These lower series have really suffered from rough driving since the cup guys stopped running them regularly and the old guard like Skinner, Sauter, Sprague, Lajoie and others stopped running. There’s nobody there to teach these kids a lesson.
On the worn out tracks, the car makes the speed early in the run, the DRIVER makes the speed later in the run.
What we saw yesterday was a driver utilizing his skills to win with a 5th place car on a long run to the finish.