Hemric was just about to catch Cindric when a caution froze the field and sent the race into overtime. In the two-lap sprint to the finish, the two raced side-by-side with everything on the line and Hemric won the race to the finish by less than a half-second. “I blacked out, just knew I had to be the first one to the line," Hemric said about the final two laps. “We were not going to be denied.”Ĭindric finished second, but Team Penske won the owners championship. The driver's title is awarded to the first of the championship four to cross the finish line.Ĭindric, winner of five races this year and 11 the last two seasons, was annoyed to have the payoff stripped away because of three cautions in the final scheduled 20 laps and then a sprint to the finish. “If everyone in the stands enjoyed it, it’s good racing," Cindric said from pit road.
"I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to race on such a big stage. Come up a little bit short, sometimes it’s like that way.” It would have been awesome to finish this out. Gragson, who won last week at Martinsville Speedway to make the finale, finished 12th.
He banged hard against the wall in a desperate attempt for the win after driving his way through the field to third.Īllmendinger was 14th and was never in contention.
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