Manufacturer solidarity was on display early, as all of the Ford drivers came to the pits together for fuel only — no tires — on Lap 16 of 200. The Chevrolet and the Toyota drivers came to the pits in bunches, too. The first crash came at Lap 50, when Stenhouse and Kurt Busch collided, and collected Darrell Wallace Jr. along with them. That put DiBenedetto and Kyle Busch back out in front for much of a confusing segment, in which the manufacturer strategies were out of sync. The Ford strategy nearly backfired, as the faster Toyotas, which stayed on the track, almost lapped them before the segment ended.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2019 01:41 UTC