Chase Elliott discusses what led to his crash in practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading to a backup car.
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00:00 >> He stepped out of the infield care center.
00:03 What did you feel behind the wheel?
00:05 >> Just kind of right rear tire.
00:06 I'm not sure why.
00:09 I had run 15 or so laps.
00:12 Maybe I ran too long.
00:13 I'm not sure.
00:14 It was a bummer.
00:15 I thought -- I mean, yeah, I knew it was a tire for sure.
00:20 I just couldn't get -- I couldn't get stopped enough to keep it out of the wall, unfortunately.
00:27 It's definitely a bummer, but it's been -- kind of been that way all year.
00:31 >> Do you think the conditions are just right?
00:33 High grip, cool temperatures, and everybody trying to do what they can for speed?
00:37 >> I guess.
00:38 You know, I didn't feel like we were running more throttle than we have here in the past.
00:46 And it wasn't like I had run 30 laps or a fuel run.
00:50 So -- but we saw that.
00:52 You know, I obviously missed the race here in the spring, but I think that something
00:56 similar happened last year.
00:58 Seemed like I was behind Kyle.
00:59 He cut a tire early in a run like that.
01:02 So maybe I shouldn't have -- like I said, maybe I shouldn't have run so long.
01:06 But I liked how my car was driving and I wanted to see where it was going.