Kyle Busch didn’t make The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this season so he’s trying to do the next best thing - win the Nationwide Series championship and as many Camping World Truck Series races as he can.
Saturday Busch notched his sixth Truck win of the season when Billy Ballew Motorsports teammate Aric Almirola pushed Busch past Todd Bodine in the final quarter-mile to win the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. AHN
Busch and Almirola tucked in behind Bodine on the final lap then waited until they emerged from the fourth turn to make their move. The two jumped to the outside and Almirola drilled Busch’s rear fender, propelling them past Bodine in the final yards.
“It stinks sometimes when you have to push your teammate to victory, but hopefully Aric wanted to do it,” Busch said.
The finish was Almirola’s best in the truck series. He received a heartfelt “thank you” from Busch moments after the race was over and Bodine credited Almirola for “doing the right thing” by helping Busch get the win. The Associated Press
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 51 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 15 Aric Almirola Toyota 3 30 Todd Bodine Toyota 4 25 Terry Cook Toyota 5 24 David Starr Toyota 6 212 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 7 60 Stacy Compton Toyota 8 8 Dennis Setzer Chevrolet 9 153 Justin Hobgood Chevrolet 10 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 11 117 Timothy Peters Toyota 12 6 Colin Braun Ford 13 8 Chrissy Wallace Chevrolet 14 13 Johnny Sauter * Chevrolet 15 10 James Buescher * Ford 16 129 J.R. Fitzpatrick * Chevrolet 17 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 18 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet 19 5 Mike Skinner Toyota 20 4 Ricky Carmichael * Chevrolet 21 14 Rick Crawford Ford 22 9 Max Papis Toyota 23 16 Brian Scott Toyota 24 7 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 25 102 Steve Park Chevrolet 26 28 Andy Lally Chevrolet 27 81 Tayler Malsam * Toyota 28 148 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 29 11 T.J. Bell Toyota 30 41 Chris Jones * Dodge 31 176 Ryan Hackett * Ford 32 23 Jason White Dodge 33 121 Sean Murphy Dodge 34 47 Brandon Knupp Chevrolet 35 171 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 36 250 Jennifer Jo Cobb Dodge
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