RFK Racing cars reportedly open a 37-second lead at Talladega

At Talladega, Motorsport said RFK Racing's three cars were almost 30 seconds ahead of the pack. Another observer described the pack as saving fuel and reported RFK's lead rising from 17.8 to 29.6, then 37 seconds. At the last update, the observer said the RFK cars were at the start-finish line while the field was in Turn 2.