No. 45’s spotter Nick Payne says win is a ‘testament’ to the team’s hard work
Nick Payne, spotter of the No. 45, catches up with Alex Weaver post-race at Talladega, praising the work the team has put in to bring a win to fruition.
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00:00 >> Here in victory lane, the eyes in the sky for Tyler Redick.
00:03 It worked out well in y'all's favor today.
00:05 You guys get the win here at talladega.
00:07 But the whole day, it is so crucial for spotters at these super speedways.
00:11 How much information are you feeding to your driver?
00:13 >> It's a lot.
00:14 We work so hard to the winner.
00:15 It's a testament to all the work me and Tyler put in, all the video, all the film.
00:20 It's patience, man.
00:22 These plate races, they look so exciting and they're so busy.
00:24 But it's a game of patience.
00:26 We're feeding them a lot of information.
00:28 The big part is coaching them to make the move at the right time and stay patient.
00:32 Don't do anything crazy.
00:33 But, yeah, we worked really hard on our plate racing program.
00:36 We were disappointing last year.
00:38 So we came back, won the duel at daytona.
00:40 We wanted to build on that.
00:41 Haven't had a ton of luck.
00:42 We wanted to start there.
00:43 And we finally got us one that we needed.
00:46 >> Let's focus on turn four of the final lap.
00:48 It looks like you guys didn't have a shot.
00:52 What information were you giving Tyler and how in the world did he squeak it through
00:55 all that?
00:56 >> It's all about keeping them pumped up.
00:58 It's easy to get dejected in situations like that.
01:00 They were freight trainers on the bottom.
01:02 I just kept telling them, you know, it's not over yet.
01:04 They fan out.
01:05 Make sure you hunt the middle.
01:06 Everything works out.
01:07 It's rare you get one handed to you like that.
01:10 We're grateful and thankful and happy to be in victory lane.
01:12 >> Congratulations.