Atlanta Oral B USA 500 “Uh-Oh” Report

Car No Lap Caution Incident
38 #1 CAUTION FLAG! Debris was reported on the track, bringing out the race’s first yellow flag.
24 78 #2 CAUTION FLAG! Running 2nd, Jeff Gordon blew a left-front tire, sending him into the wall. His car suffered significant right-side damage. After pitting multiple times for repairs, he restarted in 39th, two laps down.
15 82 Under caution, Clint Bowyer went to the garage with a broken shifter. He didn’t return until Lap 102, 22 laps down (in 42nd).
47 116 A.J. Allmendinger went to the garage after experiencing mechnical issues throughout the race.
83 117 #3 CAUTION FLAG! Ryan Truex went for a spin in Turn #4.
42 118 Rookie Kyle Larson, who was running inside the Top 10 before the caution, overshot his pit box during his stop. He restarted in 15th as a result.
18 122 Running 13th and 14th, repsectively, Kyle Busch clipped Tony Stewart, and both cars suffered right-side damage after making contact with the wall.
9 123 #4 CAUTION FLAG! Marcos Ambrose blew an engine, ending his day prematurely.
123 Busch and Stewart pitted while pit road was closed, sending them to the back for the restart.
41 170 Kurt Busch was forced to pit under green for a blown tire.
14 171 #5 CAUTION FLAG! Tony Stewart blew a tire and got into the wall in Turn #2. He did not return to the race, finishing 42nd.
209 #6 CAUTION FLAG! Debris on the back straightaway.
258 #7 CAUTION FLAG! Debris on the back straightaway.
55 295 Brian Vickers was flagged for speeding on pit road during his green-flag stop, and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty.
2 297 #8 CAUTION FLAG! Running 5th, Brad Keselowski got loose and into Josh Wise, suffering major left-side damage. He went to the garage.
78 324 #9 CAUTION FLAG! Kyle Busch got into the back of Martin Truex Jr, sending both cars into the wall.
27 329 #10 CAUTION FLAG! After restarting inside the Top 3, Paul Menard spun his tires on the restart, and got sideways into Kevin Harvick, with a couple other cars suffering damage as well, including Joey Logano. Logano finished 14th, Menard finished 18th and Harvick 19th.