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Kyle Busch gets Daytona win in caution ending.
By JENNA FRYER
Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH — Kyle Busch raced side-by-side with Carl Edwards in the closing laps at Daytona International Speedway, each driver running wide open toward the win.
When a multicar
accident brought out the caution behind them, the field was frozen and no one had any idea who won Saturday night’s race. After an anxious few moments while NASCAR looked at the ending, Busch was awarded the win.
Again.
For Busch, the Sprint Cup Series points leader, it was his sixth Cup win of the year. In all, Busch has 12 victories this
season spanning all three of NASCAR’s top series.
“I can’t believe that we’re here right now,” Busch said in Victory Lane. “We didn’t have the best car. Luckily we were leading there when it mattered most.”
Edwards finished
second and was disappointed not to have one last lap to finish his race with Busch.
Matt Kenseth, Edwards’ teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, was third. He was followed by Kurt Busch, Roush driver David Ragan, Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr..
It seemed for a bit that Jeff Gordon was headed to his first victory of the season as he led 46 laps late and was handily holding off Busch as the race wound down. But with four laps to go, Busch pulled inside of Gordon and claimed the lead mere seconds before a multicar accident brought out a caution.
When a multicar
accident brought out the caution behind them, the field was frozen and no one had any idea who won Saturday night’s race. After an anxious few moments while NASCAR looked at the ending, Busch was awarded the win.
Again.
For Busch, the Sprint Cup Series points leader, it was his sixth Cup win of the year. In all, Busch has 12 victories this
season spanning all three of NASCAR’s top series.
“I can’t believe that we’re here right now,” Busch said in Victory Lane. “We didn’t have the best car. Luckily we were leading there when it mattered most.”
Edwards finished
second and was disappointed not to have one last lap to finish his race with Busch.
Matt Kenseth, Edwards’ teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, was third. He was followed by Kurt Busch, Roush driver David Ragan, Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr..
It seemed for a bit that Jeff Gordon was headed to his first victory of the season as he led 46 laps late and was handily holding off Busch as the race wound down. But with four laps to go, Busch pulled inside of Gordon and claimed the lead mere seconds before a multicar accident brought out a caution.
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