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Cars got caught a lap down by the long green flag pit sequences (15-20 laps) being interrupted by yellows. Even with a wave-by, a lot of guys went two laps down to the leader when they made a stop under green.
You often needed the ability to pass traffic on the outside, and Helio was about the only one who had a car that would do that at will.
People forget that, last year, Dixon had a stranglehold on the race until he wrecked his utterly dominant Ganassi car.
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