Location: Dover Motor Speedway, Delaware
Track type: Oval
We are now at the track called the "Monster Mile", Dover. A 1 mile track with high banking which allows multiple lines of racing. After 10 races, Skye is currently your points leader with Sweetie 12 points behind, and Zuma 20 behind. Also Ben Allen will be driving the #48 for the next 3-4 races after Mayor Humdinger suffered a back injury.
SATURDAY (PRACTICE & QUALIFYING)
"Man! Didn't think I'd be back!" Ben exclaimed, happy to have another stretch of Cup races.
#48 Radio: Well let's see if you still have it. You probably do, Ben.
Shade was the fastest car in practice, but because there was some damp weather, qualifying was canceled and Rocky would win the pole. "Well, not happy with the pole because my car ran like crap in practice." Rocky stated.
SUNDAY (RACE DAY)
STARTING LINEUP
1. #8 2. #20 3. #12 4. #6 5. #17 6. #14 7. #45 8. #24 9. #47 10. #9
11. #43 12. #4 13. #11 14. #1 15. #99 16. #77 17. #19 18. #5 19. #10 20. #2
21. #51 22. #78 23. #48 24. #54 25. #31 26. #22 27. #7 28. #23 29. #16 30. #41
31. #21 32. #34 33. #42 34. #15 35. #38 36. #3
STAGES: (120/130/150)
When everyone came to the track, it was raining so much, the surface of the track was flooded with water.
"Ugh! Wet! Why does it have to rain so much?!" Rocky asked in disgust.
"Si amigo. This track is completely inundado!" Tracker stated.
"This is definitely a depressing return so far." Ben said to himself.
"Well, tomorrow's a new day isn't it Ben?" Marshall asked with enthusiasm.
"That's right Marshall." Ben smiled as he gave the Dalmatian an ear scratch. Suddenly, an announcement for everyone came from the speakers.
"THE RACE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 12:00 PM TOMORROW."
MONDAY
PACE LAPS
#48 Radio: How are you feeling Ben?
"Not as nervous as I was in Las Vegas." Ben replied.
#8 Radio: #20 inside, you control it. Green flag.
GREEN FLAG
Rocky was already clear of Skye and would lead the way out of turn 2.
LAP 21/400 Leader: Rocky
CAUTION
NASCAR Officials: This is the competition caution.
#8 Radio: Caution is out, Rocky. Good job for the most part
LAP 23/400 Leader: Rocky
Everyone came to pit road and Rocky kept the lead, but was informed of some unfortunate news.
#8 Radio: Rocky, you were speeding.
"OH COME ON!" Rocky angrily shouted.
LAP 28/400 Leader: Shade
With Rocky getting a speeding penalty and dropping to the rear, that put Shade in the lead for the restart.
GREEN FLAG
Shade got a bad restart which allowed Arrby on the inside to take the lead of the race.
Commentary: We got a car spinning off of turn 2! It's the #42 of Moby, and his bad luck this season continues. It just never ends for the mer-pup.
CAUTION
#42 Radio: Broken toe link Moby, we'll try and fix it.
"EVERY RACE SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE THIS!" Moby shouted.
LAP 34/400 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Commentary: Trouble turn 4! Tracker spins, and he'll go hard into the outside wall! Other cars are wrecking! The #77 of Copycat and the #78 of the Ladybird are also wrecked. CAUTION #99 Radio: Tracker can you get it back to the pits?
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12:39 PM
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"Si, but the toe link is doblado." Tracker replied.
#77 Radio: Copycat, are… are you ok. "My back! I'm fine, but that hurt." The feline groaned.
#78 Radio: Ladybird are you ok?
"Get the car fixed." Ladybird grumbled.
LAP 42/400 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Arrby was able to get a great restart and Marshall was able to follow him.
LAP 51/400 Leader: Arrby
Moby who spun out was running off the pace and was struggling with the car because it was that bad.
#42 Radio: Moby there's still problems with the car.
"WHAT'S THE POINT ANYWAY?! I'M GOING HOME, FUCK YOU!" Moby shouted as he drove his car to the garage.
LAP 73/400 Leader: Arrby
Commentary: Rocky has already made his way up to 17th place after having that speeding penalty #8 Radio: Good job Rocky. "Thanks guys." The mix replied.
LAP 81/400 Leader: Arrby
Commentary: Trouble turn 1! The lapped car of Mix goes around off the bumper of Sweetie, and Ryder has nowhere to go and hits her as she comes back up the track!
CAUTION
#15 Radio: We just got dumped by the #1.
"Haha." Mix laughed sarcastically. "Why am I not surprised?"
#5 Radio: We're wrecked here. Right front is killed.
"Freaking Sweetie. She'll never learn to stop being over aggressive." Ryder said, very pissed off.
#1 Radio: Damnit Sweetie. Nearly every race.
"I did not mean to do that." Sweetie said.
LAP 86/400 Leader: Arrby
Everyone came to pit road but Sweetie, Everest, and Alex decided to take 2 tires while everyone else took 4. One pup decided to stay out.
#8 Radio: Rocky, are you sure about this?
"Yes. These tires aren't that old. We should be fine." Rocky said.
LAP 90/400 Leader: Rocky
GREEN FLAG
Rocky got away from the lead, but immediately was dropping back like a rock and Arrby was able to take back the lead.
LAP 118/400 Leader: Arrby
Rocky was regretting his decision as he got lapped by Arrby and his day was already bad not even past the first stage.
#8 Radio: #24 inside of you, he just lapped us.
"I'm sorry I made that stupid call guys." Rocky said unhappily.
LAP 120/400 Leader: Arrby
Marshall was doing everything in his power to try and catch Arrby, but he couldn't get close enough.
Commentary: Out of turn 4, Arrby will hold off Marshall to win stage 1.
LAP 121/400 Leader: Arrby
CAUTION
#24 Radio: Green checkered here. Good job.
"Thanks guys. Let's kick some pirate butt in stage 2." Arrby said.
LAP 124/400 Leader: Arrby
Everyone came down pit road and for the most part it was calm until Shade accidentally ran over one of her tires as she was exiting pit road.
#6 Radio: That's our fault Shade. That'll be a penalty.
"It's alright guys. We can recover from this." Shade said trying to find positivity in the situation.
LAP 130/400 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Arrby got away well on the restart and cleared Ella who started on the inside. The pirate pup continues to lead at Dover.
LAP 161/400 Leader: Arrby
Rubble was falling back like a rock. He restarted 9th and was down to 20th. People were wondering what was going on with the #22 car.
"Something doesn't feel right. I keep losing power on the straightaways" Rubble said.
#22 Radio: Rubble, we think it's something on the right front. You'll have to deal with it for the whole race.
LAP 186/400 Leader: Arrby
#20 Radio: Pit this time Skye
Commentary: And it looks like Skye will be the first car to begin green flag pit stops, and her crew does a nice job.
"Thanks guys. I'm gonna do my part now." Skye said.
LAP 188/400 Leader: Arrby
Commentary: We got a car in the wall! It's the #14 of the Cheetah and she was already running bad today.
#14 Radio: We hit the wall. Dang it.
"Try and fix the car crew." The Cheetah demanded.
LAP 196/400 Leader: Sweetie
Arrby had already made his pit stop giving Sweetie the lead for the time being, until it was finally time for her to come down the pits.
#1 Radio: In this lap Sweetie. Sweetie's team had a phenomenal pit stop and was able to be ahead of Arrby even with Arrby pitting first.
LAP 201/400 Leader: Sweetie
#1 Radio: Okay Sweetie, you are now the race leader. Gap to the #24, 1.8 seconds.
"Just let this pup do her job." Sweetie told her team.
LAP 243/400 Leader: Sweetie
#22 Radio: Come to the pits Rubble. We think we can fix whatever is wrong with the car?
"What's the point? We're 3 laps down anyway. It doesn't matter." Rubble stated.
LAP 248/400 Leader: Sweetie
Zuma, who was running in the 5th position, had something terribly wrong.
"Something is wrong with the car. I've lost power!" Zuma panicked.
#4 Radio: Finish the stage Zuma. We'll fix it under caution.
Meanwhile Liberty was charging her way through the field. She restarted outside the top 15 at the start of stage 2, and was passing Marshall for 3rd place.
#19 Radio: You're clear of the #11. You are currently the fastest car on track Liberty. Keep it up.
LAP 251/400 Leader: Sweetie CAUTION #1 Radio: Green checkered. Excellent work Sweetie "Yep. Hopefully I can get the win this time." Sweetie said.
LAP 254/400 Leader: Sweetie
Everyone came down the pits for tires and fuel, but it would be Arrby coming out as the race leader and Sweetie dropping to 2nd.
LAP 259/400 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Arrby was able to drive away on the restart with Sweetie and Liberty battling for 2nd at the moment.
LAP 286/400 Leader: Arrby
Liberty wasn't able to pass Sweetie, but she was able to stay with her, and as she did, Sweetie was challenging Arrby for the race lead.
Commentary: Here comes Sweetie on the outside and she has momentum off of 2! Arrby can't block her into turn 3! Sweetie now leads at Dover! And now Arrby has to try and hold off Liberty for 2nd place.
#1 Radio: You're leading again. #24 and #19 battling behind you.
Liberty was able to get by Arrby for 2nd and Arrby was starting to fade because he had a right rear issue.
LAP 328/400 Leader: Sweetie
Green flag pit stops began with Shade, Rory, Everest, and others pitting early including Liberty.
Commentary: We got a car spinning on the apron towards the pits! It's the #21 of Dwayne, but we stay green. #21 Radio: Get it fired back up Dwayne.
"Yeah, no problem." Dwayne softly replied.
LAP 331/400 Leader: Sweetie
Sweetie finally came down for her pit stop, but because Liberty pitted before her, she passed her and took the lead of the race.
#19 Radio: You have the lead, now keep it Liberty.
#1 Radio: You're behind, but you have fresher tires.
LAP 356/400 Leader: Liberty
Liberty and Sweetie were working their way through lap traffic, but no matter what, the gap was staying the same at half a second.
#19 Radio: You're doing a great job Liberty. Keep this up.
"Thanks guys. I got this!" Liberty replied
#1 Radio: I see you're trying your best Sweetie, but it's important to pass her.
"SHUT UP! I'M TRYING!" The terrier hollered.
LAP 380/400 Leader: Liberty
Commentary: Sweetie is doing everything in her power to close in, but is that… THAT'S THE #5 OF RYDER! THE CAR THAT CRASHED EARLIER BECAUSE OF SWEETIE IS HOLDING HER UP!
Ryder's right side of his car was all torn up, but that didn't stop him from holding up Sweetie for a bit.
#5 Radio: Ryder, it's not worth it! Stop it!
"She's the reason I crashed, I'm the reason for her not winning." Ryder replied.
#1 Radio: Do not waste time with the #5. You're losing time to the leader.
"GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY RYDER!" Sweetie shouted. Sweetie put the bumper to Ryder, finally moving him out of the way.
LAP 387/400 Leader: Liberty
#19 Radio: #1 is still .5 seconds behind. 14 to go
Commentary: Trouble turn 3! Rubble has gone around, and his pain has finally ended from the terrible day he was having!
CAUTION
#22 Radio: Car's on fire Rubble. Get out of the damn thing. "Shoot! I'm on it!" Rubble said, quickly unbuckling his seatbelt.
LAP 389/400 Leader: Liberty
With everyone's tires really old, it was time for one final pit stop. Liberty led only 8 cars on the lead lap to pit road. Liberty, Ella, and Skye all took 2 tires, while Sweetie, Arrby, Shade, Rory, and Marshall all took 4 tires.
#19 Radio: 7 laps to go when you take the green flag. You can do this. We believe in you.
LAP 394/400 Leader: Liberty
GREEN FLAG
Commentary: Green flag is back out and Ella got a great restart! She's hanging on the inside of Liberty! Dead heat off of turns 1 and 2!
#12 Radio: Force her into a mistake.
LAP 395/400 Leader: Liberty
Once again, Liberty and Ella were side by side but Liberty was able to get clear for the lead and Sweetie with the four fresh tires up to second, and now the chase was on.
LAP 399/400 Leader: Liberty
Liberty was half a second ahead of Sweetie, but the 4 fresh tires were not working for Sweetie.
"YOU GUYS SAID FOUR TIRES WOULD WIN!" Sweetie shouted at her crew.
#1 Radio: I don't know what to say Sweetie
#19 Radio: #1 still half a second back, white flag this time.
LAP 400/400 Leader: Liberty WHITE FLAG C
ommentary: LIBERTY HASN'T WON SINCE 2021 RICHMOND! THE NEAR 2 YEAR WINLESS STREAK IS OVER! LIBERTY WINS AT DOVER!
#19 Radio: CHECKERED FLAG! YOU WON LIBERTY!
"WAAAAAAAAAH! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY GUYS! YEEEEESSSSSSSS!" Liberty said crying tears of joy.
#19 Radio: No one can take this away from you girl! You fought for this win and you got it!
#1 Radio: P2 Sweetie. You did a good job.
"NO WE SHOULD HAVE WON! THAT'S THE THIRD WIN THAT'S GOTTEN AWAY FROM US!" Sweetie shouted angrily.
#12 Radio: Well done Ella. 3rd place.
"Congrats to Liberty. She finally broke her winless streak." Ella smiled, but deep down a little upset.
#12 Radio: Our time will come Ella, just be patient. Liberty did her burnouts on the frontstretch, and if that wasn't cool enough, "That's my Girl" was playing over the race track and it only made the moment better.
Reporter: Liberty, you have your first win in nearly 2 years in NASCAR. Were you nervous with the call of two tires?
"I was absolutely nervous. I was hoping we would drive away and get as far away from Sweetie, but when Ella kept fighting on the inside, I knew it would be close. I expected Sweetie to catch us, but this #19 Toyota Camry had a lot of power and was able to stay in the lead! I know this team never gives up and look what happened! We're back in the playoffs! WOOOOOO!" Liberty exclaimed
RESULTS
1st #19 Liberty
2nd #1 Sweetie
3rd #12 Ella
4th #24 Arrby
5th #11 Marshall
6th #20 Skye
7th #45 Everest
8th #6 Shade
9th #17 Rory
10th #48 Ben Allen
11th #9 Chase 1
2th #23 Claw
13th #54 Coral (-1)
14th #7 Alex (-1)
15th #47 Wheeler (-1)
16th #43 Rex (-1)
17th #41 Gasket (-1)
18th #16 Wildcat (-1)
19th #4 Zuma (-1)
20th #21 Dwayne (-2)
21st #8 Rocky (-3)
22nd #34 Hubcap (-3)
23rd #31 Leo (-3)
24th #10 Duke of Flappington (-3)
25th #38 Al (-4)
26th #2 Tuck (-4)
27th #3 Harold Humdinger (-5)
28th #51 Charger (-7)
29th #78 Ladybird (-19)
30th #14 The Cheetah (-22)
31st #22 Rubble (DNF)
32nd #5 Ryder (-41)
33rd #15 Mix (DNF)
34th #42 Moby (DNF)
35th #99 Tracker (DNF)
36th #77 Copycat (DNF)