Journeyman Preece nearly steals the show at Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum.
After a fourth-place finish in his heat race, Preece started the main event 16th and made a strong run during the second half of the 150-lap race, taking the lead on Lap 83 from Bubba Wallace.From that point, Preece would take command of the race pulling out to a comfortable lead and seemed to be in position to score a win in his first outing with the team. But a mechanical issue slowed him on lap 125 and he was forced to give up the lead.
“Ultimately, this car was so badass. It was so fast. We drove from 16th outside, inside, everything it took. I’m proud of the speed. I’m happy for the opportunity, but it sucks giving them away.” The race featured 16 cautions, 12 of those coming after halftime , and each time Preece was able to keep his lead on the restart.
“That just comes from, first off, my grassroots experience, just working hard and just having a fast race car,” he said. “Chad we’re a new team but we’ve already got a year-and-a-half experience together and knowing lingo. If it’s off, I’ll let him know it, but if it’s that close, he’ll go with his gut.”
Preece admitted however, that he knew when his hopes for a win were over when eventual race winner Martin Truex Jr. ran him down.“I don’t know if it was with 30 to go, but five laps before he caught me it was the fuel pump going bad,” he said. “I mean, what are you going to do? You’re a sitting duck. This is a motor racetrack. It’s two drag strips and when you lose all the power, you’re just a sitting duck.
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