Todd Bodine overcame a spin and then conserved enough fuel at the finish to pull off a stunning victory in the Built Ford Tough 225 Camping World Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
Bodine, the current points leader, attempted to pass Kyle Busch for the lead just after a restart on lap 81. But Bodine got loose after a panel fell off his truck. He did not hit anything while he spun on the infield grass.
The 2006 series champion pitted several times for repairs during the caution. He remained on the lead, but restarted in 25th.
Bodine did not pit during a late-race round of stops under green. He inherited the lead for the final time with 13 laps remaining when rookie Austin Dillon, the pole sitter, made his last stop. Bodine finished 5.6 seconds ahead of runner-up Johnny Sauter. MiamiHerald.com
“The first person I’ve got to thank is Kyle Busch, for driving dirty, sucking me down and getting me spun out,” said Bodine, who won his fourth race of the season. “That gave me the gas. That’s why we won the race. We had a great truck, don’t get me wrong. ... Lo and behold, we got sucked around, got some fuel. Here we are in victory lane.”
Busch, who finished seventh after leading 73 laps, angrily confronted Bodine in victory lane after the race, unhappy with Bodine’s comments.
It was an interesting finish to an exciting race. FOXNews
Sauter was second, followed by Almirola, Jason White and Ricky Carmichael.
Bodine wasn’t supposed to make it 58 laps on one tank, yet he managed to sip enough gas to make it hold up and extend his points lead on Almirola to 261 points with seven races to go.
Bodine hopes there are more checkered flags in his future. He knows he’ll have to beat Busch to get there. He’s hoping the supremely talented Busch, however, will learn some manners.
“It’s not just the Truck Series, it’s every division he races,” Bodine said. “He’s so good. He’s without a doubt one of the best drivers NASCAR has ever seen ... he doesn’t have to drive like that to win races but he does and he’s getting away with it because NASCAR won’t do anything about it. He was mad because I called him out on it.” NASCAR.com
Timothy Peters took the sixth spot. Ryan Sieg, Dillon and Matt Crafton completed the top-10.
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