Even though he led a race-high 72 laps, Ottinger may have left some speed on the table. After leading the first few laps from the pole, Alfalla ceded the top spot to Ottinger and Hansen, who swapped the lead and battled nose-to-tail for the first run of the race with neither driver able to pull away. Ottinger used a great entry onto pit road and a lightning fast pit stop to build a gap over Hansen, but that was quickly erased when the first yellow flag flew on Lap 52. During the ensuing pit stops, Hansen passed Ottinger in the pits and quickly moved past the three cars in front of him to retake the lead on Lap 58. More...