Buescher got here up quick within the closest end in NASCAR historical past at Kansas, shedding a nail-biter to Kyle Larson however a wild three-wide transfer late in Sunday’s race at Darlington put him in place once more for a win.
Whereas working to hold on to his lead from a fast-approaching Reddick, Buescher brushed the wall in Flip 3 and Tyler Reddick unsuccessfully tried a slide job off Flip 4 for the lead.
As an alternative, the 2 collided and the harm left each drivers with flat tires. Each had been pressured to pit street and knocked out of competition. So as to add insult to damage, Reddick additionally picked a dedication line violation penalty.
Brad Keselowski, who was operating third on the time, inherited the lead and held on for the win over Ty Gibbs.
A visibly annoyed Buescher confronted Reddick at his automotive on pit street after the race and Reddick instantly apologized profusely.
“I do know! I f***** up! I’m sorry!” Reddick mentioned, nonetheless sporting his helmet.
After Buescher reminded him the 2 had at all times raced clear, Reddick replied, “As quickly as I knew that wasn’t going to work, I attempted to again out and I acquired. … The very last thing I needed to do what wreck your automotive. I can care much less about mine. I’m sorry. I f***** up. I f***** up.”
Buescher wasn’t appeased.
“It doesn’t work for me. We don’t have that (winner’s) sticker on our door proper now. It’s essential be higher,” he mentioned.
Buescher ended up credited with a thirtieth place end and stays with no win this season. He dropped to twelfth in sequence standings.
“We acquired wrecked. That one’s clear as day. Don’t want any cameras to inform us,” Buescher mentioned referring to final week’s photograph end. “I don’t know what to say. We’ve raced actually clear by way of the years, tried to be actually respectful about it, and we get used up.
“It (Reddick’s transfer) is simply one thing that you already know will not be going to work. I’m simply actually pissed off about it proper now. We actually had an opportunity to win one other one.”
Reddick picked up a stage win and led probably the most laps in Sunday’s race (174). He greater than seemingly would have accomplished the move and held on for the win if the race remained inexperienced had he been a bit extra affected person.
“I fully perceive the place he’s coming from. He was operating the highest, operating his personal race, operating his personal line to maintain me at bay,” Reddick mentioned of Buescher. “I made a extremely aggressive transfer and hoped I used to be going to clear him, after I realized, I wasn’t going to, I attempted to verify as much as not slide up into him, however yeah, I want I wouldn’t have performed that.
“I fully perceive why he’s that mad. He did nothing improper. Simply attempting to win the race, and to take myself out – that’s one factor – I can dwell with that, however simply disenchanted it performed out the best way that it did, and I took him out of the race as effectively.
“That was not the purpose there.”
Reddick mentioned the top of the race would have been simpler to just accept if he had been the one one to endure penalties for the incident.
“If I hit the wall, pop a tire – I take myself out, I can dwell with that – it’s robust to stroll away figuring out I used somebody up, and took away their likelihood of profitable the race, that has raced me actually cleanly since he got here within the Cup Collection,” he mentioned.
“Simply need to work on that and attempt to make some higher choices going ahead.”
