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Last Sunday Kyle Larson wrecked Ross Chastain which caused an overtime caution. Larson’s impact into the No.1 of Chastain turned Chastain into the outside wall directly in front of a snakebit Kyle Busch. Rowdy ended up hitting the wall too, having nowhere to go to avoid the mess unfolding just in front of his car. In a move from NASCAR that had most everyone watching scratching their heads, Busch was allowed to restart in 4th position even though he could not initially keep the minimum pace speed during the ensuing caution. NASCAR Cup Series Managing Director Brad Moran tried to explain NASCAR’s reasoning for restarting Busch in 4th instead of at the rear of the field. Moran said even though Kyle’s No. 8 Chevy did make contact with the wall in the aftermath of an incident between Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain on the second of five overtimes, Busch was lined up in the fourth position for the ensuing green flag despite slowing to avoid the incident and getting passed by other cars as a result. He said, “It‘s not so much getting his spot back. His spots weren‘t taken away. Our (NASCAR’s) rule clearly states that you must maintain a reasonable speed — reasonable speed for what track conditions are at the time. We don‘t want to encourage drivers to stay on the gas and just bang their way through. What he did was he avoided the incident. We deemed him not involved in that incident. He didn‘t stop. If he stopped, he probably would have ended up toward the back of the field. He was scored in the fourth-place position when that caution came out, and he didn‘t get into the 1 (Ross Chastain) or the 5 (Kyle Larson). He made very slight contact with the wall. We would deem that as not being involved in the incident, and that‘s why he was able to restart where he was scored.” NASCAR said their determination was also based on scoring-loop data, which NASCAR officials monitor in real-time during the race which showed Busch in fourth place at the time of the wreck. That’s a decent call by NASCAR, only if they consistently make that call in the future.