Buescher may have been a darkhorse driver to beat for a Cup title had he actually raced into NASCAR’s postseason.

William Byron’s Chevy skidded down the track and came to rest tilted against the wall with a tire jammed into Brad Keselowski’s driver-side window in a late fight for position between two NASCAR playoff drivers.

Chris Buescher had a playoff berth snatched from him at Kansas when Kyle Larson nipped him on the final lap to win the closest finish in NASCAR history. Furious over another playoff bid derailed, Buescher scuffled with Tyler Reddick when he was denied a shot at the checkered flag after a late wreck at Darlington.