Kurt Busch criticizes NASCAR decisions late in the race

Kurt Busch controlled much of Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway and was leading in the final lap in overtime before running out of fuel at Turn 4.

But eventually, Busch raised a problem with what he felt were two non-NASCAR calls at the end of the race that played in the finish.

A warning with three laps to the left of the initially programmed travel distance allows a restart in overtime. Busch said NASCAR had made an extra round under surveillance before the green flag was displayed again. Overtime in NASCAR consists of drivers who see the green flag three laps from the end.

With some teams tight on fuel, some drivers ran around the apron under caution with Kevin Harvick, Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski running out of gas to come to the green flag. Busch ran in the last lap.

"The reason we had an extra lap under the yellow flag was beyond me, the track was ready to go," Busch told NBC Sports.

The second problem was the accident of lap 1 of lap 1. After Busch took the white flag with his teammates Stewart-Haas Racing, Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer, in pursuit of him, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Joey Logano and Paul Menard, a crash involving Matt DiBenedetto, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott.

"In the end, once the white flag crossed, there is a wreck and that an ambulance must be rushed, I was on the other side of the race and I was coming back to win the race. They told us: sent an ambulance, "said Busch.

"There were two cars dead in the water there. Chase Elliott's safety is a concern to me, as is the car 32. So it's a human call. The rules must be stricter at the end of these races. "

Busch started the 500 bulbs.com from the pole and won the first step. He led 108 laps, a top in the race, and was credited with a 14th place finish.

"We ran out of gas," Busch said. "It's difficult to save fuel as a leader and I was able to extract all the information possible. My team did an incredible job telling me about the different situations, and we arrived a little shy about fuel.

"Wow, what a car. Thanks to Doug Yates and everyone at Ford. Very impressive."

NASCAR responded to Busch's concerns in a statement: "We were closely monitoring each car involved and actively communicating with the observers and safety trucks at Turn 1. All cars were able to drive on their own or report that they were clear. As always, we make every effort to make our fans in the stands and at home green, which we did. "