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Austin Cindric beat Ryan Preece to the end line on Sunday at Talladega in a 0.022 picture end to conclude a race that didn’t characteristic a warning for all the third stage.
There was no large multi-car crash, generally known as ‘The Huge One,’ both.
As an alternative, it was a uncommon superspeedway race determined straight-up on gas conservation technique and pit stops on a day, like most superspeedway dats with this automotive, the place passing got here at a premium.
Cindric and Ryan Preece had been capable of efficiently barricade the entrance row from any challenger. That they had a pair of Hendrick Motorsports drivers behind them in Kyle Larson and William Byron however they had been unable to make a transfer because of the passing challenges related to this automotive.
“Yeah, I felt like the important thing to successful that race there for me, perhaps not the important thing, however one of many keys, was (Preece) getting clear,” Cindric stated. “I used to be ready to the place I don’t suppose that I’d have been capable of anticipate a Hendrick automotive to push me previous one other Hendrick automotive for a win. Shoe’s on the opposite foot, I don’t see that taking place for us, both.
“Having (Preece) clear and principally having two Hendrick pushers, at that time these guys are selfishly attempting to get factors and push the road ahead to the place they’ll get clear. I assumed that was fairly important as a result of I really feel like these guys at all times discover a strategy to the entrance collectively. They had been undoubtedly ready to contribute for their very own firm.”
Preece crossed the road second however was disqualified for a spoiler violation. Larson and Byron additionally gor top-5s forward of Joey Logano, who additionally suffered a NASCAR disqualification for points pertaining to his rear spoiler.
