Overview
- Entering pit road around Lap 111, Shane van Gisbergen hit a wet patch on the apron, spun into the grass, and made light contact with Christopher Bell and William Byron, triggering a caution and costing him a lap.
- He received the free pass at the end of Stage 2 to rejoin the lead lap and restarted 16th, but a Stage 3 speeding penalty with 23 laps remaining dropped him to the back.
- On the overtime restart he charged forward and finished 11th, just 0.030 seconds short of a top ten, leading all Trackhouse cars with Daniel Suarez 12th and Ross Chastain 13th.
- NBC’s replay appeared to confirm water leaking from track seams at pit entry, and analyst Jeff Burton noted Cup tires offer far less braking grip than road-course rubber.
- Chase Briscoe won the YellaWood 500 with a late push from Ty Gibbs and secured a Championship 4 spot for Phoenix.