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September 13, 2008
Camping World RV Rental 200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
- Ted has 5 top-10 finishes in 7 tries at this track.
- This year in the first practice he was 27th quick with a speed of 123.674 mph.
- Then in final practice he was 12th quick with a speed of 124.760 mph.
- Because of schedule changes, qualifying was cancelled.
- Ted will start 15th from the owner point standings.
- Green Flag!
- By lap 3 Ted is back to 20th.
- He got stuck 3-wide from the start of the race.
- Caution #1 as #10 Gaughan hits the wall on lap 5
- Restart on lap 9 and Ted is 19th.
- A lap in and Ted is 17th.
- Caution #2 for a spin.
- Restart on lap 15 and Ted is 18th.
- Lap 18 and Ted is now 17th.
- Lap 25 and back to 18th.
- Lap 34 and up to 17th again.
- Lap 36 and Ted gets by #18 Setzer for 16th.
- Lap 49 and the #5 Skinner and the #9 Reutiman spin together.
- All pit!
- On the caution laps the Lucky dog #08 came around to get his lap and hits the #88.
- The #08 loses oil after the collision.
- The one to go is waved off.
- This is a very long caution due to oil on the track.
- Restart on lap 60 and Ted is 13th.
- Lap 70 and Ted is still holding on to 13th.
- Lap 78 and Ted is up to the 12th spot.
- Lap 80 and Ted gains another spot up to 11th.
- Lap 89 and Ted is still 11th and is as fast as the leader who is in clean air.
- Past the half way point and Ted is still 11th.
- 90 to go and Ted is losing ground to the leader but still in 11th.
- 80 to go and still 11th and now not losing ground to the leader.
- 75 to go and green flag pits stops are now being done.
- 66 to go and Ted pits under green.
- We hear Ted may of just taken 2 right side tires and fuel.
- Green flag pit stops are done and Ted is 10th with 53 to go.
- 51 to go and Ted is making passes and now up to 9th.
- Caution #4 as the #11 Starr gets loose under the #81 Lia and Lia hits the wall.
- Restart with 43 to go and Ted is 9th.
- Caution #5 in turn one of the restart as the #17 Peters spins.
- Restart with 39 to go and Ted is still 9th.
- 37 to go and Ted is in a gaggle of trucks.
- 36 to go and Ted is now 12th because of the mess.
- Caution #6 as the #22 spins.
- Restart with 25 to go and Ted is now 16th.
- 22 to go and now Ted is 17th.
- Caution #7 as #9 Ruetiman spins.
- Restart on with 16 to go and Ted is in 16th.
- Caution #8 with 15 to go as a unch of trucks ahead of Ted wreck.
- They were 4 wide near the the front at the time and it didn't work.
- Restart with 9 to go and Ted is 14th.
- Caution #7 as #30 gets spun by #11 Starr.
- Todd is the 3rd truck Starr has sent spinning.
- Restart with 4 to go and Ted is 12th.
- 3 to go and Ted is once again in the middle of a mess!
- I am sick and tired of drivers NEVER giving Ted any room.
- Ted has to always hit the brake because the people around him are are driving like maniacs.
- Then when Ted hits the brake others join in on the lunacy and make an even bigger mess.
- Ted finishes the race in 17th.
- After the race team members from Bodine and Starr start talking about what happened on the track on pit road with there fists!
- It got out of control and fines should be in order.
- There was also team members for the #9 there to tell Starr what they think of him.
- On to Vegas next week.
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