Chaos broke out over the radios at Michigan as tire failures, strategy calls, and raw emotion collided at 200 mph. One driver tried to stretch it, another just tried to hang on, and someone finally caught the break they’d been chasing all season. But no one got through without a scare.

• A flat tire derailed a leader’s day as the team scrambled to decide whether to pit or gamble on the fuel.
• Fuel pressure, playoff points, and pure adrenaline fueled a frantic final call for track position.
• When the checkered flag dropped, one voice cracked with relief after weeks of coming up short.

Michigan was a test of nerves, tires, and timing; every call had consequences. Check out what the drivers had to say in one of the calendar’s fastest, most nerve-racking racetracks.

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