2017 McDonalds 500

Written by Dave33333

2017 transcript
Announcer: And here we are on a nice sunny day at McDonalds International Speedway for the 3rd running of the McDonalds 500! This is Michael LuckJoy with Derrike Krintrip and Jeffery Gord up here in the ABC booth!

Derrike: Great day to be here, Mike, today we have a strong field, and the timing of the race is perfect for a finish under the lights!

Jeffery: Exactly, Ike(For Derrike), I think we're gonna have a wonderful time here today!

Mike: The field is already on the track, with the pace laps underway, now let's go through our starting 40 driver line up!

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1st: Dave Von Epic (Rookie, won 2015 race through one race deal)

2nd: Johnny Jennings (2016 champion, 2016 winner)

3rd: Marty Pengx Jr.

4th: Dale Penghardt Jr.

5th: Terry LeBonte (Part time, no points)

6th: Bob LeBonte (Part time, no points)

7th: Lee TaeWon (2015 champion)

8th: Mike Krintrip (Part time, no points)

9th: Kenny Bychuch

10th: Kurtwood Bychuch

11th: Veen Sorensen

12th: Edwardo Perez (Rookie)

13th: Klint Bolder

14th: Chuck Worthwood (Rookie)

15th: Tyler Shipps (Rookie)

16th: Aston Shipps

17th: Lucy Coghlan

18th: Alexander Bass (Rookie)

19th: Kyle Vlarkson

20th: Matthew Smith

21st: Ryan Kingpin (One race deal, no points)

22nd: Taylor LeBonte (Rookie)

23rd: Kimi DøBerg (Rookie)

24th: Barry Ashford

25th: Lewis Langston

26th: Eli Lilly

27th: Brad Sheath (Penalty, sent to 27th)

28th: Mark Woodworth

29th: Steven Tark (Penalty, sent to 29th)

30th: Darrel DiBurrito

31st: Luke Forthington

32nd: Gloria Lockwood

33rd: Joey Vickless (Penalty, sent to 33rd)

34th: Trevor Michaels

35th: Corey Surewood

36th: Bobby Torworth

37th: Ahn YoungJin

38th: Phil Sanders (Engine failure in qualifying)

39th: Kurt Wood (Wreck in practice)

40th: Erin Brosworth (Wreck in practice)

41st: Luther Townley (Wreck in practice, Rookie)

42nd: Lit E. Rally (Wreck in practice)

43rd: Il JaeSuk (Wreck in practice)

44th: Martin Rizzo (Wreck in Cad-Am)

45th: Luke Pritchard (Wreck in Cad-Am, suffering from Concussion Symptoms)

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Mike: The big story is the concussion that Luke Pritchard is suffering. If he can actually recover fast enough, that would be nice. But, look at Von Epic, 2015 winner, 2015 Truck champ, 2016 Penguin Mail champ, seems like he has a good chance here!

Jeffery: Yeah, bad news for Luke. But Von Epic, wow! Looking at this 2016 subseries rally during the end from 5th place to Penguin Mail Champion, I think it was a good idea to bring his to the first Pole for the starting lineup.

Mike: And look at the LeBonte brothers and Bob's son out there, expect them to be strong. And also Kimi DøBerg right there, a PF1 champ, I think he'll be a strong force for ROTY, and if he moves up the field, expect them to trade paint with Von Epic. And don't forget Veen Sorensen, this is the strongest car he's had in the cup since 2009!

Ike: Well, I hate to tell you this, but I disagree with you. Tyler Shipps and Dave Von Epic are the two rising stars here, but Von Epic has the large end of the stick. One wrong move for Dave and the ball will fall in Shipps' court. It's sad that the only race the LeBonte brothers will only race this year, but Taylor LeBonte sounds like a good time. Also, Shipps did better than Døberg, Shipps placing 2nd as Døberg placing a whipping 11th place in this year's Penguin Mail Semi-Series Cup. Also, it is good that Sorensen's had the strongest car, but he has an up-and-down career. Finishing 8th in points in 2014, but falling down to 11th in 2015. He has placed 5th in points last year, so the experts say that it would be another down year. I dunno about that, but we'll see.

Mike: And the lights on the pace car are off! It's gonna make a sharp right turn and those cars are gonna be roaring on the race track! Let's kick off the 2017 PASCAR Season right with what we've all been waiting for!

The green flag waves.

Mike: There's the green flag! And we are UNDERWAY here at Mcdonalds City!

Jeffery: Wow, off the bat, Von Epic is off to a bad start.

Mike: Not that bad of a start though, as he's down by a couple of steps. Top 5: In 1st, Jennings. In 2nd, Martin Pengx Jr., Penghardt is at 3rd, Lee at 4th, and the dangerous Dave Von Epic at 5th.

Ike: And Tyler Shipps goes by 6th, if Dave makes another slip, Shipps will steamroll him!

Mike: Von Epic and Lee battling for 4th place...

Lee TaeWon's Car bumps into the car of Dale Penghardt Jr., knocking him down to 13th place.

Mike: Oooh!

Ike: Careful!

Jeffery: My Goodness!

Mike: TaeWon just bumped into Penghardt's car, and now TaeWon goes up to 3rd, while Von Epic heads up to 4th! And now, Shipps is at the 5th spot!

Jeffery: Better hope he's okay...

Ike: Let's listen in on Jr's radio!

Penghardt Jr.: WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?!

George Ivy(Jr's Crew Chief): Calm down, we got a long race ahead.

Penghardt Jr.: It's Lee, isn't it?

George Ivy: Yep.

Penghardt Jr.: If Lee thinks he can get away with that, he's gonna get tapped!

George Ivy: Acting like your father isn't gonna make the situation any better...

Mike: And Shipps and Von Epic are sides by side, battling for 4th!

Ike: And the position is nullified. Von Epic still fresh at 4th!

Jeffery: We have some coverage of a conversation with Dave and his crew chief, Terry Frazier on Von Epic's radio.

Dave Von Epic: ''I am homing in on Lee Tae-Won. Ready for third place, let's do this!''

Terry Frazier: ''Wait! Hold your horses! Lee TaeWon was the person that smashed into Penghardt Jr., so watch out!''

Dave Von Epic: ''Wait... THAT WAS HIM?!!''

Terry Fraizer: "That was him, so get your butt together and hook up."

Mike: And now Veen Sorensen is knocking on Shipps's door to take 5th away!

Jeffery: Strong performance by Sorensen right now, great job for him!

Mike: Wait, WHAT'S THIS? SHIPPS GETS 5th back!

Ike: Don't forget the LeBonte brothers, they're in 7th and 8th, with Taylor in the top 15 now!

Jeffery: We can all agree that Taylor LeBonte's car just topped Sorensen for the strongest, going from 30th to 13th.

Mike: Really?

Jeffery: Yep.

(All 3 commentators laugh.)

Mike: That is the end of the first lap. Jennings still takes the lead.

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Mike: Jennings going strong, AND HOLD ON! VON EPIC IS NOW AT 2nd IN A BLINK OF AN EYE!