In a five-lap run to the finish after the 10th caution of the race, Busch held off Edwards by .584 seconds in the Lipton Tea 250 and extended his lead in the championships standings to 82 points over second-place Edwards.
The victory was Busch’s third of the year, his third at Richmond and his 24th in the series. Matt Kenseth finished third, followed by Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. Joey Logano, Mark Martin, rookie Michael McDowell, Jason Keller and Jason Leffler completed the top 10. NASCAR.com
“We’re showing championship form; we just can’t let down,” said Busch, who led 115 laps in the Lipton Tea 250. “Smooth nights like tonight are just picture-perfect.”
“It was really a good race; we just got beat on the restarts,” Edwards said. “I needed a long run to get him back and it just didn’t work out. It was a good points day. It would be all right if Kyle wasn’t in front of us, but we’ll keep him in sight.” USA Today
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FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 60 Carl Edwards Ford 3 16 Matt Kenseth Ford 4 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 5 33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 6 20 Joey Logano Toyota 7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 8 47 Michael McDowell * Toyota 9 27 Jason Keller Ford 10 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 11 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 12 6 Erik Darnell * Ford 13 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 14 7 David Green Toyota 15 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet 16 40 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 17 11 Scott Lagasse Jr. * Toyota 18 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 19 177 Peyton Sellers * Chevrolet 20 1 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 21 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 22 173 Derrike Cope Dodge 23 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 24 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge 25 5 Casey Atwood Chevrolet 26 62 Brendan Gaughan * Chevrolet 27 99 Scott Speed Toyota 28 32 Burney Lamar Toyota 29 136 Marc Davis * Toyota 30 61 Brandon Whitt Ford 31 29 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 32 10 Brian Scott Toyota 33 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 34 15 Michael Annett * Toyota 35 23 Ken Butler III * Chevrolet 36 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 37 172 Benny Gordon Ford 38 12 Justin Allgaier * Dodge 39 24 Eric McClure Ford 40 0 Mark Green Chevrolet 41 91 Terry Cook * Chevrolet 42 49 Kertus Davis Chevrolet 43 90 Johnny Chapman Chevrolet
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