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One day last week, I got a call from Swoop, wanting me to tow a Lamborghini. The dispatcher said that first, I will need to fax over my certificate of insurance, proving that I have a $300,000 limit to cover that car. So I asked her, how much are they going to pay me to tow that car. Special handling and special insurance coverage translates to a special tow fee, right?. Her answer was "Ahhhhhhhhh, well no, just the regular fee. So I asked her if they intend to pay me the same fee to tow a Lamborghini, as they pay me to tow a VW Jetta. Her answer: YES. Needless to say, I hung up on her. These people are MORONS. I get no thrill to drive down the road with a Lamborghini on the back of the truck. I get my thrill when I am well paid for my work. And that ain't happening.
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This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 2 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 3 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 5 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 7 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 8 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 10 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 12 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 14 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 15 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 16 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 17 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 18 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 19 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 20 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 21 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 22 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 23 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 25 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 26 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 27 Josh Bilicki 53 Rick Ware Racing 28 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 29 Gray Gaulding 27 Rick Ware Racing 30 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 31 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 32 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 33 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 34 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 35 JJ Yeley 77 Spire Motorsports 36 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports 40 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing -
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Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 3 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 4 Justin Haley 77 Spire Motorsports 5 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 7 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 9 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 10 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 12 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 13 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 14 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 15 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 16 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 17 Winner of Open Stage 1 18 Winner of Open Stage 2 19 Winner of Open Stage 3 20 Fan Vote winner -
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Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 3 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 4 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 5 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 7 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 10 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 11 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 12 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 15 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 16 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 17 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 18 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 19 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 20 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 21 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 22 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 23 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 25 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 26 Josh Bilicki 77 Spire Motorsports 27 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 28 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 29 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 30 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 31 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 32 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 33 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 34 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 35 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 36 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management -
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Be advised, Justin Allgaier from the Xfinity Series car #7 will drive Jimmie Johnson's #48 car for the next few weeks. Jimmie has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 2 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 4 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 7 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 8 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 9 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 10 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 11 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 12 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 13 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 14 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 15 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 17 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 18 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 19 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 20 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 21 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 22 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 23 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 24 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 25 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 26 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 27 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 28 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 29 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 30 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 31 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 32 Ross Chastain 77 Spire Motorsports 33 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 34 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 35 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 36 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 Johs Bilicki 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing 40 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports -
Old Tow, at 83, you are at the highest level of danger. We quarantined my mother, who will be 93 on Saturday, since the beginning of March. I hadn't come in contact with her until 2 weeks ago. We couldn't take any chances. Be safe.
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I am starting to get the hang of Swoop. Actual Swoop calls are processed differently than Agero calls. Same rates. Just different processing. Swoop sends out all kinds of calls that I can't do, mostly way out of my area. I got a Swoop request at 6 o'clock this morning to change a flat tire in Salisbury, MA. Salisbury is way out of my regular service area. They indicated on the message that they were going to pay me $41 and change to do the call. I don't know how they justify the "change". Are they paying us by the inch now? They are going to have to pay me more than that to get me to go to Salisbury. So I clicked "rejected" Then you go to another screen. There is a list of reasons why the call was rejected. I clicked "out of area". I save all of the rejected calls in a separate email file. I will soon have enough rejected call sheets to wallpaper my kitchen. No matter what they claim, these rejected calls are held against me. When you go on that page with the red and green pie charts, the chart on the lower left tells you how many calls you rejected, and how much money it represents. I's an outrageous number. There is no way I rejected that many local calls. I get a lot of requests to go to Portsmouth, NH, which is over 40 miles away. Also, Exeter, NH, Chester, NH, Ipswich, MA, etc. The out of area requests are worse than ever. At least during the day, I am awake. These out of area calls at 2:00am are suck.
Meanwhile, I continue to decline to carry passengers in the truck. I was out of work for 5 weeks, quarantined in my house, because I caught the corona virus. That's 5 weeks with practically no revenue. There is no way that I will take a chance of getting that again. I always wear my mask. I wash my hands constantly. And I wear latex gloves. I was doing that right from the beginning. But I got the virus anyway. I had some work done on the flatbed. The exhaust pipe that connects the manifold to the muffler had a hole in it. It was loud. And the cab was filling up with hot exhaust. In order to change that pipe, we had to remove the "doghouse cover" to access the pipe. And we had to remove the passenger seat so the mechanic had some place to lay. I still haven't put the seat back. I am having it cleaned, before I put it back. Maybe I won't put it back. Maybe a refrigerator will be more useful, LOL!
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This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
Position Driver Car # Team 1 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 2 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 3 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 5 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 7 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 8 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 9 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 10 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 11 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 12 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 13 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 14 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 15 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 16 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 17 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 18 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 19 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 21 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 22 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 23 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 24 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 25 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 26 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 27 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 28 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 29 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 30 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 31 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 32 Josh Bilicki 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing 33 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 34 James Davison 77 Spire Motorsports 35 Timmy Hill 66 MBM Motorsports 36 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 37 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 38 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 39 B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports 40 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing -
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Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 2 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 3 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 5 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 6 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 7 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 9 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 10 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 11 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 12 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 13 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 15 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 16 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 18 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 19 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 21 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 22 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 23 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 24 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 25 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 26 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 27 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 28 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 29 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 30 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 31 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 32 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 33 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 34 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 35 James Davison 77 Spire Motorsports 36 Christopher Bell 95 Leavin Family Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports 40 Josh Bilicki 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing -
Still alive in MA, despite the fact that I had 5 weeks off, quarantined to my house, chained to the radiator. I felt fine during that entire ordeal. I had no symptoms. But the 5th retest finally set me free. Five weeks is a long time to take in very little revenue. I ate a lot of soup, Spaghetti-O-s, and cold cereal! And my tee shirt size is still 2XL.
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This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 3 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 4 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 5 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 7 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 10 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 11 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 12 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 13 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 14 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 15 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 16 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 17 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 18 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 20 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 21 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 22 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 23 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 24 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 25 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 26 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 27 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 28 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 29 Gray Gaulding 27 Rick Ware Racing 30 BJ McLeod 77 Spire Motorsports 31 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 32 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 33 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 34 JJ Yeley 53 Rick Ware Racing 35 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 36 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 Brendan Gaughan 62 Beard Motorsports 40 Garrett Smithley 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports -
Strangely enough, the passenger seat of my flatbed is out of the cab. Not for the purpose of keeping customers out. But because we had to change the exhaust pipe that comes off of the back of the engine. And the only easy way to change that pipe is to remove the doghouse cover and the seat. I am going to get the seat cleaned, while it's out.
As far as COVID-19 is concerned, I tested positive for the virus at the beginning of May. And I was quarantined to my house for 5 weeks. That's 5 weeks of virtually no revenue. If you think that I am going to take an unnecessary chance of catching that again, you'd be wrong. I do not know where I caught the virus. It could have anywhere. It could have been at the grocery store, touching the gas pump nozzle at the filling station, etc. I don't know anyone else personally who had the virus. I stopped taking passengers early on. I wear latex gloves. And I stepped up hand washing and sanitizing early on too. I followed the rules. But I caught it anyway. I could have caught it just about anywhere. NO PASSENGERS IN MY TRUCK ANYMORE!
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Despite all the efforts on my part to be safe, I tested positive for the Corona-Virus. I was quarantined in my house for 5 weeks. I ended the practice of carrying passengers in the truck right at the beginning. I have worn a mask and latex gloves from right from the beginning. And I still caught it. Yet my wife always tested negative, thank God. I'm good now, and I have been back to work for a week. But I have never been so broke. It will take a long time to get caught up. So today, I wear my mask every minute that I am outside my house. I use gloves and hand sanitizer. I do not want to catch that again.
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I talked to a woman from the Swoop Provider Advocate Group on Friday. Fancy name. Sounds official. I explained to her a couple of problems that I have been having, namely how do I submit invoices? She said that she would send me some information and a video to watch. She sent nothing. I still can't figure out how to submit invoices. If the deadline for weekly submissions is still Sunday night at midnight, then I will miss that deadline. I went 5 weeks out of work with zero revenue. And the three weeks prior to that were the deadest weeks that I have ever experienced in the 38 years that I have been in business. Until they help me get this stupid platform up and running, as far as I'm concerned, they are suspended. When they get this mess straightened out, I'll resume handling calls.
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I have always wanted to end the practice of carrying passengers in the tow truck. But it's tough to initiate, unless we have help- in this case, the Corona-Virus. I have had a few people- FAT PEOPLE- who would have fallen out of the truck if I hadn't been there to break their fall. I have also been kicking around the idea of mounting a couple of cameras inside the cab, aimed at the passengers and at me. I am done hauling passengers. I have a deal with UBER and LIFT. I don't haul passengers, and they don't tow cars. And that's how it is going to stay. I will never allow a customer to ride in the cab with me again.
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This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 3 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 5 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 6 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 7 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 10 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 11 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 12 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 14 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 15 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 17 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 18 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 20 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 21 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 22 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 23 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 25 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing 26 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 27 Josh Bilicki 53 Rick Ware Racing 28 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 29 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 30 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 31 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 32 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 33 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 34 BJ McLeod 77 Spire Motorsports 35 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 36 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management -
I don't know. I haven't handled calls for Allstate for a number of years.
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I have been out of work sick for 5 weeks. I have determined that if being quarantined in my house for 5 weeks is anything like retirement, retirement is not for me! Today is my second day back. I am trying. But I just can't get the hang of the Swoop platform. I have never dealt with such garbage. I went on my email last Friday. And I discovered 26 Swoop calls that had been dispatched to me without my knowledge. I opened up each call and read it. A little more than half the calls were WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of my area, So what has changed? That's been happening for years. I have been trying to get in touch with the woman who set up my account. So far, I only get voice mail. Anybody else having better luck with this than me?
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This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
Starting spot Driver Car # Team 1 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 2 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 3 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 4 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 5 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 6 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 7 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 8 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 9 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 10 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 12 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 13 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 14 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 15 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports 16 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 17 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 18 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 19 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 20 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 21 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 23 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 24 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 25 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 26 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 27 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 28 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 29 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 30 JJ Yeley 77 Spire Motorsports 31 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 32 Josh Bilicki 27 Rick Ware Racing 33 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 34 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 36 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 37 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 38 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management 39 B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports 40 Reed Sorenson 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing -
This data was obtained from Motorsport.com
Cla # Driver Manufacturer 1 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 2 10 Aric Almirola Ford 3 22 Joey Logano Ford 4 12 Ryan Blaney
Ford 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
6 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 8 4 Kevin Harvick Ford 9 21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11 88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 12 1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 13 24 William Byron Chevrolet 14 42 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 15 20 Erik Jones Toyota 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chevrolet 17 6 Ryan Newman Ford 18 38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 19 17 Chris Buescher Ford 20 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 21 8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 22 41 Cole Custer Ford 23 14 Clint Bowyer Ford 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 25 34 Michael McDowell Ford 26 53 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 27 51 Joey Gase Chevrolet 28 00 Quinn Houff Chevrolet 29 13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 30 27 Gray Gaulding Ford 31 77 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 32 32 Corey LaJoie Ford 33 37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 34 15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 35 95 Christopher Bell Toyota 36 43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 37 96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 38 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 39 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 40 7 JJ Yeley Chevrolet -
This data was obtained from NASCAR.com
This race is postponed until Thursday, May 29, 2020 @ 7:00pm- on FS1- due to another rainout!
1 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports 2 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports 3 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports 4 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing 5 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports 6 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing 7 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing 8 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske 9 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing 10 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing 12 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing 13 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing 14 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing 15 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing 16 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 17 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske 19 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports 20 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske 21 Reed Sorenson* 77 Spire Motorsports 22 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing 23 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing 24 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing 25 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing 26 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing 27 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing 28 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing 29 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing 30 Brennan Poole 15 Premium Motorsports 31 JJ Yeley* 27 Rick Ware Racing 32 B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Motorsports 33 Garrett Smithley 53 Rick Ware Racing 34 Timmy Hill 66 MBM Motorsports 35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing 36 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing 37 Josh Bilicki* 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing 38 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports 39 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing 40 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports -
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Cla # Driver Manufacturer Time Gap Mph 1 1 Kurt Busch
Chevrolet 29.790 181.269 2 48 Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet 29.799 0.009 181.214 3 9 Chase Elliott
Chevrolet 29.834 0.044 181.002 4 42 Matt Kenseth
Chevrolet 29.847 0.057 180.923 5 8 Tyler Reddick
Chevrolet 29.850 0.060 180.905 6 3 Austin Dillon
Chevrolet 29.877 0.087 180.741 7 22 Joey Logano
Ford 29.925 0.135 180.451 8 19 Martin Truex Jr.
Toyota 29.946 0.156 180.325 9 2 Brad Keselowski
Ford 29.953 0.163 180.282 10 24 William Byron
Chevrolet 29.956 0.166 180.264 11 18 Kyle Busch
Toyota 30.019 0.229 179.886 12 88 Alex Bowman
Chevrolet 30.020 0.230 179.880 13 11 Denny Hamlin
Toyota 30.027 0.237 179.838 14 20 Erik Jones
Toyota 30.033 0.243 179.802 15 95 Christopher Bell
Toyota 30.042 0.252 179.748 16 13 Ty Dillon
Chevrolet 30.059 0.269 179.647 17 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Chevrolet 30.071 0.281 179.575 18 6 Ryan Newman
Ford 30.072 0.282 179.569 19 17 Chris Buescher
Ford 30.081 0.291 179.515 20 14 Clint Bowyer
Ford 30.095 0.305 179.432 21 77 Ross Chastain
Chevrolet 30.150 0.360 179.104 22 4 Kevin Harvick
Ford 30.156 0.366 179.069 23 43 Darrell Wallace Jr.
Chevrolet 30.172 0.382 178.974 24 32 Corey Lajoie
Ford 30.183 0.393 178.909 25 38 John Hunter Nemechek
Ford 30.254 0.464 178.489 26 12 Ryan Blaney
Ford 30.313 0.523 178.141 27 34 Michael McDowell
Ford 30.324 0.534 178.077 28 41 Cole Custer
Ford 30.334 0.544 178.018 29 37 Ryan Preece
Chevrolet 30.352 0.562 177.912 30 00 Quin Houff
Chevrolet 30.848 1.058 175.052 31 27 Gray Gaulding
Ford 31.160 1.370 173.299 32 66 Timmy Hill
Toyota 31.234 1.444 172.889 33 21 Matt DiBenedetto
Ford 31.452 1.662 171.690 34 7 J.J. Yeley
Chevrolet 31.480 1.690 171.537 35 15 Brennan Poole
Chevrolet 31.502 1.712 171.418 36 78 B.J. McLeod
Chevrolet 31.590 1.800 170.940 37 96 Daniel Suarez
Toyota 31.858 2.068 169.502 38 53 Garrett Smithley
Chevrolet 31.971 2.181 168.903 39 51 Joey Gase
Ford 33.538 3.748 161.011 40 10 Aric Almirola
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This data was obtained from Motorsport.com
Complete Starting Lineup
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Alex Bowman
3. Matt DiBenedetto
4. Kyle Busch
5. Aric Almirola
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Ryan Blaney
8. Jimmie Johnson
9. Joey Logano
10. Denny Hamlin
11. Chase Elliott
12. Matt Kenseth
13. Clint Bowyer
14. Cole Custer
15. Martin Truex Jr.
16. Austin Dillon
17. Bubba Wallace
18. William Byron
19. Corey LaJoie
20. Erik Jones
21. Ryan Newman
22. Kurt Busch
23. Ricky Stenouse Jr.
24. Chris Buescher
25. Ryan Preece
26. Garrett Smithley
27. Quinn Houff
28. Christopher Bell
29. Tyler Reddick
30. J.J. Yeley
31. Michael McDowell
32. Joey Gase
33. Ty Dillon
34. John-Hunter Nemechek
35. Brennan Poole
36. Reed Sorenson
37. Daniel Suarez
38. Timmy Hill
39. B.J. McLeod
40. Josh Bilicki
Kurt Busch
Daniel Suarez
Lamborghini?
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A little off-topic, but related. When the corona-virus got going around St. Patrick's Day, I immediately stopped taking passengers in the truck. And I have gone all this time with little or no issues with anybody because of it. The reason for no passengers is that there is no way that you can maintain six feet between the driver and the passenger. Anyone who wants to argue with me about that is arguing with the wrong guy. I tested positive for the corona- virus. I paid the price. And I was quarantined to my house for 5 weeks. I do not know who I caught it from. But it is a possibility that I caught it from a passenger. Luckily, my wife didn't catch it from me. From the start, I thought that I was careful. I started wearing a mask right away. Back then, no one had masks for sale. For a few weeks, I wore an auto body respirator. I felt like a dork. But that respirator was more effective than the crappy paper ones that we can buy today. I could have picked up the virus inside a customer's car, or car trunk while changing a tire.
Anyway, I got into it with a customer about no ride in the truck last week. He stood on his soapbox and preached to me that ultimately, we are obliged to take passengers, no matter what. No exceptions. I pointed out to him that the current climate with the pandemic justifies making a change of that "obligation" to protect us, the drivers. To me, a ride has always been a courtesy we extended to the customer, and never an obligation to the customer on our part. (By the way, I have been wanting to end passengers riding with me for years. Consider the practice ENDED.) So, eliminating passengers is about the only concession that we get to protect ourselves. Most workers at grocery stores got a raise in their pay, commonly called "hazard pay". And even with that, store employees and restaurant workers are charged with enforcing face mask requirements, which is way above their pay grade. No easy task, considering how people can be assholes. But the hazard pay that grocery store workers get is more than we got from the motor clubs. We got nothing, as usual.
Another ongoing issue is the fact that I haven't changed a flat tire on the highway in about 7 years. I tell the motor clubs that it is a tow only. Occasionally they go along with me, and I tow the car. Most of the time, the dispatcher HANGS UP ON ME. One day I told a dispatcher that on average, a tow operator got hit and killed once every 6 days. The dispatcher said that she felt that it was a good ratio. I can pull up to the car with the flat tire, drive it up on the bed, throw a couple of straps on it, and get the heck out of there. Then I will pull over to a safer spot, and tie down the car properly. I insist that I will go home safe at the end of every day.
As for the comment that hanging up on a dispatcher will not get us any traction, that is correct. It won't. But it is just about impossible to talk to a human being at any motor club, never mind get any kind of a raise. I'm sure some idiot towed that Lamborghini for the same low, low price as he regularly tows VW Jettas. It doesn't make it right.