Busch Edges Logano For 37th Career Win

With this 37th win, Kyle Busch takes sole possession of second place on the all-time series wins list behind Mark Martin with 48
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Kyle Busch beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano in a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Friday night’s Dollar General 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

Busch got a break when series points leader Brad Keselowski ran out of fuel on the final caution lap before the last green-flag run, which began with a restart on Lap 202. Keselowski’s misfortune allowed Busch to move to the front of the outside line, beside his teammate.

Busch was able to pin Logano to the bottom of the track and clear his teammate for the win. The race ended under caution because of a wreck on the frontstretch after Busch took the while flag to begin the final lap.

The victory was Busch’s seventh of the season and 37th all time, breaking a tie for second with Kevin Harvick on the all-time list. Braun Racing’s Brian Scott, David Reutimann and Jason Leffler finished third through fifth, respectively, as Toyotas swept the top five positions.

Danica Patrick finished a career-best 24th in her fifth series start.

Kyle Busch battled Joey Logano throughout Friday’s race leading four times for 110 laps. Logano led twice for the second most laps at 51. They finished first and second
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Busch, who led a race-high 110 laps, took the lead for the first time on Lap 10 and dominated the race—despite a pit-road speeding call that required a pass-through penalty under green—until NASCAR threw a caution for debris in Turn 2 on Lap 141.

Logano took the lead on the subsequent restart on Lap 148 and remained out front in clean air.

“It’s over," Busch moaned on Lap 172, trailing Logano by nearly a second. “There ain’t going to be another caution. The freakin’ race is over."

As it turned out, Busch was wrong. NASCAR called a caution for debris on Lap 185, and Busch pitted for four tires and a track bar adjustment designed to loosen the handling of his Toyota. He got his chance to win the race when Trevor Bayne slammed the Turn 1 wall on Lap 196.

Results

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Z-Line Designs 195/10 203 Running
2 5 20 Joey Logano Toyota GameStop 175/5 203 Running
3 18 11 Brian Scott * Toyota AccuDoc Solutions 165/0 203 Running
4 29 10 David Reutimann Toyota Beringer Vineyards 160/0 203 Running
5 19 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips 155/0 203 Running
6 4 60 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 155/5 203 Running
7 1 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 151/5 203 Running
8 20 32 Reed Sorenson Toyota Dollar General 142/0 203 Running
9 9 88 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Suave Men 138/0 203 Running
10 11 12 Justin Allgaier Dodge Verizon Wireless 139/5 203 Running
11 16 98 Paul Menard Ford Richmond Water Heaters / Menards 130/0 203 Running
12 23 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 5-Hour Energy 127/0 203 Running
13 25 42 Parker Kligerman * Dodge Pelletier Brothers, Inc. 124/0 203 Running
14 36 15 Michael Annett Toyota Pilot Travel Centers 121/0 203 Running
15 33 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet HostGator.com 118/0 203 Running
16 35 62 Brendan Gaughan Toyota South Point Hotel & Casino 120/5 203 Running
17 21 16 Colin Braun * Ford Con-way Freight 112/0 203 Running
18 31 40 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Phillips Chevrolet 109/0 203 Running
19 6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * Ford CitiFinancial 106/0 203 Running
20 10 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet Foretravel Motorcoach 103/0 202 Running
21 2 22 Brad Keselowski Dodge Discount Tire 105/5 202 Running
22 34 01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet J Davis Motorsports.com 97/0 202 Running
23 37 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Boss Industries 94/0 201 Accident
24 28 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 91/0 201 Running
25 40 21 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Victory In Jesus 88/0 200 Running
26 32 27 Justin Lofton Ford WeekendWarriorsTV.com 85/0 200 Running
27 14 05 Willie Allen Chevrolet 31-W Insulation 82/0 200 Running
28 39 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup 79/0 200 Running
29 22 24 Eric McClure Ford Hefty Odorblock 76/0 200 Running
30 30 35 Jason Keller Chevrolet LubePro's 73/0 199 Running
31 41 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 70/0 198 Running
32 3 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 67/0 197 Accident
33 38 09 Landon Cassill Ford RAB Racing 64/0 110 Vibration
34 42 43 Brad Baker Ford Pinnacle Truck and Trailer Sales 61/0 102 Vibration
35 15 81 Michael McDowell Dodge K-Love 94.3 58/0 100 Engine
36 7 1 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Pit Road Pets / Phoenix Construction 55/0 71 Tie Rod
37 12 156 Kevin Lepage Toyota RaceDaySponsor.com 52/0 34 Driveshaft
38 26 49 Mark Green Chevrolet GBM Maple Syrup Equipment 49/0 32 Susp.
39 17 91 David Gilliland Chevrolet D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports 46/0 25 Electrical
40 24 37 Josh Wise Ford Curb Records 43/0 22 Overheating
41 13 90 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports 40/0 20 Electrical
42 27 89 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet Victory In Jesus 37/0 4 Rearend
43 43 92 Dennis Setzer Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports 34/0 3 Ignition

* Denotes Rookie