Relive the top moments from the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash from Los Angeles as the race came down to a series of late-race cautions and a veteran taking home the trophy.
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00:00 >> 150 green flag laps with a roughly ten-minute halftime break.
00:13 Denny Hamlin and the inaugural winner here, Joey Logano lead them to green.
00:26 >> Contact already from the front row.
00:33 Logano could not turn down in front of Hamlin.
00:37 Does so in turn one.
00:38 That opens the door in two.
00:39 >> Going to have to try to keep him pinched down there, especially on exit.
00:44 Talking about Logano staying tough on that outside.
00:48 This is a battle for track position.
00:50 Finally got it clear.
00:51 >> Yeah.
00:52 You say keep him down on exit.
00:53 He misses the next corner.
00:54 Now he has to do it all over again.
00:57 >> Hamlin is a little sharper this time.
00:58 He gets into turn three very well and takes the lead.
01:01 >> Pushed it away from him.
01:02 He took it away from him.
01:03 Here comes Ty Gibbs, his teammate alongside.
01:06 That's the easiest pass he's going to have all night.
01:08 >> Here comes Gibbs to the outside.
01:10 They're double wide in front of him.
01:11 Ty Gibbs gets the inside.
01:13 Gilliland ahead.
01:14 Then LaJoy and Gregson about to go two down side by side for the lead.
01:19 >> Watch Logano.
01:20 He's going to be licking his chop suit.
01:21 Do not let that hold.
01:22 Don't let him in.
01:23 >> He's not going to be able to get down.
01:27 Three wide.
01:28 >> In trouble.
01:29 >> With Gregson in trouble way up on the outside.
01:32 Logano now gunning on the inside for second.
01:35 >> Logano's brakes are glowing, Kevin.
01:37 >> Mainly just on that right front tire.
01:41 >> Kyle Busch looking in.
01:42 Denny Hamlin is going to have trouble getting to the inside unless he can clear Logano.
01:47 >> Logano is trying to stay in there.
01:50 >> Gibbs was able to clear him.
01:56 >> You see Joey Logano all the way down on that apron.
01:58 He just can't finish.
01:59 You see a great shot of the rotors glowing on the right front right there.
02:03 A lot of times they'll split the brake pads with different compounds from left to right.
02:08 That right front tire is working -- that right front brake is working really hard.
02:11 >> I think that's exactly what you see.
02:13 >> Caution waves.
02:14 Turn one.
02:15 Cars around.
02:16 That is Todd Gilliland.
02:18 >> This is way early in the corner.
02:22 First caution of the race.
02:24 Lap 71.
02:25 >> Brakes are still glowing.
02:30 >> Yep.
02:31 >> Now, remember only green flag laps count in this race.
02:38 And watch the red and black car.
02:40 >> Yeah, and the way that he made that comment on the radio, Clint, it sounds like the brakes
02:44 just went out.
02:45 >> A lot of times when the brakes get as hot as they are right now, the fluid will start
02:51 to boil and the next thing you know you don't have any brake pedal.
02:53 Brake pedal goes to the floor and it's over.
02:55 >> Something's not right there.
02:56 That thing shouldn't be that hot still.
02:59 >> We'll be listening to Tony Hirschman.
03:02 He is Ty Gibbs' spotter on this restart.
03:05 Five laps to halfway.
03:08 Gibbs and Logano, Busch and Larson, Byron and Bowman.
03:11 Here we go.
03:24 >> Exactly what I was talking about.
03:25 >> Green mid.
03:26 Top clear.
03:27 Q in the 8.
03:28 >> Get in front of the 5.
03:29 Get in.
03:30 >> Hamlin shoved it in there and he almost turned Alex Bowman around in turn three.
03:40 >> Logano got a fantastic jump on that start.
03:45 Got in position on him getting in and that's all it took.
03:48 >> He did a great job of keeping him pinched down, Clint.
03:51 Not letting him get a good line in or off the corner.
03:54 >> Rush hour on the 405 was never like this.
03:57 >> It's been closings.
04:01 >> I've been pretty racy on that thing before.
04:07 >> First half dozen, single file.
04:09 >> Kyle Wallace and Alex Bowman, the first side by side battle.
04:12 That sixth place, Tyler Redick right with them.
04:14 >> There is the caution for halfway.
04:16 >> John Hunter, Neiman checks around backwards off four.
04:21 >> That restart was interesting.
04:22 We saw the 54 take off way late in the restart zone.
04:25 I think that allowed Logano to get in turn one with just a fender in front of him there.
04:33 >> Unfortunately, you saw a little bit of experience pay off there, I think.
04:37 >> Logano, you see, getting in way hot into the door of John Hunter and turns him around.
04:42 That won't be the last time.
04:45 >> Let's go back to the restart.
04:47 What did Ty Gibbs learn right here?
04:50 >> You see the restart zone, the first line that comes up is going to be the beginning
04:53 of the restart zone.
04:55 He waits and he just -- Logano times it perfectly and rolls him a half a car and pinches him
05:00 down and gets on that left front fender and doesn't allow him to use the racetrack and
05:05 do what he needs to do to run his normal line and gets the lead.
05:09 >> Him getting that upper hand on him off the jump forced him to overdrive the corner
05:13 on the inside.
05:14 Now you have Kyle Busch on the inside of you as well.
05:16 You leave the corner three wide.
05:18 Rest is history.
05:19 >> Logano and Busch, Gibbs and Larson, Byron and Hamlin.
05:23 Here we go.
05:29 >> See Joey moving him up the racetrack.
05:31 Kyle Busch did a good job getting a run.
05:33 How about Kyle Larson coming on the inside?
05:35 This is going to be big.
05:36 Three wide for second.
05:39 Logano the leader.
05:40 Larson second.
05:41 Gibbs third.
05:42 Byron and Kyle Busch ends up fifth.
05:47 >> Still in the green here.
05:49 There's a caution.
05:50 Boy, that was a big turn of events for Kyle Larson.
05:55 Good decision there.
05:57 Kyle Busch is probably second guess in that out.
05:59 >> All right.
06:00 >> Tell you what, speaking of rough, it's go time.
06:02 Green flag.
06:03 Larson gave up second spot to take the inside.
06:05 It's Ty Gibbs on the outside.
06:06 Logano throws him a shot and Larson has the inside.
06:07 Lugano shuts him down.
06:08 Uh-oh.
06:09 That's exactly what we were talking about.
06:10 Larson got him a bump the first time and then Kyle Busch laid on Larson's bumper.
06:24 I cannot believe.
06:27 Turn two, car stop.
06:28 Chase Elliott.
06:29 We're still green.
06:30 >> Oh, red down here in four.
06:35 >> Because in turn four, four of them stack up.
06:38 Led by Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain, Michael Mcdowell and Corey Lajoie.
06:44 >> You knew it was coming.
06:46 All hell has broke loose.
06:48 >> You saw the multi-car pushing and shoving.
06:50 Usually the guys in the front are getting pushed from four cars back.
06:54 That's just the aggression level that we talked about that's getting ready to happen.
06:58 >> Keep an eye on Bubba Wallace in this one.
07:00 The 23 on the outside.
07:02 Got a shot from his teammate.
07:05 >> No.
07:06 >> Bowman got under him.
07:07 >> 48 got into the back of the 45 and the 45 got into the 23.
07:12 >> You see Bowman move over, did a crossover to get in line, fill that hole, got into the
07:16 back of Reddick and then -- >> I'm going to bet you, the way that the
07:21 48 moved over like that, I'm going to bet that the 48 got shoved out of the way by the
07:27 45.
07:30 >> The hardest part in all of this is to figure out who to retaliate on.
07:34 >> You don't have any idea.
07:37 >> He's mad at his teammate because that's who hit him but that's not the whole story.
07:43 >> There is a Paul Harvey.
07:45 Green flag.
07:46 Much better job, Kevin.
07:50 >> That's really what you want to do.
07:51 You got to get half that car in front of him.
07:53 He did a great job.
07:56 >> You see Joey Logano get clear.
07:57 Hamlin lock up the left front tire.
08:00 >> Big bumper tag and up goes Hamlin.
08:02 Three wide behind him with Brees, Busch.
08:07 >> And look at Truex.
08:08 Truex is there for the take and follow suit.
08:12 Right with Kyle Larson on that inside taking advantage of those people getting moved up
08:16 the racetrack.
08:17 That's what it's all about.
08:18 >> Unbelievable.
08:19 >> Martin Truex started 19th.
08:21 He was 11th at the halfway.
08:23 Here he is in fourth place.
08:24 >> In the trunk.
08:25 >> Earlier today we thought he might not even qualify.
08:30 >> We see a lot of tire smoke.
08:37 >> We knew that the Joe Gibbs cars were good.
08:39 We knew that Martin had a little flub up there in qualifying but he has driven straight to
08:44 the front of the pack.
08:45 Had a couple of fortunate good restarts.
08:47 Larson underneath the 22.
08:49 >> He might be able to get a two for one here.
08:53 If he gets into Logano and shoots him up the racetrack, I would give him both.
08:58 >> Joey Logano is so good with his race car.
09:01 When he needs to go into defense and get shoved out of the way or beat on, he knows how to
09:05 put his car in the right spot and protect himself.
09:08 >> That's exactly what I see happening.
09:09 He's protecting the line.
09:11 >> Down.
09:12 Oh, turn.
09:13 Mcdowell is around backwards in three and four.
09:15 Here comes the caution.
09:16 Ten to go.
09:18 That is not what Ty Gibbs wanted to see, Kevin.
09:21 >> No, and here we go again, right?
09:23 With these restarts.
09:24 You're going to have to defend and these guys are going to be super aggressive in the pushing
09:28 and shoving.
09:29 >> It's not going to come from that guy beside you or behind him.
09:31 It's going to come from two or three rows back.
09:34 >> All right.
09:37 >> Let's see what happens here.
09:41 >> Oh.
09:44 >> It's hard to tell what happened.
09:45 I couldn't tell if he came up or the one came down.
09:47 It was a little bit difficult to tell exactly.
09:49 >> It looked to me like he -- >> He's coming up.
09:51 >> He was coming up.
09:53 >> Almost looks like Mcdowell does not slow for the corner.
09:56 >> Well, I think he was upset with Chastain.
09:58 >> He tried to squeeze him it looked like maybe.
10:03 >> Pour out another one.
10:04 >> He lost.
10:05 >> Yeah, didn't work out either way.
10:07 >> Actually, Chastain got in the wall.
10:11 >> One car got in the wall, bounced off the wall and came down and hit the 34.
10:14 >> Exactly right.
10:17 >> I'm learning quickly not to speculate.
10:19 >> I did and I messed up.
10:20 I got it wrong.
10:23 >> That's exactly what you saw.
10:26 >> Good jump.
10:27 >> He's moving him up.
10:29 Here comes Denny on the inside.
10:31 Exactly what we thought.
10:32 Logano way out to launch.
10:34 Three wide.
10:35 >> Joey got used up and goes all the way back to sixth place.
10:38 >> Ty Gibbs is trying hard to get back down.
10:41 Fills that hole.
10:42 >> Man, Denny is really having trouble with the left front lockup.
10:49 >> Hamlin, Gibbs, Busch, Blaney, Larson.
10:53 >> I think Gibbs can still get the job done here.
10:55 Be patient.
10:56 You're going to go up there.
10:57 Your car is faster than him.
10:59 Take care of it.
11:00 >> Blaney to the inside for third.
11:03 Couldn't do it.
11:04 Off two.
11:05 Gibbs in fifth.
11:07 Hamlin looking at the white flag.
11:10 One lap to go.
11:11 Sponsored by credit one bank.
11:12 Crash in turn four.
11:13 It's Gibbs.
11:14 >> Oh, no.
11:15 >> Man.
11:16 >> You know what that means.
11:20 >> We get another race.
11:24 >> That's what I love about this event.
11:26 Any other race, this baby is over.
11:28 Not here.
11:29 >> Oh, what a heartbreaker.
11:32 >> Yeah.
11:33 >> Feel bad for him.
11:35 >> It just came -- you know, he just shot in there a little bit too hard.
11:38 It's so hard on these used tires when you slid the tire and everything just keeps finding
11:42 that flat spot.
11:43 It just makes it tough to get it in the corner hard.
11:50 >> Well, see, he obviously got turned around by Kyle Larson.
11:58 Did you see Bubba Wallace?
12:01 >> Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, row two.
12:04 Joey Logano and martin Truex.
12:06 The former winners here in row three.
12:10 Bubba Wallace, William Byron, row four.
12:13 Alex bowman and chase briscoe, the top ten.
12:18 You also have keselowski and Priest on the lead lap.
12:20 Let's settle this.
12:22 Green, white, checkered.
12:26 >> Monster jump.
12:28 That's one way you don't have to worry about locking that left front up.
12:31 That was a fantastic jump by Denny Hamlin.
12:36 Lock up.
12:37 Lots of lock up.
12:38 But it just doesn't seem to affect the car as much as you would think it would.
12:44 >> White flag.
12:45 Larson trying to hold off Bubba Wallace.
12:46 They slam together in turn one.
12:48 Hamlin is all by himself in turn number three.
12:53 Off turn four.
12:54 Spinner turn four.
12:55 But the checkered flag is waived.
12:56 >> All right, my man.
12:57 Good work.
12:58 Good job, everybody.
12:59 Way to start it off.
13:00 >> It all started on that launch.
13:01 >> Good job, everybody.
13:02 Way to start it off.
13:06 >> And in the wall in turn two is where Ross Chastain sends Tyler Redick after the flag.
13:14 >> That was intense.