NOTE: This is what we posted throughout the day on the front page of EastSeries.com (and Claffie.com) throughout the Stafford Motor Speedway race weekend. If you were at the track or not able to get to the site over the course of the weekend, this will give you some idea of how the event progressed from our first arrival on the grounds Saturday morning until we packed up to leave Sunday afternoon. This is probably best read from the bottom up.

44 wins. Top five: 44 1 11 3 71. We'll have a quick & dirty finish when it's posted on the trailer; in the meantime, we're signing off

Les Westerfield: "All right, let's hang on a minute here" - Bayne's winning is not a done deal I believe

Andy Mitchell is pleading the case of the 44, saying the 31 slowed when he ran up on the 15 and the boot was unintentional on 44's part

1:32 p.m. - We seem to have a double-whammy here of an iffy finish anyway with it finishing under yellow, as well as possible penalties resulting from leaders spinning. They say the 1 will go to victory lane and the 44 will be removed from that space

1:31 p.m. - The jury has been deliberating for a few minutes now, we know nothing

"guys, everything is held up right now, no victory lane celebration, no anything"

going back to the restart, looked like 15 tried pushing 31 high but instead spun low as he made contact with 31's left rear. 15 then drove around slowly until 31 approached with the race lead, and from what it looked like here, slowed slightly till 31 was on 15's back bumper. As 31 slowed he got poked by 44 who went on to the apparent win

officials' radio is eerily quiet

fans are booing 44 as he stops under flagstand; 40 Kobyluck is doing a little burnout but now comes to pit road. At this time we don't know if the 44 will keep the win

CAUTION: yellow-checker, race over after the field took the white. 44 wins over 1 11 3

lap 148: 15 slows a little, 31 approaches, now 31 spun off 44's front bumper as white flies, no yellow

lap 146: 31 behind 15, 15 back up to speed. 44 behind 31 then 1 11 3 71 61 40 88 52 4 8 16 18 39 9 2

lap 145: 15 circulating slowly as leaders approach, could be interesting

lap 144: 31 44 1 11 3 and 71 inside 40

GREEN lap 143: 15 bounces off 31 and spins off frontstrtetch as green flies, and 15 keeps going

one to go at the line as the restart isn't quite settled yet. How bout now: 15 31 1 44 11 3 71 40 61 88 52 8 4 16 18 2 39 9 38

9 pits and returns to action as we're under ten to go

new lineup as lap 136 was completed before caution came out: 15 1 44 11 3

96 going on the hook as 21 visits pit road

38 will get free pass. Alston reports that the front of the 44 is covered with oil from the 31

CAUTION #7 lap 137: 96 spun in turn four and backed into the wall. He's stopped on the frontstretch after suffering a hard lick

GREEN lap 137: 31 gets slight jump, 15 comes back, 15 clears 31 to hold lead

2 gets free pass. pitting: 18 21. On track: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 96 52 8 16 4 9 39 18 2

before the caution they were looking at the back of the 31, and starter Warren Alston reported that there was that rear end grease smell

CAUTION #6 lap 132: 18 spins in turn two but drives away

lap 130: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 96 88 52 8 18 16 4 9. they're looking at the back bumper

35 is out due to brakes

lap 127: 15 is 20 car lengths up over 31, then 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 96 88 52 8 18 16 4 9

lap 125: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 96 88 52 8 18 16 4 9

lap 122: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 96 88 52 8 18 4 inside 16

lap 121: 71 inside 11 in turn two, turned away

lap 119: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 88 96 52 18 8 16 4 9

lap 118: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40

lap 115: 15 31 44 1 3 11 71 40 61 88 96 52 18 8 16 9 and 4

lap 114: 15 31 44 1 3 inside 11

44 1 bounce off each other down backstretch, 44 gets the spot as 3 is inside 11

GREEN lap 112: 31 15 side by side, 44 1 side by side behind them, now 15 holds lead down backstretch

going one to go at the line. Lapped cars: 38 2 99 7 30 21 41

pitting: 4. under caution: 31 15 44 1 3 11 71 61 40 88 96 8 52 18 16 9 4 39 then lapped cars

CAUTION lap 109: 9 got spun to the inside of turn one, spun across the track and tagged the outside wall. He continues with a bent right rear corner still on the lead lap. 39 gets free pass

GREEN lap 108: (21 penalty for speeding exiting pit road) 31 gets jump but 15 draws even, now 9 spins across the track

under yellow: 31 15 44 9 1 3 11 71 61 40 88 96 8 52 18 16 39 38. 35 sits on pit road with the hood up

2 35 39 38 30 41 7 21 are all lapped. 2 35 30 7 18 16 21 all pit, 35 going behind the wall

4 gets the free pass. 99 pits as the crew goes under the hood

CAUTION #4 lap 103: 21 spins in turn two and drives away

lap 100: 31 15 44 9 1 3 11 71 61 40 18 88 96 8 16 and that's i

lap 99: 31 15 both pass 4, now passing 99, now 15 bounces off 99 and squeezes him into the frontstretch wall

lap 96: cars in the path of 31 are starting to scramble to avoid going a lap down: 88 roughs up 99 to get by, 52 inside 4 as 31 is behind with 15 on his back bumper

lap 94: 31 15 44 9 1 3 11 71 61 40

lap 93: 31 and 35 bang doors, now 31 puts 35 down a lap as 15 passes 44 in turn two

lap 91: 2 inside 35, makes that pass as 52 approaches with 31 entering the picture

lap 88: 31 44 15 9 1 3 11 71 61 40 18 99 4 96 88 8 35 16 2 52 and that's it

lap 87: 15 under 44, now falls back to third as 9 is catching the leaders

lap 85: 31 under 44 turn 1, now 15 under 44 as they tried to lap 38. 44 went high, 31 went low and now he drives away

lap 83: 44 laps 30, approaching 38 and 39 as 31 and 15 are right behind

lap 81: 44 31 15 9 1 3 11 71 61 40 99 18 4 8 35 96 88 16 2 52 39 38 and that's it on the lead lap

lap 80: 44 31 15 9 1 3 11 71 now 61 inside 99

lap 79: 40 18 rub down frontstretch, now 40 completes the pass

lap 77: 9 inisde 1 for positon, completes the pass in turn two while lapped traffic will again be a factor for the leaders

halfway home: 44 31 15 1 9 3 11 71 99 61 18 and 40 inside 4, 35 inside 8 but running out of room

lap 74: 41 is back on track sans nose

they're working on the 01 and will not declare it out, while on the track the 40 got by the 8 for position, and 3 is now inside 99 with 11 now threatening

lap 69: 44 31 15 1 9 99 3 11 71 61 18 4 8 40 35 88 96 16 2 39 52 38

lap 68: 44 31 15, now 9 looking inside 1 but falls back in line

lap 66: 16 showing a left front tire rub, while closer to the front 3 is inside 11, takes the spot, 11 gets back in line ahead of 71

99 appears to be holding up the works as they're stacking up behind him, now 3 looks inside 11, calls off that pass attempt. 40 passes 16 with 88 in tow

lap 62: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 4 8 16 40 88 and 35 inside 2

lap 60: 44 31 with 15 looking low, then a break to where 1 is holding off 9, then quite a bit of clear track to 99 11 3 71 and 61

01 hits pit road and the crew goes under the hood

lap 57: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 4 8 01 16 2 40 88 35 96 39 52 38 now 01 slows on the backstretch

lap 54: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 4 8 01 16 2 40 88 35 96 39 52 38 and that's it on the lead lap (then comes 30 21 and 7)

26 is reported out of the race due to radiator

lap 52: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 4 8 as 40 gets inside 39 deeper in the field

lap 50: 44 stretching it out over 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 4 8 16 01 2 39 40 and 88 inside 35

lap 49: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 71 61 18 and 8 inside 4

lap 48: 44 31 15 1 9 99 11 3 and 71 inside 61

lap 47: 44 31 15 1 9 99 and 11 inside 61

GREEN lap 46: even start with 44 ahead bya nose, 44 clears 31 on backstretch to take the lead

under caution: 31 44 15 1 9 61 99 3 11 18 71 16 4 2 39 8 01 38 52 40 88 35 96 then 30 7 21 and 26

96 now pits to serve his pass-through penalty, now 7 and 21 pit again. One to go next time by so restart is on lap 46

35 pits on lap 42 , they're taking tape off the grille. Laps down: 21 7 and 30 as well as 26 on pit road

pitting under caution: 41 behind wall with nose damage, here comes 26, 88 21

CAUTION #3 lap 40: 41 and 26 tangle on frontstretch with 26 left sideways across the track, now he fires up and pulls away

lap 40: 31 44 15 35 1 9 61 99 3 11 now caution

96 posted for not being in position on the restart, while up front everything must be kosher

GREEN lap 37: 31 jumps with 44 in tow, 15 to third as 35 rides inside 1

40 now pits as we get one to go (green on lap 37): 40 gets chassis tweak

running order: 15 31 40 35 44 9 1 99 61 3 11 16 4 18 2 96 71 8 39 38 21 01 88 52 26

41 gets free pass as the track gets blown off in turn two. pitting: 01 30 26 7 88 52

CAUTION #2 lap 32: 7 spins in turn two and falls off the lead lap even though he drives away cleanly

lap 31: 15 31 40 35 44 9 1 99 61 3 11 16 4

lap 29: 1 insdie 99 for seventh place as 41 goes down a lap, now 15 has clear track ahead for about a quarter-track

26 is now down a lap, 41 is next

lap 26: 15 31 40 35 44 9 99 1 61 16 3 11 4 18 2 88 96 01 71 52 8 39

15 apporaching 26 to lap him as single-file racing is prevalent for the time being

lap 22: 15 31 40 35 44 9 99 1 16 61 3 11 4 2 18 88 96 01 52 71 8 39 7 38 41 26 21 30

we understand the 30 lost a lap in the pits so take him out of the rundown; the 21 should still be lead lap

lap 18: 15 31 40 35 44 9 16 99 1 61 4 3 11 2 18 88 96 01 52 71 8 39 7 38 30 21 41 26 and that's everyone

lap 17: 16 still going backwards, passed by 44 and now 9 to run seventh

lap 15: 15 31 40 35 16 44 9 99 1 61 4 3 11 2 18 88 96

lap 13: 15 31 40 35 16 44 9 99 1 61 4 3 11 2 18 88 52 96 01 8 71 7 39 and 38 inside 26

lap 12: 15 31 40 and 35 inside 16, 35 gets the spot

lap 11: 15 31 and 40 inside 16

GREEN lap 9: 15 again jumps out front as 31 is inside 16, now 31 gets second, 40 to third, 35 loking under 16

running order with one to go: 15 16 31 9 40 44 35 99 61 1 3 4 2 11 18 88 52 8 96 71 7 01 39 38 26 30 41 21. Restart on lap 9

pitting under caution: 30 21: 30 jacked up on left side, changing left rear. Now 41 pits to have tape torn off grille

CAUTION #1 lap 5: 21 Smith spins off the backstretch and drives away with a flat left rear tire

lap 4: 15 16 31 9 40 44 35 99 61 1 3 4 2 11 18 and 88 inside 52

lap 1: 15 16 31 9 40 44 35 99 61 1 3 2 4 88 18 11 8 52 96 30 7 71 01 39 38 26 21 41

GREEN FLAG: 15 gets a great jump, 16 second followed by 31 9 40 and 61 inside 44

one to go at the line

Bobby Allison has told the drivers to start their engines

We are a couple minutes away from starting engines

Driver introductions are going on as we speak

11:15 a.m. - Hopefully you've found us at our temporary home while the company that hosts EastSeries.com does poorly-timed server maintenance. The pit party is winding down and cars are leaving the track while the Camping World Series cars remain to have their driver introductions and, in not too long, racing.

8:53 a.m. Sunday - We're back for the last race of 2008, Stafford's Fall Final. 28 NASCAR Camping World Series cars have already gone through inspection and are displayed in the track's infield in anticipation of the 10 a.m. pit party. After that, there's no warm-up show, we're the opening act. That happens at a hair after noon today.

11:21 p.m. Saturday - About to hit the sack, but before we do, we'll post Kate's photos from Saturday Here.

2:55 p.m. - Brian Ickler knocked Kevin Swindell off the pole in a big way during Coors Light Pole qualifying at the Stafford Motor Speedway. Swindell's lap of 19.644 was good enough for the top of the leader board until Ickler, the second-to-last to attempt time, beat that lap by over a quarter of a second (19.376 seconds/92.898 MPH). The last driver to qualify, Mike Olsen, timed in second fastest to knock Swindell down to third. Full qualifying results are Here. This wraps up on-track activity for the day so we're going to pack up only to return bright and early Sunday morning.

Qualifying order: 52 35 4 44 40 3 96 1 8 88 38 9 39 31 4126 01 71 18 99 11 30 61 21 7 2 15 16. We start at 2:00 p.m. Qualifying times will be read off on channel 7, let's find out if we have that programmed into the scanner

11:58 a.m. - Practice has been concluded here at Stafford with just one minor spin by Ricky Carmichael stopping the session briefly. Brian Ickler went out late on a mock qualifying lap and nailed down fast time with a lap of 19.426 seconds (92.659 MPH). Matt Kobyluck was second-fastest, followed by Craig Goess, Jamie Hayes and Kevin Swindell. Full results are Here. There's trouble in the pits as Marc Davis' team is changing engines, while we scratch John Salemi from the entry list as he's only here helping out Jonathan Smith and not racing himself.

9:05 a.m. - It's warming up nicely outside but it's still only 49 degrees in Anton's hauler. Other than that breaking news, the entry list is posted Here. Astute observers will notice that Ryan Duff is not in the No. 7 car as he's staying closer to home this week - conflicting reports say he's either just gotten married or had a child or something like that. Alan Purkhiser, a USAR driver, is in the Pine Branch Coal Chevrolet. Ryan Truex is in the DEI No. 8 although we've seen Jeffrey Earnhardt around carrying his uniform: that might just be for the Late Model ride he's got lined up here. Kevin Swindell is in the Gilette-Evernham Dodge, Ted Christopher's in Ted Marsh's No. 31 instantly making that car a threat to win, while Mike Olsen's behind the wheel of the No. 16 with Woody Pitkat in the team car. There's 29 cars for 30 spots.

8:35 a.m. Saturday - We've arrived at a brisk Stafford Motor Speedway for what will be the last race of the 2008 season. We've holed up in the Anton Racing toterhome which is a balmy 49 degrees inside so we're anxiously awaiting the heat of the day. It's a compact schedule for the Camping World East Series today with a 90-minute practice starting at 10:00 a.m. and then time trials at 2:00. The first order of business is to get an entry list and, most importantly, keep moving to stay warm.

• Kate Claffie's Stafford Saturday Photo Album
• Stafford Motor Speedway Fall Final Qualifying Results
• Stafford Motor Speedway Fall Final Practice Results
• Stafford Motor Speedway Fall Final Entry List
• Stafford Motor Speedway Weekend Schedule
• Goess Heads to Stafford for Season Finale
• Olsen To Fill Fadden Racing Seat At Stafford
• Severe Weather Postpones Stafford Fall Final Weekend
• Rain Postpones Stafford Speedway's Carquest Fall Final