Daring passes are more acceptable with 36 laps left in a race, not 36 laps into one.
When Brown dropped out with four laps left in the 10-lap race, Elliott was on his own.
The finish was set up by an accident with 24 laps left in the 160-lap race that involved 14 cars.
With ten laps left in the race, darkness was creeping in.
But Andretti stayed near the front of the pack and took the lead with seven laps left in the 200-lap race.
The late-afternoon sun glinted off thousands of empty metal seats, and there were still 10 laps left in the race.
The caution that helped end Gordon's chances of a third straight victory came with 79 laps left in the 200-lap race.
With 5 laps left in the race Jack Sprague cut a tire bringing out the caution.
Wheldon took the lead for the first time with only 35 laps left in the 200-lap race.
However with about ten laps left in the race Kurt and Kyle began beating their cars.