Carl Edwards thought he had a shot at the win.
With the laps winding down, Edwards nursed his fuel mileage and watched surrounding top-10 drivers pit for gas. He thought he might be the one closest to the front who could push through to the end, but he was wrong and finished second.
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The race had been marred by cautions — 11 for 53 laps — as drivers tried to figure out the newly paved track with the slightly altered Turns 1 and 2 combined with a lower downforce car they’d only run once.