Kyle Busch ended Ron Hornaday Jr.’s five-race winning streak, capturing Wednesday night’s O’Reilly 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Busch took the lead on Lap 124 after a lengthy side-by-side battle with Jason White and was a comfortable 2.721 seconds ahead of runner-up Matt Crafton by the time the checkered flag appeared.
“It’s a fun place to race,” Busch said after collecting his third truck win of the season. “I knew we would come here with a fast truck; we’ve been fast every time we’ve come here. … It’s good to be back, finally.”
Hornaday, polesitter Ryan Newman and Brian Scott rounded out the top five.
“Anytime Kyle and I get together, we know we can win races,” crew chief Richie Wauters said. “We thought about (pitting a second time), but the tires are so hard here, they’re not falling off. … We decided to stay out, and it was the right call.”
Wauters replaced Doug George atop the pit box heading into this week’s race.
Busch led twice for 82 laps en route to his 12th career win in the series. White led one time for 86.
Hornaday, running in the top 10, restarted in 17th after pitting during the night’s first caution. He worked his way back into the top 10 and was safely inside the top five at the finish. After winning five consecutive races, Hornaday said he was “just glad (the streak) is over so you guys will stop asking me about it.”
“Bristol is the toughest one. (I) just left a lot out there,” Hornaday said. “Top five is what we needed for points. It’s been pretty cool.”
Hornaday remains atop the standings and leads Crafton by 211 points. Mike Skinner, who had to pit late under green, finished 20th and remained third in the standings.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 51 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 3 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 4 2 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 5 16 Brian Scott Toyota 6 15 Aric Almirola Toyota 7 24 David Starr Toyota 8 11 T.J. Bell Toyota 9 60 Stacy Compton Toyota 10 117 Timothy Peters Toyota 11 4 J.R. Fitzpatrick * Chevrolet 12 6 Colin Braun Ford 13 10 James Buescher * Ford 14 23 Jason White Dodge 15 25 Terry Cook Toyota 16 52 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 17 148 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 18 13 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 19 14 Rick Crawford Ford 20 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 21 8 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 22 187 Chris Jones * Chevrolet 23 184 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet 24 199 Brett Butler Chevrolet 25 85 Brent Raymer * Ford 26 9 Nate Monteith Toyota 27 7 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 28 9 Max Papis Toyota 29 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 30 129 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 31 81 Tayler Malsam * Toyota 32 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 33 171 Rob Fuller Chevrolet 34 121 Nick Tucker Dodge 35 8 Butch Miller Chevrolet 36 47 Wayne Edwards Chevrolet
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