It was one of those days that reminded everyone just how good Joe Gibbs Racing can be. Kyle Busch led 378 of 500 laps Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, storming to his 10th race win in the past 38 Sprint Cup events. Denny Hamlin finished second, charging up from his 24th-place starting spot and improving six positions in points. Although rookie teammate Joey Logano blew an engine, it was still an afternoon where two championship contenders from the same organization stood out among everyone else.
Of course, the Gibbs team has been here before. The outfit placed three drivers in last year’s championship Chase, led by Busch, who entered the playoff having won a series-best eight races and led the points for 17 consecutive weeks. But once there, he never had a chance. Neither did Hamlin or Tony Stewart, Logano’s predecessor. Parts failures, crashes, cut tires, missed setups…Â Details