Kyle Busch is not just tough to beat, he rapidly is becoming the living symbol of NASCAR’s Nationwide Series.
The 25-year-old Nevadan claimed yet another victory Friday night with a last-second triumph at the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Busch did it in dramatic fashion as he slipped his Toyota past teammate Joey Logano in the final lap on the way to his seventh series victory in 15 starts this year. Chicago Tribune
“It wasn’t easy,” Busch said. “We didn’t have the track position when it mattered, and the car got really, really tight. But these guys didn’t give up.”
The race finish was set up with three laps to go when Trevor Bayne blew a tire and slammed into the wall, forcing the night’s last caution flag. That sent the race into overtime.
Lining up to take the final green flag, Logano led Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann, Busch and Brian Scott. Keselowski, the series point leader, ran out of fuel seconds before the restart, however, and pitted.
That moved Busch up into position to challenge Logano on the restart, and he moved around his teammate on the outside as they approached the white flag. FOXNews
The victory was Busch’s 37th all time, breaking a tie for second with Kevin Harvick for career wins in the series. Rookie Brian Scott ran third, followed by his Braun Racing teammates David Reutimann and Jason Leffler, as Toyotas swept the top five positions.
Carl Edwards, second in the standings, came home sixth and trimmed Keselowski’s series lead from 277 points to 227. Keselowski finished 21st, one lap down.
Danica Patrick finished a career-best 24th in her fifth Nationwide start.
Busch said he likely would have finished second at best had Keselowski not run out of fuel.
“I don’t think I would have had a shot to win the race,” Busch said. “It was going to take too much to get alongside of Joey, had the restart gone with Keselowski in place. … I couldn’t make the third lane work around the outside.
“I probably could have run second, legitimately. But the way it turned out, I didn’t have to deal with the 22 [Keselowski]. Apparently, those Dodges make good horsepower, but they suck a lot of fuel.” NASCAR.com
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