There was only one shot for Kyle Busch to win Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway, and it worked out for him.
Busch was the last car to make a green-flag pit stop and took just two tires, which gave him the lead and he held off Carl Edwards to win the Royal Purple 300.
Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Elliot Sadler completed the top five.
Kevin Harvick led the Royal Purple 300 seven times for a race high 64 laps in his Rheem Pool and Spa Heaters/Kevin Harvick Inc Chevrolet. Following his third place finish Harvick said “I hated to give it away, we can’t seem to get going here. I am pleased that we were so competitive. The team really worked hard to make the car so competitive and that’s all we can ask for.” With a wry smile on his face, Harvick also said “I hate to see that thing, (Busch’s #18 Toyota), in victory lane.”
Ricky Stenhouse Jr garnered a lot of high praise for this strong run and fourth place finish at the Auto Club Speedway. The young driver left California the new series points leader and holds a six point advantage over Jason Leffler. After the race a very happy Stenhouse said “we have been consistent, our cars have been fast and we have a lot of momentum. I just hope we can keep it up to be around at the end of the year.”
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NASCAR Nationwide Series: Royal Purple 300 at ACS - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 181 Leader 2 Jason Leffler 175 -6 3 Justin Allgaier 156 -25 4 Aric Almirola 155 -26 5 Reed Sorenson 151 -30 6 Trevor Bayne 150 -31 7 Elliott Sadler 149 -32 8 Kenny Wallace 140 -41 9 Brian Scott 138 -43 10 Mike Bliss 125 -56 11 Steve Wallace 116 -65 12 Danica Patrick 109 -72 13 Michael Annett 107 -74 14 Joe Nemechek 107 -74 15 Ryan Truex* 106 -75 16 Jeremy Clements 104 -77 17 Josh Wise 99 -82 18 Eric McClure 96 -85 19 Derrike Cope(i) 93 -88 20 Morgan Shepherd 89 -92 21 Mike Wallace 81 -100 22 Scott Wimmer 80 -101 23 Robert Richardson Jr. 76 -105 24 Shelby Howard 70 -111 25 Timmy Hill* 62 -119 26 Charles Lewandoski* 43 -138 27 Blake Koch* 42 -139 28 Landon Cassill 41 -140 29 Donnie Neuenberger 39 -142 30 Carl Long 39 -142 31 Kevin Lepage 34 -147 32 Jennifer Jo Cobb* 31 -150 33 Bobby Santos, Iii 27 -154 34 J R Fitzpatrick 26 -155 35 Patrick Sheltra 20 -161 36 Brett Rowe 19 -162 37 Jeff Green 19 -162 38 Tim Andrews 17 -164 39 Kelly Bires 17 -164 40 Daryl Harr 14 -167
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