Busch wrecked in Saturday’s practice and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team was forced to move to a backup car – but their backup was basically a “parts car” which didn’t even have an engine in it.
After eight hours of work involving members from all four JGR teams, Busch’s team got his backup ready for Sunday’s race but he had to start from the rear of the field.
The race got off to a slow start for Busch when he had to make an extended pit stop to fix an issue with his shifter. Then, Busch spun out in a multi-car incident on a restart on Lap 43.
But as Sunday’s race wound to its conclusion, Busch found himself out front and in a fierce duel with teammate Martin Truex Jr. for the win. Just as it looked like Busch would overcome all odds for the victory, a caution with two laps to go sent the race into overtime.
All the lead-lap cars elected to pit and three Hendrick Motorsports drivers were first off pit road taking only two new tires, while Busch was the…
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