By Team Ford Racing Correspondent

Talladega, Ala. — Trevor Bayne had a wild race, one that was especially weird considering his fourth-place qualifying spot.

Bayne was sort of a free agent in the tandem drafting pool. With Ford drivers working under directions that discouraged them from drafting with Chase contenders in other manufacturer camps, Bayne ran much of the day with Robby Gordon.

But Bayne wound up in the middle of the upfront drafting pack at the end of the race and was hooked up briefly with Jeff Gordon. They had drafted successfully together at Daytona International Speedway in February as Bayne won the Daytona 500.

Bayne broke away from Gordon in the closing miles and after the race tweeted on his Twitter account that he wasn’t pleased with the way the race concluded.

"I'm not happy about what this has become," Bayne wrote. "It's too premeditated. We should be able to go with whoever is around. I would have rather pulled over and finished last than tell [Gordon] I would work with him and then be strong armed into bailing."

Gordon finished 27th.