Check off a major accomplishment from Kyle Busch’s bucket list.
Busch fended off strong challenges from David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray to win Saturday’s Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway and complete his unprecedented sweep of three NASCAR national touring events at the same track in the same week.
On Lap 429 of 500, Busch nosed past Reutimann after an intense 15-lap battle and pulled away to a Cup Series victory that fit quite nicely with his win Wednesday in the Truck Series and his triumph Friday in the Nationwide Series. NASCAR.com
“I’ve been trying to do this since I started my NASCAR career, and fortunately tonight, I was able to get it done,” Busch said just after he climbed out of his car and raised a broom in the air in victory lane. “I was the first one to do it, and I’m the first of a lot of things.”
Busch has attempted a three-race sweep in NASCAR on the same week four times before.
Reutimann’s second-place finish came one day after he suffered food poisoning. Aric Almirola drove his car during the first of two practices on Friday. Reutimann recovered from his stomach ailment in time to participate in final practice and qualifying. MiamiHerald.com
FIN CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 0 David Reutimann Toyota 3 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 4 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 5 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 15 83 Reed Sorenson Toyota 16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 17 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 18 20 Joey Logano Toyota 19 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 20 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 21 98 Paul Menard Ford 22 34 Travis Kvapil Ford 23 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 24 26 Jeff Green Ford 25 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 26 38 David Gilliland Ford 27 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 28 37 Tony Raines Ford 29 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 30 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 31 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 32 6 David Ragan Ford 33 82 Scott Speed Toyota 34 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 35 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 36 7 Kevin Conway * Toyota 37 71 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 38 9 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 39 13 Casey Mears Toyota 40 207 Robby Gordon Toyota 41 164 Todd Bodine Toyota 42 66 Scott Riggs Toyota 43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota
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