Busch wins at Bristol again
By AP Wire Service on Aug 24, 2013, at 2:31 AM Updated on 8/24/13 at 6:10 AM
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Matt Kenseth restored order to a chaotic week for NASCAR with a steely victory over teammate Kyle Busch in the opening race for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Just when it appeared Kyle Busch couldn't be any stronger in a Nationwide Series race, he broke the record for most laps led on a 1.5-mile track in a Nationwide race in winning the Dollar General 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - The crowd showered Kyle Busch with boos Friday night as he celebrated yet another Bristol Motor Speedway win in Victory Lane.
"Whether you're booing or cheering, glad you're here," Busch said over the public address system. "Hope you're booing more tomorrow when we take home another trophy."
It wouldn't be out of the question for Busch, who will be going for a Bristol sweep in Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race. He won Wednesday night's Truck Series race and dominated Friday night's Nationwide Series race, starting from the pole and leading 228 of the 250 laps.
"You've got to win two to go for three, so here's two," said Busch, who has 15 career national wins at Bristol and swept the week in August 2010.
His win Friday was the 60th Nationwide series win of his career, and 120th spanning NASCAR's three national series. It was also his 15th of the season after winning just one race in all three series last season.
"It comes from preparation, it comes from the shop, it comes from practice here," said Busch, who also praised crew chief Adam Stevens. "Adam and I, we work real well together."
Brad Keselowski was second, followed by Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Kyle Larson, Trevor Bayne, Ty Dillon, Kasey Kahne, Brian Scott and Elliott Sadler.
Sam Hornish Jr. entered the race as the Nationwide Series points leader but had a spark-plug wire problem and finished 12th. He has a six-point lead over Austin Dillon, who gained two spots in the standings.
Other - Motorsports
Matt Kenseth restored order to a chaotic week for NASCAR with a steely victory over teammate Kyle Busch in the opening race for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Just when it appeared Kyle Busch couldn't be any stronger in a Nationwide Series race, he broke the record for most laps led on a 1.5-mile track in a Nationwide race in winning the Dollar General 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday.
