Pocono 500 Live Report by Lee Daniels

I sat in section S7, row M. I was very close to the track and could not see all the way around the track. The only plus is when there was the rain delay, Derrike's car was stopped right out in front of me.

In the begining of the race Derrike was doing okay, but his car started to get loose and fell to the back of the pack. During the first pit stop, he gained a few positions by doing a fast pit stop. His car started to get loose again and again he headed toward the back of the field.

I could not see the accident that happened between him and Ernie Irvan, but Derrike came across the radio and said that Ernie had hit him. He didn't say it in that way, but you know what I mean. After that Derrike went down a by a few laps. I thought that he and his pit crew did a great job by keeping the car running as well as they did. He was still running quite fast. He moved up the through the field because other drivers had car troubles or accidents.

I was glad to see that he finished the race even though he was down a few laps. I still don't know what happened when the accident occured. I have watched everything I can on the TV, but unless it is one of the usual winners it doesn't make the TV.