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A restart with eight laps left saw Hayley and Hemric scrap for second for a half-lap before Hayley reassumed command, but behind them, Reddick tangled with John Wes Townley with six to go to draw the race’s ninth caution and set up the overtime finish.
On the green, Busch got a huge jump over Hayley, while Reddick ducked low and shoved his teammate Hemric to second.
That gave Hemric a shot at the win over the final three miles, but the former Legends car and late model standout could not quite get around Busch – despite notching his career-best series finish in second and securing the seventh seed for the Chase playoffs.
Hayley came home third and was ultimately the first driver to miss the cut for the Chase, landing ninth in regular season points.
“I gave it my all,” Hayley said. “We did not have a winning truck at the beginning of that race. The team battled back, though, and really gave me a great piece there at the end.”
“What you saw there is why (Kyle) is a Cup driver and I’m a Truck driver. I have a lot to learn from him; he just took my line away every time I would try and get a run. We definitely were faster at the end, but he blocked my every move and it was all I could do to stay with him.”
Busch, however, admitted that Hayley’s run impressed him after climbing from the truck in celebration.
“All in all it was a good day … but it was cool to see the 13 (Hayley) right up there near the end. That’s a brand new KBM truck right out of our stables, and that thing was fast. It was hard to hold him off; he was right there, really quick and did a really good job. I’m glad to see them find some speed in our stuff (as well).”
Christopher Bell and Johnny Sauter completed the top five.
Timothy Peters was the eighth and final driver to make the playoff cut, advancing on points after an eighth place finish.
Cole Custer also fought for the win at several points during the night, but was foiled by a pit road speeding penalty under caution just after halfway and a tire rub sustained in the incident with Enfinger. He ultimately rallied to finish ninth, just ahead of Reddick.
Number one Chase seed and series points leader William Byron had a rough night in the Windy City, hitting the wall in turn one on lap four after racing Ben Rhodes for 10th early on. He returned to the race, but later blew a tire and crashed again at lap 83, sparking the yellow that led to Custer’s speeding penalty.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to action for the opening race of the Chase at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sept. 24.
