Kyle Busch wasn’t going for a weekend sweep, he wasn’t trying to make any statements and he isn’t ready to say he’s a lock for the Chase.
But he won the Crown Royal Presents The Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 going away on Saturday night after leading 235 of the 400 laps, thanks in part to some inside information from second-place finisher and teammate Denny Hamlin.
Kasey Kahne finished third to make it a 1-2-3 race for Toyota.
Carl Edwards wasn’t in the hunt for the win Saturday night, but his fifth-place finish did allow him to remain the series points leader yet another week.
He holds a nine-point lead over second-place Jimmie Johnson.
“We are still leading the points, and we have stretched it out a little bit, which is great,” Edwards said. “I think that feeling of fifth here will be replaced with the points lead feeling in a little bit, and that will feel better.” News & Observer
Busch gained three spots to third, 30 behind Edwards.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup: Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 at Richmond - Race Results
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Carl Edwards 335 Leader 2 Jimmie Johnson 326 -9 3 Kyle Busch 305 -30 4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 301 -34 5 Kevin Harvick 300 -35 6 Kurt Busch 289 -46 7 Clint Bowyer 284 -51 8 Ryan Newman 277 -58 9 Matt Kenseth 276 -59 10 Tony Stewart 275 -60 11 A.J. Allmendinger 263 -72 12 Juan Montoya 262 -73 13 Mark Martin 256 -79 14 Greg Biffle 250 -85 15 Paul Menard 249 -86 16 Jeff Gordon 240 -95 17 Denny Hamlin 238 -97 18 Kasey Kahne 236 -99 19 David Ragan 231 -104 20 Jeff Burton 214 -121 21 Joey Logano 212 -123 22 Martin Truex Jr. 210 -125 23 Marcos Ambrose 209 -126 24 Jamie McMurray 207 -128 25 Bobby Labonte 198 -137 26 Brian Vickers 189 -146 27 David Reutimann 187 -148 28 Brad Keselowski 179 -156 29 Regan Smith 169 -166 30 David Gilliland 168 -167 31 Robby Gordon 137 -198 32 Dave Blaney 136 -199 33 Casey Mears 132 -203 34 Andy Lally* 116 -219 35 Bill Elliott 100 -235 36 Tony Raines 92 -243 37 Ken Schrader 56 -279 38 Terry Labonte 40 -295 39 Michael McDowell 29 -306 40 J.J. Yeley 27 -308
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