|| *Comments on the 2009 Autism Speaks 400 Presented by Heluva Good!:* View the most recent comment <#55> | Post a comment <#post> 1. hyperacti posted: 05.31.2009 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson drives from like 9th to 1st in the final 20ish laps. Meanwhile, in the final 20 laps of the Indycar race on ABC that was on at the same time, I don't think there was one pass in the top ten in the final 20 laps. Nascar provided a good race today. 2. DaleSrFanForever posted: 05.31.2009 - 7:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) That was one hell of a finish. Jimmie had an outstanding charge from 9th to 1st. It is so nice to be away from those cookie cutters. The racing is so much better. The telecast really sucked though. This race should have been called the Dale Jr 400. The announcers raved over how he was giving such good feedback about the car's handling to his crew and how he would like it to run. It was like he discovered nuclear fission. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THAT THE WHOLE TIME!!!! Do you know who else gives that kind of feedback to their crews? FORTY TWO OTHER DRIVERS!!!! Hendrick had his entire braintrust on his pit box. It is a shame that this is what it takes to get a talented driver up to speed in the sport's best equipment. First race for RPM with the new Dodge engines. It seemed to help. We actually had a Reed Sorenson sighting. I thought he was just an urban myth, but I guess he really does exist. And Kasey ran great, especially considering he was caught by that caution which lapped him. 3. JGfan2448 posted: 05.31.2009 - 8:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just got back from the race. Yeah the finish was nice, but it was completely manufactured by NASCAR. 3 of the 6 debris cautions were a complete joke. NASCAR just sends 2 trucks around the track driving really slow around the apron or the outside wall, never stopping to pick anything up. I suppose out of all the possible ways discussed during those meetings last week to stimulate competition, NASCAR chose the artificial route. Anyways, had a great time. It was a shame Gordon was trapped 2 laps down early, he really did have a top 5 car by the end of the race. The racing up until that competition caution was the best i've ever seen in person. 4. Anonymous posted: 05.31.2009 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Not a bad race today compare to what I expected. Sam is continuing to improve as a cup driver. Dale Jr. hasn't been this good at non plate track in a while. 12th place isn't to bad for a first race with a new crew chief. It seemed like Jr. communicated better today than he did with Tony Eury Jr. I don't know to make out of it. No one make any conclusions about Lance Mcgrew and Dale Jr yet from a performance wise. That has to wait for 12 races for that. That while prove if the team has chemistry or Dale Jr. is still a talented driver outside of plate racing. This is put up or shut up time for Dale Jr. Dale Jr. hasn't won a race without pit strategy or luck since the 2004 Phoenix race. 5. Al Masonry posted: 05.31.2009 - 8:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Congratulations to Front Row Motorsports for having the most Airtime for multi-car teams. Two wrecks, two pitroad mishaps, and running with the leaders on three restarts won the award. 6. Anonymous posted: 05.31.2009 - 9:16 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) DaleSrFanForever, What do you expect out of fox with Dale Jr coverage. Darrell is known to have a lovefest with Dale Jr. before Kyle Busch came along. Fox in the past was known to show a lot of Dale Jr before their Kyle Busch lovefest for the last couple years. 7. Baker posted: 05.31.2009 - 9:48 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Tony completely out wheeled Johnson and pushed him as hard as anyone could have pushed him. It came down to the better equipment, better tires, and better team. That had to hurt for Tony to lose it like that, but at least Johnson earned this one...he had to work for it. 8. 18fan posted: 05.31.2009 - 9:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmie Johnson absolutely dominated the race. Kyle fought an ill-handling car all day, gets it right, and his splitter broke with 55 to go. Reed Sorenson led his first laps of the year and actually looked like the promising prospect he was in the Busch Series. They got off at the end, but he still finished on the lead lap. Mark Martin punts David Stremme and doesn't get blamed for it. 9. CarlEdwards99 posted: 05.31.2009 - 10:10 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) another great race at Dover. Dover has been one of the few tracks where the COT actually improved the racing. Stewart was able to hold off Johnson, who was in a much better car and had 4 tires compared to Stewarts 2, for about 10 laps with Jimmie on his bumper but Jimmie finally got the pass with 2 to go. and to sort of follow up on what others have said, see ya FOX. Thank God there run this season is over. FOX is to much sizzle, to much bias from the broadcasters, to many lame jokes and not enough substance 10. Mike posted: 05.31.2009 - 10:39 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) This race is a good start for Jr and Lance McGrew. Dale said it best in his post-race interview: â??I've told all my boys, we're building Rome here, and it might take a while to get finished... This was a good start for us." - Dale Earnhardt Jr Can't wait for Pocono! 11. Anonymous posted: 05.31.2009 - 10:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I don't think there were enough debris cautions... 12. Kit posted: 05.31.2009 - 10:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Do you know who else gives that kind of feedback to their crews? FORTY TWO OTHER DRIVERS!!!!" No kidding. I was at a Texas race a few years ago and was listening to Sterling Marlin's radio. Marlin was telling them exactly how the car was acting, how he wanted it to act, and what to do to fix it. If you didn't recognize his accent you would have thought he was the crew chief. On the other hand, the relationship between Dale Jr. and Eury Jr. was like a Hungarian trying to order at a cantina in Mexico. 13. willy on wheels posted: 06.01.2009 - 12:13 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) Sideways Sam needs to get fired by Penske. He is a untalented race car driver. His car was capable of getting a top 5, but the driver didn't have the talent to do so. Moldy Bread needs get fired after this race. He has no talent and Tony Stewart would've finished in the 5 in Moldy Bread's ride. 14. Digger fanboy posted: 06.01.2009 - 12:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) It is shame Fox isn't showing Nascar races rest of the year. They did great job this year. I hope Fox has 25 gophers screaming at the same time during a Nascar race next year. 15. Zed 3_88fan4eva posted: 06.01.2009 - 1:21 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This was a pretty good race, and Johnson and Stewart definatley put on a good show toward the end. Jr. had a respectable run today and I hope this is a step in the right direction. Sam Hornish is continuing to improve along with Joey Logano, I think we may have given up on both too early Marcos Ambrose I thought drove better than the 20th he finished. And about the penalty to Robby Gordon last week how does he only get 50 points and I belive fifty grand fine when Carl Long who is a start and park and has really no chance of competing gets nailed with a killer 200 grand find? That just makes me so mad at NASCAR Oh and 18fan it looked like Stremme got loose and Mark had no where to go, come on Mark is the last guy to punt someone 16. John Royal posted: 06.01.2009 - 4:59 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) 18fan, Martin did not crash Stremme out. IF Martin ever touched Stremme it was only when Stremme was already sideways. These races becoming too predictable, I knew it was Johnsons race even there was a mishap on last pitstop and he wounded in 10th place something. 17. Bronco posted: 06.01.2009 - 8:03 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Honestly the NASCAR media really pisses me off. When Harvick and Mears (who had a pretty good run today) switch crew chiefs, nobody cares. When Dale Jr gets a new crew chief (something everyone knew was going to happen) every sports writer has to offer his take on it, and they even go to the extent of asking other drivers what they think of the move. WHY!!! I think Dale Jr said it best after the race, "there's 11 other guys that deserve to get interviewed before me". A 12th place run in his first race without Tony Jr is pretty decent, considering he hasn't finished on the lead lap since Talladega. I hope the top 10s and top 5s start coming soon. 6 debris cautions, are you kidding me? Is the track located beside a warzone?? That battle at the end was amazing and I'm surprised that Johnson made his way up there in only 30 laps. But I'm even more surprised that a Ford didn't win. 18. Dodge posted: 06.01.2009 - 8:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) People are calling this race a good or great race? Jimmie led 298 laps out of 400. It was a snooze and I don't say that much. That debris caution very early in the race that trapped Kahne and a few others a lap down, was there anything on the track, I didn't see anything. I think Kasey would of ended up battling for the lead if that early caution didn't come out when it did since Johnson was saved. 19. Baker posted: 06.01.2009 - 11:29 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Willy on Wheels, shut it. Logano is just now 19 years old. 4 of 5 top 15 runs and 3 in the Top 10. He only has 16 cup races under his belt and less than half of the test laps as any rookie has ever had in years past. It takes seat time there princess. He's coming. Fired after 13 races is a joke especially when he's ahead of guys Harvick, Labonte, everyone's love fest for the start of this year Allmendinger and David Ragan. 20. DaleSrFanForever posted: 06.01.2009 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "It is shame Fox isn't showing Nascar races rest of the year. They did great job this year. I hope Fox has 25 gophers screaming at the same time during a Nascar race next year. Digger fanboy" HA! I laughed out loud when I read this. Good one. "6 debris cautions, are you kidding me? Is the track located beside a warzone??" Must be. They were ridiculous. I personally think that the debris cautions were NASCAR's way of bailing Goodyear out. They didn't want a lot of blowouts, much like had been happening all weekend. 21. dUDE gUY posted: 06.01.2009 - 1:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sideways Sam needs to get fired by Penske. He is a untalented race car driver. His car was capable of getting a top 5, but the driver didn't have the talent to do so. Moldy Bread needs get fired after this race. He has no talent and Tony Stewart would've finished in the 5 in Moldy Bread's ride. willy on wheels | 06.01.09 - 12:13 am Ha ha ha! What a jokester you are willy! I can always count on you for a chuckle! Joey and Hornish CLEARLY haven't improved since you've made that opinion years ago, and since you are always right (always have and always will be right, right? Hyuk hyuk!), several top 15 finishes (including five top ten finishes) for both drivers in the past few weeks MUST mean that they still suck! Nevermind the improvement they've shown, the fact that you are always right means that even IF these drivers get experienced and confident enough to find their way to constant success on track, like several wins and 20 plus top tens a year, that they will still suck! Oh Willy, when will your supreme knowledge of the universe ever let me down? i suspect that the answer is: Never! Why? Well, that's easy! It's because you, Willy on Wheels, are always, ALWAYS right! 22. Anonymous posted: 06.01.2009 - 1:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I believe Brad Keselowski becomes the first driver since Robby Gordon in 2001 to record both a win and a DNQ in the same year. 23. Kit posted: 06.01.2009 - 1:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "When Dale Jr gets a new crew chief (something everyone knew was going to happen) every sports writer has to offer his take on it" Just do what I do and don't read their shit. Sports writers are basically opinionated assholes who can't play sports. Probably the only legit one I know off the top of my head is Ricky Craven. But yeah, people go on and on about how much talent Dale Jr. has, but guess what? So have A LOT of other drivers. Let's focus on Dale Jr. once he starts winning a lot of races. 24. samfan09 posted: 06.01.2009 - 2:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did you ever consider, Willy, that when a driver is running in the top 10 for much of the first 100 laps, then gets caught 2 laps down after a caution during green flag pit stops, that it's going to take time to make that up and he's not going to get the finish he otherwise would have? If anything this race showed how much Hornish has improved. Last year after getting that kind of luck he would have given up and ended up 4 laps down, or else wrecked it trying too hard to make up ground. This year he stayed with it, OUTRAN Johnson while on the tail end of being one lap down, then eventually raced his way back to the lucky dog position. Then in about 30 laps he made up 7 spots and in one more lap would have gotten an 8th. So, yes, it was a top 5 car. Yes, he finished 13th. But it was more the result of bad luck, not talent. As for Logano, he's been driving stock cars at any kind of major level for a whole year. There is no way he should be in Cup right now at his age, but he is and he's improving by the week. We all know that you don't like either driver, but as others have said, your constant criticism is getting old. Give them both AT LEAST the rest of this year. If they belong in Cup they'll continue to improve and show it. If they don't then the criticism will be waranted. 25. Bronco posted: 06.01.2009 - 4:17 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I know a lot of people have become pissed with the FOX coverage, but honestly would you rather have Digger and the Hollywood Hotel, or listen to Bill "Caution is out, the race is over" Weber and Wally Dallenbach, who has the extremely annoying habit of saying "ooooh" and "aaahhh" during the July Daytona race whenever the cars come close to wrecking? The only redeeming thing about thing about TNT is Kyle Petty. As far as ESPN goes, they're decent too but Doc, AP and DJ just don't have the outstanding chemistry of Mike Joy, Larry Mac and DW. "First race for RPM with the new Dodge engines. It seemed to help." No kidding, when was the last time all four started in the top 10. I know Elliott and AJ somehow found a way to fall off the lead lap but Reed and Kasey did pretty well. If only RPM had the brains to do this earlier, Kasey would have a cha$e spot. 26. DaleSrFanForever posted: 06.01.2009 - 8:18 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Yeah, none of the broadcast teams are that great. Although I kinda like the tandem of Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach. They are both wise asses and are kinda fun to listen to. I remember at Pocono last year, when Juan Montoya's car caught fire and the safety workers just stood there watching it burn. Kyle and Wally were sarcasticly cracking "Yeah, don't worry about putting that burning car out." But Bill Weber is the absolute pits. He always looks and sounds like he needs to take a shit. I guess I just got spoiled so long by the team of Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett. That was an awesome team. Plus they never tried to make every race into a spectacle the way they hype it up now. They just treated it for what it was. A race. Not a Hollywood production. 27. DaleJrFan17 posted: 06.01.2009 - 9:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bout damn time Jr gets a respectable finish. And bye bye FOX. We'll miss ya...except for Digger. Shittiest gimmick ever. I didnt watch a single one cause I knew it would suck from start to finish 28. Bronco posted: 06.01.2009 - 10:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "I guess I just got spoiled so long by the team of Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett." They were an awesome team. It chokes me up everytime I watch the 2000 NAPA 500 on youtube because it was their final broadcast together. Another good team worth mentioning was Ken Squier/Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker who did CBS broadcasts. "The only redeeming thing about thing about TNT is Kyle Petty." Bronco I think racing reference should have an edit feature after you post, I'd look less stupid that way, lol. 29. Kit posted: 06.01.2009 - 10:42 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The only redeeming thing about thing about TNT is Kyle Petty." Kyle Petty was one of my favorite drivers in the early 90s and I really wish he had stayed in a competitive car. I'll take him over FOX anyday. Larry Mac and DW is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Ned Jarett was great. 30. hyperacti posted: 06.02.2009 - 4:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dunno about you guys but I love the Fox broadcast. I find Chris Myers' jokes about Dick being old hilarious. I like watching DW and Jeff Hammond. The booth team isn't bad either. TNT has it good too, with Wally and Kyle. They're cool. ESPN... meh. WE WANT ALAN BESTWICK IN THE BOOTH! 31. Red posted: 06.03.2009 - 1:00 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chris Myers is a tool. Every time he says "I kid because I care" I just want to choke him. It also drives me nuts how Jeff Hammond says "kinda like" somewhere in the middle of almost every sentence. He's kinda like a jackass. 32. Dodge posted: 06.03.2009 - 7:41 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Carl Long has said that he has LOST his appeal. The only thing that changed is that the suspension is for CUP only. I saw one report that says if the Crew Chief can't pay he fine, Long would have to and I thought somewhere else I read that Carl wouldn't have to pay the fine. Maybe its time for NASCAR to change words in the rulebook. Instead of calling everything "DETRIMENTAL TO STOCK CAR AUTO RACING" but always giving out different penalties. I understand it was an oversized engine, but if Carl thought it was illegal, I think he would of withdrawn. If I read correctly, it appears that the engine Long bought was from Ernie Elliott Engines. We all know that if this was a Hendrick car, the whole thing would of been handled differently. 33. DaleSrFanForever posted: 06.03.2009 - 12:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "We all know that if this was a Hendrick car, the whole thing would of been handled differently." Exactly. It would be the standard 100 point penalty (which means nothing with the cha$e), a six week crew chief suspension (they'll be back in time for the cha$e), and an easily payable fine. The $200,000 fine will really kill Carl's team. Do they really want the smaller teams to have a shot? Of course not. It really makes me sick. 34. Bronco posted: 06.03.2009 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The way Carl Long was treated was probably the worst thing nascar has ever done, even more so than screwing Regan Smith out of the Talladega win, or ruining Jeremy Mayfield's team. The engine was only 0.17 cubic inches too large, and remember this is a NON POINTS EVENT!!! Not only that, but Carl bought the engine from someone else and he changed engines before the showdown anyway so it made no difference in the end. It disgusts me how Dale Jr was allowed to pass the pace car at Michigan last year but was only warned, how the 18 and 20 teams blatantly cheated in the Nationwide series but were given smaller penalties, how Jeff Gordon kept his 2007 Gatorade Duel win even though had a lower car than allowed. Even Michael Waltrip's team which used jet fuel before the 2007 Daytona 500 wasn't screwed over this bad. I congratulate Carl on saying what the fans feel nascar has come down to. I hope he never races in nascar again and sticks to local racing, because its obvious nascar doesnt give a rat's ass about equality. 35. Dodge posted: 06.03.2009 - 3:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) But Bronco, a lot of the local racing is NASCAR sanctioned. I say go to ARCA. 36. Candraco posted: 06.03.2009 - 10:57 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Johnson leads nearly 300 laps, Johnson wins the race, Johnson passes tony stewart for the win. usually this is a pretty bad race by my standards, but im actually happy (minus the Winner) for the first time since 2005 TONY STEWART IS LEADING THE POINT STANDINGS!!!!!!!! HECK YEAH!!!!!!!! and not to mention tony gave Jimmie (my big fat checkbook pays for my wins) johnson a run for his money even on substantially older tires than johnson did i have to say that was the most dramtid finish right behind the all star race for me up to this point in the season i was on my feet holding my breath seeing, hoping tony could keep that guy behind him i was screaming at the tv for biffle to keep challenging johnson so tony could pull away. oh yeah newmans in the top five this deep in the season since 05 as well not bad for an upstart team! (albeit it is hendrick i know i know) rumors are nascar is going to do the new double file restart at pocono i hope this turns out to be true at a track with as much sucky racing as pocono hopefully it would make it better for both the drivers (minus johnson who thrives on the current one) and the fans but i dont think we will see the kind of stuff kyle busch pulled in the all star race since this is a points race and when it comes down to it the chase has ruined nascar because we never see the kind of racing we did before the chase now drivers hold back and "save their equipment" and then never make a move for the wins. nowadays its become less about winning and more about points which im sick of because drivers will be satisfied with top 5, 10, 15 and even in some cases top 20 runs which is not what the sport was built on it was always about winning not points why cant a driver do what the Silver fox did back in the day run 22 races and win 11 of them now im not saying they shouldnt be happy with their runs im talking about nascar as a whole and when i see Shrub upset after losing a race i can understand where hes coming from (im waiting for the attacks) Draco 37. jp posted: 06.04.2009 - 2:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Here's the deal: NASCAR fakes those debris cautions just to catch the popular drivers up to the pack and knock everyone else over. One more deal like that and it's no more comments out of jp! No more Boogity till the Shootout. 38. hyperacti posted: 06.04.2009 - 4:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Double file restarts are indeed official now. Also, Casey Mears was the highest finishing Childress car in this race. 39. Anonymous posted: 06.05.2009 - 4:04 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Joe Nemechek's 500th career start. 40. Mike posted: 06.06.2009 - 12:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bronco: The 24 car was too low because of what happened on the track. It had nothing to do with the way the car was setup which is why they didn't give Jeff a huge penalty. I think making him start in the back for something that wasn't their fault was too big of a penalty to begin with. 41. DaleSrFanForever posted: 06.06.2009 - 3:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "The 24 car was too low because of what happened on the track. It had nothing to do with the way the car was setup" Yeah right!! How convenient. They have a suspension "failure" and they just so happen to run faster. Isn't that odd? Jimmie Johnson had a similar "suspension failure" at Las Vegas that made his car lower and faster. That is the biggest pile of crap I have ever heard. I can't believe you are buying that. Isn't it awfully funny that when Jeff had a real suspension failure at Indianapolis that one year, he got lapped twice before the first competition yellow on Lap 30. At a 2.5 mile track. If you believe Jeff's suspension "just so happened to fail" then I have some beach front property in Colorado I'd like to sell you. 42. Bronco posted: 06.06.2009 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) "Yeah right!! How convenient. They have a suspension "failure" and they just so happen to run faster. Isn't that odd? Jimmie Johnson had a similar "suspension failure" at Las Vegas that made his car lower and faster. That is the biggest pile of crap I have ever heard. I can't believe you are buying that. " Speaking of Las Vegas, what about Carl's oil tank cover which "fell off" last year. It was proven later on that losing the cover increased downforce on the car. The bottom line is the Carl Long penalty has for the billionth time proven how biased and inconsistent nascar is. Dale Jr passes the pace car twice last year at Michigan and was only warned. And this year at Talladega, Hamlin and Vickers drive below the sacred yellow line because they claimed Keselowski was a lot slower than they were, and no penalty was given, just a warning. Three things make me really pissed about the Carl Long screwjob. 1) The Sprint Showdown isn't even a points even with a real purse or anything, so what harm did Carl really do? 2)More importantly the engine that Carl actually ran in the Showdown was legal, so it's not like he won the race with an oversized engine. 3) How does it make sense to suspend a DRIVER for such an infraction??? Why weren't Dale Jr, Gordon, Johnson, Edwards, Vickers and several others suspended when their crew chiefs tampered with the rules? 43. DaleSrFanForever posted: 06.07.2009 - 10:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Exactly. 44. Anonymous posted: 07.16.2009 - 11:43 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How does a guy (Brad Kesolowski) Not make a race even though he won at Talladega. (even with a hendrick engine). 45. RaceFanX posted: 10.31.2009 - 11:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Just happens with top-35 sometimes. Brad has to the first driver in years to DNQ AFTER WINNING EARLIER IN THE YEAR! I can't think of the last guy to do that. 46. RCRandPenskeGuy posted: 12.21.2009 - 12:22 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Robby Gordon did that in 2001, he DNQ'd at Atlanta then won at Loudon the very next week. 47. Anonymous posted: 11.27.2010 - 5:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I hate how NASCAR doesn't allow the Top 35 in Owner's points to DNQ. Seriously, all they're doing is allowing slower drivers into the race. Jeff Gordon could've actually DNQ'ed for a race for once. 48. Daniel posted: 05.22.2012 - 10:46 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #13 Max Papis & #25 Brad Keselowski Out using fastest 43: #24 Jeff Gordon & #34 John Andretti 49. CBASS posted: 02.03.2013 - 8:06 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #96 Ask.com/ Autism Speaks #16 Nexcare Products #33 The Hartford Auto Insurance #44 Bumper to Bumper/ Auto Value #12 Penske #42 Target/ Kraft Macaroni & Cheese #82 Red Bull Cola #06 Canics http://archives.ciastockphoto.com/cgi/images.php?group=w0915 50. LASTCAR posted: 04.24.2013 - 12:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) David Gilliland picked up the 2nd last-place finish of his career in Sunday's Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! at the Dover International Speedway when his #71 CompUSA Chevrolet fell out with an engine failure after completing 38 of the race's 400 laps. 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Anthony posted: 06.28.2017 - 7:02 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Last Cup race with single file restarts 54. TeamDCR fan posted: 06.21.2018 - 12:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsorship update: The #87 was sponsored by G.P.s Enterprises, Inc. Same as the 2009 Coca Cola 600 55. Rich posted: 12.13.2020 - 9:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip were the commentators. Dr. Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Krista Voda were the pit road reporters. Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond were in the Hollywood hotel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: