It’s not often that a spin proves to be the winning move in a race.
On Saturday night/Sunday morning Clint Bowyer turned a spin into a win.
At the time he had spent much of the night in the top three, but pitting strategy had caught him in the top 15 just after the mid part of the race. Then while he was racing Juan Pablo Montoya, the two cars got together and as a result Bowyer’s left rear tire went flat.
The next lap coming down the front stretch, Bowyer lost control of his car and spun to bring out the fifth caution of the night. It was that caution that created an opportunity to Bowyer and his crew.
“Thank you to Juan Pablo Montoya for wrecking me, that gave me the move I needed to win,” Bowyer told ABC crews in victory lane after the race.
Bowyer limped his car back to pit road, and as a result he was able to get more fuel and get put on a slightly different pit strategy then the race leader at the time, Denny Hamlin.
“It’s just unbelievable,” Bowyer said of his night.
The race...
Original Story:
|
September 09, 2012
1
10
2
6
4
1
4
26
