Busch dominates Nationwide race
Kyle Busch has completed an impressive drive for five — and a long NASCAR doubleheader. Busch won his fifth consecutive Nationwide race at Texas Motor Speedway on Monday, joining two-time series champion Jack Ingram and Dale Earnhardt as the only drivers to win five consecutive races in NASCAR's second-tier series at the same track.
Only about an hour after finishing third in the rain-postponed Sprint Cup race earlier in the day — 501 miles over 334 laps — Busch led 153 of the 200 laps in the 300-mile Nationwide race, that was originally scheduled Saturday.
It was Busch's second consecutive Nationwide victory and 33rd of his career. Busch beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano, the pole-sitter, by 0.688 seconds.
Results
FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS |
1 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Z-Line Designs | 195/10 | 200 | Running |
2 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop | 175/5 | 200 | Running |
3 | 22 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Dollar General | 165/0 | 200 | Running |
4 | 12 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 160/0 | 200 | Running |
5 | 16 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem Tankless Water Heaters | 160/5 | 200 | Running |
6 | 7 | 88 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Hellmann's | 150/0 | 200 | Running |
7 | 42 | 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Red Man Moist Snuff | 146/0 | 200 | Running |
8 | 26 | 10 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Beringer Vineyards | 142/0 | 200 | Running |
9 | 8 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 138/0 | 200 | Running |
10 | 9 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Richmond Water Heaters / Menards | 134/0 | 200 | Running |
11 | 18 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | Verizon Wireless | 130/0 | 200 | Running |
12 | 6 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Great Clips | 132/5 | 200 | Running |
13 | 11 | 16 | Colin Braun * | Ford | Con-way Freight | 124/0 | 200 | Running |
14 | 14 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | Diamond Waltrip Racing | 121/0 | 200 | Running |
15 | 10 | 11 | Brian Scott * | Toyota | Dollar General | 118/0 | 200 | Running |
16 | 36 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Pilot Travel Centers | 120/5 | 200 | Running |
17 | 33 | 1 | James Buescher * | Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 112/0 | 200 | Running |
18 | 29 | 7 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 109/0 | 200 | Running |
19 | 30 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | FrontRowJoe.com | 106/0 | 200 | Running |
20 | 15 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 103/0 | 200 | Running |
21 | 13 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | LoanStar Title Loans | 100/0 | 200 | Running |
22 | 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Long John Silver's | 102/5 | 200 | Running |
23 | 40 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | R3 Motorsports | 94/0 | 197 | Running |
24 | 35 | 43 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | Ford | Autism Awareness / O'Reilly Auto Parts | 91/0 | 197 | Running |
25 | 17 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 88/0 | 197 | Running |
26 | 25 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | IAmSecond.com | 85/0 | 196 | Running |
27 | 39 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | The Chloe Duyck Memorial Fund | 82/0 | 194 | Running |
28 | 38 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty | 79/0 | 193 | Running |
29 | 5 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * | Ford | CitiFinancial | 76/0 | 166 | In Pit |
30 | 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 78/5 | 164 | Running |
31 | 20 | 09 | Chad McCumbee | Ford | RAB Racing | 70/0 | 163 | Running |
32 | 34 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | SponsorDavis.com | 72/5 | 129 | Out of Race |
33 | 21 | 104 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Boudreaux's Butt Paste | 64/0 | 100 | Out of Race |
34 | 28 | 05 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 31-W Insulation / Red River Compression | 61/0 | 84 | Out of Race |
35 | 2 | 21 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Zaxby's | 58/0 | 80 | In Pit |
36 | 41 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | Stubb's BBQ | 55/0 | 79 | Out of Race |
37 | 31 | 271 | Justin Lofton | Toyota | WeekendWarriorsTV.com | 52/0 | 65 | In Pit |
38 | 43 | 107 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Danny Efland Racing | 49/0 | 46 | In Pit |
39 | 27 | 90 | Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Chevrolet | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 46/0 | 36 | In Pit |
40 | 19 | 156 | Kevin Lepage | Toyota | Mac Hill Motorsports | 43/0 | 33 | In Pit |
41 | 24 | 91 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports | 40/0 | 29 | In Pit |
42 | 32 | 49 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | Jay Robinson Inc. | 37/0 | 12 | In Pit |
43 | 23 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 34/0 | 4 | Out of Race |
* Denotes Rookie