Find out why Denny Hamlin thinks his pit strategy for the DAYTONA500 got 'messed up' and cost him a shot at his fourth win 👇
The plan was for them to rejoin in tandem, but Truex needed much less gas to get the end and exited the pits too far ahead of Hamlin to draft immediately. Meanwhile, their rivals pitted in greater numbers and gained so much time on their out-laps that the Toyota duo was dumped to the rear of the field.“This race is just becoming more and more unpredictable every single year,” said Hamlin.
“Truex had seven more laps of fuel than I did, so let’s say that’s a second and a half less than I need to pack my fuel cell full to get to the end. He came in behind me and we had to take a certain amount of fuel, let’s say it was five seconds of fuel. “Truex only needed probably three seconds of fuel, so he comes off pit road two seconds ahead of me, and the time we lost not being bumper to bumper leaving the pit road, that is another two seconds of detriment – because we’re drafting as soon as we leave pit road. You can lose two seconds around that out-lap if you’re not bumper to bumper.
“Add that to the two seconds lost on pitlane, that took me from seventh or eighth to basically last. I was screwed at that point. That was a key, key moment.” Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet Camaro, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx 50 Toyota Camry, Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, Busch Light Ford Mustang
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