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NASCAR Speed Freaks: Two tires or four at Vegas? Busch, Truex should want a do-over

When leading, why take four tires before a two-lap overtime?

KEN'S CALL: Call it second-guessing if you want, but I was shaking my head from the get-go. If I'm the Gibbs team and have Kyle Busch and Martin Truex up front, I would've been tempted to avoid that last pit stop altogether and keep position. By the way, still waiting on a team to take three someday.

Nov 6, 2021; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during Cup Series Championship qualifying at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2021; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during Cup Series Championship qualifying at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports

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You happy to see Kyle Busch's vocabulary already in midseason form?

KEN'S CALL: His immediate reaction to Alex Bowman's win would've made a sailor blush. But major kudos for getting his G-rated answer prepared in time for the TV interview.

DEAN'S DIRT: Bet it wasn't in G-rated form during Monday's JGR team debrief.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR Speed Freaks: Busch, Truex lose the tire game at Las Vegas