Kyle Busch dominated his way to a win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, easily holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for his second win in three races.
That Busch and Hamlin were running up front is no big surprise. The two contended last year but were each denied victory because of mechanical problems – Busch lost his power steering while leading, and Hamlin had a fuel pickup issue on the final restart which allowed Jeff Burton to slide by him for the win.
What was more interesting is who wasn’t contending, including preseason title favorite … Details
My first thought after Kyle Busch parked his race car in Turn 3 of Bristol Motor Speedway and left it for the team to retrieve – apparently a display of frustration for his team’s failure during their final pit stop – was that calling out your team, regardless of the circumstances, carries a lot of risk.
The only way you’re effectively allowed to express yourself the way Busch did Saturday afternoon is to follow it up with the way he dominated on Sunday. And by the way, he sure as hell better win the race, too, especially after his team redeemed itself with a solid final pit stop resulting in … Details
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Kyle Busch didn’t bother to smooth things over with the pit crew that cost him a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Quite the opposite, actually.
A day after blaming his Joe Gibbs Racing team for costing him a victory in the Nationwide Series race, Busch leaned on his crew to help him to a dominating win in the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday. There were no apologies for his frustration on Saturday, when he punished his crew for a pit road penalty by …Â Details
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The drivers in or out of the critical top 35 in the Sprint Cup owners’ standings didn’t change following Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After Bristol, among the go-or-go-home set, former two-time champion Tony Stewart and highly-regarded newcomer A.J. Allmendinger remained solidly inside the top 35, as they’ve been all season…. Details