In a race that featured a record-tying 15 cautions—but none in the final 40 laps—Busch powered past Jeff Gordon for the lead on Lap 352 and pulled away to win Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway and complete a weekend sweep of NASCAR events there.
Busch, who won the Nationwide Series race Friday night at the .75-mile short track, joined Cale Yarborough as the only drivers to win Cup races on their birthdays. With a full year in hand, Busch also holds the record for most victories in the series before turning 25. NASCAR.com
“It’s an awesome win for us,” said Busch, who celebrated with his trademark sarcastic bow to the booing crowd, then later swan-dived into the arms of his Joe Gibbs Racing crew.
“It’s really exciting to win on my birthday and to have my team guys enjoy it as much as I do. They’re having a good time. We struggled for four weeks. It’s been a struggle for us — we haven’t finished where we want to. We made it happen here.” The Associated Press
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FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 4 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 5 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 6 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 9 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 10 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 11 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 12 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 16 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 17 16 Greg Biffle Ford 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 19 20 Joey Logano * Toyota 20 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 21 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 22 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 23 6 David Ragan Ford 24 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 25 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 26 99 Carl Edwards Ford 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28 0 David Reutimann Toyota 29 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 30 98 Paul Menard Ford 31 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 32 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 33 82 Scott Speed * Toyota 34 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 35 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 37 9 Mike Bliss Dodge 38 12 David Stremme Dodge 39 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 40 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 41 37 Tony Raines Chevrolet 42 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 43 66 Dave Blaney Toyota
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