2012 Florida 500

The Florida 500 the First race of Night Run Crash and Ernie Gearson wins, Ernie Gearson taking an amazing win over second-place Margo Senwild and third place going to Jimmy Cables. A big one on lap 156 starts with Ponchy Wipeout loose and hitting the wall before going back into the field and taking out CAL WEATHERS!!! The crash involved 17 cars. This is considered to be the best Florida 500 of the 2010s so far (2019 is still yet to come).

It is also known for CHIP GEARINGS MAKING ONE OF HIS RARE FINISHES!

## Footage

Big one footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7veXqna\_mmc in the video Ponchy is #25, Cal is #48 (Jimmie) and Todd is #9 car (Marcos Ambrose) which ends up on his roof.

## Transcript

### Big One

* Bodoque Chepo: OH NO! Oh Crud \*Hit Ponchy Wipeout\*
* Bob: OH TROUBLE TURN TWO! PONCHY WIPEOUT TAKES OUT CAL WEATHERS! REV ROADAGES TAKES OUT TODD MARCUS AND TODD UP AND OVER! ENDS UP ON HIS ROOF!
* Darrell: THE BIG ONE AT NIGHTDONA TODAY! PHIL TANKSON SLAMS INTO CARL CLUTCHEN!
* Bob: CLUTCHEN GETS INVOLVED! DIRKSON D'AGOSTINO INTO ROOKIE SENSATION MARKUS KRANKZLER! T.G CASTLENUT INVOLVED AS WELL AND SO IS RALPH CARLOW!
* (replay)
* Darrell: Ponchy just got loose into Cal and sent Cal in the outside wall. Then chaos happens as Rev Roadages puts Todd Marcus on his roof!
* Bob: Poor Carl Clutchen though! Phil Tankson slams into him before he gets hit again this time by Buck Bearingly!

### Night Run Death

* Victor Tireland: McQueen, Who's Character from Jurassic Park?
* Lightning McQueen: Uhhh, T-Rex?
* Victor Tireland: Yeah, pull the Phone up.
* Lightning McQueen: \*Pulls Up Phone\* \*Giggles\* Look At All Of Those Ham Burgers You Can’t Eat All Those Hamburgers You Stupid Fe- \*Pulls Down Phone\* OH GEESE (Crash David Wonky and Rich "N" Sweet) \*Stays Silent For 2 Seconds and Pulls Phone Back Up\* OH HES GONNA DO IT Oh He Can Be So Ridiculous You Hear Me You Ridiculous Man You- \*does a PIT maneuver on Night Run\* WHOA WHOOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
* Night Run: AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! \*Hit the wall, Crash, Flip 50 Times and Dies\*
* Darrell Cartrip: OH NO NIGHT RUN DIES WITH LIGHTNING MCQUEEN!!!!!!!
* Lightning McQueen: WHOOAA!! WHOAA! Whoa! Oh! Ugh Now That Was A Stupid Thing to Mean Car
* Tow Mater: What Are You Doing Out There
* Lightning McQueen: What A Dipstick Move
* Luigi: I Guess You Really Are Dumb As You Look
* Tow Mater: Phew I Can Smell That Brain Fart From Here

### ERNIE FOR THE WIN!!!!!

* Bob: Darrell. What is happening right now is nothing short of incredible. Ernie Gearson at 58 years of age has successfully held off Margo, Bobby and Jimmy to TAKE HIS FIRST NIGHTDONA/FLORIDA 500 WIN AFTER A CAREER OF ALMOST 40 YEARS!!!!!
* Darrell: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO WIN A NIGHTDONA/FLORIDA 500! AND ERNIE PROVES YOU JUST THAT! AFTER 40 YEARS OF EFFORT, IT'S ERNIE GEARSON FOR THE WIN!
* Ernie: YES!!!!!! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD I WON! THIS CANT BE REAL I WON!
* Murray: ERNIE! I'M SO GLAD YOU FREAKIN WON! Now we can both be happy we won a Nightdona 500. I won in 1989 you today in 2012. Don't forget I won two cups in 1989 and 1999 and you won a cup in 1994.
* Ernie: OH YEAH! I almost forgot you won the 1989 Nightdona 500!
* Murray: I did Ernie. Just can't believe you actually won though man!
* Ernie: I know! IT'S SO AWESOME!
* Murray: We are best friends for life!!!!!
* Ernie: Yeah!!!!!l.
* Murray: I know right!