FORT WORTH, Texas (November 6, 2009) – Kyle Busch (No. 51 Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Toyota) began his trek toward an unprecedented NASCAR triple-header sweep at Texas Motor Speedway with a victory in Friday evening’s WinStar World Casino 350k NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
Busch held off polesitter Matt Crafton (No. 88 Menards/McGuire-Nicholas Chevrolet) by .996 of a second to register his fifth win in his last five starts and fuel his bid for a weekend sweep in NASCAR’s three national series. The victory was Busch’s seventh on the season, which includes the current five-race win streak that began at Bristol in August. It also was his first Camping World Truck Series win at Texas Motor Speedway after finishing runner-up in his last two visits and three of the previous four.
Next up for Busch is Saturday’s O’Reilly Challenge, where he is a heavy favorite having won the last three Nationwide Series races at Texas Motor Speedway.
“I hope I didn’t screw it up for tomorrow since I never won here in the trucks and won the Nationwide race here three times,” Busch said afterward. “We’ll see what we can do. It would be pretty awesome to get all three done here in Texas.”
The key moment for Busch came on Lap 97 when he and points leader Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 33 VFW Chevrolet) battled for the lead. Busch, in pursuit of Hornaday Jr., came up strong, made bumper-to-bumper contact that got Hornaday nearly sideways and then overtook him high to gain the lead on Lap 98 of 147. Busch never relinquished the lead over the final 50 laps to earn his 16th truck series win in only 67 career starts.
Hornaday Jr. finished third, Todd Bodine (No. 30 Copart/PurpleHeartCars.org) fourth and Ovalo, Texas native Colin Braun (No. 6 Con-way Freight/True LTL Ford) fifth.
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Fin |
Str |
Trk |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bns |
Winnings |
Status |
|
1 |
12 |
51 |
Kyle Busch |
Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Toyota |
147 |
195 |
10 |
$66,400 |
Running |
|
2 |
1 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/McGuire-Nicholas Chevrolet |
147 |
175 |
5 |
$43,095 |
Running |
|
3 |
4 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
VFW Chevrolet |
147 |
170 |
5 |
$31,465 |
Running |
|
4 |
2 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Copart/PurpleHeartCars.org Toyota |
147 |
165 |
5 |
$20,405 |
Running |
|
5 |
19 |
6 |
Colin Braun |
Con-way Freight/True LTL Ford |
147 |
155 |
|
$16,755 |
Running |
|
6 |
6 |
13 |
Johnny Sauter # |
Fun Sand/Rio Grand/Curb Records Chevrolet |
147 |
150 |
|
$15,805 |
Running |
|
7 |
15 |
16 |
Brian Scott |
Albertson's Toyota |
147 |
146 |
|
$13,005 |
Running |
|
8 |
13 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Exide Toyota |
147 |
142 |
|
$12,505 |
Running |
|
9 |
16 |
24 |
David Starr |
Zachry Toyota |
147 |
138 |
|
$12,405 |
Running |
|
10 |
8 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar/International Truck Engine Ford |
147 |
134 |
|
$13,630 |
Running |
|
11 |
11 |
23 |
Jason White |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
147 |
130 |
|
$14,080 |
Running |
|
12 |
9 |
4 |
Ricky Carmichael # |
Monster Chevrolet |
147 |
127 |
|
$12,005 |
Running |
|
13 |
20 |
31 |
Scott Wimmer |
Wolf Pack Rentals Chevrolet |
147 |
124 |
|
$9,655 |
Running |
|
14 |
7 |
15 |
Aric Almirola |
Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota |
146 |
126 |
5 |
$11,805 |
Running |
|
15 |
23 |
39 |
Ryan Sieg |
S&W Services Chevrolet |
146 |
118 |
|
$10,780 |
Running |
|
16 |
14 |
29 |
Mikey Kile |
Greased Lightning Cleaning Products
Chevrolet |
146 |
115 |
|
$9,330 |
Running |
|
17 |
10 |
10 |
James Buescher # |
International MAXXFORCE Diesel Ford |
146 |
112 |
|
$11,480 |
Running |
|
18 |
29 |
81 |
Tayler Malsam # |
One-Eighty Toyota |
146 |
109 |
|
$11,380 |
Running |
|
19 |
24 |
17 |
Timothy Peters |
Strutmasters/Red Horse Racing Toyota |
146 |
106 |
|
$11,280 |
Running |
|
20 |
3 |
07 |
Chad McCumbee |
Valvoline Fuel Proof/tiwi Chevrolet |
145 |
108 |
5 |
$11,880 |
Running |
|
21 |
26 |
12 |
Mario Gosselin |
MyTireMonkey.com/James Carter Attorney
Chevrolet |
145 |
100 |
|
$11,080 |
Running |
|
22 |
18 |
60 |
Stacy Compton |
SafeAuto Insurance Toyota |
145 |
97 |
|
$10,980 |
Running |
|
23 |
17 |
11 |
T J Bell Jr. |
Red Horse Racing Toyota |
144 |
94 |
|
$9,630 |
Running |
|
24 |
25 |
25 |
Terry Cook |
Cajun Industries/Harris Trucking Toyota |
143 |
91 |
|
$9,530 |
Running |
|
25 |
28 |
36 |
Tim Andrews |
Mittler Bros. Machine Ford |
143 |
88 |
|
$8,430 |
Running |
|
26 |
32 |
85 |
Brent Raymer # |
EMI Supply, Inc. Ford |
66 |
85 |
|
$8,330 |
Handling |
|
27 |
36 |
87 |
Chris Jones # |
Copy Wizard Chevrolet |
60 |
82 |
|
$8,230 |
Ignition |
|
28 |
22 |
41 |
Marc Mitchell |
Mike Berg Trucking Dodge |
49 |
84 |
5 |
$8,130 |
Transmission |
|
29 |
34 |
57 |
Norm Benning |
Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet |
49 |
76 |
|
$8,030 |
Fuel Pump |
|
30 |
35 |
48 |
Bryan Silas |
Polar Bear 150/Rockingham Speedway Chevrolet |
40 |
73 |
|
$8,430 |
Drive Shaft |
|
31 |
33 |
47 |
Brandon Knupp |
FT 11 Degreaser Chevrolet |
24 |
70 |
|
$7,855 |
Clutch |
|
32 |
31 |
73 |
Ben Stancill |
County Building Center Chevrolet |
16 |
67 |
|
$7,830 |
Accident |
|
33 |
27 |
93 |
Shane Sieg |
S&W Services Chevrolet |
11 |
64 |
|
$7,815 |
Overheating |
|
34 |
21 |
08 |
Johnny Chapman |
tiwi/Valvoline Chevrolet |
6 |
61 |
|
$7,805 |
Electrical |
|
35 |
5 |
98 |
David Gilliland |
Menards Chevrolet |
4 |
58 |
|
$7,795 |
Rear End |
|
36 |
30 |
21 |
Nick Tucker |
GunBroker.com Dodge |
2 |
55 |
|
$7,768 |
Electrical |
| Race Comments: |
Before an estimated crowd of 63,500 Kyle
Busch won the WinStar World Casino 350, his 16th NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following
trucks dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: Nos.
48 and 57 (adjustments outside impound). |
| Failed to Qualify: |
(3) 65 Lance Hooper, 02 Andy Ponstein,
92 John Jackson. |
| Time of Race: |
1 Hrs, 30 Mins, 26 Secs. |
| Average Speed: |
146.296 MPH |
| Margin of Victory: |
0.995 Seconds |
| Caution Flags: |
3 for 14 laps: Laps: 19-23 (#73 accident
backstretch [87]); 56-59 (#57 stall turn 3 [12]); 89-93 (#12 spin turn 4
[None]). |
|
Lead Changes:
|
10 among 7 drivers: M. Crafton 1-19; M.
Mitchell 20-21; T. Bodine 22-46; K. Busch 47-50; R. Hornaday Jr. 51-56;
M. Crafton 57-63; R. Hornaday Jr. 64-90; C. McCumbee 91-93; A. Almirola
94; R. Hornaday Jr. 95-97; K. Busch 98-147. |
| Top 10 Driver Points: |
(1) R. Hornaday Jr. 3,657;(2) M. Crafton
3,460;(3) M. Skinner 3,302;(4) T. Bodine 3,150;(5) C. Braun 3,089;(6) B.
Scott 3,050;(7) J. Sauter # 3,033;(8) T. Peters 3,009;(9) D. Starr
2,987;(10) R. Crawford 2,928. |
| Featherlite Most Improved
Driver: |
Jason White, #23 21 Places |
| Keystone Light Pole Award: |
Matt Crafton, #88 179.354 mph |
| Mahle Clevite Engine Builder
of the Race: |
Kyle Busch, #51 |
| Mobil 1 Command Performance
Driver of the Race: |
Matt Crafton, #88 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts People,
Service and Performance: |
Colin Braun, #6 204.703 seconds |
| Raybestos Rookie of the
Race: |
Johnny Sauter, #13 |
| Sunoco Diamond Performance: |
Kyle Busch, #51 |
| WIX Filters Lap Leader: |
Ron Hornaday Jr, #33 36 Laps |
