May
After a major crash on the frontstretch, the second phase of NASCAR’s All-Star Race was red-flagged.
Kyle Busch led the 2022 All-Star Race from the start until he punctured a right-rear tyre and halted in front of the pack.
A fast-approaching Ross Chastain ran over the back of the No. 18 Toyota and was airborne for a short moment as he sought to get off the track. As Chastain’s car careened towards the outside wall, he collided with Chase Elliott, who was now out of control.
The infield care centre checked all of the racers and released them.
“Just got a flat tire out of Turn 4, right rear is flat,” explained Busch. “Unfortunate for our guys, everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing. We had a really fast race car, a great race car. Led all the laps up to that point, obviously. Disappointing to not be able to finish it out and go race for the million bucks.”
Brandon McReynolds, the No. 1 spotter, was too preoccupied with Chastain’s struggle for position with Ryan Blaney to notice the slowing car in time.
“Felt like the driver of the 1 car chose the wrong lane to go,” said Chastain. “Our car was tight all night and we were just managing the tightness. Saw Kyle (Busch) have an issue like a tire down and I guessed left when I should have guessed right. Big hits. Big hit into Kyle. Didn’t think the wall would hurt as bad as it did when I did hit (it).
Elliot was also disqualified from the race, and he was disappointed with himself for failing to dodge the incident.
“I saw the No. 18 (Kyle Busch) had a problem; and then I saw the No. 1 (Ross Chastain) hit him really hard,” said Elliott. “I just didn’t give him enough room. I knew he was going to go straight; I just didn’t realize he was going to go that far right that quick. I just kind of misjudged it. It was really avoidable on my end. I just kind of messed up and didn’t get the gap shot quick enough.
“Hate it. I thought our No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevy was surprisingly pretty good for me and Texas (Motor Speedway), so I was pretty excited about it; looking forward to getting going and seeing what we had here towards the end. I thought we were sitting in a really good spot with strategy and things like that. We’ll try again next week.”
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