"It just took a lot of patience," Watson said. "I make that move down the backstretch, someone gets up behind me and pulls the same one on me. I wasn't letting that happen."
A victory right off the top of the season means Watson also holds onto a potential Chase birth so long as he stays in the top 25 in points. While the #38's day went without a hitch, other drivers were not as lucky. Multi-car accidents occurred three times throughout the race, and several involved were heated coming out of the infield care center. "Stupid," said Carter Friesen, his #92 Chevrolet involved in an accident on lap 2. "Absolutely stupid. To get taken out on the second f---ing lap, I mean come on. I just hate it for our team." Pit road also presented major issues for the race teams as many made contact with one another entering and exiting their stalls. Daniel Voyles actually flipped leaving his stall. "Whose idea was it to make a pit road that narrow?" Roger Rey said. |
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