Just noticed this writeup from the guy who was riding along on the second lap. Explains the problems in detail... http://www.trucktrend.com/features/1603-we-race-the-2017-ford-f-150-raptor-and-win-mint-400/ The relevant bits:
I wonder if all the naysayers bothered to read this... "It was about Mile 55 where the course started to take the upper hand. After pounding through 168 miles of absolutely punishing topography, Greg noticed a loose feeling in the steering wheel. We pulled over and upon inspection noticed that the rear bolt on the front passenger lower control arm had come loose. Greg and Bill grabbed some tools, got it tight, and we were back underway in no time flat. Unfortunately, a few miles latter it happened again. This time, however, the bolt had pulled the nut through the damaged sheet metal of the lower control arm mount. We promptly got on the radio and alerted the crew at Pit B, located at race mile 71, to start looking for a welder, washers, and a new bolt. While limping the truck the last ten miles to the pit, as if we needed another issue, the truck experienced a flat tire. None of us were able to find the damage that caused the tire to go flat, so that remains a mystery to this day. After an expeditious tire change we were back underway, praying the truck would stay together long enough to get us to the pit."
