Coming around the final corner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Sunday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs opener, Noah Gragson initiated contact with Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland as they battled for the lead.
The contact spun out both drivers, resulting in ninth- and 11th-place finishes, respectively.
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Fellow drivers immediately hopped on Twitter to offer their takes about the move that resulted in all-around disappointment after what was a sure-win for KBM either way.
Regan Smith got the conversation rolling with a strong take that sparked some good dialogue.
https://twitter.com/ReganSmith/status/1033821305894850561
I understand that as a racer. But at that angle he was never going to make the corner.
– Erik Jones (@erik_jones) August 26, 2018
4 ran him pretty tight too. Could see em both doing that corner a bit differently.
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/pkligerman/status/1033822167128059911
https://twitter.com/Team_Onion/status/1033822708986007552
Noah’s move was gonna end in tears, you could see that coming a mile away. But the line the 4 took into the final corner was straighter than Steve Austin on a v8 powered 4 wheeler.
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/Blaney/status/1033819913876529152
https://twitter.com/mattdracing/status/1033819947875672064
https://twitter.com/JebBurtonRacing/status/1033819874529890304
https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin/status/1033820958698688513
All you gotta do his move him and he would have won and the 4 would have been second not dump the guy.
– Jeb Burton (@JebBurtonRacing) August 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/JebBurtonRacing/status/1033823388559728641
https://twitter.com/ReganSmith/status/1033828732371460097
Agreed.