NOTE: This is what we posted throughout the weekend on the front page of EastSeries.com throughout the New Hampshire Motor Speedway race day. 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 Thursday morning until we packed up to leave Friday evening. This is probably best read from the bottom up.

1.   71  Eddie MacDonald
2.   44  Brett Moffitt
3.   00  Ryan Truex
4.   40  Matt Kobyluck
5.   12  Jesus Hernandez
6.   88  Jody Lavender
7.   38  Alan Tardiff
8.   35  Steve Park
9.   18  Max Gresham
10.   9  Kevin Swindell
11.   7  Ryan Duff
12.  53  Derek Ramstrom
13.  37  Alex Kennedy
14.  39  Dustin Delaney
15.  96  Mike Johnson
16.  74  Jarit Johnson
17.   3  Ty Dillon
18.  03  Josh Richards
19.  16  Jonathan Smith
20.  94  Tiffany Daniels
21.  60  D.J. Shaw
22.  30  Jeff Anton
23.  50  Todd Peck
24.  69  Tommy Cloce
25.  55  Brad Leighton
26.  26  Scott Bouley
27.  19  David Mayhew
28.  61  Joey Polewarczyk
29.  31  Eric Curran
30.  17  Jason Patison
31.  36  Corey LaJoie
32.  63  John Salemi
33.   5  Barney McRae
34.  81  Jason Holehouse
35.  10  Matt Kurzejewski

CHECKERS: 71 44 00 40 12 88 38 35 18 9

71 has sizeable lead over 44 00 40, white flag

GREEN lap 97 (19 is still on pit road): 9 doesn't go and costs 03 as 71 44 run off up front

One attempt at a green-white-checker finish coming up: 71 9 44 03 00 40 18 12 88 38 35 7 96 53 3 37 39

Did I mention that it's really really dark out? We see what's going to be on TV and it's, literally, a night-and-day difference

61 Polewarczyk is out of the car and OK but his race is done a few laps early

71 gets to keep the lead over the 9

CAUTION as 61 Polewarczyk has spun around into the turn one outside wall

GREEN lap 92: 71 outruns 9 to the lead with 44 falling into third, CAUTION

one to go as I heard a rumor that the race is still going on

lots of track clean-up needed in turn one and it's not getting any brighter outside

pitting: 60 30 - 30 is hurt pretty good along the right side. Under caution: 9 71 44 03 40 00 18 12 88 19 35 38 61 7 53 96 3 74 37 94 39 16 50 55 30 69 60 31 17 26 38 63 5 81 10. Bathroom break!

not a good last few ten laps for Marsh Racing. 60 gets free pass but might lose it if he comes to the front of the field passing to the inside

CAUTION lap 84: 31 and 17 crashed in turn one with both cars hurt pretty bad

lap 85: 9 71 44 03 40 00 18. 71 looking inside 9 CUATION

lap 84: 9 71 44 03 and 00 inside 40, 12 inside 18

lap 83: 71 inside 9 for the lead, they tangle in four but 9 holds lead

lap 82: 9 leads, 71 to 2nd 03 and 44 under 40

GREEN lap 81: 40 jumps out to, well, not much of a lead, three wide 40 sandwiched between 9 and 03

under caution: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 12 38 96 61 19 31 35 74 53 7 17 39 3 30 94 50 69 55 (going to the rear for jumping the restart - !). Going green next time by

39 Delaney pits with right front nose damage, joining 37 Kennedy

replay showed 96 jacked up 12 before they got to the start-finish line, and they were left to scramble behind him. 36 LaJoie is out of his car and the car will get a tow truck ride back to the garage. 55 Leighton pits with damage to the left rear and he's away again. Getting kinda dark here too

96 has shortened nose too

37 is also showing damage as we await a replay

GREEN lap 76: big mess back in the pack claims 55 36 and 60. CAUTION

under caution: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 12 38 96 61 39 19 35 37 36 31 60 53. One to go next time by

50 Peck gets free pass. pitting: 26 55 3 17 74 94 69 30

CAUTION lap 72: debris is spotted on backstretch after officials sounded like they were looking for something, just as the battle for the lead was heating up

lap 72: 9 passes 40 in lapped traffic, 40 gets the lane and comes back, CAUTION

lap 70: 40 has a .3 second lead over 9 Swindell. Traffic could be an issue soon

lap 69: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 12 38 96 61 39 19 35 55 3 37 36 31 and 53 inside 60

lap 68: three car race that could easily become a five car race as 50 Peck goes down a lap

lap 67: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 12 38 55 61

lap 66: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 12 38 96 61 39 19 35 55 3 37

lap 65: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 38 12 96 61 39 19 35 55 3 37

lap 64: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 38 12 96 61 39 19 35 55 3 37 36 31 53 7 60

lap 63: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 38 55 96 61 39 19 35 55 3 37 36 31 53 7

lap 62: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 00 38 and 12 inside 96

lap 61: 40 9 18 under a blanket, then 03 71, then 44, then 88 00 38 96 12 61 39 19

lap 59: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 38 00 96 55 61 39 19 35 3

lap 58: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 38 and 00 inside 96, not cleared yet, now cleared coming out of turn four

lap 56: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 38 96 00 12 61 39 3 35 19 55 37 30

lap 54 still I guess: 40 9 18 03 71 44 88 inside 38 into three, through four, onto backstretch, across stripe, into one, through two, and 88 clears 38 finally

lap 54: 40 9 18 03 71 44 38 88 96 and 00 inside 12 going into turn three. 88 also inside 38

lap 53: 40 9 18 03 71 44 38 88 96 12 00 and 61 inside 55

lap 52: 40 18 9 03 71, 9 outside 18 through one and two, 18 ahead down backstretch but not cleared, back to side by side through four, 9 ahead at the line and clears 18

lap 51: 40 18 9 03 71 and 30 trying to hold off 38 and 44. 38 and 44 pass, 96 behind. 44 looking inside 38

lap 50: 40 18 9 03 71 30 38 44 96 and 00 inside 88

lap 49: 40 18 9 03 30 71 38 and 44 inside 96, 44 gets the spot going into one as 00 approaches, 88 3 12 three-wide behind them

lap 48: 40 18 9 03 30 and 71 inside both 96 and 38 with 44 in tow

lap 47: 40 18 9 03 30 96 38 with plenty of three-wide back in the pack

GREEN lap 46: 40 gets lead as 9 doesn't go, 18 to second, 9 third and 96 inside 03

under caution, one to go at the line: 40 9 18 03 30 96 38 3 44 61 88 55 00 71 35 17 31 12 74 37 36 7 94 69 39 as 19 pits again. 37 to the rear, outside tire violation

pitting; 19 12 37 50 39 7 53 36 74 94 69 50 60. 40 Kobyluck inherits the lead

CAUTION #3 lap 43: 26 Bouley stopped against the outside wall exiting turn two. He's now limping down the backstretch showing sparks and onto pit road. 16 will get a free pass

lap 41: 19 40 and 18 looking under 9, side by side into turn two, down backstretch, into turn four, across the stripe, into one, out of two, 9 ahead down backstretch but not cleared, side by side into 3, CAUTION

lap 40: 19 40 9 18 03 30 96 12 38 3 37 61 44

lap 39: 19 40 9 18 03 30 96 12 38 as 63 is again on pit road

lap 38: 19 40 9 18 03 30 96 12 38 3 37 61 and 55 inside 60

lap 37: 19 40 9 18 03 30 96 12 and 3 inside 38

lap 36: 19 40 and 18 looking inside 9. 03 30 96 12

GREEN lap 35: 19 and 40 enter 1 side by side but 19 clears 40 and holds lead down backstretch

81 is out due to accident, 10 out due to transmission

71's late pit stop is for right-side tires. We will restart on lap 35

19 maintains lead under caution and now has 40 9 18 96 03 12 30 37 3 60 38 7 61 39 31 71 55 in tow. Now 71 hits pit road again as we get one to go

63 pitted as caution came out but he's back on the track at the tail of the field. There will be no free pass. Pitting: not 19 but yes 71 44 53 55 00 17 88 35 36 26 74 69 94 50 and 63

CAUTION #2 lap 30: 16 Smith got turned around and sent into the third turn wall. He pits with damage to left front and left rear. 16 tangled with 35 Park according to replay but we didn't see enough to assign blame

lap 30: 19 71 40 44 53 9 18 55 96 03 00. 71 outisde 19 through turn four and CAUTION

lap 29: 19 71 lap past 63, 40 44 53 9 18 55 96 03

lap 28: 19 71 40 53 44 9 18, now 44 inside 53 out of 2 down backstretch, 44 sneaks ahead into 3 but can't clear 9, now he clears him in turn four

lap 27: 19 71 40 now 9 alongside 53 going into 1, they tangle and 9 gets loose and loses positions

lap 26: 19 71 40 53 9 44 96 18, now 18 goes past 96 on backstretch

lap 25: 19 71 40 53 9 44 96 18 and 55 inside 17

lap 24: 40 passes 53 for third and 9 tries to jump in as well but can't get alongside

lap 23: 19 71 53 with 40 applying pressure and 9 right behind. 96 and 18 dives past 44 going into three

lap 22: 19 71 then some space to 53 40 9 and 96 inside 17

lap 21: 19 71 53 then 40 still inside 17 and now 9 dives down to make it three wide. 40 squirts ahead leaving 9 inside 17 across the stripe

lap 20: 19 71 53 and 40 inside 17 into three, across stripe, into 1, into 2, down backstretch, into 3, 40 gets lose in 4 but the two stay side by side

GREEN lap 18: 19 noses ahead but 71 19 run side by side through 1 and 2, down backstretch, into 3, 19 has the lead but here comes 71 back again. 19 leads lap 19

61 to tail end as 88 comes back into pit road with a wedge wrench still in its rear window. Under yellow: 71 19 53 17 96 26 9 40 18 44

61's crew went over pit wall too soon. Looks like 9 was first off pit road followed by 40 18 44 00 55 03 35 88 3 61 30 16. One to go at the line

81 to pit road (early) with significant right front damage including a flat tire. 5 McRae has been on pit road and is now pacing with the leader as 81 Holehouse turns into the garage area. 5 to the rear of the field, well, no he is on pit road. So is 44 18 40 9 00 3 61 pretty much everyone except 71 19 53 31 17 96 26

YELLOW lap 13: 81 trouble in turn two, he's now slowly driving down the backstretch with smoke coming from the car

lap 14: 71 44 18

lap 13: 71 44 18 40 19 9 00 55 61 3 88 03 30 60 35 38 53 16

lap 12: smoke off the right side of 81 Holehouse. 71 44 18 40 19 9 00 55 61 3 88 03 30 60 35 16 inside 38

lap 11: 71 44 18 40 9 looking inside 19 into one, turned away

lap 10: 71 44 40 inside 18 down frontstretch, they bang doors, side by side into one, 18 keeps the position

lap 8: 71 44 18 40 19 9 00 61 55 3 88 03 30 60 35 16 38 as leaders approach 5 McRae

lap 6: 71 44 18 40 19 9 61 00, 00 looking under 61 down backstretch, side by side into 3, through 4, onto frontstretch, into turn one, 00 completes the pass in turn two

lap 5: 71 44 18 40 19 9 61 00 55 3 30 88 03 16 60

lap 3: 71 44 18 40 19 61 9 00 3 55 16 30 88 03. They say the 81 may have tagged the fence, yes he has

lap 2: 71 44 18 40 19 61 9 00 3 55 inside 16, 55 makes the pass on backstretch

Lap 1: 71 44 18 40 19, now 44 looking inside 71 but turned back.

GREEN FLAG: 71 rockets off with the lead as the outside line stacked up. 44 to second, then 40 inside 18, then 19

Penny's back, panic averted

10 is being pushed but only as far as the garage. He can return if his issues get resolved. We're getting the one-to-go sign. 39 Delaney is apparently having radio issues

The 10 is not off to a good start as he's pointing the wrong way and stalled near the inside pit wall closely approaching the entrance to turn one. A tow truck is about to push him off.

Looking over the track, we see Kate doing the photo thing in turn two near the tunnel, so, while we don't wish bad things to happen during this race, if they must, hopefully they'll happen in that general area. Penny's not back from the lobster bake yet so she'll miss the start unless she's just down the hall. Two to go till green.

Engines have been fired. Due to time constraints, the race will now be 100 laps. Drivers going to the back: 39 (transmission), 36 96 (engine), 12 37 (unapproved changes)

5:23 p.m. - NASCAR estimates that we will be racing in 20 or 30 minutes. The track is bathed in sunshine so we are optimistic.

5:15 p.m. - Things are looking good here at the Magic Mile as a sprinkle has stalled, but just briefly, the day's festivities. A full-on drying effort is happening as we speak and we shouldn't be all that delayed by the time we get going. In the meantime, enjoy this rainbow seen over the backstretch.

4:39 p.m. - Rain has showed up at the Magic Mile as sprinkles have started in turns 3 and 4, spreading towards 1 and 2. It would be safe to say that we are in a holding pattern. Stay tuned.

3:19 p.m. - We're a couple hours from green flag here at the Magic Mile and there's precious little to report. Mike Johnson's car has its engine replacement completed and it's on pit road at the tail end of the field. The drivers meeting is going on as we speak while Cup qualifying is on the track; we go 125 laps once the big guys finish time trials. Tune back in to this space for lap-by-lap coverage.

8:46 a.m. Friday - It's shaping up to be a great day for baseball here at the Magic Mile. Our day is getting off to a good start with a couple Pop Tarts and a tall can of NOS, but there's little to do as the Camping World East Series garage will not open until nooon, with the exception of Mike Johnson's team being allowed to start working at 8 a.m.

11:20 p.m. - Photos from Thursday by Kate & Alan Claffie have been posted Here. Back to the track bright and early Friday morning.

4:19 p.m. - Eddie MacDonald served notice that he will not let the newcomers steal all the headlines from New Hampshire Motor Speedway today. After rookies Ryan Truex and Matt DiBenedetto took the pole and win, respectively, at NHMS in June, MacDonald returned to the form that saw him win both races last year with a sub-thirty-second qualifying run. MacDonald's fast lap of 29.972 seconds (127.079 MPH) was the only one under the thirty-second mark. The Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota, driven by Max Gresham instead of DiBenedetto this weekend, was second fastest at 30.052 seconds, followed by Brett Moffitt, Joey Polewarczyk, and Matt Kobyluck. Full qualifying results are Here. 34 of the 35 entrants took time, with Mike Johnson the only driver not turning a lap. This concludes coverage from NHMS for us today, we'll be back tomorrow to bring you lap-by-lap coverage of the Heluva Good Fall 125.

3:06 p.m. - In less than ten minutes, qualifying will be starting here at the Magic Mile. We'll have car-by-car qualifying results as it happens. I don't have a qualifying order handy so we're all winging it. 12 Hernandez and 5 McRae will only get one lap each for being late to tech.

1:50 p.m. - Practice results have been posted Here. Matt Kobyluck leads the way followed by Eddie MacDonald, Brad Leighton, Kevin Swindell, and David Mayhew. Next up is qualifying at 3:15 p.m., covered live in this space.

1:42 p.m. - Kate just checked in from the garage area, which is about as far away from the media center as one can get and still be within the boundaries of the NHMS property, and reports that 36 Corey LaJoie has also blown up an engine. We talked to Mike Johnson earlier and he didn't sound optimistic about being able to get his car going, as he has no spare spec engine and the changes required to fit one of his old Ford engines make that change all but impossible. He's making the rounds trying to find someone who will loan him a spec engine, though they seem to be in short supply. 37 Alex Kennedy has gotten into the outside wall and the hammers are swinging at the Spraker Racing hauler. Back here, we're punching in practice times and should have them up in a matter of minutes.

1:10 p.m. - We now know that Mike Johnson is the one who blowed up near the end of practice. The field was given a few minutes of practice before the session was called off, but it's over now and we're awaiting the results.

12:57 p.m. - We're just a few minutes from the end of today's only practice session but under a red flag. One car dun blowed up good heading into the first turn and they're cleaning up the track. Whether they add a few minutes to the end of the session or not remains to be seen. We have no scoring monitor working in the media center but radio chatter has Matt Kobyluck as one of the cars to watch.

10:35 a.m. Thursday - After a few weeks away we're back in action, heading under the starters stand where Billy Ryder is holding up two flags signifying two to go. We're parked in the media center at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where we need a map to figure out where things are, since we haven't been here in a year and they've changed a thing or two in the ensuing time. We have to figure out who's here, who's not, when's lunch, and some other trivia. Practice starts at 11:30 and if we're lucky we'll have an entry list by that time.