Busch and Almirola tucked in behind Bodine on the final lap then waited until they emerged from the fourth turn to make their move. The two jumped to the outside and Almirola drilled Busch’s rear fender, propelling them past Bodine in the final yards.
Bodine said he considered jumping out in front of Busch in an effort to block him but didn’t want to take any unnecessary risks, not wanting to duplicate Carl Edwards’ wild ride on the final lap of the spring Cup race at Talladega. The Associated Press
The race concluded with a green-white-checkered flag finish that took the event four laps beyond its scheduled distance of 94 laps. Busch led the field to a restart on Lap 97 after contact between, Bodine, Mike Skinner and Johnny Sauter ignited an 11-truck wreck on the backstretch on Lap 91.
Heavily damaged in the melee was the No. 33 Chevrolet of series leader Ron Hornaday, who lost two laps and finished 17th. Matt Crafton, second in the standings, came home 10th and trimmed Hornaday’s lead to 202 points. NASCAR
