PLAYOFF CUTOFF
15th #23 Claw +2
16th #34 Hubcap +1
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17th #99 Tracker -1
18th #16 Wildcat -20
19th #54 Coral -41
20th #48 Mayor Humdinger -42
21st #31 Leo -46
22nd #2 Tuck -51
Location: Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania
Track type: Triangle
6 races to go, and now we head to the track known as the "Tricky Triangle", Pocono Raceway. A 2.5 mile track with 3 turns with different banking and this track is known for scary crashes.
SATURDAY (QUALIFYING)
Jeff: Arrby is currently on pole, and looking for his fifth win of the season, but here comes last week's winner to try and knock him off pole. #19 Radio: One more corner here.
Dale Jr.: Can she knock him off pole as she comes off of turn 3- no she can't! 2nd best for Liberty and Arrby hangs on! #24 Radio: Pole position Arrby! Great lap. "Let's go guys! I feel that 5th win coming tomorrow!" Arrby said.
SUNDAY (RACE DAY)
STARTING LINEUP
1. #24 2. #19 3. #5 4. #4 5. #20 6. #22 7. #45 8. #11 9. #2 10. #23
11. #54 12. #7 13. #6 14. #12 15. #34 16. #16 17. #99 18. #17 19. #31 20. #48
21. #1 22. #47 23. #3 24. #43 25. #8 26. #21 27. #10 28. #15 29. #14 30. #78
31. #51 32. #42 33. #77 34. #41 35. #9 36. #38
STAGES: 30/65/65
#24 Radio: #19 is on your inside, have fun Arrby… green flag go!
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Two by two, fans are on their feet as the green flag waves, we're racing at the Tricky Triangle!
Dale Jr.: They are fanning out to three, even four wide down the long front stretch as they dive into turn 1!
#24 Radio: Clear of the #19 by one, you're good.
LAP 5/160 Leader: Arrby
Jeff: We got a car spinning in turn 2! Mix has lost it on her own and hits the wall!
CAUTION
#15 Radio: Get it back rolling here.
"Sorry everyone. Just lost the car off the corner." Mix replied.
LAP 11/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Back under the green flag here in Pocono!
Jeff: Rubble got the inside lane on that restart and they dive into turn 1! Rubble now leads at Pocono!
#22 Radio: Clear. You're leading the race now Rubble.
LAP 27/160 Leader: Rubble
#5 Radio: In this lap.
#24 Radio: Pit Arrby.
#20 Radio: Skye, we need to pit lap.
Jeff: Here comes several cars to pit road and this is very smart, and this track is so long that they'll stay on that lead lap and these cars will stay out and gain track position when the stage ends!
LAP 30/160 Leader: Rubble
Rubble would cruise to the green checkered flag to claim another stage win for the season.
#22 Radio: #19 is 1.2 seconds back, no pressure.
Rick: He wanted that playoff point, and he'll get it. Rubble wins stage 1 with Liberty behind!
LAP 31/160 Leader: Rubble
CAUTION
#22 Radio: That's the green checkered. Good job Rubble.
"We have a fast car guys. Let's keep it that way." Rubble told his team.
LAP 33/160 Leader: Rubble
Everyone who pitted before the stage finish would stay out while everyone else stayed out to gain the track position giving Arrby the race lead.
LAP 36/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Stage 2 is underway here at Pocono!
Dale Jr.: They're fanning out to five wide- AND RUBBLE IS IN THE WALL! AND TRACKER GOES NOSE FIRST HARD! PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE #99!
CAUTION
#99 Radio: Can you get it back to the pits? "Si, but the radiator is busted!" Tracker said.
#22 Radio: How bad is it Rubble? "Toe link's busted. I'm going to the garage." Rubble said.
LAP 42/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Back we go under the green flag as Arrby leads down the front stretch! Jeff: They dive into turn 1, and Arrby is away- a car is spinning further back! The #3 car. Harold must have had help from someone.
CAUTION
#3 Radio: #78 hit us. Fire the car back up Harold. "Come on Ladybird!" Harold groaned.
LAP 46/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Green flag is back out and can we make it past turn 1 this time?
Jeff: They dive into turn 1! OH RYDER IS AROUND! HE GOT TAGGED BY SKYE, AND HE'LL BARELY HIT THE WALL!
CAUTION
#5 Radio: #20 just turned us.
"Yeah. She shoved me in the corner and I lost it." Ryder said.
"Can we please go one lap without someone spinning out?!" Arrby asked, frustrated with all the cautions.
#24 Radio: Yeah we wanna go racing too Arrby.
LAP 51/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG
Rick: Green flag goes back in the air and Arrby gets ahead of Skye as they dive into turn 1, and they make it out cleanly!
#24 Radio: #20 is falling back, just focus on yourself.
LAP 79/160 Leader: Arrby
Green flag pit stops were taking place and Ella was sneaking up on Arrby for the race lead.
#24 Radio: Pit this time Arrby.
#12 Radio: Follow the #24.
Rick: Here come the two leaders into the pits. Both have stopped in their boxes getting service from the pit crew and Arrby is ahead of Ella as they exit the pits!
LAP 81/160 Leader: Coral
Dale Jr.: Two more front runners are pitting! Coral and her teammate Liberty come into the pits, and this will put Ryder in the lead.
Jeff: Junior, this is very interesting because Ryder pitted after he spun out, so he has more fuel, but the question is, can they make it to the end, or will they have to pit?
#5 Radio: We're on pace to be 3 laps short Ryder, so we'll have to pit. "10-4." Ryder replied.
LAP 92/160 Leader: Ryder
#5 Radio: Pit this lap Ryder.
4 laps to go in the stage and Ryder was slowing down to come into pits because he was short on fuel until something happened.
#5 Radio: STAY OUT, STAY OUT! Someone is spinning in turn 2!
Dale Jr.: We got someone spinning off of turn 2! Looks to be the #20 of Skye, and it doesn't look like she's hit anything, but that'll end the stage!
CAUTION
#20 Radio: What happened there?
"I got up the track and lost the car on my own." Skye replied.
#5 Radio: Save fuel, we'll win the stage if we can make it.
LAP 96/160 Leader: Ryder
Ryder had enough fuel to cross the line to win stage 2, but the question would be could he make it back to pit road to fuel up?
#5 Radio: You'll make it, just come to the pits.
Rick: Ryder makes it to the pits and other cars pit with him.
Several cars stayed out with Arrby reclaiming the race lead.
LAP 100/160 Leader: Arrby
GREEN FLAG Rick: The final stage is underway here at Pocono!
Dale Jr.: Look at Ella on the inside! She got a monster restart with help from Liberty and she's in the lead into turn 1!
LAP 102/160 Leader: Ella
Ella was starting to build a decent gap over Liberty until something in her car changed that.
"Why am I going so slow?!" Ella asked worriedly.
"We're down a cylinder in the engine. You can continue, but you'll have a loss in performance."
Jeff: What in the world happened to Ella? Here comes Liberty down the front stretch and she easily passes Ella for the lead!
LAP 106/160 Leader: Liberty
Dale Jr.: Oh someone is spinning in turn 1! OH! THAT'S A HARD HIT! It's the #3, Harold Humdinger's car is destroyed!
CAUTION
"THAT DAMN HUSKY JUST CRASHED ME!" Harold angrily shouted.
#3 Radio: Just calm down, happy to see you're okay.
"He just turned in on me. Is Harold okay?" Everest asked.
#45 Radio: Yeah he's fine.
LAP 107/160 Leader: Liberty
Harold got out of his car and suddenly chucked his helmet at Everest's car going by and missed completely.
#45 Radio: #3 just chucked his helmet at you.
"What an absolute idiot." Everest said.
Some cars pitted, but all the front runners would stay out.
LAP 111/160 Leader: Liberty GREEN FLAG.
Rick: 50 laps to go here at Pocono! Liberty gets a great restart and is clear of Arrby as she goes into turn 1!
#19 Radio: #24 four back, drive away now Liberty.
LAP 120/160 Leader: Liberty
#24 Radio: Pit Arrby. We're gonna try to undercut the #19.
"Copy that crew chief sir!" Arrby replied.
#5 Radio: Pit Ryder.
Rick: Here comes the #24 and quite a bit back is Ryder. They are both getting service and Ryder is away already! He must have taken 2 tires and he's well ahead of Arrby!
"He's so far ahead sir!" Arrby said.
#24 Radio: We think this is the right call.
LAP 121/160 Leader: Liberty #19 Radio: Pit this lap. 4 tires.
Jeff: Liberty said her car was handling good, no changes to the car and she's away, and will be about 3 seconds behind Ryder.
#19 Radio: #5 is on two tires. Go chase him down.
"You got it guys." Liberty replied.
LAP 124/160 Leader: Marshall
#11 Radio: 2 tires Marshall. Pit this time by.
Dale Jr.: It looks like the #11 is taking 2 tires. Good stop for Marshall, but is he gonna come out ahead of Ryder who also took 2 tires? No he's not! Ryder is ahead of Marshall and Liberty!
#11 Radio: #5 is a second ahead, you're good with the #19 for now.
LAP 138/160 Leader: Everest
Everest had just made her pit stop for four tires. She went longer than the others because she was betting on a caution and wanted to use her fresher tires for the end.
#45 Radio: Everest, this is only gonna work if we get a caution soon, so keep your hopes up.
LAP 143/160 Leader: Alex
With green flag pit stops almost over, Ryder was the leader with Marshall and Liberty a second apart from each other, and it was looking like it was gonna be a three car fight for the win.
Dale Jr.: We got a spin in turn 3! The Cheetah went around and has rear damage! Might have had help from the #77 car!
CAUTION
#77 Radio: Nathaniel, what was that?
"She's bumped me many times and I've had it!" Copycat explained.
#14 Radio: #77 just dumped us. Just bring it to the pits Carly.
"I race him hard, and he flat out dumps me?! What a moron." The Cheetah said.
LAP 146/160 Leader: Ryder
Everyone who hadn't pitted yet would come in putting Ryder, Marshall, Liberty, Mayor Humdinger, and Zuma as the top 5.
#5 Radio: 13 to go when you take the green Ryder. Just do what you've been doing all day.
LAP 148/160 Leader: Ryder
GREEN FLAG
Rick: 13 laps to go, and we're back underway! Ryder got an excellent shove from Liberty and she's up to second!
Dale Jr.: Look at Mayor Humdinger! He's passing Marshall as they come off of turn 2, and he clears him! The Dalmatian has fallen from 2nd to 4th on that restart!
LAP 149/160 Leader: Ryder
#48 Radio: #11 on your bumper- what the hell!
Dale Jr.: Car is spinning off of turn 3! Mayor Humdinger is around! He was running in the 3rd position and all that hard work has been for nothing!
CAUTION
#48 Radio: #11 just dumped us.
"That's twice he's done that! I'm getting him back!" The mayor insisted.
#11 Radio: #48 is pissed off, I don't know why, you never touched him.
"Yeah, he needs to grow up." The Dalmatian replied.
LAP 154/160 Leader: Ryder
GREEN FLAG
Rick: 7 laps to go! Ryder gets an excellent push from Marshall and they both clear Liberty on the inside!
#11 Radio: Clear inside, go for it. #5 Radio: #11 inside, just run your line.
Dale Jr.: Marshall forces Ryder high! He's in the wall! Here comes Liberty and Zuma! 3 wide for 2nd, but it's Marshall who comes away with the lead heading for turn 2!
"IS THAT HOW HE WANTS TO RACE?! THAT'S BULLSHIT!" Ryder furiously shouted.
Jeff: Spinning in turn 2! It's the #31 of Leo! Hard into the outside wall! Caution coming back out!
CAUTION
#31 Radio: Are you okay Leo? "Yeah, that was a big one." The feline replied.
LAP 155/160 Leader: Marshall
As soon as they crossed the start finish line under caution, Ryder went up to Marshall, and rammed into the side of the fire pup's car.
#5 Radio: Calm down Ryder! He's not worth it!
"SHUT UP!" Ryder shouted back.
#11 Radio: #5 alongside you, what the hell!
"I didn't put him in the wall did I?" Marshall worriedly asked.
#11 Radio: I think you did, but it was slight contact Marshall.
LAP 158/160 Leader: Marshall
GREEN FLAG
Rick: 3 laps to go! Can Marshall hang on?!
Dale Jr.: Marshall got a great restart with the help from Zuma and he leads into turn 1!
#11 Radio: #19 and the #4 are battling, #45 is a bit further back, so no pressure.
LAP 159/160 Leader: Marshall
Rick: Here comes Everest diving to the inside of Zuma! She'll take 3rd place away.
#45 Radio: Clear of the #4. #11 is one second ahead. Just be curious passing this #19 here.
Dale Jr.: Someone is spinning off of turn 2! It's Gasket, and barely misses the wall, but can't get her car running!
#41 Radio: Can you get it back rolling?
"NO! THE #7 JUST DUMPED ME!" Gasket shouted.
#11 Radio: #41 has stopped off of turn 2. No caution.
Rick: Coming out of turn 3! Marshall will see the white flag! One lap to go presented by Credit One Bank!
LAP 160/160 Leader: Marshall
WHITE FLAG
Dale Jr.: Here comes Everest with her four fresh tires, trying to pass Liberty and she clears him going into turn 1! Does she have enough time to chase down Marshall?!
#45 Radio: Clear of the #19. You have time to chase down the #11.
CAUTION
Everest would not get the chance to chase down Marshall as the caution would come out for Gasket not moving and because they took the white flag, the race was over.
"Is that the caution?!" Marshall exclaimed.
#11 Radio: THAT'S IT MARSHALL! YOU'VE DONE IT!
Rick: Marshall seized the opportunity at the right time! Marshall will see the checkered flag to win at Pocono!
"Ughhhh… we were so close." Everest groaned "Well done to Marshall."
#54 Radio: P5 Coral! Great job all race long! "Mer-verlous guys! Let's keep this up for future races!" Coral exclaimed.
Marshall would do his burnout down the front stretch, but these fans were in no mood to see him celebrate. They were furious with how Marshall won that race. As soon as Marshall got out, he got the loudest boos in his career.
Reporter: The boos come flurrying down on the race winner. Marshall, congratulations on your second win of the season, but do you wish you raced Ryder a bit differently on that restart? Marshall was trying his best to answer, but the loud boos were distracting him.
"I-I wish… that I didn't slide up into him. That's twice already we've collided battling for a win this season. I have nothing but respect for Ryder, I'm just worried that he won't show me that going forward… Thanks to the whole crew for giving me a fast car, but I'm in no mood to celebrate right now." Marshall spoke in a sad tone as he walked away.
RESULTS
1st #11 Marshall
2nd #45 Everest
3rd #19 Liberty
4th #4 Zuma
5th #54 Coral
6th #20 Skye
7th #47 Wheeler
8th #21 Dwayne
9th #43 Rex
10th #9 Chase
11th #23 Claw
12th #10 Duke of Flappington
13th #1 Sweetie
14th #24 Arrby
15th #38 Al
16th #6 Shade
17th #16 Wildcat
18th #17 Rory
19th #34 Hubcap
20th #5 Ryder
21st #8 Rocky
22nd #42 Moby
23rd #2 Tuck
24th #48 Mayor Humdinger
25th #51 Charger
26th #15 Mix
27th #7 Alex
28th #77 Copycat
29th #14 The Cheetah
30th #12 Ella
31st #41 Gasket (-1)
32nd #78 Ladybird (-1)
33rd #31 Leo (DNF)
34th #3 Harold Humdinger (DNF)
35th #22 Rubble (DNF)
36th #99 Tracker (DNF)