For those interested, the DQ for Tyler Truex in the modified feature was for some back and forth between Tyler in the #69, and Steven Reed in the #55. The two were battling for the lead when Reed got on the inside of Truex for the lead, and then took a wide line through the next set of corners, which appeared to not be appreciated by Truex. (For those who were there last week, the same thing happened to Truex as he was passed by Eric Mauriello for the lead and then run up the track as the leader took a somewhat higher line thorugh the corners with Truex still trying to work the outside.) With the green still out, Truex caught back up to Reed, and showed his frustration by getting together with Reed on the next lap or so, with the result being Truex spinning down off the frontstretch into the infield, bringing out the yellow, and Truex being told to go to the rear for bringing out the caution, with Reed maintaining his spot up near the front. After sitting under the flagger for a while during the yellow, Truex eventually rolled off and took the restart about a half a track behind the pack, and then drove at a reduced rate of speed as the field was once again given the green. When the pack caught up to Truex's #69 under green a few laps later, the first few lead cars raced past him without incident, but for those who hadn't figured it out by then, it became obvious that Truex was looking for Reed (who was running around 3rd or 4th I think at the time.) As the lead cars successfully made their way by Truex in the #59, it was then turn for Reed to go by Truex, and as the two met up on the homestretch, contact was made, with Truex ending up spinning off of Reed's #55 into turn 1, and eventually coming to a stop backed up against the fence. Reed was able to continue on as the yellow flag now waved again. The Reed fans loved it... The Truex fans... not so much. The track crew immediately pulled the wreckers in front of Truex's #69 so that he could not move. Truex was escorted from the scene by the track crew. Although the #69 didn't appear to have much damage, it was quickly hooked by a wrecker and brought off the racing surface, and pulled to the inside of the track where it was then loaded onto the rollback and hauled off.
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