Pepsi 400 -- Lap 105 Update
5 July 1997
DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- Lap 71: Andretti, WBurton, Earnhardt, Irvan, MWaltrip, Schrader, Jarrett, RWallace, Martin, JBurton Irvan and Earnhardt are side-by-side on the backstretch. Irvan makes the pass for third. MWaltrip loses a position to Schrader. Lap 73: The leaders put Dallenbach a lap down. Earnhardt loses positions back to sixth. Lap 75: Andretti, WBurton, Irvan, Schrader, MWaltrip, Earnhardt, RWallace, Stricklin, Jarrett, Martin Earnhardt starts to move back to the front and takes fifth from MWaltrip. Now give Earnhardt fourth as he gets around Schrader. After having a strong start, Elliott loses a lap to the leaders. Andretti collects the $10,000 from Gatorade for leading at halfway. Lap 81: Andretti, WBurton, Irvan, Earnhardt, MWaltrip, Schrader, RWallace, Stricklin, Jarrett, Martin JGordon is currently in 18th. Lap 82: Mast is on pit road for a scheduled stop. Lap 83: Lead lap drivers: Andretti, WBurton, Irvan, Earnhardt, MWaltrip, RWallace, Schrader, Stricklin, Jarrett, Martin, JBurton, Cope, Trickle, Rudd, TLabonte, Mayfield, KWallace, JGordon, Hamilton, Petty, Benson, Musgrave, BLabonte, Speed, Nemechek, BBodine, RGordon, Shepherd, Green, Marcis, DWaltrip, Nadeau Nadeau and Marcis are in the pits. Lap 86: Stricklin comes down pit road all by himself. He'll have no drafting help once he completes his stop. Andretti and JGordon are in for service. Andretti gets back on the track first. WBurton has inherited the lead. Lap 88: TLabonte is on pit road. Nemechek Lap 89: Earnhardt takes the lead from WBurton. Andretti made it back on the track amidst the front pack and he'll unlap himself as he bypasses Earnhardt. Elliott is in the pits. The hood is up. Martin, BLabonte, Jarrett, Musgrave are all in the pits. MWaltrip, Schrader, RWallace, Spencer, and Marlin come down pit road in a pack. WBurton is in for tires and fuel. Earnhardt stays on the track for now and continues to lead. Top four: Earnhardt, Irvan, JBurton, Rudd Irvan peels off the track and comes down pit road with JBurton and Rudd right behind him. Lap 97: Earnhardt gives up the lead and comes down pit road for his green-flag stop. The GM Goodwrench crew thinks he may be able to go all the way to the end on fuel. He went 63 laps on that tank of fuel and there are 63 laps to go. Petty has assumed the lead. Lap 98: Running order: Petty, MWaltrip, Andretti, JGordon, RWallace, Martin MWaltrip takes the lead for a lap and here comes Andretti. Petty is shuffled back to 11th. Andretti reassumes the lead. Lap 102: Andretti, RWallace, MWaltrip, Martin, Schrader, WBurton, JGordon, Irvan, Jarrett, Cope Earnhardt is back in 16th but if we go green the rest of the way, he'll be the driver in the catbird seat. Martin takes fourth. Lap 105: Andretti, RWallace, Martin, MWaltrip, Schrader, WBurton, JGordon, Irvan, Jarrett, Cope
