Kyle Busch overcame a transmission missing half its gears to defeat Kevin Harvick in a late-race shootout and win the American Commercial Line 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“When our transmission broke, we didn’t have quite the advantage we thought we did,” Busch said. “We just had to lug along. ... If we would’ve had second or third gear it might have been a little boring for the fans, we might have just pulled away.”
Instead Busch battled Kevin Harvick and Terry Cook in the final few laps before he and Harvick separated. Then Busch blocked Harvick all the way to the finish.
Daytona champ Todd Bodine finished third and said he will not race the next event in Martinsville on March 28 if his team lacks a sponsor.
RANK DRIVER POINTS
1 Kyle Busch 560
2 Todd Bodine 535
3 Mike Skinner 441
4 Ron Hornaday 436
5 Chad McCumbee 426
6 Matt Crafton 423
7 Terry Cook 413
8 T.J. Bell 412
9 Timothy Peters 406
10 David Starr 384
11 J.R. Fitzpatrick* 359
12 Johnny Benson 355
13 Tayler Malsam* 349
14 Brian Scott 347
15 Stacy Compton 345
16 Colin Braun 341
17 Rick Crawford 336
18 Ricky Carmichael* 333
19 James Buescher* 333
20 Shane Sieg 327
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