Buescher got here up brief within the closest end in NASCAR historical past at Kansas, dropping 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 injury left each drivers with flat tires. Each have been pressured to pit street and knocked out of rivalry. So as to add insult to harm, Reddick additionally picked a dedication line violation penalty.
Brad Keselowski, who was working third on the time, inherited the lead and held on for the win over Ty Gibbs.
A visibly annoyed Buescher confronted Reddick at his automobile 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 all the time raced clear, Reddick replied, “As quickly as I knew that wasn’t going to work, I attempted to again out and I received. … The very last thing I needed to do what wreck your automobile. 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 and not using a win this season. He dropped to twelfth in sequence standings.
“We received wrecked. That one’s clear as day. Don’t want any cameras to inform us,” Buescher mentioned referring to final week’s picture end. “I don’t know what to say. We’ve raced actually clear by means 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 isn’t going to work. I’m simply actually pissed off about it proper now. We definitely had an opportunity to win one other one.”
Reddick picked up a stage win and led essentially the most laps in Sunday’s race (174). He greater than probably would have accomplished the go and held on for the win if the race remained inexperienced had he been a bit extra affected person.
“I utterly perceive the place he’s coming from. He was working the highest, working his personal race, working his personal line to maintain me at bay,” Reddick mentioned of Buescher. “I made a very aggressive transfer and hoped I used to be going to clear him, after I realized, I wasn’t going to, I attempted to test as much as not slide up into him, however yeah, I want I wouldn’t have accomplished that.
“I utterly 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 reside with that, however simply dissatisfied it performed out the best way that it did, and I took him out of the race as properly.
“That was not the purpose there.”
Reddick mentioned the tip of the race would have been simpler to simply 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 reside with that – it’s powerful to stroll away realizing I used somebody up, and took away their likelihood of successful the race, that has raced me actually cleanly since he got here within the Cup Sequence,” he mentioned.
“Simply should work on that and attempt to make some higher selections going ahead.”
