Not really. It was a track position race and the #19 utterly controlled the race until the tire fiasco, at which point the #18 took the helm. The #4 had the best short run car of the four, and the worst long run car. The #4 had no choice but to gamble wildly on cautions and short runs to finish the race. The #19 was in a less desperate position once they were back within reach, but realistically, they also had almost no chance of chasing down the #18 and passing him straight up with this package. They would had to have been much faster, and instead they were perhaps a little faster. Don't forget that the #11 was still in the race at that point, and had pitted first.
Truex was 3.8 seconds behind Busch when Busch pitted on lap 210. He finished the race 4.5 seconds behind him. Letarte overstated what pitting five laps later cost Truex. It wasn't useful, but it wasn't detrimental either. They also ultimately needed a caution and a chance on a restart, but going the Harvick route wouldn't have helped them any more.