Martinsville Live Update Heat Race Coverage and notes

Restart / Caution Lap 1

So we’ll try this again.  Field comes off 4, flag flies and
we’re underway.

Great start for Daniels and he’ll motor off of 4 with the
lead.  Carroll runs second, and Pressley is third.

 Caution comes out with the 91 of Jonathan Cash hits the turn
4 wall *hard*.  Hall and Cook were both also involved with that, but hard to see
from here what the cause wasCash’s car is totaled.  Both Hall and Cook look to be
alright

 Restart will be: 30, 90, 59, 21, 31, 40, 88, 82, 18, 11, 57,
5, 57, 00, 73, 11, 75, 1Caution Lap 11Restart again and this time the 31 of Robertson gives a look
low on pressley but can’t do anything with him.  Coming off four, Daniels has a
lot of space, Carroll and Hamlet run second and third.

The 82 of Bowen is hung outside, with Falk and Robertson both
passing him.  He’s got some damage on his front end and it’s hard to tell what
caused it.

Field spreads out now with Daniels, Carroll and Hamlet all
pulled away from Pressley, who runs fourth.  Pressley’s got Falk behind
him.

The 18 rides through 1 and 2 sideways and he’ll back it into
the wall in turn 2.  That’s David Roberts, and he’s probably done for the
race.

 Restart is going to be 30, 90, 21, 59, 40, 31, 82, 57, 88,
14, 5, 11, 57, 73, 00, 11, Update Lap 20

Good restart for the leaders again.  Battle is for sixth,
with Eddie Johnson underneath Ryan Robertson.  Robertson’s hanging otough and
trying to keep his spot in front of Bowen.Contact with Rodney Cook bumping Hairfield to get by. 
Mullins also gives Hairfield a rub.Field single-files out through most of the field.  Terry
Carroll is looking a little racy behind Cliff Daniels.
Robertson dives under Johnson, Johnson dirt tracks it through
1 and 2 and will hold the spot!  Robertson gives him another nudge on the next
lap and this time will make it by.

 With five to go: 30, 90, 21, 40, 59, 31, 57, 82, 14, 5, 57,
00, 88, Caution Lap 23Battle will be for fifth if there is one.  Coleman Pressley
has a lot of room in front of him, but has Ryan Robertson charging.  Robertson’s
closed the gap to about a length with three to go. 

Caution comes out with the 5 of Mangum bumping the back of
Cook in the 14.  Cook gets around and the caution comes out.

 We’ll go green white checkered: 30, 90, 21, 40, 59, 31, 57,
82, 5, 57, 00, 14, 88, 11Cliff Daniels WinsSo we’ll see how things go back in the field.  Daniels has
had the field covered up front, but Pressley was having issues with
Robertson.

 
The 14 of Rodney Cook gets into mangum in the 5, but we keep
going.

White flag and the front 3 are settled.  Hamlet’s got 4th,
and Robertson has fifth, but has Pressley underneath him.  They come off 2 and
Pressley falls back.  Pressley gives a look but it’ll be Daniels, Carroll, Falk,
Robertson and Hamlet.Heat Race 3Green Flag @ 2:31 / Full Restart

Four NC drivers lead a field of 22 cars.  It’s Triplett Jr,
Rouse, Huffman and Falk for 25 laps.  Hopefully these guys’ll play a little
nicer.  Triplett and Rouse lead the field off 4, green flag flies and we’re
underway.

 Field stacks up through 1 and 2 and the 51 of Bruce Anderson
gets thew orst of it.  He’ll get hung up on the grass in turn 2, and the caution
comes out.  Also stacking up in that were Shayne Lockhart, Jonathan Bailey and
James Goff.We’ll do a full restart.Restart – Update Lap 10

 Much better restart, everyone plays nice through 1 and 2. 
Through 3 and 4 and we’re clean.  It’s Triplett Jr. underneath Rouse, and Rouse
will lead lap 1.   Theyv’e got the 7 of Huffman runs third, but he’s got the 02
of Coulter underneath him.

Triplet jr. makes it back by Rouse on lap 5.  Coulter puts
some space between him and Huffman, and Huffman’s stuck up high.  The 70 of
Oliver is goign to make it by.  The 7 of Dude Gibbs makes it by the 7 of Huffman
next.  IT’s thehn Yontz getting by, and the 12 of Campbell as well.  Huffman
will fall in behind Campbell.

Up front Triplett and Rouse are logging laps, with Coulter
running by himself in third.  Oliver has Gibbs behind them, and Gibbs is getting
heat from Yontz.  Gibbs gets to the bumper of Oliver, but doesn’t push the
issue.After 10: 00, 15, 02, 70, 7, 55, 12, 41, 89, 97, 33, 2, 07,
89, 37
Update Lap 20Yontz gives Gibbs a bump and Gibbs runs up the track.  Yontz
gets by, and campbell get underneath him.  Gibbs is strong up top, but will get
loose coming off turn 2 on lap 13. 

Gibbs gives a look down low on Campbell and will get a run
off turn 2.  Campbell runs a high line and out-brakes Gibbs and will hold the
spot.  That battle is for 6th.

If we don’t have a caution, the top five is set with Triplett
Jr., Rouuse, Coulter, Oliver and Yontz running 1-5.  Battle continues for 6th,
with Gibbs doing everything he can to catch Campbell.  Without a caution,
though, it’s a pretty meaningless race.With five to go: 00, 15, 02, 70, 55, 12, 41, 7, 89, 33, 7,
97, 2, 89, 07, 37, 51, 00

David Triplett Jr. Wins

Heat Race 4:

Green Flag @ 2:53 / Caution / Full Restart

 So we’ve got Stacy Pureyear and Stephen Berry on the front
row.  Two white cars, with Jamie Yelton and Brandon Butler behind them.  Pace
car dives off turn 3, Puryear brings them off turn 4, and we’re underway for the
final 25 laps.

 The 16 of Jamie Byrd spins in turn 1, but gest it going. 
Wade Day, Frank Deiny Jr., Sherman Davis Jr., Robert Tyler and Owen Kelly all
get together up in turn 3.  Kelly has a lot of damage on his car, Tyler is done
for the day, but everyone else looks to be relatively okay.  Clay Greenfield
also look sto have a significant amount of damage on his front end, but he’ll
continue.

There’ll be a full restart.Restart / CautionSo we’re going to have a full restart, with Puryear and Berry
up front.  Good restart for Berry, and he’ll have the lead coming off turn
2.

Caution comes out with Sherman Davis Jr. and Wade day getting
together.  Davis Jr.’s car is prety messed up, but he’ll continue.  Wade stalled
it in turn 1 to bring out the caution.  We’ll have a full restart, yet
again.

 Restart #2 / Caution Lap 6

 We’ll try this again.  Terrible restart by Berry, and he’ll
fall in third behind Yelton.  The 29 of Butler runs fourth, with Nick Smith
running fifth, but getting pressure from Randy Burnett on his
outside.

The front five check out, and the caution comes out for
rather sizeable debris on the front stretch.

 We’ll restart: 17, 8, 71, 29, 21N, 14, 28J, 3, 77, 1W, 16,
25, 12, 56, 73, 3Caution lap 10

 Randy Burnett gets a good run on the outside, and he’ll make
it around Smith.  Smith, though, keeps the 3 of Lee Pullam at bay.  Pulliam is
now hung up with Travis Jarrett underneath him.  They’ll stay side by side for 2
laps before Jarrett takes the spot.Just behind them the caution comes out as the 1 of Wheat and
the 77 of Mills get together.  Mills is good and bent up, and he’s going to come
in and pit.  wheat rejoins the field at the tail end.

 We’ll restart: 17p, 71, 8, 29, 14, 21N, 28, 3, 25, 56, 34,
16, 84, 12, 28, 73, 1, 7Caution lap 16Good restart this time for Berry, but Puryear is strong on
the inside.  Puryear and Berry will drag race off turn 2, with Puryear getting
the upper hand through 3 and 4.  Berry looks low on Puryear, but all that does
is give Yelton a look.  Yelton has nothing right now though.

The front four of Puryear, Berry, Yelton and Butler pull away
from fifth place Burnett.  Burnett gets REALLY loose through 1 and 2 and that
lets Jarrett underneath him.  Pulliam gets into the 21 of Nick Smith, Smith runs
up the track and will lose about 4 spots.

Caution comes out for the 28 of Sherman Davis Jr. spinning in
turn 4.  Not sure, but I’m willing to bet he had help.We’ll restart: 17, 71, 8, 29, 14, 28J, 21N, 34, 25, 56, 16,
1, 73, 12, 3.  The 3 is put to the rear for rough driving.Caution Lap 23

 The front two of Puryear and Berry once again are fighting
hard for the lead.  This time Berry looks to have the spot as Puryear gets a
little loose trying to keep from riding up into Berry.  Yelton now is going to
give Puryear a look, but has nothing right now.  Field single-files through,
with Wade Day the only exception.  He’s strung out and falls in 9th behind Frank
Deiny Jr.The front five have put some dsitance between themselves and
Derrick Lancaster, who runs sixth.  Lancaster’s got a bit of room to work, with
Nick Smith behind him by about 3 lengths.  Smith has Frank Deiny Jr. behind
him.

 Caution comes out for the 12 of Ross Clements getting around
in turn 2.Burnett brings his car in the garage and is done for the
day.

 We’re going to green white checkered: 71, 17, 8, 29, 28, 25,
21, 56, 34, 73, 16, 1, Caution Lap 23, againCaution comes out as the 56 of Deiny gets into Lancaster. 
He’ll spin and hit the wall, and take Brandon Butler, Nick Smith and Owen Kelly
with him.  Restart is going to be: 71, 17, 8, 28J, 16, 34, 1, 12, 3, 73,
56 restart for Berry again, with Puryear on his outside. 
Puryear falls into third, with Jarrett behind him.  Deiny is seventh going into
turn 1, he’ll come off in sixth.  He’s got 2 more corners to get in. Through 3
and 4 and it’s going to be Berry, Yelton, Puryear, Jarrett and Jamie
Byrd.

Berry WINS!