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NNS: Kyle Busch Scores Again
Kyle Busch registers his sixth Nationwide win of the season…
Kyle Busch dominates while setting the record for most Nationwide wins at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (Image: SPEED)
RESULTS
History 300
No real news here. Kyle Busch was in a Nationwide race. He won it.
For the sixth time in nine Nationwide race appearances this season, Busch emerged victorious Saturday in the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leading 186 of the 200 laps.
Although late-race cautions produced a mix of strategies, Busch made it no contest, winning a record seventh Nationwide race at CMS. Oddly, Busch has never won a Sprint Cup race at the track.
“There toward the end, I did have to race hard with Kasey (Kahne) there,” Busch said. “He was catching me a little on the outside. I moved up to keep my momentum and do the same thing he was doing.”
The race was slowed on lap 165 – 35 laps from the finish – after a vicious crash by Travis Pastrana, who lost control of his Ford on the backstretch and slammed hard into the inside wall. Also involved in the accident were John Wes Townley and Joe Nemechek.
The caution that followed the accident offered the opportunity for numerous pit strategies. The top eight drivers did not pit for tires, preferring to preserve track position.
Busch was in first for the restart at lap 173. Kahne stayed close but couldn’t challenge Busch as full-speed racing resumed.
Reed Sorensen slid a few laps later, bringing out another caution.
On the next restart, Busch started in front of Kahne, Parker Kligerman and Kevin Harvick. Harvick picked up four tires on his final pit stop and was in position to challenge for the lead but couldn’t move forward.
The last green flag flew with 13 laps to go. Although Kahne made a brief run at the lead from second place, he couldn’t move past Busch, who won a few laps later.
Kahne finished second, followed by Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Harvick.
“I got to the outside and just didn’t get the run,” Kahne said of his late-race effort. “It was over at that point. I was a little tight and not turning quite good enough. I couldn’t keep up. He kept getting the momentum on the top.
“It’s tough to beat Kyle Busch in this series – in all series, I guess. But it was still a good day for us.”
Dale Earnhardt Sr. led 194 laps in winning a series race at CMS in 1986, so Busch’s Saturday run was not a track record.
What’s the answer to beating Busch? Work harder, Logano said.
“It’s a great team there,” he said. “And Kyle Busch is a good driver. Put all that together, and you have one heck of a deal trying to beat those guys. We’ve got to go back and work harder than them.”
Busch is scheduled to race in 16 of the season’s remaining 23 Nationwide races. “Hopefully, we’ll get a few more ‘W’s there,” he said.
His chances seem quite good.
Regan Smith kept the series point lead with a 10th-place run. He leads second-place Sam Hornish Jr. by 29 points going into next week’s race at Dover, Del.
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 31 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
History 300
No real news here. Kyle Busch was in a Nationwide race. He won it.
For the sixth time in nine Nationwide race appearances this season, Busch emerged victorious Saturday in the History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, leading 186 of the 200 laps.
Although late-race cautions produced a mix of strategies, Busch made it no contest, winning a record seventh Nationwide race at CMS. Oddly, Busch has never won a Sprint Cup race at the track.
“There toward the end, I did have to race hard with Kasey (Kahne) there,” Busch said. “He was catching me a little on the outside. I moved up to keep my momentum and do the same thing he was doing.”
The race was slowed on lap 165 – 35 laps from the finish – after a vicious crash by Travis Pastrana, who lost control of his Ford on the backstretch and slammed hard into the inside wall. Also involved in the accident were John Wes Townley and Joe Nemechek.
The caution that followed the accident offered the opportunity for numerous pit strategies. The top eight drivers did not pit for tires, preferring to preserve track position.
Busch was in first for the restart at lap 173. Kahne stayed close but couldn’t challenge Busch as full-speed racing resumed.
Reed Sorensen slid a few laps later, bringing out another caution.
On the next restart, Busch started in front of Kahne, Parker Kligerman and Kevin Harvick. Harvick picked up four tires on his final pit stop and was in position to challenge for the lead but couldn’t move forward.
The last green flag flew with 13 laps to go. Although Kahne made a brief run at the lead from second place, he couldn’t move past Busch, who won a few laps later.
Kahne finished second, followed by Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Harvick.
“I got to the outside and just didn’t get the run,” Kahne said of his late-race effort. “It was over at that point. I was a little tight and not turning quite good enough. I couldn’t keep up. He kept getting the momentum on the top.
“It’s tough to beat Kyle Busch in this series – in all series, I guess. But it was still a good day for us.”
Dale Earnhardt Sr. led 194 laps in winning a series race at CMS in 1986, so Busch’s Saturday run was not a track record.
What’s the answer to beating Busch? Work harder, Logano said.
“It’s a great team there,” he said. “And Kyle Busch is a good driver. Put all that together, and you have one heck of a deal trying to beat those guys. We’ve got to go back and work harder than them.”
Busch is scheduled to race in 16 of the season’s remaining 23 Nationwide races. “Hopefully, we’ll get a few more ‘W’s there,” he said.
His chances seem quite good.
Regan Smith kept the series point lead with a 10th-place run. He leads second-place Sam Hornish Jr. by 29 points going into next week’s race at Dover, Del.
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 31 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
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