This is the toughest round by far for the crew chiefs. Most of the time, this is the hottest track and warmest temperatures the cars will experience all day. It's up to the head wrench to decide how much to back off the clutch and what tuning is needed on the engine.

Weather is 67 degrees, 22%, and 30.13 barometer. The track temp is 107, which is actually a bit less than the previous round.

Nobile's win puts him into the second round for the first time since Topeka 2001. That's been 38 races for him. He was in the semis at Virginia in 1999.

Gaines has lane choice and takes the left side. He kills the tree.

Nobile blows the tires off at the start and the race is all about V, going into the semis from the 9th position.