NASCAR Nationwide Series: Kroger 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park - Race Results

Kyle Busch salutes the fans after doing a burnout to celebrate his Kroger 200 win at O'Reilly Raceway Park

Kyle Busch salutes the fans after doing a burnout to celebrate his Kroger 200 win at O'Reilly Raceway Park

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Carl Edwards was pressing inside in turn three in a furious attempt to overtake Busch during the last lap of the Kroger 200.

But Busch also carried another nugget of knowledge: If he maintained his momentum, another Nationwide Series victory was his.

On Saturday night, Busch repelled Edwards’ final two-lap rally and edged him by .198 seconds to win at O’Reilly Raceway Park in a green-white-checkered finish that went one lap beyond the scheduled distance. Busch earned his eighth victory in 16 starts on the Nationwide Series this season. Indianapolis Star

“It’s always there, especially at a short track and especially here at ORP,” Busch said. “You’re so vulnerable running around the top side like you do, that people can dive bomb you on the bottom and slide up into you.

“I knew it was there. But if I could just keep enough momentum rolling I felt like anytime he laid a bumper to me he’d get sideways too.”

Aric Almirola finished third in the No. 88 J.R. Motorsports Chevrolet. Polesitter Trevor Bayne and Georgian Reed Sorenson rounded out the top five. FOXNews

FIN	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE
1	18	Kyle Busch 	Toyota
2	60	Carl Edwards 	Ford
3	88	Aric Almirola 	Chevrolet
4	99	Trevor Bayne 	Toyota
5	32	Reed Sorenson 	Toyota
6	62	Brendan Gaughan 	Toyota
7	12	Justin Allgaier 	Dodge
8	22	Brad Keselowski 	Dodge
9	98	Paul Menard 	Ford
10	66	Steve Wallace 	Toyota
11	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. *	Ford
12	16	Colin Braun *	Ford
13	40	Mike Bliss 	Chevrolet
14	70	Shelby Howard 	Chevrolet
15	23	Robert Richardson Jr. 	Chevrolet
16	7	Josh Wise 	Chevrolet
17	11	Brian Scott *	Toyota
18	15	Michael Annett 	Toyota
19	34	Tony Raines 	Chevrolet
20	81	Michael McDowell 	Dodge
21	5	David Starr 	Chevrolet
22	1	Mike Wallace 	Chevrolet
23	21	Morgan Shepherd 	Chevrolet
24	87	Joe Nemechek 	Chevrolet
25	27	Johnny Sauter 	Ford
26	24	Eric McClure 	Ford
27	9	Kevin Hamlin 	Ford
28	33	Ron Hornaday 	Chevrolet
29	31	J C Stout 	Chevrolet
30	38	Jason Leffler 	Toyota
31	20	Matt DiBenedetto 	Toyota
32	35	Jason Keller 	Chevrolet
33	43	Kevin Swindell 	Ford
34	26	Brian Keselowski 	Dodge
35	28	Kenny Wallace 	Chevrolet
36	10	Derrick Griffin	Toyota
37	91	Chase Miller 	Chevrolet
38	90	Danny O'Quinn Jr. 	Chevrolet
39	49	Mark Green 	Chevrolet
40	136	Jeff Green 	Chevrolet
41	52	Chris Lawson 	Chevrolet
42	89	Johnny Chapman 	Chevrolet
43	92	Dennis Setzer 	Dodge

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