After a thrilling pit strategy, Ben Rhodes dissects his day at Homestead that ultimately led to him advancing to the Championship 4.
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00:00 >> Ben Rhodes comes down the pit lane with about 55 laps to go roughly.
00:05 What were you thinking when you pitted at that moment in that call from Rich Lucious?
00:09 >> I don't know what to think.
00:10 To be honest, the whole day was so difficult.
00:12 I told them I've never been so on top of the track with a truck with brand-new tires.
00:16 When we pulled off of pit road to start the race, I was like, this is not -- I was shaking
00:20 the truck back and forth.
00:21 I was like, this is not good.
00:22 But I didn't tell them that.
00:23 So I knew we were in for a long day.
00:26 I just didn't know it was going to be this difficult.
00:28 What an absolute blessing to finish where we did.
00:31 I can't thank him enough for making that call.
00:33 He's really good at making these calls when it counts.
00:36 I just wish we weren't in this position so much.
00:38 So we've dealt with this pressure year over year and every time we've been able to show
00:42 through yet.
00:43 So I'm thankful for the effort by the team.
00:45 We've got to get some speed.
00:46 This camper is in, Ford F-150.
00:48 But what a day.
00:50 I don't know if I should be happy or mad or sad.
00:52 I just wore out to tell you the truth.
00:55 >> One point to the good when it was all said and done.
00:56 They told you two initially but it was only one.
00:59 As you're getting down to the end of it, have you ever driven as hard in your life as you
01:02 drove those last 20 plus laps?
01:04 >> That was the crazy part.
01:06 The closer I got to the wall, it drove a little bit better.
01:08 But it also drove so bad that I didn't want to get that close.
01:12 I needed room to catch the truck every single lap.
01:14 Whether it was the front end sliding away from me or the rear.
01:17 I could never really get into a groove, into a rhythm.
01:20 I definitely needed to clean air.
01:21 I was just praying that whenever lappers got to me, that they would either stay on the
01:25 bottom or drive away fast.
01:27 I couldn't do what I needed to do with them taking up all the air.
01:31 >> Ben Rhodes will race for a championship in Phoenix, Josh.