That's when Ragan and Gilliland came charging out of nowhere, sweeping past Edwards and Johnson and to the front.
Heck, Ragan barely even saw teammate David Gilliland hook onto his rear bumper.
Now Ragan has his own win just in time to qualify for the Sprint All-Star race in two weeks.
The victory came a day after Regan Smith won the Nationwide Series race and Ragan was flooded with misfired congratulatory messages on Twitter.
"This is a true David versus Goliath moment here, " Ragan said.
The late accident at Talladega opened the door for the duo from Front Row Racing, David Ragan and David Gilliland to finish 1-2 in last week's race.
"I wouldn't want to line up and have to do it again, " said Ragan, who didn't realize Gilliland was pushing him until he exited Turn 2 on the last lap.
Patrick's car careened back into David Ragan, flipping her hood over the windshield and shredding the left front fender as protective foam from the driver's side door flew onto the track.
Note: One of the forward-looking physicians highlighted below, Dr. Natasha Burgert, is keynoting the 4th Annual Health Care Social Media Summit presented by Ragan Communications and hosted by the Mayo Clinic.
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It was the second career victory for Ragan he also won at Daytona in July 2011 when he drove for Roush Fenway Racing and Gilliland finished second for a 1-2 finish for Front Row Motorsports.
But Gilliland locked up with Ragan for that last-gasp push to the finish and the Front Row Motorsports drivers sliced their way to the front and put Ragan into Victory Lane for the tiny organization's first victory.
High demand for water amid the heat wave and problems with soil shrinking as the ground warms has resulted in burst pipes and low water pressure in Oklahoma City, prompting officials to issue mandatory water-use restrictions for the first time in at least a decade, according to utilities department spokeswoman Debbie Ragan.
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