AC Delco 500 At Rockingham

DonlanDesignz - Paul 11/07/20

Welcome To Rockingham For The AC Delco 500

First Practice

• Rusty Wallace leads first practice, Hut Stricklin 2JD

Final Practice

• Rain Cancels Final Practice

Qualifying

• Rain Cancels Qualifying, Rusty Wallace will start on pole due to Points.

Race

• Lap 1: Rusty Wallace leads the field to the green flag.

• Lap 15: Drivers are reporting rain drops on the windshields.

• Lap 17: Caution Is Out For Rain As It Starts To Downpoar, Red Flag.

1 Hour Later

• The NARL Officials Have Found An Opening In The Radar To Race

• Lap 23: Rusty Wallace restarts the race.

• Lap 34: Sterling Marlin gets by Wallace.

• Lap 47: Wallace goes to the outside and takes the lead back.

• Lap 77: Caution For Rain. Most likely there will be no more racing today as the radar doesn’t look good.

1 Hour Later

• NARL Officials Postpone The Race To Monday.

Monday

• Every time the track gets close to drying it starts raining again. There will be no racing on Monday.

Tuesday

• The Officials have found a window to race.

• Lap 84: Rusty Wallace leads the field back to green but Hut Stricklin has a great start from 3rd and takes the lead.

• Lap 97: Wallace has caught up to Stricklin and gets by him.

• Lap 135: Darrell Waltrip spins and hits the wall hard.

• Lap 153: It is raining, again, Red flag is out.

2 Hours Later

• The Race Has Been Postponed To Wednesday

Wednesday

• It continues to rain in Rockingham. There will be not racing today. NARL officials shorten the race to 250 laps from 500. All drivers will make a mandatory pit stop when the the race resumes. The field will be frozen on pit road meaning there will be not ing.

Thursday

• Lap 163: Rusty Wallace leads the field to green.

• Lap 189: Sterling Marlin es Wallace.

• Lap 215: Wallace takes the lead back.

• Lap 237: Stanley Smith hits the wall.

• Lap 239: Rusty Wallace leads the field to green.

• Lap 250: Rusty Wallace wins at Rockingham! This is his 2nd straight win as he expands his points lead. Hut Stricklin finishes 2nd and Sterling Marlin 3rd.