{"id":28635,"date":"2023-03-28T11:55:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=28635"},"modified":"2023-03-28T11:56:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T15:56:17","slug":"breaking-down-late-race-restart-chaos-nascar-inside-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2023\/03\/breaking-down-late-race-restart-chaos-nascar-inside-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking down late-race restart chaos | NASCAR Inside The Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Breaking down late-race restart chaos | NASCAR Inside The Race\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4UNcVC22bAM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang (Finished 6th) \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cGreat to lay some laps. Good to be able to show some speed in our Discount Tire Ford Mustang. It\u2019s one of those days where you win or lose as a team. There were quite a few miscues on pit road that probably kept us from having the track position. Then, it\u2019s a fight. Fair recovery to finish sixth. A lot of things had to go our way for those restarts. But for a long, hot day, we never gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Mustang (Finished 8th) \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cIt was our first bumper car race of the year. Our Fifth Third Ford Mustang ended up pretty solid there towards the end. We got a solid top-10 out of it. That\u2019s a big testament to this team and its \u2018never give up\u2019 attitude. I started into the 30\u2019s for the day, 32nd. I had to really power through, and we had some issues there that probably came from getting run into\u2026 backwards a couple times. But, I\u2019m proud of everybody. That was a good finish for a really hard-fought day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TODD GILLILAND, No. 38 Ruedebusch Ford Mustang (Finished 10th) \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe restarts were really good for us, even in the very beginning of the race. We were able to fire off and gain a lot of spots right off the bat. So, after that, we had fallen off a little worse than everyone else, but our fire-off speed was probably top-five to [top] 10 every time. It was really nice to have some speed there, and to be really aggressive on the restarts. Most of them worked out really well. I got spun once, but we were able to rebound up to 10th or so. That\u2019s good \u2013 15th and 10th the last two races. That\u2019s something to build on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JENSON BUTTON, No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang (Finished 18th) \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cIt was an emotional rollercoaster. First, it was terrible. I mean, I must\u2019ve been last by the end of it. And I was just like, \u2018Everyone: Go. I just need to drive and find a rhythm.\u2019 I\u2019ve never gone through a corner too wide, so often. And trying to place my car in the right place \u2013 I just got it wrong every time. Normally, if you\u2019re a little bit slow through a corner, nobody tries to overtake you from the outside. Because they\u2019re not going to make it all the way on the next one. But here they do, because they get a wheel inside for the next one, and if you turn in, you turn around. The first stint was really bad \u2013 it was embarrassing for me. I was like, \u2018All right guys, we need to pit, freshen the tires and I need some air \u2013 I need some fresh air.\u2019 I got that. The pace was good, consistency was good. I was really happy\u2026 and passed a few cars which was nice. We got a little bit unlucky with the safety car because it was just two laps before our window. Pitted, then the next stint was mayhem. We also made a couple of changes that just didn\u2019t work. Big oversteer \u2013 went from the car feeling great to really difficult to drive. I also had a massive whack from Kimi [R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen], and it fell off after that. The car wasn\u2019t quite right. Everytime I turned in, the rear tires would chatter, then immediately to oversteer. It was really difficult, but towards the end, we made some good calls stopping and putting on fresh tires. I enjoyed the last three restarts \u2013 got good placement and good overtaking moves from the outside. Finished 18th after almost stopping because I had heat exhaustion. It was so hot, I don\u2019t have a fan in my seat which really didn\u2019t help me too much. It was so hot, I thought I was going to faint in the car. So, I stopped twice for a minute. They put ice on me, gave me loads of water, and I went back out. I was so close to getting out of the car because I thought I was going to faint. I must\u2019ve drank eight\u2026 nine bottles of water during the race. The team kept me calm, and it\u2019s the reason why we got a good result in the end. 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