Joel Buys

Here's what may have led to Cody Ware's spin coming to the white flag: He got in the wall with ~12 to go struggling on old tires Cody's last stop was with ~65 to go, so his team was running very long to the finish and Cody was the "freest I've been all day" as it progressed. Then, he slapped the wall in Turn 1. "The car finally got me. It's been stupid free this whole run. I don't know if it can hold on." Cody asked a little later if they made an adjustment on their last stop. The 51 crew took two tenths of air out of their left rear, "only because we're going so long." The right rear, of course, finally let go as the leaders were getting ready to take the white flag. "I think the right rear finally gave up." "10-4. Do you think it just blew, or do you think you had one going down?" "No, it blew ... We were driving off the right rear that whole run. I mean, it was terrible. We were stupid free that whole run." Bad timing for the leaders and it also ruined Cody's race. He had been on the same lap as Kyle Busch and competing for position with the 8 car on that last run.

An opportunity with Kyle Busch Motorsports felt so close for Lee Pulliam. Then suddenly, it felt very distant.