Overview
- Lightning within eight miles of the track forced a Lap 34 red flag and an 83-minute delay before cars returned at 10:25 p.m. EST.
- A restart with five laps remaining in Stage 1 triggered a 10-car pileup that knocked six drivers out, all of whom were treated and released from the infield care center.
- Sanchez spun through the infield grass on Lap 69 but surged back into the lead on the final restart and held off his rivals.
- Carson Kvapil finished just 0.104 seconds behind for second place, with Sam Mayer completing the podium after 163 laps.
- Sheldon Creed and Justin Allgaier criticized aggressive restart tactics and pit‐strategy decisions that cost them strong runs.