▁He ▁tied ▁with ▁Rob by ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Tony ▁Stewart ▁as ▁the ▁three ▁drivers ▁to ▁finish ▁ 6 th , ▁the ▁best ▁Indian apolis ▁finish ▁for ▁Double ▁D ut y ▁drivers . ▁Bus ch ▁arrived ▁in ▁Charlotte ▁with ▁time ▁to ▁spare , ▁but ▁was ▁still ▁required ▁to ▁start ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁field ▁due ▁to ▁missing ▁the ▁mand atory ▁pre - race ▁driver ' s ▁meeting . ▁He ▁ran ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 5 , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁a ▁mid - race ▁engine ▁failure . ▁He ▁completed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁racing . ▁Bus ch ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁Bus ch ' s ▁effort ▁was ▁documented ▁on ▁the ▁N BC SN ▁series ▁ 3 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 – present ▁Indiana ▁native ▁Jeff ▁Gordon , ▁during ▁his ▁last ▁NAS C AR ▁S print ▁Cup ▁Series ▁season , ▁drove ▁the ▁pace ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ▁before ▁flying ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁for ▁the ▁C oca - Col a ▁ 6 0 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁never ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁win ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 ▁five ▁times . ▁ ▁Doug ▁R ice , ▁the ▁anchor ▁of ▁the ▁Performance ▁Racing ▁Network , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁anchor ▁for ▁the ▁Br icky ard ▁ 4 0 0 ▁on ▁the