer talk to Mike Hill the crew chief on the McDonald's cart and he said that when Spitzer got into the back of the 26 car it flows the grill up in the remian the car is now overheating [Music] first of for that and marke marke remotely driver in the lane the 40 Carver slow forty car Bobby on the racetrack and everybody behind him had to check up quick no caution is out we'll be head of defense and Bob you mentioned that Jeff bodean his own Hoosier tired remember he only took on two tires during that pit stop so that's a pretty impressive situation this is the longest green flag run we've had so that might be telling us something falling back Giri what's the problem apparently Gordon's brought in the moment to the car just suddenly got loose I'm in a hurry homey here in the the car suddenly take care of it will he come in and get others the Jerry we're back in jeopardized Jeff just taking the lead and then he's pointed out bright side tires only on that last pit stop what they have seen very little tire winds and they but it looks like they have made [Music] Bobby Hamilton this is yep hitting the wall coming out of turn actually down the back [Music] and he moved out of the way very smartly babka [Music] found the crack he drove it up there together near our 3 battling for position it's Bobby Labonte Ted Musgrave and Todd Bodine that is a tan and Musgrave tries another 22 car and now the knock between one and two that will bring out the caution play fourth caution of the day flies over the racetrack as derrike cope and turned over to going to be saved again he was the next car to be left by the leaders and ricky rudd might've got his lap back he had just been lapped he might've passed Jeff though died that'll be up to NASCAR to decide that the Fingerhut car owned by Cale Yarborough that has stopped at the top of the banking the both front tires are planted it just will be gone we see that dairy cope is tried to make the car roll it will not go forward reverse here for a second I don't know better not packing front all these cars they're still going free all right the pits are open and here they come in for service now let's go to Jerry punch we're going to show you all three cars pitting on the front straightaway six two and twenty four topping her screen right yes left side tires [Music] let's check into the back dr. John a four-tire change for Jeff bodean as Rusty Wallace strict spine to turn three the back support in a way but he lost devil [Music] have lunch but they put in some pretty good three seconds was the best we saw from rusty Wallace's crew and here is dairy copse dilemma this is what's caused our cost [Music] looks like the wind a corner in the tiles fled exactly right Nick just wouldn't turn and right into the wall war under our fourth caution at 135 laps here at the Food City 500 Bristol International Raceway [Music] there's a great aerial shot of Bristol International Raceway as we present Winston Cup racing the Food City 500 and boy how this place has changed in the years that we have been coming here about ten years ago they were lucky to get a crowd of 20 60,000 here by the way we have a lot of activity coming up here on ESPN this afternoon first of all at the conclusion of our race we'll have a shop Talk and the feature driver will be Ernie Irvan that's at 4:30 Eastern Time and then right after that Paul page and the crew will be in Phoenix Arizona to bring you the live coverage of the slick 5200 IndyCar race as the Indy cars make their first appearance in North America this year look at Jeff go Don was leading the race he made his pit stop he's out ninth that's because he's pitted on the back straightaway Mark Martin lost a couple spots came in second one out for Rusty Wallace came the couple Jeff Gordon gained a couple and looked at bonnie he gained a couple as well [Music] we're going to go back to green there was something on the racetrack so they brake rotor on the track so they kept the caution out an extra lap but next time around we will go green we are under caution because of an incident which occurred in turns one and two derrike cope it was down the corner starts to go to the left and the car just all of a sudden go straight in the wall you gotta mentioned that Exide battery is opening the plant here bickering all the distribution center let's write that in height of glands about five six miles just down the road just down the road in tiny plants pace car pulls off here we go Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon crowd cheers Gordon can take advantage that take the lead [Music] for the second time this afternoon tries but can't [Music] [Music] jerry punches with Ernie Irvan our poll we haven't really got it apart yet but that's what it appears to be in a you know even ever I can affect the diver chair to probably bet all of be out but those guys aren't going to give up we're gonna try too hard as they can standing by the car behind the wall everyone working for him to get this motor torn apart and give my shot look at that mass of racecars [Music] Marcus on the inside [Music] [Music] roughly one winner [Music] ours actually [Music] look at this laughs he was 17 it stops [Music] [Music] leave the rest [Music] along with him spencer six laps down jerry has an update before the race about temperature on the when he first pissed off the power was at least 270 on the inside the bunny parented to lucky take it easy [Music] here goes our nard on the inside a little pocket got him dobar take the spot away [Music] [Music] Wallis and Martin's second and third as they try to catch up to Jeff Gordon the leader of the race behind Kyle Petty almost two laps down [Music] as [Music] rusty walls got the corner went up don't fight by him and tear the particle joins that drew not forget about terry labonte who's running a good race and there are your top four they're running right together on the racetrack of their being Bristol International Raceway in the hills of Northeast Tennessee we'll be right back [Music] just a little past two o'clock Eastern Time we're glad you could join us on this Sunday after Winston Cup racing at Chris in Tennessee Mark Martin is the new leader the race in a spin and turn for Dick Trickle dick trickles car at the bottom of the racetrack in turn number four let's show you how Mark Martin got the lead from Jeff Gordon he just came off the fourth corner the accelerate got underneath Jeff Gordon he had no choice because it move up the racetrack and Rusty Wallace fought if I could take over that second spot Jeff fell into third and Terry Labonte in fourth position and now we do have another caution flag the racetrack our step of the afternoon and here come the pit stops once again Wallace gorg body speed Earnhardt's musgraves todd bodine and bobby labonte all [Music] dear Jerri yes Gordon all put together they'll have less cars oil here in the body through [Music] 16.9 for rusty he is away then comes Gordon didn't have far to go to cross the line and Jeff bodean beat them all [Music] back from the bathroom what you did back there well a little bit interesting strategy to cut left side tires and fuel which means the next pit stop for them they'll just go right side talking with Paul Andrews after that last pit stop when they took four and lost eight positions from first all the way back tonight he said man it's killing us pitting here on the backstretch we got to come up with a plan and apparently this is their plan and it seemed to have worked pretty well because Jeff is now back at the front well an interesting strategy here here are the frontstretch pitch you can see how everybody completes their work here comes Wallace and Gordon but I think are a narc beat Jeff off the room off the pit road and then Earnhardt is in front of Jeff Borden alteration but the leader of the race is Geoff Bodine for 7x I'd batteries machine we'll take another break and be back with more live action in just a moment [Music] the Food City 500 from Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee under caution for the fifth time Dick Trickle making contact with the wall down in turn number four damaged the car pretty heavily it's on the hook or the garage area or the so-called garage area here although there actually isn't a garage area they take it back to their trucks a lot of rear-end damage Jeff bodean will find himself in the lead before of the yellow and before the pit stop he was running ninth and don't forget he's pitted on the backstretch and change two times we'll see what kind of strategy that is because it could be very smart it could be very smart yeah it's going to be smart if he didn't go all the way back to about 10 or 12 yeah and if we continue to have cautions frequently how about Darrell Waltrip he is running in 15th position at the moment remember he had to take a Champions provisional to get into the race started last 37 he has saved being lapped at least twice this afternoon last year he started 35th last drove to a sixth place finish and he appears to be doing so again he is the all-time one leader here at Bristol with 12 victories that includes five here in the Food City and seven in the fall race the night race interesting thing about Darrell Waltrip he is running good years today yes he is he decided yesterday to qualify was a good year so he'd be able to run he said look I've got to find out something about my team I can't go back to shop on Monday and keep blaming it on the tires I got to compare apples to apples he put the good years on just like Rusty Wallace and see where he's lacking and Jerry punch has more on this story you know they tested the who through tires and all the short tracks and I think Hoosier is going to make a major change in the sidewall of that tire between now and the tire they're going to bring to North Wilkesboro next weekend a number of the drivers said we may not be that good at Bristol but the tire we're bringing to Wilkesboro is going to be a different tire primarily because of darrell waltrip testing efforts there the darryl flicks the Goodyear today but expect to see him back on Hoosiers next week we're under caution at Bristol International Raceway 175 laps complete back in a moment [Music] rain we were cautioned for [Music] leading the way over rusty [Music] team position here comes rusty underneath [Music] the lead lap [Music] [Music] one now tires is this chart gonna stick well enough [Music] that rusty wallace had that you can bet your life he's going to use arts meanwhile is just to battle it out rusty coming off the corner and Earnhardt tries to take advantage but contact all three cars got a little bit out of shape [Music] a little bit faster right now he's going to leave the race the Jeff Morad is take a bedroom [Music] well in contention by [Music] for the lead a good place to be sitting right now really yeah this he's got a little daylight in front in case something happens up there [Music] rod has hit the wall hard hit something hard because the front is really crinkled up he at the wall the inside wall with then yes he did tied forward we see some orange on the wall here in front of us evidently see some movement inside there because he just the NASCAR Winston Cup this race he was running 17th see a medic or running over to him is right there [Music] they're talking to it Jerry what do you know that happened right in front of us here we're standing at the midpoint of pit road and a Rudd came into contact with another car here at the almost to start just past the start/finish line the nose of his Ford turned directly toward the wall he turned the tire to the right trying to save it the car came across at full speed and impacted the inside concrete wall I guess when the contact came up the other car guys it's no chance to save him here at these feet moving toward the scene of the crash riki remains in the cockpit and the safety personnel are there she said the tide threw down there and the NASCAR officials have told them look guys you know let the professionals do it [Music] it road is closed at the moment he is not far from the exit of pit road here on the front stretch car slid clear across the there you can see the impact the car slid clear across the track up the it slid down the banking but the contact came on the front stretch there it has already occurred car slides up to 36 degrees of banking Jerry I just spoke to billing well as you watch ricky rudd climb and flew the assistance here the Bristol life-saving crew he led in the ambulance they have three positions on duty here at the facility Larry carrier wanted to make sure they got every major specialty covered as far as promised dessert Linda Rudd walking back Ricky apparently applauded impact has a breath knocked out of him he was able to breathe and was alert inside the race car talked to billing a minute ago and his wife Linda he'll be taken to the infield care center and checked out hopefully we can get a comment from Ricky Paul Monteiro Lee breathe a sigh of relief after that major impact hit it hard there's no doubt about you can see how the front end of this board is bashed in riki of course a car owner this year in addition to the driver [Music] yes a suitable amount [Music] well the track crew is going to be out there for a while because there was a lot of fluid that leaked from the race car there is the point of impact just past the start/finish line you can see the tracks they begin just out of turn number four [Music] and they head-on impact with the inside wall down by turn number one but apparently Ricky is not seriously injured he is being taken to the infield Medical Center and dr. Jerry punch will continue to keep an eye on Ricky and give us any further information that he might have [Music] so we'll take another break as Ricky gets out of the ambulance which has arrived at the infield care center [Music] he's on the stretcher as you can see but I don't blame him her hey yeah I don't blame them a guy scare me in there that's all I need your than trying to walk in there max help me out reach [Music] and we will get an update as soon as it becomes available we'll be back after these messages with more of our live coverage from Bristol [Music] Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons John Kernan and dr. Jerry punch back at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee for the Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race the lights atop the pace car are no longer blinking and half a lap we will go back to racing our sixth caution of the day bombing an incident with ricky rudd he has been taken to the infield care continue to stand by to get updated information as soon as we get it we will pass it along to you he was alert apparently and is not seriously injured but again we will update you as soon as we possibly can meanwhile with 196 laps about to be completed we go back to racing and chef bowtie they alert [Music] [Music] [Music] here's our portal come on heavy contact with earlier than the eight car yeah Jeff took heavy impact from Bill Elliott and as Benny said this 21 car of Morgan Shepherd I'm also involved here's a replay of what happened Vin's hits the wall Eliot writing for the court and Shepard that gets em to aliens Elian was running 14th Morgan Shepherd was running 16th we have seen two major crashes here just in the last few laps there is bill elegant emerging from his blood wiser Ford and appears to be in good shape and the impact fortunately came at the back of the car it wasn't a direct side impact so we hope that Jeff Burton is also in good shape Morgan Shepherd meanwhile has driven the Citgo Ford down through the pits and the backstretch in car camera is out of the car good walking to the ambulance and bill talking about what happened it was just a simple situation where Elliot was in the wrong place at the wrong time empty for both of them yes again we show you the solid heavy impact that Jeff took from Bill Elliott right there [Music] Morgan got bounced around pretty good too we see the water a villian scarf that surprised me that their editor is gone [Music] the 21 car trying to figure out what they've got to do to fix it can they fix it entire change Morgan Shepherd since seventh place in the Winston Cup point standings coming to this race so some of the top ten having problems here today including the leader Ernie Irvan tissue jaundice late fans are urban is out of the race forward some sort of a ninja problem and of all the races that have been run at this facility and all the times would brothers have been here they have never won a race at Bristol and apparently will not today either there's a very badly damaged car of [Music] yes [Music] I don't think that was fixable today [Music] there's bill Elliot's and it didn't look in the best of shape Morgan Shepherd can probably get back on the racetrack of his car probably to reduce speed but these two I think they put them on the truck prepare for North Wilkesboro exactly well you write those last two crashes with Rudd and here with melody Jeff Burton that's about as hard to hit the wall in my head Bristol sure is just leaves 15 cars on the lead lap as they hit the wall that it hit the wall hit each other and here's the replay from bill Elliot's and [Music] out-of-focus there didn't it he hit hard I suspect that if Burton got tagged a little bit boy here's Morgan as we've watched out his windshield [Music] and Morgan got hit twice he got hitting the right front the right rear they work on it the Wood Brothers and the team work on Morgan Shepherds car he may be able to get back in the race has been he indicated but the day is over for perky [Music] back at Bristol in a moment [Music] six laps were run under caution we are back to green flag action with Jeff bodean [Music] spins since the brakes and several others become involved numerous others become Kyle Betty here Steve Grissom Brett by Ted Musgrave Rick mast there's Rick mejor are we going to have anybody left was almost like Saturday night Thunder last night in the event or next six cars finished a 30 and Terry Labonte has some flame beneath that car as he pulls into the pits on the right of your screen may have been something dragging butt he's damaged there's musgrave he's in a mess there's terry labonte he doesn't look very good [Music] here's the replay here was the 12 car gets just a little bit of a tap from Earnhardt he goes up the racetrack I thought he was going to save it but then he can't say that he comes back across Jeff Borden just gets by Martin Martin now all of a sudden the 16 gets bumped behind and now Kyle Petty runs in the back of the five car there's the 26 of Brett Bodine involved sterling Marlins got some damage Michael Waltrip Ryder got into Bobby Labonte just a little bit there and the 75 car made a pit stop Todd Bodine so it looks like that possibly he is gusting then yeah he's going behind the wall right now here's another ankle and we can see I don't either don't hit him I don't know that he hit him on there well it looked like Chuck might have bent out of shape just bet he might an Earnhardt might attempt him and helped him on around after that take a look from the blimp shot maybe that'll show us exactly what did happen if he did giddy okay here they go Earnhardt's about six feet behind I Blues up a little bit closer no he didn't touch it I don't think so I don't think you touched it no sir 12-car just got a little bit out of shape and Chuck bound was the pole sitter here's everybody else now you're right near the 30 car did get some damage that's all you know touch somebody with the right front bound was the pole-sitter was the only one eligible for ad 3600 dollars in unocal bonus money and some great work from the people running the cameras up on the family channel play as you can see the skies are becoming quite overcast and dark and Jerry punch is with Bill Elliott and Bill Elliott has walked out of the care center first of all bill are you okay I'm fine you know just it's a sad day yo yo for the Budweiser guys you know all the guys worked hard and you know really didn't feel that good about the car going in the race but it's a race one I felt pretty good about the old race car and that Roger I was just a victim I circumstances you know I I lucked out in a marriage estar finish line next thing I knew I loved by they car was sideways no Morgan was behind me he can eat out me I had an arrow now it's trying to get out and arrows white when I went down a car coming down the racetrack and I was just slide enough sideways I couldn't get traction to get the car slowed down and I know you're late call at these speeds can you do anything with the race car you can't do anything and I don't care who you are you know dude it's just like a deal it just happened on the back straightaway the problem is if you get stopped and the guy behind you can't get stopped and it's just a chain reaction deal I mean I don't know what you're doing you just run into dog going fast you can do nothing about it billion will walk away awfully sore from Bristol let's check in John Curtis is standing by with Rick mast Jerry the crew working on Rick's Ford Thunderbird they got a lot of heavy damage in the front end of broken oil flow you see where the oil is spilled out all over the race car and Rick look like Chuck was going to get out of the way and then someone in front of you just got sideways and the whole chain reaction started yes 12 I don't know we've seen it happening was getting out of the gas in two or three cars just slammed on the brakes right I didn't have anywhere to go if everybody just kind of kept going a little bit I think you know we've been drunk ever since we got here and the race started this morning or today you know the car was going good I felt like we had a top-ten car today and remnants of last year now you know get in trouble so maybe at North Wilkesboro [Music] Bob [Music] there were eight cars that were involved in that incident and most of them are behind the wall getting serviced let's take a look again from the from the blimp shot going into that turn Dale Earnhardt is coming up on the 12 car gets awfully close right there I know it's hard to tell if he actually touched him or not but it looks like there's some smart there sparks coming out of the 12 car the rear is if something find a broken on that car I don't know what happened to the left front spring is the rf3 spring is so weak on that car when that car when he turns to the right the car came back the left rear went down and bottom the exhaust pipes out on the racetrack dr. Jerry punch has an update on Ricky Rudd Jerry guys behind me they have just loaded Ricky Rudd here in the Bristol life-saving crew ambulance he is going to be taken to bristol Regional Medical Center now Ricky was awake and alert inside neurologically intact in other words he has no significant head injury the only concern is that he strained his neck on that head on impact with the concrete wall I spoke with the positions inside they will take Ricky over for a precautionary x-rays of his neck hopefully just a cervical sprain or strain of the muscles around the neck don't want to think any change is going to come out of the racetrack they're gonna back the ambulance up here take it around and go out the gate might also update inside I spoke with Jeff Burton he is fine a little bit sore but should be released in just a moment we're under caution here at Bristol International Raceway for a continued problem here it's wild in its action back in a moment [Music] ESP n speed world is being brought to you by Quaker State the intelligent oil for longer engine life by McDonald's what you want is what you get at McDonald's today and by the diehard battery now with more power when you need it most under caution because of an accident but what happened was the ambulance was taking ricky rudd off of the racetrack and there was a parent li a track worker on the side of the ambulance and he has fallen from it and now they are treating his injuries that's at the end of the backstretch why he was riding alongside or on the ambulance I don't know apparently he's okay but did have some injuries and they're going to be tending to those Jerry is with Chuck Bown well what looks like a makeshift salvage yard here our pole sitter Chuck bales car here behind him terry labonte they're working on the killer's car let me try to get in here without getting the steering wheel work with chuckle what happened out there I just it's turning into an awful rough race you know all the guy has to do here and he's gonna get a good finish and I knew that going in but it worked to be I got it early in the race by the sixth card later in the race for the three cars just everybody's impatient in a hurry how bad is the car hurt Chuck and they get it fixed now the first lick wasn't too bad but this most recent one bent the trailing arm and we're in we'll get back in the race we're so far behind now we're just best story in sports when an underdog overcomes adversity he did it and qualified to sit on the pole for the first time for Bobby Allison old racing team but it looks like it's going to be a premature finish here at Bristol pop there are a lot of wrecked cars down behind the wall and here's an example of why some of them have been torn up now there is another replay of what appeared to be possible contact between Earnhardt and bound it looks more like did he might have touched him just a little bit as it came off the turn it didn't take much at that point of the track and then everything broke loose behind it there it was just chaos chaos that's a given word for big brick yeah 22 cars a match the last car he and Michael Waltrip got together and they had speculate a moment ago the Michael might have some damage and yes it looked like the end the 22 got together yes here it doesn't look like that aren't gets in the back end but you know Chuck Bown says that there's just a little bit of a tap and the way the 12 car moved there it does look like that he might have got just a little bit of a tablet yeah chuk claims there was some contact between himself and earnhardt that caused him to slide to the inside of the track and hit the wall and then several others a total of eight others involved in that incident and from our remote-controlled camera off the corner number two there's the contact bound losing control sliding right by hitting the wall on the outside first of all and then sliding completely across the tract and hitting the inside retaining wall on the backstretch and then you can see how the others become involved Todd Bodines pretty heavy contact there along with the Rick mast with the outside retaining wall I saw the 75 car come in the pits and wondered how the damage but when we got the damage but there is the remote-controlled camera it's located as we said outside of the wall and turn number two it isn't man we put it so that it's in a situation where it cannot be manned [Music] a man will go to be out there we could back someone that wins a man either dr. Jerry punch once again down with the five car we're continuing on the front of the Kellogg's Chevrolet what's left the front of the Kellogg's Chevrolet Eddie Dickerson and company trying to work on this car meanwhile their driver Terry Labonte sits inside the car very patiently Terry what happened out there I really couldn't tell you know they got crossed up ahead of me and I ran in the back to sixteen and somebody ran in the back of me and I don't know it's just kind of a lot of trouble on the restarts you got these guys a lap down to put on fresh tires and get in the way it caused the good cars from records it's just unfortunate it is unfortunate the same as Bill Elliott told us a minute ago a slow car in a fast car if somebody gets in the way no one can get out of the way at these speeds here at Bristol so uh a lot of damage machinery down here in the pits this was Terry's 450th consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup start the longest ongoing streak of any active driver we'll take another break before we go green come back soon too personal [Music] the green is back out after 15 laps of caution and to the lead although Rusty Wallace is the weather is becoming possibly important because we understand to the racetrack [Music] hang on to the lead if he can be could come in and put a stop to things [Music] what laughs as a matter of fact well we have some great racing going on up front here but also fact here the the car don't believe well couple laps ago Michael in the third turn almost knocked him into the wall barrel came back up [Music] hello Michael is in front of there [Music] there's michael waltrip intent Darrell Waltrip 2:11 and on the lead lap Rusty Wallace depression pressuring jetboat on trying to get the lead a moment ago second place away from Rusty Wallace that position and taken out of the race including Harry Gant and boy boy this [Music] Jerry punch has more Jerry and you're exactly right [Music] the water could earn our crew Hey raised [Music] now watch the food take the tack over seven [Music] not so much who has a faster car at the moment it's being able to pass yes [Music] all those years you drove those model [Music] the one laps under caution 174 green [Music] there's ken schrader he position right now sir bankelal Turk night [Music] the last car on the lead [Music] I'm almost afraid to go to him but yeah okay john kernan weather expert what's the latest about what do you have against me as a weatherman that's just one an aside from your being no good hey I've been right every year let me show you this this radar image that was taken for the National Weather Service about 30 minutes ago and you can see this band of showers there's a well-defined storm line that stretches all the way back into Arkansas all the way up into New England and sparking off a lot of rain bottom washed in the area now the light rain is out to the edge that's about 25 to 30 miles away from us five minutes ago we are right here in the center of the map you can see this edge and the move today has been across this way so it looks like we really have a good shot at maybe a little rain and it looks like that when it starts raining it's going to rain for a while so these next few laps we are seven away from an official race clicks away the halfway point we have to run to 51 an official race I think we're going to make that right now here's a little bit faster than Jeff bodean but [Music] the impassive havoc along with Iran the to maybe hold their speed a little bit [Music] maybe we're beginning to run long enough now that advantage here's michael waltrip making a pasture [Music] Walter birthday and here comes mark in passing Jeff and taking over fourth position rustic almost fun coming up the second corner and there goes earn are buying oh the rusty walls have a flat tire could something be wrong he is slow there's no question about that [Music] pretty hard so he prepared [Music] - worried about it here comes the halfway point cross flags about to be this play to Jeff 250 here is bobby labonte passing the four car and going to the ninth spot so Labonte is ninth and Sterling Marlin back to and here's what happened to Russ those in the corner largest goes sideways almost lost it had to get off the problem when he did that earner pulls alongside takes a spot away and right now Jeff bodean is pulling away from her Lord becoming important [Music] what's a 1013 Carling advantage I'm the leader of the race his best finish of the year so far 1994 has been an 11th at the Daytona 500 we'll be back with more of our live coverage in just a moment from the Food City 500 at Bristol [Music] the Food City 500 here at Bristol International another race in the Winston Cup Series for 1994 that is Dale Earnhardt trailing by just a couple of car lengths got a pretty good lead let's look at the weather situation this shot from the Family Channel blimp you can see the dark clouds that are hovering nearby and rain is to the northwest of us and it is moving to the southeast so we do expect rain before too long the best part about that which is from the blimp gifting that baby gonna be up tarp it's too bad that's right jogar something has happened to Rusty Wallace [Music] we saw it blues second position and now he is very slowed down off the banking as a matter of fact Rusty Wallace coming in for an unscheduled pit stop but to crack Jerry concerned about using us considerably in fact it was right side tires going on the car Gulfport card [Music] Rusty Wallace loses a laugh is not a contender for the win here's what happened that right front left land and lucky Oh 90 car Mike Wallace smoking badly down the front straightaway I don't know whether he made contact from one engine from yeah looks like it's coming from looks like a mechanical problem has put the 90 car into his pits on the backstretch mic was running in 13th position he was two laps down but not a bad afternoon for Mike car Junior seven celebrated his 70th birthday here on Friday in third position the fastest car just few laps Dover right now he was gaining on her [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] 6 to 103 [Music] [Music] [Music] one car came back up on the racetrack right in that arrest was it was trying to come into this he was slowing down if the breasts petitioners please now then look like Earnhardt might be coming back on the seven-card amperes yes it just go back and forth after all Martin continuing to run and Lake speed has we told you that Ted must brain the racetrack he did these kyle petty [Music] or the racetrack and John Curtin is with Mike Wallace [Music] well Mike ascribed out like at first y'all thought it might be ignition John you know how loud a plane did I can't hear what you said it looks like we broke a piston or some man's car come on before and just totally quit got a second lap down but [Music] for customer happy birthday thank you very much Mike Jeff bodean is in traffic allowing and once again but now they have cleared the traffic and still with about a car length that I haven't been [Music] spent 26 races since Jeff bodean that of course was last May [Music] information of terror the body have tried to go back that back you went back out here's the busch race summary geoff bodine 116 the first 273 laps ten lead changes among four drivers nine cars are on the lead for a period one laughs the average speed is down 20 miles an hour from the record at 80 point 7 miles and those that have led include the current leader Bodine also rusting Jeff and mark of those drivers picking up five bonus points and out of the race this is going to and Jared Spencer trickling what Elliot most of these because crashes on the racetrack and Ricky Rudd has been taken to a local hospital x-rays to his neck seriously injured however follow car crash here the front straightaway so we head back down for it's Bodine Earnhardt mark Gordon and speed [Music] speed world track backs brought to you by Quaker State the intelligent oil wretched life over the past three seasons few years recommended us using a regular tire in years past we use the buy spot this when we change the air pressure and Abbas buy more control be the size of the tire now with the regular tire the size stays the same and when we change the air pressure he controls with the car cameras rusty would call in and say the car is loose I would go to the right rear tire and put one pound take one pound out if rusty would call in and say the car was tight I would go to the right rear and put one pound in this is the same as all four corners of the car it depends where the driver wants to air take it out where he feels like there would help us more during the race there are three things we use to check the handling of our car one is air pressure to is tire temps and three is tire wear this allows us to see how well our car is handling and to allow us to change make whatever necessary changes we need to make on the next stop that is of course chassis specialist grant parrot with an explanation of how tire pressure affects the handling of the car and another fram feel some Brie coming up for you watch for your favorite driver as you will see here in just a second or two Darrell Waltrip has gone a lap down in ninth position he's hung in there for a long time sure Dave stayed in that lead Lam you can see Rusty Wallace me laughs down [Music] these cars I've spent some time behind State wrestling Morgan Shepherd still out there cars are still working [Music] Jeff Bodine trying to put the Pontiac of Bobby Labonte match last car lap down that's the eighth place car one lap he goes cars now on the lead [Music] quite a bit erased run away Michael and the [Music] I'm gonna say rusty Wallace's streak on short tracks may come to finishes second second first [Music] look at mark Marcus line up into the [Music] that these coming in the pans you just took off on him [Music] French is right there I just spoken with Steve Millen and budget our tires hold Africa [Music] [Music] lost two lapis he goes into the turn on the outside he was fortunate not to hit the wall big order they did that's right I started saying he did hit the wall but you're right very fortune and bobby labonte almost getting glowing coming off the turn to over there don't know if he has a plan or what but there it is from our once a candidate pans with mark as he scrapes along the wall in the second corner [Music] the long green flag run that we've seen here it stops but this tires been on there while the effects of it [Music] on the left side of the Maxwell House Pontiac [Music] he moves away Mark Martin knew that brushing the wall didn't seem too [Music] bank job to take care of Jerry what's the tire look like Martin Barney's tired a small little separation right here or a puncture actually too small cut on the inside of the tire Steve bill was looking at the tire there doesn't there's the culprit doctor we pointed out tubing the tire began to go down let me show you the other side of the tire what happens when you smack the wall at 100 and been on the hot side the tire is about 270 degrees you see the climb cream the red part of the country - what country stripe on the right nice color contrast - something is wrong with rust or maybe just a new time yeah I think it's the new tires that mark has oh because rusty had been passing several cars himself but he's been out there that was for position however both of those drivers are two laps down and mark went to nine and the fifth place car Michael Waltrip is in the pits on the backstretch baccala moved up to the number five position we assume this is a scheduled stop for defense all Pontiac team I suppose we'll see others coming in a baby after they take a look at Rusty Wallace and Mark mark the problems that they've had here and say maybe we better get over here for weekend and the wall get some tires Bobby getting ready to go back out heading the last time he stopped put the left sides on so the right sides got about 30 more who is gaining positions through attrition but let's not take anything away from his performance this afternoon because ken schrader is in fifth position and not too far behind third of a straightaway and here's the cord coming into the pants part number 24 he gives up his third position to come in four-tire change surely for Jordan they lock you later 3:35 at least they better clean the windows now they can be no until they got the spray up there Todd car zone it's full of fuel Jack [Music] good clean pitstop for Jeff Gordon Chevrolet back out onto the racetrack surely Monica several practices out there [Music] broke together why [Music] here at Crystal gotta get your drive around as play is possible to not lose [Music] possible Bob to make a pit stop it regardless backyard Rusty Wallace lost to last Marfatia has just been possible to do yep turning laps of about 16 seconds or so I keep on going to and Jeff Madan is coming in the picture right now he wrote on the back strands and John Curtin's back there Burdine has 140 laps of battle on his left side [Music] she always played as it [Music] they make sure and just go dine is down seconds of excellent harder to take a belief for the first time today is the Goodwrench Chevrolet picking up the five bonus points very important [Music] in the standings deine comes out on the track right Laurie was right ahead of her and I ride that he must be a lapin that much down almost two laps the reason he didn't lose - laughs he made an excellent hit stop head of Earnhardt and [Music] to get back out here's 41 from check gets in the way of Rick mast and what a break for day learn two laps on some and one lap on some awfully good cars including Jeff boudhanath our hearts to be some celebration going on down in the richard childress bit well also become number 15 like speed lake speed got fitted decent second place door has to be straighter right those three cars are going to be on the same lap at a lap ahead of everybody else jerry when they got to be living right down here in the earnhardt richard children's had just climbed off of his his perch here on top of the pit box and gone over to Andy Petree said guys uh we can't wait any longer we wanted to pit around lap three Ford we're gonna come in next time and as they came out of turn three two till they learn hard to make a pit stop the caution flag came out so boy they are excited about the heaviness yellow flag out because that leaves Dale with only two other cars on the lead lap well sometimes patients on the racetrack pays off and sometimes patients in the pit area that is keeping your driver out as long as possible pays off and that's certainly what has happened in this instance now there's Nemechek and watch the car will slide up into the groove and Rick mast give a little bit just enough to spend Rick around and the leaders are coming in there but they get back there Schrader that went to the inside and [Music] and we understand that raindrops are falling not unexpectedly the pits remain closed because rick masks are is right at the entrance to the pit area and they're going to have to get it out of the way before they open the pits talk about a break for Dale Earnhardt yes it was and also for Lake speed but Ken Schrader was almost to lap down so it's a double break for him he had not did him stayed on the lead lap and is going to be run too thick this thing [Music] among those that will be a lap down when we go back to racing Darrell Waltrip also Mark Martin the 7 car of Jeff Bodine will be a lap down rusty will be two laps down so will Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte now look at Martin he goes to the inside also oh wow almost hit Nemechek Schrader now watch him beat Earnhardt back to the line and therefore stay on the lead lap and worse melosa [Music] what does Dale Earnhardt do now with raindrops falling and we do see some rain here on our a glass in front of us as he stay out there or does he give up the lead I think he's got a bit I believe so - now lake speed and kenny schrader don't have anything to lose no I mean they're gonna pit fun the pit or open and so they got nothing to lose Jerry punch plus I don't have any choice they're they have to pit from a fuel standpoint from a tire standpoint they are getting ready to bring Dale then as soon as the pits come open they know that rains in the area they're also aware that some of the drivers reported seeing a few drops on their windshields but as soon as the RIC fast car is disposed up we will see the sixth time Winston Cup champion making his way down pit road and here he comes right now coming into a stop the good race going to work [Music] coyote Lake Street is down and headed back a tourism the backstretch pits meanwhile the third place car John well the crew just waiting and trying to coax Kenny in trying to get him into the fence a little quicker but as you'd mentioned he was almost a lap down maintaining his place in line Earnhardt is already headed around to the and straighter left-side tires are going on barely going to beat the pace car 20 1.3 seconds the eros trainer just barely as you indicated John beating the pace car Schrader stays on the lead lap with Lake speed and Dale Earnhardt back with more live action for Bristol in a moment [Music] laughs under that last caution period and this of course is from the family starting at the national tour in September of night delighted thousands of spectators in more than 80 cities this thing is 132 feet in length 44 feet in height 37 feet in width and weighs 3000 [Music] my treat hung on the outside and about six cars went by second position position traitor is second man [Music] more cars on the lead be [Music] running 13th for [Music] are trying to put a lap on Jeff last short track victory was at Martinsville in April [Music] [Music] [Music] Rusty Wallace pulled up an ER doc full government [Music] made a green flag pit stop he did not here on the restart is not and so that puts you back in the female now the 28 car of Ernie Irvan is on the racetrack but he's some 200 a new position for those cars that are that maybe he had but it won't be that many where the 515 sizes and get a few positions and have made a few points was a timing chain I guess it was a time of change Jerry punch reported from the pit area during that last commercial break and here comes Mark Martin he wants to get my go ahead mark that's good mark laughs back [Music] goes up high and both rusty and mark were able to get by him okay now Jeff but I but he says they weren't if that fits in the left down he Burton he is slow once again here on the main straightaway with a lot of smoke in the back party's machine [Music] so Mark Martin in the seventh car that was six cars in front of us all right I was bored wreck [Music] to get out the tarps to cover the tires but begins to pick up a little bit now [Music] and as you can see in the upper right there are still 150 coming and you know what ken schrader is gaining on Earnhardt [Music] he's gaining the hardest baby heiresses being a little bit [Music] [Music] [Music] he's got to get by but I'm because slavery meanwhile right in front of those guys Martin Martin was able to get behind Rusty Wallace who aren't hard all of us had a chance right there our tech advantage of it yeah I got it she's got it now so Jeff is a lap down down but Schrader is off the bow we'll be right back [Music] the Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race from Bristol Raceway in Tennessee being led by Dale her career start here at Bristol he has 21 Tompkins [Music] looking for when [Music] to move away from kam traitor between first and second three-and-a-half four Jeff Bodine is 17.3 second laughs [Music] and then the 15 car has gained an ounce writer head [Music] [Music] like speed Lakes best finish of 94 was a darling Bristol his best finish has been a Jerry punch has an update on sorry John Kernan I tell you it's a tough room I get no respect here what ken schrader the problem is having problems with his brain and free by himself it's not too big a problem but it's a real problem whenever he comes there's several drivers that were up there - laughs as a result he's back in the league just one that the house he was two laps down [Music] there was his identity the distance between straighter and earn art between Strader it makes me juries worried more about [Music] for [Music] handily has the lead right 4.9 have area [Music] driving a refugee from the junkyard and he is 22nd [Music] guard heart wants to either see it right and all those I think mark mark might be a tad faster Rusty Wallace goes hi coming off a turn for its lows but very slow coming down the front straightaway here [Music] he's way up high on the track looking for the opportunity to get to the inside we'll do it right then what thank God for spotters to tell him to come down when he could come down here comes rusty and for another stop Lake speed is also coming four seconds five we'll watch this battle and also keep an eye on rusty [Music] position [Music] you know folks I really like to see that but sorry this wondered what [Music] [Music] Rayner a second late [Music] ESP in speed world is being brought to you by a light signals auto light spark plugs guarantee for two years no matter how far you go my handle in Formula three motor oil and to your car and my Budweiser beechwood aged for a crisp clean classic taste tonight later this afternoon here on ESPN Phoenix International Raceway Pekar opener in the united states the slick 5200 will be live at five o'clock Eastern Time here on ESPN Michael Andretti of course winning the opener in Australia but Paul Tracy has the pole position for this afternoon's race on the outside of the front row and Earnhardt is still leading and late speed is still chasing Kenny Schrader [Music] possession format make the pass on narrator taking over second place with that brake problem there John in its writer and you can probably a third star question if this move over called both of us correct the third is better than a crash two finishes of sixth are better in the last two races has moved from a low of sixteenth in the points to sixth here is Dale Earnhardt [Music] laughs so far not good cereza driver actually Ernie Irvan is back behind the wall the engine get up in the car number 40 and see if they could do anything and took us some more course and that can certainly freak hammock inventing the valve and now is finally back behind the wall Rusty Wallace unscheduled pit stop minute ago was for a right higher than what they've done [Music] their losses now flowing the air pressure back for hire but unfortunately Charlie put on is the sixth place car Walled repented for his pit on the backstretch [Music] apparently some of the steering linkage is broken as they're going to work right now we also cook [Music] very disappointing development for Daryl office and he has moved his way from the tail in his field [Music] darrell waltrip here this afternoon [Music] run for Daler you were right to be gathered as opposed to the 12 car shutdown [Music] see Gary Koch back on the racetrack the finger hook forward to look for your favorite [Music] that's all again so that [Music] [Music] prism traitor [Music] [Music] back yard our leader was he more than a hundred laps to go now talked about that physical thing I won't have any these guys right now said [Music] Oh 41 he Muhammad checkers if the wall three or four become two down off of the wall just but that ricocheted off the wall [Music] pit road when it came down thing looks like it's been an old he's running well six laps down [Music] look at it once again as he quarter and turn or [Music] there is freaked along it fortunately there were no other cars close to him so he just drove a rock down off the banks run down into the pits worked out pretty neat or official holy my guess is going too fast on pit road wait could get the thing slows down that's right pellets Lopez came right down off the wall down the banking and he couldn't get slow [Music] it's ernhardt speed Schrader Martin and Jeff bodean the top five after 402 of 500 [Music] 3:30 Eastern Daylight Time and we welcome you stood Cup racing at Bristol International Raceway in Tennessee were Dale the Food City 500 he has last night [Music] eight laps mark Parton while we were away came in yeah it looks like you had another right front tire go plate goes in the corner of the 23 car he goes up the hill takes 223 worthy therapist prick Jerry punch has more on Mark Martin [Music] you're exactly right the light front Aurum the same thing animal deco SP apparently remember wreak havoc with these whatever it is Marc Marquez [Music] about two-thirds of the left before you have that [Music] Dale earnheardt a leader he just went bye-bye allows potty I put him another lap down [Music] 12th place car Bobby Hamilton Ken [Music] with those fresh tires on Corot Mark Martin [Music] or so remind you [Music] like this new one [Music] [Music] as matter of fact I [Music] [Music] [Music] Grissom he is one that matched racecars Rookie of the Year contestants and we're Z Bob 16 rookie crop steve whistle dipper being led by Jeff Burton then Steve Nemechek and Loy Allen who also failed to make today's race Burton of course is Ward Burton is sixth in the rookie point standings followed by Mike Wallace who's out of the race Jeremy Mayfield who didn't make it and Kurtis mark and Billy Stan reached come to try to make the race yes he was here he's still up there what nice place now don't talk to his six left down this 29 car is owned by kiri and Carolyn Bechtel [Music] seventh place car Bobby Labonte tonight check the cars [Music] just gets right-side tires and goes back out there you can see how the race be compares with the qualifying speed Earnhardt making laps of 112 while the polls that are qualified at 120 4.9 gerawan the 23 car oh we got a crash over in turn three looks like Bart Bart is involved some way or another bottom and the 24 car spun down the back there must be oil or something down the back right away a jet boat on is trying to be earn aren't back around [Music] the cars involved Hut Stricklin Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon there is Jeff he doesn't have a left rear desi but very much what's going on just about a half a lap ago Betty someone radioed and said the 23 car is leaking fluid way back to hit row but it didn't quite get back here so now we've got a caution flag and Mark Martin is bringing what's left off the Valvoline Ford back behind the wall speed wheel in the crew now walking around looking at the car mark Hextall and we'll try to get unhooked and climb out this would be able to possibly make the final pit stops of the day as Jeff Gordon is also involved John Kernan [Music] well Jeff Gordon's car is still just sitting at the at the end of pit road down on the gyms and turn three 25 bar and went up and hit the wall and also blue now Jeff Bodine is headed down pit road for service and Earnhardt is in let's go to the front stretch right side tires already on left-side tires going on routine pit stop 17.5 seconds one of you pretty much routine under caution and down it away but not today his car we're talking about Mark Martin [Music] jerry the jacks already dropped on the right side they'll come around and change left side tires are in martin is already headed around to the front straightaway this may take a little bit of time too because they got some major oil or water down the racetrack that starts over in the middle the backstretch here's a replay whatever these oil from the 20 mark Marty comes along gets the wall gets a new moisture that the 23 put down and hits the wall and then somehow the 24 is involved here's the entire right there is the Valvoline Ford who is behind the wall Jerry Walmart mark is looking at the right front tire mark what happened out there for sure they say you've had a couple of wife some of our stuff has a better problem with just a car just going away on you car wedding guard away Lee and a car to bake today I think [Music] like that how badly is the car her car but how bad was the car hurt me to get it is terrible obviously a very hard to take a look at what's left of the Valvoline Ford mark is really looking at the right front tire with the take a look at the left rear and looking at the rear for the car hits ooh possibly the rear end housing may be bent possibly the trailing arms beneath the car looking underneath the car now you can see crew members finally under it we look at the trailing arm Paisley the struts that help support the rear end housing marklar to say was here with this latest caution flag mob it has not been a good weekend for Mark Martin he lost the race yesterday when he pulled into the pits too soon while leading he's out of today's race also [Music] for six laps we the backstretch [Music] like speed and in seven position now let's take you back a few why does this situation and how it developed [Music] three drivers first of all we see the 23 car smoking [Music] mandating at the wall came out the point [Music] taken muster that card and over as hard as it or maybe one bottle [Music] now like speed [Music] we sauce off some house sparks underneath the three cart when he went down in the corner [Music] [Music] you had a great day going early in one of the cars defeat what happened out there I really don't know I just got caught out by taking something out though [Music] looks like Papa the reread housing get back in you know that me laughs lampion we knew it's not gonna mean much but we're gonna try again [Music] we're trying to get back out there and hit the right rear corner [Music] housing the departure brulée Jeff Gordon standing by to try to get back ends in the final now being shown in 14th and his statement about and hit the wall pretty hard on we keep blaming the 23 car for dropping some water maybe it was just the fact that they got the corner and [Music] and what was the situation regarding Hut Stricklin you're not you're not going to believe this Bob I don't think I've seen this happen look at the assists the shock off the right rear normally this goes up inside the cylinder but it just pulled out while he was out on the racetrack just pulled right out that's a lot of shock travel in the bidding it's a lot of shock travel and there is fluid inside that shock absorber so it could be when that shot came apart that dropped some fluid on the racetrack and that's what Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon got into absolutely shocking developments here at Bristol in ernhardt - woloson and rusty really did [Music] [Applause] our chance of winning the [Music] that when he was running that hard problem the best thing to do as a bride [Music] their auto light field summary the way they're running Dennison race going on here is going to get alongside the 55 and when he opens the door Schrader's going to cry the left down at four [Music] straighter moving in position there now baby do you just want you sampling over here right Schrader's takes seconds [Music] [Music] I was a little bit slower than Lakes me [Music] [Music] [Music] channel om [Music] such unique events and the World Series and as a scientific support craft for whale studies they watch you don't get many bridesmaids and groomsmen's putting all that inside that thing I would guess I guess they have you attendance yes and spectators great Europe that's about it as all you men [Music] Morgan Shepherd therefore we focus in on the leader [Music] around the racetrack and seeing the lake speed of reported greenly Luke [Music] [Music] we're watching from the [Music] [Music] to page three laps down nobody clothespin yeah [Music] and amazingly the rain [Music] [Music] our high above Kellogg's Portland Star he's back on the racetrack after it's been several laughter [Music] [Music] [Music] this is running in tenth position although he is 12 laps down points good to see that in it it really is and the next car behind him was five laps behind him [Music] Marcus last but [Music] about an hour in pendant well pushing the car onto the starting grid a prank over there pits and had to hurriedly change the engine and just thought the car bacterial infection to start Dave himself was involved with the engines [Music] today top ten things would be got a local sponsor on that car Tri City aviation [Music] we come to Bristol and we never can't help but think of [Music] of course for what he did and what he was we'll always think about it more Dave Marcus started 29th as been as high as 10 was as low as thirty fifth from Wisconsin [Music] well if he can run one more lap he'll pass mark mark we [Music] Dale Earnhardt leads with just 23 circuits pretty [Music] back at the Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at Bristol International Raceway immediately following at 4:30 Eastern Time at about 32 minutes from right now shop Talk featuring Ernie Irvan and the opportunity by some of his merchandise then following at 5 o'clock Eastern Time it's the Indy car race from Phoenix Arizona that's like 5,200 at 8 o clock tonight it's the Marlins and the Padres ESPN Sunday Night Baseball is Gary Sheffield faces 3-time National League batting champion Tony Gwynn and his former team the San Diego Padres by the way congratulations to Sunday Night Baseball for receiving an Emmy nomination and hey will pat ourselves on the back too because we received some Emmy nominations and as 3m as a matter of fact or fingers crossed that we can win more than add to our collection very nice trying to keep this baby together to win this race [Music] [Music] two more circuits to go [Music] Goody's 250 here at Bristol yesterday I'm not going to say anything about having plenty that one now question the most bizarre fetish that I've ever seen we alluded to it earlier when Mark Martin dropped down of the it was going to end the white flag came out the cars all they had to do for mark market win was just complete one more lap and Oh of the racetrack and headed to making that the race was open yet it's been since August of 1988 the Dale Earnhardt has registered a victory here at Crystal Wow and the but this will be his eighth victory at this track and his fifth in that particular event hope that's just a okay he's got six lamps on the guy behind him so he still get back out there fantasies okay guys take out get that thing come on Dave [Music] but I think maybe they call the caution flag left we [Music] test arrest those back [Music] there's richard childress who will wait for five more lap before hopefully three [Music] after starting 37 the wall with that there you can see that the average speed is going to be [Music] Dale Earnhardt has headed for first career win [Music] three to go and while locked down our can turn one and show you the field ass [Music] [Music] field F is coming down through here lots of damaged cars but they'll works for the white flag next time around senator batter blood excitement gets the white flag he's got a half mile to go [Music] their victory and moves into the point's lead for 1990 when's his 24th short track race in his career there like and he's done it [Music] and lots of fan straight away love it [Music] Pippin Richard killer said look at noon john curtin well I tell you think the season was over and these guys had steps won the Winston Cup championship Andy what a great job today [Music] I ran a real smart race you know car having pretty good it's the first time we've run this car the first time they'll turn on it you know Neil ran this car at Atlanta for the last road season last year it was brand new then it's first time we've got to run it so yeah this is for Neil Bonnett - let me ask you a question about today you know the last two weeks darling today here we've seen some of the teams go too low on the air pressure have a problem with the right front tires you guys haven't had that problem if you found something too secret no I don't think so I don't think it's way cars are handling you know we run about the same air pressures on these cars that problem so I don't really know what problem was there the native glass part right there all right head on up to victory later that's where dr. Terry funds is standing by and a big smile from Baylor totally clowns out of the good roads Chevrolet they all congratulations on the win number eight here at Bristol how it worked good dinner done got a handy dandy in the GM Goodwrench crew they had just done a good job and didn't qualify that well I was really this point in a qualifying run but uh had a good day staying out of trouble dodged a few races good day for us we saw a lot of problems with right front tires I just asked Andy a minute ago on pit road what's the secret you guys didn't have any trouble they kiss from Theresa didn't have any trouble at Darlington and didn't have any trouble today no we got the car set out right I reckon any of you guys work on the car quite a bit we changed a frame this morning to help the Krannert cast her in there everything worked good boy he must change he must have changed breakfast cereal something everyone was exhausted at Darlington you came out fresh as a daisy we talked about exhausting today your smile you don't even see me breathing hard another couple hundred miles wouldn't hurt oh man what about the there was a lot of concern about the physical aspects of the day's race particularly the neck yeah but it didn't bother me none I you know got in pretty good shape [Music] took care of myself I reckon uh female buddy Neil we worked out a little bit this winter I guarantee you you know last year the first win came at Darlington you went on and won the championship this year first win came at Darlington you back it up for two in a row and we're calculating now but we believe you've just taken the Winston Cup points leader I'd be great if we did got it in before this rain every race counts in that points race and that's what we're after right now is just trying to do the best we can and get you know do all we can get all the points of Kent and E and the guys have just done a super job you know I think our year would have been being even better but you know everything's happened like loosened up nuts or whatever so you just got to do what you gotta do it talked about the fortunes guys the rain is beginning here the clouds are opening up but they learn how to smiling because he is in victory lane Bob and Dale Earnhardt of course is going for a record-tying seventh NASCAR Winston Cup championship the top six finishers here today had their best finishes of 1994 Dale Earnhardt's GM Goodwrench Chevrolet drives to victory here today and as you can see in the battle for the manufacturers title the winds are now even between Ford and Chevrolet although Ford has six pole positions for the 1994 season John Kernan is standing by with Lake speed well Lake seems like old times - I do a couple weeks ago in Darlington we're talking how you feeling after this race a little worn out after Darlington what about this one well I really wasn't worn out at Darlington today I'm a little tired there because right you know we've been beating Kenny all day long and we made a just a calculated guess earth tan to try to do something we didn't feel like we could beat Dale on a quick start we've just been slow on the restarts and so we may have changed the car hoping that fix that and we'd still be able to run faster in the long run - and it didn't it just killed us on both up we couldn't run short or long then at least for colicare car was going for a win anyway and you know it really feels good to be doing that I just drive my heart out there at the end just to keep it out of the fence and trying to catch Kenny in just didn't do it okay Lake congratulations on a third-place finish fine job today great pit work now let's go over to dr. Jerry punch thanks John from 27th to 4th what a great run for Jeff Bodine and a big smile and Jeff it's thinking me the Hoosier tires got better with the long runs yeah need to take care of something I Cathy I love you Matt very back home yeah they did you know our tires the Hoosiers got better the longer we ran we haven't changed two tires and actually ran better than when we changed four but you know we proved a lot here today Jerry we've proved one Bob Newton whose your tires are for real you know we've been taking on his chin all year this proves that we've got something here and give us a few more weeks we're gonna be even better yet prove we have a good team we've come back from what two or three or four months of just terrible luck just terrible things happen to us we have a good run like today still they'd have real good luck lost a lap on a pit stop proved I'm not too old to be 45 here in a few days this is probably the toughest race in the whole circuit I feel great so I guess I can go for a few more years through this team is good though proof we have a good combination with our sponsors Exide Hoosier is Ford it doesn't get any better than this and on a sentimental note we might mention the car he was driving today was the last car Alan Kulwicki drove and it would have been something for you to build take that one to Victory Lane well that's true didn't realize that when I was out there but that was a car leftover car from Alan and he drove it I think it was the last time last car he drove and it would have been really special to win here especially here at Bristol but you know we did the best we can and almost feel like I won a big smile from Jeff Bodine who finishes fourth today Bob and it was Jeff's best finish as an owner driver well we've got a lot more to tell you about we'll be here by the way until 4:30 when shop Talk comes along so stay with us well the skies continue to darken and the rain continues to move in we're very lucky we got the entire 500 laps in here at Bristol today in the Food City 500 which was won by Dale Earnhardt standing by with the fifth place finisher is John Kernan we know Bobby's been a great weekend really for Michael Waltrip a fifth place today Jeff green driver yes he had a really good a top-five finish so not bad for Bristol yeah I mean if you could think you'd even have a car left after 750 laps of racing here you would be happy and little own to have Jeff run third and me fifth today just a great weekend everybody at Pennzoil really appreciate all their help and support I really appreciate Doug Hewitt my crew chief he treats me like a brother and whatever I want to do or whatever he wants to do we work good together on the car and he's a great person and a great talent in the in this garage area it's great when I got out of the car today everybody staying around want to talk usually I'm the only guy around so uh just thrill happy about today and proud of Jeff yesterday we're wanting to run him the full schedule a 95 on the grand national circuit just looking for a little bit of sponsorship from somebody to do that and as you can see he's a great driver and would be terribly competitive talking about great drivers you were taking on one of the all-time greatest your big brother I saw you go down into turn three lay the fender I'm safe get out of my way was that look at him fun yeah Darrell does a super job he's just a little off right now with this pro with his qualifying and back and forth with the tires the things hurt him but when they throw that green flag you know he's going to be competitive and it's good to see the Western Auto Chevy up front I'm proud for him I know he's working hard and uh thank the good Lord too it's like he appreciates us having his church service here every morning held that rain off until the race was over and uh Bob Benny how you guys I'm I'm just happy to be talking to you first top five in two years I ain't proud of that but I'm proud of the way the cars run this year trend real well we just had some problems well congratulations hope to maybe we'll be able to talk to you next week in North Wilkesboro hey yeah maybe so in fact I'll talk to you on Friday how's that well we'll do lunch right okay let's go down to dr. Jerry punch who's found Dave Marcus Andy John and it's really a pleasure to talk to this gentleman and I use the term gentleman with a capital G Dave Marcus from 29th to 10th today what an effort well thanks Gerry you know I'm I'm beat you know I'm wore out Dom its troubles this morning you know eleven o'clock we started a car and had a knock in the engine and I don't really know what was wrong we had to change an engine and I just want to thank all my guys I just they've just been working their butts off and just all of our sponsors STG and Tri City airports and Larry where's where Chevrolet and and Chuck Walters and uh aeo and Dave George and just everybody in all our fans and just I don't know what to say it feels good they say you can't do this sport on a shoestring budget you've got to have the big bucks and the corporate sponsors you put the little guys together and make it work David it's certainly a pleasure congratulations again on an outstanding it well thank you and you know we've got four full-time employees and some part-time guys Danny West helps part-time and uh you just I can't thank you enough you know a very emotional day Marcus four guys put this team together and Dave drives it remember they're competing against teams that have 40 or more in their shops and today he won a top ten finish and an excellent job boy he's an old man he did a tremendous job to death if he really did it I'll tell you if we've saved me any time this is a toughest tract toughest race that they run and he hung in there and got that top can finish on getting a lot of congratulations and work very well-deserved I say what puts a lump in your throat to see it happen and michael waltrip we might mention with his fifth place finish here this afternoon gained six positions in the point standings and is now 16th we have more from here at Bristol stay with us we'll be back shop Talk coming up at 4:30 [Music] back at bristol International Raceway in Tennessee where the Food City 500 was won today by Dale Earnhardt now here's Jerry punch who's standing by with Rusty Wallace who finished seventh sorry Bobby Labonte well close Bob Rusty's just a couple of trucks away but Bobby Labonte a big smile on his face Bobby congratulations your best to date career Winston Cup finished sixth day what we had a awful lucky day should have been about three wrecks that seemed like out there the pit crew did awful good job on the Maxwell House Pontiac they they picked me up every time in the pits and car wasn't all that great and I was give out the other race like normal but it was a it was a valiant effort you know he just gave gave it our best in depth six which is real good and we're just gonna go on next weekend we got another car car we had at Darlington which was pretty good we're gonna have it next weekend so they're getting some momentum for wilkes-barre now at the beginning of the year these guys swapped equipment with Rusty Wallace they switched some muscle with what three but three cars and ten motors got three Pontiacs and ten motors and they got forwards well John Curtin is standing by with a guy they exchanged cars with rusty I tell you what you guys worked hard today and came with a seven place finish move up to the tenth place in points yeah that's okay I mean I wanted to win the race in a car was really fast to begin in the race but had a couple car tires go down I run over a wheel weight or something up there and tore the right front tire up and then the second time I ran over a piece of Breed again I started running that hi Lena every time I run the high lane I tear at our up and I wouldn't hurt the tire I just put a hole in it so had three flat tires today but I'll tell you what when you have three flat tires and still finish them if you're doing something that's exactly right remember last year this is when rusty uh began making that charge he won those races in a row and he goes back to a good track view next weekend North Wilkesboro Bob and although tenth is great it's his worst finish on a short track since August of 1992 now Kenny Schrader finished second in this race however he took off and we are unable to interview him here at the conclusion of the race rain is beginning to fall we will be right back [Music] back at Bristol and the Food City 500 won by Dale Earnhardt coming up next in about nine minutes from right now it's shop Talk featuring Ernie Irvan a conversation with him and an opportunity to pick up on some of his souvenir items right after that at 5 o'clock Eastern Time it's the slick 5,200 IndyCar race from Phoenix International Raceway Paul Tracy will lead the others to the green flag live here on ESPN well the point standings have really been shaken up as a result of what happened here this afternoon and you can expect that as we come into this short track season but boy things are really different than they were five or six hours ago Dale Earnhardt moves up to positions after being tied for second with Mark Martin is the leader Ernie Irvan falls a position so does Mark Martin ken Schrader stays the same in Lake speed moves up to fifth yes and these positions are very important as we see Sterling Marlin Morgan Shepherd Ricky Rudd Gordon and Wallace because they all the Provisionals after we take our based on the point standings I mean if Morgan Shepherd needs a provisional he would have preference over Jeff Gordon because he's seventh in the points rather than nine so you need to get as high as you possibly can look they're only 48 points separating 6th and 10th position and 11 through 15th in the point standings Kyle Petty Terry Labonte must Greg sacks and Darrell Waltrip comes up to 15th in the points and there's 44 points difference in those five drivers Michael Waltrip has moved in the 16 spot there's Jeff Burton and birds doing pretty well of course he did lose three spots today I think he was 14th going into it this race and Bill Elliott 19th and Brett Bodine and rounding out the top 20 Rick mast Dale Jarrett Jeff bodean Chuck Bown and 25th Jimmy Spencer so we will take one more break and come back to wrap it up as the folks begin to move out of the grandstands because the rain is falling harder here now at Bristol Tennessee stay with us we'll be right back [Music] we have a very wet racetrack now but who cares the race is over it's been won by Dale Earnhardt the highest finishing rookie today in 12th Steve Grissom me standing by of Jerry well it was a tough day for the diamond rage Motorsports team Steve but you were able to battle back and get a 12 finish your best career finish today didn't Winston Cup racing congratulations thanks appreciate I tell you I can't say enough these guys they didn't quit in the team meeting this morning we talked about that it's gonna be a long race whatever happens just don't give up keep digging and write first the race there we had carburetor trouble and coming in twice under green wants to change the carburetor and wants to get there cleaner stuff back on it so I got a stamp lot a bit there at first but still nobody give up on this team and I just kept working hard and you know it paid off for us here Dean talk about a frightening experience I'm told the stud broke in the carburetor and hung the throttle wide open here Bristol that had to be Friday yeah it was fortunately was here at Bristol night at Martinsville or something we were able to just get on the brakes get the car shut off and anyway you know what no big deal is just something that happens you know we thought our day was over with as far as a decent finish but like I say these guys kept working super hard Gordon and all the guys on the team kept adjusting the car and the car handled good and run good and like I say we come up with a good finish as a rookie now with the rookie team do you feel like maybe the team coming to the short tracks is gonna be able to flick this muscle a little bit to show what you've got well I'll tell you this is tough no question Winston Cup racing is in I mean at the qualifying deal when you get to the race track it's two races first you got to qualifying race and it's tough we qualified 30 unfortunately got in the race but still you know that sounds like you're not running that good but when there's only about thirty four hundredths of a second from the pole to going home you don't have to be off much so again we just go the race track try to get in the show and then try to race as well as we can gain as much experience as we can and then from there you know this is a building year for us first year for the team first year for me and one stack up and you know we're learning hopefully be ready to to make a run for it next year you received a special special notification basically nomination just a few months ago as nominate for athlete of the year in the state of Alabama having made the 1993 Busch Series champion has to be very special for you yeah sure does so you look at the list of the guys that got nominated on that and just to have your name on the same list is a pretty big honor but I tell you there's a lot of race fans in Alabama you know you can't say enough for what Alison's red farmer Neil Bonnett and all those people have done for racing in Alabama and you know that state really looks forward to NASCAR coming to Talladega and they support it and it's neat to be a race car driver and have this kind of nomination some great race drivers in Alabama and some pretty good football players my state as well but I'm standing beside one of the best athletes to come out of that state Bob all right Thank You Jerry congratulations to Steve and as you can see the wind is blowing like crazy the rain is pounding down and we are very lucky to have gotten the full 500 laps in here this afternoon let's take a look at the complete unofficial results Earnhardt Schrader speed Bodine and Waltrip are your top five of finishers Bobby Labonte Rusty Wallace Sterling Marlin Bobby Hamilton and Dave Marcus intend 11 through 15 Greg sacks Steve Grissom Brett Bodine Hut Stricklin and Darrell Waltrip finishing in 16th position was Joe Nemechek Wally Dallenbach drove Richard Petty's car to a 17th Morgan Shepherd got an 18th Ted Musgrave and Kyle Petty 19th and 20th 21st is Mark Martin after smack in the wall hard come off turn two Jeff Gordon followed Mark Martin in the wall Chuck Bown our pole sitter Terry Labonte and Ward Burton 25th 26 330th todd bodine derrike cope all of those drivers having problems mike wallace out with an engine problem rick mast wrecked Bill Elliott in a hard crash as well finishing 31st with Jeff Burton who was involved in the crash with Bill Elliott Ricky Rudd 32nd then Ernie Irvan Dick Trickle and Jimmy Spencer and finishing in 36th and thirty seven positions couple of veterans Dale Jarrett and Harry Gant so that's the way they finished here this afternoon in the Food City 500 at Bristol International Raceway an 8 o clock tonight kick off your shoes settle back get some popcorn and your favorite drink and watch ESPN Sunday Night Baseball it's the Marlins against the Padres at 8 o'clock tonight Eastern Time and it's on to North Wilkesboro for us next Sunday afternoon the Sunday after that it's Martinsville the Sunday after that it's Talladega a lot of racing coming up here on ESPN don't forget coming up next is shot talk featuring Ernie Irvan a conversation with him an opportunity to buy some of his merchandise and then at 5 o'clock about 30 minutes from right now the Indy car race from Phoenix International Raceway with Paul page and thank you for joining us here this afternoon congratulations to Dale Earnhardt for Ned Jarrett Betty Parsons John Kernan and dr. Jerry punch this is Bob Jenkins thanks again for joining us we'll see you next week in North Wilkesboro for now [Music]

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Published: Mon Apr 09 2018