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This review is transcluded from Talk:2012 Budweiser Shootout/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Good888 ( talk · contribs) 16:08, 6 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Going to have a look at this article. The review should be up by tomorrow. good888 ( talk) 16:08, 6 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Review is now complete good888 ( talk) 09:49, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Lead section

• "It was Kyle Busch's first win of the 2011 season." 2011 season? Don't you mean 2012?
  • Corrected  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Report

• "the winners of the Daytona 500 and Coke Zero 400." Link these two races.
  • Linked races  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply
• "In between the segments there was a pit stop that lasting ten minutes." Lasted you mean?
  • Corrected the wording  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!)
• "McMurray acclerated faster than Truex, Jr. off the line" Change acclerated to accelerated.
  • Wording corrected  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply
• "On the 21st lap, McMurray managed to back into second position with drafting assistance." I think you meant "to move back into second position"
  • Sentence reworded  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply
• "On lap 54, the fourth caution came out when Ambrose made contact with Logano, causing a multi-car collision." Who else was caught up in the crash?
  • Earnhardt Jr., Truex, Jr. and Kenseth. They've been added as being caught up in the crash.  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply

Results

• "Car moved to the back of the grid for going to a backup car." Suggest rewriting to: "Moved to the back of the grid for changing cars"
  • Fixed  Done Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply

I will promote once the issues above are addressed. good888 ( talk) 09:49, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply

• @ Good888: All the issues have been dealt with, Thank you again for another review. Z105space ( Talk to me!) 13:06, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply
  • No problem. Promoting to GA class. good888 ( talk) 14:28, 7 January 2015 (UTC) reply