Flag to Flag with Nick Bromberg
Watching the Goody’s 500 today? Do you simply have to talk about it with someone? Join RacinToday.com’s Nick Bromberg as he chats “Flag to Flag” about the Martinsville Cup race.
Nick Bromberg has written for The Kansas City Star and The Big Lead, as well as the Columbia Missourian. Nick graduated from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with an emphasis in News Editorial. He has covered the races at Kansas Speedway since 2004, and has also covered the University of Missouri football team and the Missouri State High School Basketball Championships. Nick resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
You know the race is getting boring when they start talking about hot dogs. Mike Joy just said that a Martinsville hot dog was only 110 calories without the fixings. Is the bun a fixing?
Edwards loses a right rear tire, apparently from contact with Franchise’s splitter. No caution, so scratch Edwards from the list of contenders today.
Restart on lap 264… could be hairy because there’s a good portion of the field a lap down
Almirola and Speed both have tire issues at the same time. Caution numero seis
If anyone wants to take a nap, now is the time. I’ll see you in 150 laps.
I really don’t want to believe DW when he says he truly believes that Reutimann will be a Chase contender. I think it’s the Aaron’s money talking. (Franchise is in 11th and running well)
Edwards creeping up to fifth.
Shrub with a right front tire problem. Is that brake package so unbelievable now?
Logano with a flat tire. The kid’s had some bad luck so far this year, but if he doesn’t have any more problems he should be safe inside the top 35 for next week because everyone behind him has either parked or had problems.
Elliott Sadler looks to have lost a tire and Jeff almost ran into the back of him as he attempted to make it to pit road
Before Jeremy Mayfield announced his intentions to run Spring Cup this year, I had forgotten all about All-Sport and figured that they had ceased to exist. Apparently not. (I remember the fruit punch flavor tasting a bit like cough syrup. I hope they’ve changed the formula)
Jeff passed by Stewart for second as Hamlin has some distance between himself and Stewart
Hamlin grabs the lead for the first time as Gordon gets a bump from Stewart as he waited a little too long to get behind Hamlin
DW just said that the new Gibbs’ brake package was “unbelievable” no more than 100 laps after saying he’d be uncomfortable racing a new brake package at Martinsville.
Oh how running well can change opinions.
Shrub and Truex too fast entering, and Clint Bowyer came into the pits in third and left outside the top 10.
Scott Riggs gets the lucky dog
Robby Gordon causes another caution after he and David Ragan collide
Jeff still leads
David Gilliland cuts a tire but there’s no caution
The field is stringing out. Not many side by side battles (as Mark Martin dives under Stremme for 13th) and Jeff Gordon is about to start lapping cars.
When was the last time someone said Daddy-O? Well, it wasn’t 1959…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sU35njPlP8
Robby Gordon spins and blocks the back end of the field from getting by so he can keep going. Oh Robby…