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As the -- original NASCAR track Lakewood speedway -- Well we had a late we had some woods -- the one mile dirt track and there are the modified to get ready to run. In the nineteen fifties. A lot of great races there before. Moving over here to Atlanta Motor Speedway which opened in 79.

190 laps to go. In the cobalt tools 500 Kurt Busch leading. So it scares me today is to. He had they had not -- can win.

a good chance he. Born in.

In the last --

They -- one of the crew members a couple of weeks ago.

What did earlier weird thing you know the you guys trying to manage your tires and how best friend again picked up a resemblance.

Tony Stewart in the.

It's great I've lost my former -- that's what I'm struggling win. Have to get the back of the car back into the racetrack.

It's. Gone from saying -- was good. And greens to know red -- way -- loose -- next on. Mark doesn't have plans as fans but he's hoping to have landed in his prime he started -- well he's running thirteen.

The positive side and it still running back in this morning and -- first position he says we're not doing. We're making big anyway we are getting much love. The cars still. -- was even more winners.

Thanks folks learn more about the head to head not come visit DirecTV dot com slash NASCAR. We're getting ready to build our brackets will give you little camps and that is the the first four finishers in last year's Sprint Cup. We'll see the number one seeds in each of the four quarters of the bracket so. We get together and get ready to make hers and somebody could win a million bucks it's time for little.

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Kansas has fought his way into the top fine. He's chasing down Kasey Kahne and then then every six K.

He's kind of been -- back here about. Toward the six.

But a spotter information for. For Kasey Kahne. -- better chance of all the way to the.

Next to the wall down list it's great -- he. I didn't is Brian Vickers -- of those drivers. Are right up on it. Thank biffle got right up into it in practice. The top ten man he's in twelve.

More there because they've lost the balance this guy's car this is recent conversation.

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Delaware -- over the living there are no. And didn't break the -- he never got along for the.

Yeah this don't know it's gonna come back until they get the tip rode him and make some adjustments before Bristol.

Still. Good 25 laps away when he found that we'll have to wait what will be green flag pit stops -- Jeff Gordon another one of those guys in the court can be terrible.

Robin Wright appeared to.

Has changed since the start of the rings. One degree -- pretty young and pretty overcast right now so that changes things dramatically. But I think it's a big thing also is is the -- of rubble that's there to get down on this racetrack his rookie closer the better. -- run all over the place has some highs and -- meeting through -- when you practice here the -- Not a lot of program here in monogrammed bag goes away as the race where. Denny Hamlin had gotten within three tenths of a second Kurt Busch and now you see bush. Starting a stretch it out again so -- better -- better earlier in the you know it was caught up to a mini car Montoya caught opinions kind of pull off left so. He -- Mark Grace right now. The battle for -- between Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle. Tony keeps working his way up there -- we got for awhile ago that he needs the back of the car. It racetrack has no qualified under acceleration -- the floor but our old buddy. All the bigger this is what it was they -- so he's kind of a little bigger he keeps -- that -- He has really have a strong race it's the color of the car wouldn't call and I caught him. That's closest I can get like come yeah. The green as soon not like -- out of years dating and we just talked about it may get run after the Kurt Busch is is a battle for the lead. Honestly Denny Hamlin then eleven my fourth when they left the scene isn't really lone run based on what we've seen for most race for the school. Now Kurt stretched it out a -- didn't Denny -- little off his tires -- say okay only -- putting -- on -- Looks like he's coming. She loses. By that time off turn four it was a sideways couple times yet he didn't get off turn four and all that time -- haven't made up the ground down the straightaway. The leeway to turn into he's got to lose. Almost had it curt get that went on them. Let's see what happens we've got that -- car. Of Kevin Conway and at 37 up. -- to two car was all like greater on the bottom I think he's a little better time I think he's gonna dating him is almost gone again. 37. Take away much of this moment Larry Nuggets to go hang in the bottom again got a clear missed time. -- right on the bottom what you love about this Atlanta Motor Speedway this is what. -- this season. It's really -- that red dot -- side by side racing has allowed to. Clothes back on the leaders to within about six tenths of a second did you see that move -- Montoya laid off for that Sammy was high.

A lot of speed. --

Well let's start this run like Florida receiver Danny Hamlin told reminded his driver to take care of your tires they've been adjusting air pressure and you're exactly right upstairs. The long run that's what -- fifteen.

Manning and.

to contain.

We're just continuing to battle for fourth place. We just back to Danny Hamlin you know. -- Their first three races his best finish was seventeenth. In the Daytona 500 this eleventh --

Today it's turnaround in front of -- Bush by six tenths of a second. -- And Kansas and 176 to go and cobalt tools 500. There's UPS race summaries. Penny -- leader one of seven leaders eleven changes -- cards and seven now still on the lead lap Jeff Gordon makes his second. Pit stop under green in the sequence. Quick summary brought to by UPS and delivery company trusted trackside it by NASCAR. While we were gone Gordon made a pit stop soda Dale Earnhardt junior we'll talk about tire troubles Matt.

I got the previous stuff Jeff Gordon's right front tire looked pretty good night he'd called anybody had a tire going down and.

When he took the tire off the right front about a one inch really that are on the inside shoulder of.

And it was pounding inside the shoulder is well. So right front issues Jordan.

Actually that was not a second pit stop he had to make he was too fast -- remember what Jeff hammonds. Steal the racetrack not pit road -- to do -- draft -- 39 came down your route to. To Gordon was serving the penalty for being too fast the first segment -- room Jeff Gordon was twelve when he made his -- start. -- Earnhardt junior had fallen to 32. Ryan Newman also stopped Christopher whom do we look I know he's got a right front them. And black car was heavily damaged earlier. In the crash with -- and honest I don't know I don't -- and Brad Kozlowski.

don't we don't wanna kill again there are a bit tired I don't know. --

I don't ringtone -- caution of the.

We'll have a lot more damage on the right front when he gets -- victor camber issues continent I'm really shocked because he's gotten gotten so good at knowing the women with the Panthers -- over today. Some serious damage it is destroyed that's good defender of the nose.

Joey had a problem earlier when Carl Edwards got set up to him. Sitting in the wall in turn one into the.

Regan Smith will get the free pass we're gone almost all mourning tent flaps down.

In his -- purpose of Denny Hamlin. 167 laps to go and we anticipate it more than likely Ryan Newman Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt junior may very well take advantage of the wave around here just like Dale Earnhardt junior did the last time the -- Q is -- to pit road about five or six laps to say you. That's twice guys had to be headed in the right after the pep talk.

The difference on this one is he's two laps down so the way -- to bring him back just. One lap down in the case of dale junior who.

The tire was absolutely destroyed. He'll be -- come on pit road.

This time -- Denny Hamlin who leads the ball on the pit road on lap 158. --

KD in Florida they're gonna push a spring -- in -- right really good run in the bottom like he wanted to do the last run because it.

Great game.

His problem is that as the run goes on. Forward room there and try to fix that.

That's a lot of stories that are not getting caught the corner as good as he wants but -- steam. Carlos -- lose.

300 okay great. Air pressure adjustment.

Hamilton bush on pit --

48 car loses juice box is Willis Kasey Kahne loosing one's live actor Justin had 48. It was a -- now.

As the cleanup from Ottawa -- losing their entire lives and -- burning TT -- bring. Thanks might that it tends Atlanta Sprint Cup race for Denny Hamlin is best finish third and are currently the leader number of people complained a little bit about the Toyota engines compared to -- more about the moment Dale Earnhardt junior Griffey -- Which chronicled his problems with the that's number eleven as high as six. When he went out for problems your breath -- lousy fortune to Carl Edwards of that -- was gone it was effective to Carl Edwards out of the race. Here are some of those problems Gordon Dale Earnhardt junior. As the example the time we've counted at least seven different. Drivers who had some tire issues in the race and Mark Martin wanted to -- ABC airlift retiring. Listen to him he spins out around ranking gets a jump our most recent -- and such caution when. We have got the ball earlier in the right side you -- get damaged the right front. When that right retired basically totalled up the -- right side of the car.

We talk about conserving your tires -- how you do that try to go up -- again you have to pace yourself you've got to feel with the cars don't you feel like -- terrible too much you need to get maybe change your line. Do you treat the way you attack it as something that's very difficult -- very rough racetrack we're seeing a lot I think attrition because of that. Including his 88 car they felt some things they haven't found him. But they've been able get on paper at least that they stop somebody else has problems. They wanted to going down more laps -- Reynolds pointed out earlier there's more rubber being laid down on the track we know about the abrasive surface how does that change maybe the position of where drivers can go we have this kind of search around we always talk about -- guys like Tony Stewart -- normally runs about the racetrack. Now he join the top of the racetrack is just depend on what your cars asking for. Beautiful thing about Atlanta you can pick and choose to blow the middle of the topic. Also in the top of the racetrack Chris I've seen a lot of what we column Mora was just as they start to clean up around the racetrack they're gonna try to get some that there isn't. Back to mature granite topped group trying to guess -- that rubber all that toughness that they can go back because of the well.

You don't lose your marbles and that's something you guys are you which he has -- not real quickly Denny Hamlin says it was in his USA today diary about I think Toyota is behind on their motors of course being venom Toyota racing development didn't agree because you're talking about chevys have won all three races they've been dominating. I don't know got a long way to go in this race do you -- Toyota the things a little bit different than what Denny was talking about here. Danny looks to me like -- car is working really well to -- that makes him look like he's gotten better horse -- this island race car here today this one is gonna get your picture like you may have been horse -- somebody else. Your cars not handling. Keep the tires -- she will not win this race in competition up -- it's not little Chevy Kurt Busch -- his Dodgers led the most laps at 65 XX your opinion on these -- and with the eighteen team. Fast his -- of the year award. Points are awarded.

For the -- good times -- we'll select a winner. And it is delivered by AT&T the nation's fastest three teams network showed that seven leaders thirteen lead changes under our sixth caution. We'll get ready to go green here in Atlanta visible.

You feel like overall that little better. He had an important start for the better and pitchers don't lose the ability to really are again. Bad about not getting involved as good. But I would not getting but I've ever to better than the first. That the two previous -- Fifth floor and get a quarter round Alvarez.

When he says he pleases and ability to argue what he's talking about is making his big late swing into the corner. What he's having to do is go straight again. And that's the difference marking the end and just grabbed me straighten -- if you are not -- minutes you can't argue again. Hamlin and the leader. Taking a waiver round work Dale Earnhardt junior Jeff Gordon Ryan Newman and that you don't need to check. Selected to start this race restart just race on the bottom of that Kurt Busch and you have downs I'd -- Well handling the you know we just sitting can't argue and don't need any -- out silent. -- last three finishes and her. Thirteen six.

Good gauge of horsepower if everything's equal nobody spends time. Figure out -- the most horsepower will be able to pull out. And I won't tell you one. -- Kurt Busch get a good run. Let's see what happens when they go -- and turned Tony. Start to like a drag race learning you dropped to green flag and you drag you know and who's got the best power usually prevails. -- Saying the bottom.

It's brutal innings down.

Against -- why this has learned -- thing. I think man a little bit usually seems like he runs Dixon got to Atlanta. Fun -- yeah he's been running that second group ever since they did to restart and you'll get a lot.

This is the only track -- Montoya. Has had more than one top five finish. He has to hear. Faster.

Not like I'm afraid of your mind fox sports auto racing --

Living nightmare it's a lot of good evening I'm driver won't stay. --

in the -- win win Paul Menard. --

Right now.

Okay. Racing challenge.

We do need to mention what happened. Jeff Burton is they elected to make a second. We're I think Bono knows I think it's their right rear. I don't think it's -- almost hope you're gonna believe he's got a record. He was trying to and in the seventh position to drive down the apron in turn three. No I hear a product that's not it's not -- I thought that right rear looks offensive coming -- tail pipes.

Under -- charge for the lead for Kurt Busch and Montoya won't take you know. They're together because look at. The real problem that two cars. Tighten it up from the field -- car better and better and better through comes Kenseth on the bottom and there's Kasey Kahne and that now. -- for a hundred laps trying to overcome that problem pit road and there is Palestinians out of here.

Captain pushing up multitude again. Little bit here come and.

Denny Hamlin could not stretched how to lead here. He's got lots of company.

My plan is just heard from his crusade.

And save it right rear quarter -- team yeah. That's beautiful isn't worried about an -- right -- that's another story I'll take a walk one reason -- get concerned. You just ran up. -- Millionaire innocent yeah.

I -- going to I was.

The bottom.

The -- encouragement to take the lead get those five points there's Kasey Kahne in the man -- this race so much in the beginning. Get up there take ten seconds Ottawa -- just last night.

Torre has Saturday may not even have to use -- He goes you really high. He just comes to the bottom and kind of cuts down the middle of the racetrack picks up a lot of speed coming down field today gap.

For the first time and I. I have -- here. Juan Montoya is the leader for the first time today he's the ninth different leader of the rings and wearing him out say displeasure okay now say the right reared slightly some feel. So he'll try to rear tire and right rear quarter -- and I think I've become agreed to give me a break and -- spotlight figure comes hand. Fight back on the bottom. Let's just play so. These guys -- whatever many minutes you know BBC it's like a rubber bands it's more likely you know you you know you go down. We're gonna go back into this back and forth who's got it right at the end.

There's only one seconds of one another 70 look at that move on to Miami because. He gets sideways. As he passed Kurt Busch think bush got sideways too -- you sit here.

He really set did that get into three wood and -- little hollow when he cut it to the middle. It's called Barton -- yanked into the -- like we're in the Cubs. Here's came in -- now and Cardinals lead the let's see what happens deep down the Dolphins bring here. That's -- you can just you know.

The race run after.

With a wave around her pole sitter Dale Earnhardt junior now just one lap down as is Jeff Gordon and Ryan -- Nineteen honoring --

rear hub and it anyway it's not it is not. Related to the rear axle problem they had in Fontana deeds Weis also saying they're looking serial numbers -- Daon. There's any airline.

on the radio it felt like -- loose -- You've seen no evidence to back.

That's that's a hit stretcher to -- some -- it. Very concerning anywhere but especially this feature running at this place I can't breaks. Pit road will be --

You shake the car not CNN we have -- problem.

Let's get an update on his teammate Jimmie Johnson six -- Jim Tressel. It might come from.

It's. All about adjustments to the course of the race when I'm 48 again. Don't look less empty -- chance to announce crew chief for Jimmie Johnson Kenny Francis. Crew Chiefs for Kasey -- talk to each other remember we've documented the whole race. Those guys repeating -- the sunny each other and it kind of the top of each other all day long and the people I think that's a conversation where look. I'll let you know when I'm coming. And you let me know where you're when you're coming so we don't coming together.

The problem is that the cars get behind the 48 in the -- late in the -- he gets good. And Larry -- comes up with a 9 home this morning talking to Kenny Francis and -- walked innocent did you see. The nature. We work together but also stopped shorter box that we don't have anything.

News is Kasey Kahne in the ninth Kenny Francis they have a small opening behind -- it is now in front of Jimmie Johnson -- Earlier. David Dillon and that 38 car he is actually down a -- for someone else. It helps the situation. I'm wrong man killed his still on the lead lap based on a little bit what happened a little better for the.

Remember the last caution -- you'll look waited a couple of laps to cut him so those two different business -- get back down came as the leader Juan Pablo Montoya. And second. Starting April 10 America's pastime returns to fox. Braves. Cardinals you -- all the best players the best team the best match up every week fox Saturday baseball April 10 special time. 3 PM eastern. Noon Pacific.

Here to Atlanta Motor Speedway -- 139 laps to go Kasey Kahne -- from Denny Hamlin now seconds. On the toilet. Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson. Let's have a look back at the seventh eighth ninth place battle there is Brad Kozlowski. Who's right side is a mess and yet he's been able to move up to seventh place Dick -- is.

In the 28 spot like the setup underneath that car is very similar. It is. Kurt Busch's car. That his last game was probably with -- Kurt Busch more than this weekend that he was in the zone.

Just send my.

Well right now.

And with a -- group. He's been all due respect -- back tonight -- all the big event when great.

Attempts. Chargers.

Streak is sure about the same name and these same color. -- acquired taste I think yes.

We'll -- you think it's -- truce now they're trying to figure out he.

Whose name -- AJ on the business front with a 43 cars is. Alas not -- Really try to help that. You still working on now he.

We didn't even know. Weekly news in the charred trees it's.

Paul Menard continues to have a very strong day. Running at twelve just ahead of Martin Truex. Not Tony Stewart's. Now he's kind of go down their --

Stewart comes down the attention -- his -- and Steve Burns. I just.

One of the left. The same time.

Tony big.

I'm tired.

The sixth place car. He elected to pit under green.

You know we they did -- did -- good cars and look Karl is. To make his way back out on the racetrack. I can't run a.

I was involved in that third caution back on lap thirty now. You know people at home might say quality fixing -- come back out this late in the race because that's what -- teacher to me. You never quit always race. Get back again they'll go back to last year Kyle Busch missed the chase I mean -- single. Agent number of points all but some way every point is so valuable in his first points race it's networks could pick up.

Least three of course -- you know what else pulls out of the race if he completes the final 133 laps this race.

Are back to Steve Tony it's okay. MI Tony's save money I don't. You seem right now.

Tire engineers. Just come and.

You've seen an entire looks like. Premature judgement here but it looks like the Hendrick and Hendrick related problems. Are having their issues. Result Jeff Gordon 24 car.

Don't see and just a little bit of a pattern yo mark Martins had a problem --

Nobody teammates nobody shares information and -- it makes it remember. Maybe I don't need to push don't look too hard -- we were just -- with Jimmy Johnson at 48 the only hinder him related car that's not been the pit road with a now and watching at 48 car very consistent.

Methodical. Top ten for awhile really long mayor all of a sudden he's top five. I look at his lap times are going to be more and more in line -- fast cars are slowly but sure. It's.

We're adjustments. Send it back out to run as many laps as he came.

And everything okay okay.

Jimmie Johnson may have. Vibration.

My season whenever possible vibration I have forty. Really had so much since that.

Related car that has not been the pit road for an unscheduled stop.

There -- a leader by one point 72. November 111 right here Atlanta pivotal day in NASCAR history Jeff Gordon's first cup race Richard studies final cup race. And Allen call -- Clinches his championship. The last plan owner driver.

And on pit road Jimmie Johnson --

card just yeah. He said the vibration it got much worse.

We're back. You know twelve laps away from what would big green flag pit stops but this is where we've gotten a couple of times and then someone would have a tire problem -- someone -- out of the tire issue. And we never quite got the green flag stop so that your one -- I had her. All that you might not handing them when you see all the troubling people have been in your driver start saying he might have a operation you gotta come you know.

Well one goes they'll go and mark -- it's.

88 car Dale Earnhardt junior another Hendrick car. One thing I've noticed about the 88 haven't had a good sided with the count -- car is coming down the road. That puts a ton of pressure on that right rear tires over the right side hanging out in the breeze when the time cars trying to go straight. Figuring that turn your -- along with the car yelled out like that I think pitcher making creating some of these issues themselves. Third place found. Coming back toward the front one -- day for the Penske cars.

Gordon's way way off the face like he may have a problem.

He's had one earlier I'd be willing to -- it very well probably is already two laps down.

It's like Gordon's been worked his way around. Two pit road and here is Brad Kozlowski. -- hitting out of sixth place I think this much. Be the beginning of the regular stop did.

It's just.

Yeah Jeff Gordon makes it to pit road map.

Came on the radio -- people tired I need a new right right right. Is gone and definitely. To break -- and so.

He knew the 48 they are still looking over my wheels didn't.

This would get tired at this juncture. Now if we cycled through green flag stops these -- pitted early like Jimmie Johnson they're out they're run and about a second. On her lap and like our leader Kasey Kahne yeah.

But it passes like that can really afford to work out -- here's a he's a citizen. Thank you -- percent Mark Martin and that's a five -- sorry meanwhile Sam hornish. Has climbed up into the top five.

He's fourth on Torre's fifth wanna run for watch. He started out the weekend with a spin and qualify yeah we watched him -- we talked about his cardinal -- Salem they've fixed that maybe. Well we talked about the tough day for the Hendrick team. Chris and -- have been monitoring something there. -- multi car teams in today's race it and -- the Penske team Kurt Busch's -- 65 laps you were just talking about Sam hornish junior Kozlowski resulted moment ago. Is -- a moment as well as a team Jeff Hammond. Penske -- don't appear to be up begin today.

Yeah the day last week yeah. Las Vegas they were definitely down. Present opportunities visit town would rank his last he totally did jay -- like they totally missed that the package coming in here they qualified kind of poorly run that good look at it. Provision a two car he was event the fifteen cars -- qualified. He wanted to call final left the -- right now Daytona 500 winner Jamie burial pit road a lot of scheduled green flag stops as we're going to this'll be others telling Sam. But today they turn this qualifying deal around Ryan Doumit. Hitting four tires don't pit road salsa -- Kevin Harvick car points leader coming off pit road. It's so much for Penske today coming in here all three cars being competitive running away from the back of the field the -- to --

Card real quick obviously Kevin Harvick we do that he had a rough week becoming the Richard Childress racing they've not been in the hunt for Jeff -- just moved into the top ten.

definitely lived in the top two incidents it has to do along with the pit stop school and obviously the pit stops is gonna -- arms.

He -- Sam hornish in the Senate senate he's. Car is really on -- dream. Resist these cars don't like it's a little while now. Every -- in eleven career I was wrong and the right to.

Moment bigger and Ambrose deplete stocks Mike bliss is in here comes an -- surprise surprise who won this race last year. The card in all three of those -- all right well so. Think it's any big surprise. Didn't.

This -- has been it.

I think breaking up quick stop despite the back of the rare times dangerous places in the morning he has seven stitches Paul Menard has a great race car.

Brian Vickers is in he's been -- running right at the top ten Bobby -- Bobby. Man can't sit decision meant you could.

Amazingly good car was tight the first -- yeah. To the free side -- Richard. Okay. Yeah plus pieces that far it's gone more free on that last run we were talking. Definitely it's changed on this.

Their stops and willingly playing good stops with a 113 ago pickups Kyle Busch in the eighteen car remember he had a problem earlier. And I think we're gonna see Danny Hamlin at eleven car you can't stay after only so tired they want absolutely run over you. But don't fresh tires.

Denny Hamlin have it -- and my forehead and we didn't miss much did you Clark it -- sand -- not the answer 26. And he didn't start to get clues to the point where it bothered Denny Hamlin it's okay. Very good race car for the eleventh any distance -- just.

Bush's service --

Almost comes to a stop in the pit -- Trying to get down to the pit road speed average that first segment. Little trouble on the eleventh stop there they had trouble left front.

That leaves Jim Burton in Bill Elliott. Missed cars that have not been NN are running first and second. -- so much series Georgia's favorite son they've they've been grandstand for him in -- course Billy Elliot jumper. Obviously a culture right now because we only have ten cars on the lead lap in killed those two guys come to pit road. Let's show you what happened on the pit stop. For Denny Hamlin.

On his clothes.

Maybe clocks just taken away you can see the right track gals already done before he even got the right girl that's precious seconds. In the left front guys so they're picking up likeness to. Jeff Burton on pit road and his Richard Childress Chevy V is the race leader. --

And this could get interesting just okay. -- argue that kind of just really did a little bit in the way they may not. Everything evens out in the pit stall then I've just might actually happen that's really great that he's had all day.

Bill Elliott climb the hill and wanting to. Almost getting all these out tires he is bringing the wood Brothers Ford -- rooms so we have down cycle all the way through Kasey Kahne had set to lead even with. Getting later than these other guys he's gonna -- in the league but the real league. Winners only -- remember Jimmy Johnson heated back the last 201. It Tony Stewart 180 now and taken advantage of those fresh tires -- rated second third nailed it remember Jasinowski he pitted early he's running for the next twelve. And it didn't ever surprise me at this car. I bet we hear people haven't break troubles. Pass through penalty Jeff Burton too fast entering the Texans have -- I you know you can't slow the car down a point about the brakes is this Clark uses more break. The -- she used to breaks more on this car they may get only always trying to plant to knows rear brake think a lot of things could break. We've never done before BC Brett does come out these will likely sit on the short track exactly.

108 -- to. And Kasey -- out in front of Jimmie Johnson by four seconds. McCain tried to back up his win here from last fall.