Days after accepting the role as substitute driver for the injured Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch earned his third Nationwide Series win by taking Saturday’s Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International.
Busch, driving Keselowski’s No.22 Dodge for Penske Racing, held off his fellow Sprint Cup Series competitors Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano and younger brother Kyle Busch during a green-white-checkered finish for his second Nationwide win at this Upstate New York road course.
The Busch brothers were the only drivers who led in this event, with Kyle holding the top spot for a race-high 48 laps and Kurt, the pole sitter, in front for the other 27 circuits. MiamiHerald.com
“I just have to thank this crew for allowing me to step in. They were starting to call me Buschlowski, because I was wearing Brad’s fire suit,” Busch said.
Edwards finished fifth, Paul Menard, Ron Fellows, Aric Almirola, Trevor Bayne and Elliott Sadler completed the top 10.
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 2 7 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 20 Joey Logano Toyota 4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 60 Carl Edwards Ford 6 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet 7 5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 8 88 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 9 16 Trevor Bayne Ford 10 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 11 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 12 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 13 32 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 14 11 Brian Scott Toyota 15 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 16 66 Steve Wallace Toyota 17 30 James Buescher Chevrolet 18 38 Jason Leffler Chevrolet 19 62 Michael Annett Toyota 20 1 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 21 21 Tim George Jr. Chevrolet 22 19 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 23 23 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 24 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 25 39 Casey Roderick Ford 26 97 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 27 175 Tomy Drissi Ford 28 40 Josh Wise Chevrolet 29 81 Blake Koch * Dodge 30 28 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 31 15 Timmy Hill * Ford 32 9 Kenny Wallace Toyota 33 70 Dennis Setzer Dodge 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 35 14 Eric McClure Chevrolet 36 164 Jason Bowles Toyota 37 153 Andrew Ranger Dodge 38 167 J.R. Fitzpatrick Ford 39 52 Dan Clarke Chevrolet 40 49 Mark Green Chevrolet 41 182 J.J. Yeley Dodge 42 113 T.J. Bell Dodge 43 44 Jeff Green Chevrolet
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