24 Hours of Pocono: Monday Race Thread

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The race will be run Monday at 12:00 pm EST. We will have updates in this thread throughout the race.

President Obama was supposed to meet Jimmie Johnson and other top drivers of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at a White House ceremony open to the press Monday. That ceremony has been canceled due to the delay of the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono which totally sucks. After all, it's not everyday you get an invitation to come to The White House and meet the President of the United States.

 

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Hamlin leads the two Hendrick cars (Jimmie and Jeffie) are second and 3rd. I've been listening on MRN until now and it doesn't sound like a very good race.

Restart Lap 59: Montoya lost a few spots. Kahne, The Old Man and Shrub are on the move.

 

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Caution lap 63: Part of one of the caution lights flew off and on to the racetrack. Hamlin leads. One of the cars to watch is Brian Vickers, he has a good piece today.

Reed Sorenson in the blue #43 is a sleeper, he's in 14th. AJ Allmendinger is 15th. Two more cars having a great run so far.

 

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Doesnt look like a good day for those who picked Tony.

 

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NASCAR has issued a warning to the 11 car for jumping the restart. He was out of line and already on the inside (he chose the outside) and 2 carlengths ahead of Johnson when they crossed the line last restart.

Gumbo dun might've just locked himself up a win. As of right now, this is Hamlin's race to lose. But the Columbian Jumping Bean taught us last week you can loose a race.

Restart, Hamlin leads off 2.

 

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This is a great race for Pocono standards, lots of side-by-side action.

 

[Baja28]

This is a great race for Pocono standards, lots of side-by-side action.

Yea, you know how those 3 left turn road courses are....

 

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I'll tell ya what folks, keep an eye on AJ Allmendinger car #44. He's been clicking off positions lap after lap and is battling Vickers for 12th right now.

 

[OldHillcrestGuy]

Looks like Junior's on the move, maybe still hope for Tony.

 

[huntr1]

What lap are they on? Running order?

 

[Baja28]

What lap are they on? Running order?

Were at lap 92 and Tony went from last to 5th...

Prolly on lap 98 or so now....

1 Denny Hamlin
2 Tony Stewart
3 Jimmie Johnson
4 Carl Edwards
5 Marcos Ambrose

 

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Caution on lap 96 for car 96. Logano did a nice job of driving to avoid him.

 

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Most of the leaders came in on that round of pit stops, it looks like Kasey Kahne will inherit the lead.

 

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Kahne, Reutimann, Kenseth, Ragan, Ambrose, McMurray, Stewart, and Elliott Sadler did not pit, they will lead, double file restart on the way.

 

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ESPN2 will rebroadcast the race tonight at 9pm EST.

 

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Trouble for Jimmie Johnson (I knew picking him would jinx his ass) his car is under power, Jimmie Johnson is off the pace and headed for pit road.

 

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It was a piece of rubber or something, knocked a plug wire loose. The simplest thing it could be, it was. Damn that little #### has got to be the luckiest driver ever born.

 

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Hold on a moment. ESPN pit reporter screwed up, she just said they didn't find a loose plug wire and Jimmie is slowing again. It's terminal for the 48.

 

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NASCAR has told Jimmie to pick up the pace or get off the track.

 

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Trouble for the 18, Kyle Busch. He thinks the tire is going down, he can't turn the car "through the center off." He's dropped 8 spots in the past couple laps.