1. Bobby Tracey, the gasman-truck driver for Rusty Wallace, injured his left ankle in a pit mishap just before the third caution period. 2. But Burton was aided by three late caution periods and had enough fuel to hunt down Gordon. 3. But then he went flying past the pace car, which was on the track during a caution period. 4. During the caution period, drivers and their crew chiefs mulled over taking no tires, two tires or fresh tires on the final pit stop. 5. Green blamed his loss on NASCAR saying that officials added a lap to the caution period to allow his competitors to catch up to him. 6. His crew wiped the oil off during a caution period, and Wallace charged toward the front again. 7. In all, nine trucks were eliminated from the race by crashes and there were nine caution periods. 8. Leader Jeff Gordon contended that someone threw a piece of debris onto the track, prompting a caution period that interrupted his unbridled gallop. 9. Sadler and his Wood Brothers crew decided during the last caution period to follow Waltrip to the finish line, no matter what. 10. That allowed the leaders to make their pit stops during the caution period, when speeds are greatly reduced and pit stops can be made without losing a lap. |
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