Kyle Busch continues Bristol dominance

This little fan's sign says it all

The question isn't whether Kyle Busch will win at Bristol Motor Speedway — it's whether anyone else can find a way to keep him out of Victory Lane.

First off pit road after stops under caution on Lap 429, Busch held off pole-sitter Carl Edwards and defending race winner Jimmie Johnson to win his fifth consecutive race in NASCAR's top three national series at the 0.533-mile short track.

Busch's victory in Sunday's Jeff Byrd 500 was his 20th in the Sprint Cup Series, his first of the season and his second consecutive at Thunder Valley. Busch capped his second weekend sweep in a row at Bristol, having won Saturday's Nationwide Series event.

Kyle Busch

Last August, Busch became the first driver to win three national series races at the same track on the same weekend when he claimed victories in NASCAR's Camping World Truck, Nationwide and Cup series.

Edwards finished second for the second time in four races this season, and Johnson finished third, also for the second time in 2011. Matt Kenseth was fourth and Paul Menard fifth. Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman completed the top 10.

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Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 47/1 500 Running
2 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Scotts EZ Seed 43/1 500 Running
3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 43/2 500 Running
4 11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal Black 40/0 500 Running
5 4 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet CertainTeed / Menards 40/1 500 Running
6 15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 39/1 500 Running
7 20 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 37/0 500 Running
8 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 36/0 500 Running
9 10 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 35/0 500 Running
10 21 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 35/1 500 Running
11 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy 33/0 500 Running
12 9 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 32/0 500 Running
13 16 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans 31/0 500 Running
14 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi Max 30/0 500 Running
15 14 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 29/0 500 Running
16 5 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics" 28/0 500 Running
17 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 28/1 500 Running
18 23 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 26/0 500 Running
19 13 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 25/0 500 Running
20 17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 24/0 498 Running
21 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 23/0 498 Running
22 3 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 22/0 498 Running
23 18 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 21/0 497 Running
24 36 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 20/0 497 Running
25 37 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Accell Construction 19/0 497 Running
26 35 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Long John Silver's 0 496 Running
27 29 34 David Gilliland Ford TMone / Taco Bell 18/1 495 Running
28 41 37 Tony Raines Ford Front Row Motorsports 16/0 494 Running
29 31 09 Bill Elliott Chevrolet Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com 15/0 493 Running
30 26 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 14/0 493 Running
31 28 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 13/0 493 Running
32 42 71 Andy Lally * Chevrolet Super Eco-Fuel Saver 12/0 491 Running
33 25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 11/0 488 Running
34 19 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 482 Running
35 27 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 9/0 456 Engine
36 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 8/0 441 Running
37 43 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 7/0 427 Running
38 40 192 Dennis Setzer Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports 6/0 336 Susp.
39 33 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy / Food City 5/0 127 Accident
40 38 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil 4/0 97 Brakes
41 34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 0 72 Brakes
42 32 60 Landon Cassill Toyota Big Red 0 36 Brakes
43 39 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 1/0 35 Brakes

* Denotes Rookie