Kyle Busch Sweeps Bristol, Making NASCAR History
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch has a tendency to cause controversy, dominate races and make history.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch has a tendency to cause controversy, dominate races and make history.
The drivers introduced themselves at Bristol and Brad Keselowski, apparently still steamed at Kyle Busch for dumping him in the Nationwide race, made his count.
Kyle Busch won the O’Reilly 200 – his third consecutive Truck win at Bristol – when he took the checkered flag under caution ahead of Aric Almirola. Busch pitted once around lap 30 and had just enough fuel to hold onto the lead through a green-white-checkered finish and celebrate with a burnout.
The Sprint Cup boys spent the whole day running from the top to the bottom of Michigan International Speedway… and everywhere in between.
With three races remaining until NASCAR’s Chase begins, Jimmie Johnson is in a tight battle with Denny Hamlin for the wins lead and thus the points lead.
Drivers turned right and left at Watkins Glen and some turned themselves right out of their positions in the NASCAR Power Rankings.
With the checkered flag at Watkins Glen, NASCAR’s two-race road-course experiment has been shelved for another season.
After settling his 2011 plans earlier this week, Allmendinger thanked his Richard Petty Motorsports team with a fourth-place finish at Watkins Glen.
Color me less than impressed. It’s not that I’m not impressed with Kyle Busch’s talent, that’s pretty hard to ignore.
The 24 Hours… err, 500 miles of Pocono not only tested the mettle of all 43 teams Sunday.
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