Busch takes Truck win at Atlanta

Busch takes Truck win at Atlanta

Kyle Busch captured Saturday afternoon’s EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No.51 Chevrolet crossed the finish line 0.971 second ahead of Ron Hornaday Jr. but Hornaday Jr.’s finish was good enough to give him the series points lead. The victory was Busch’s first win in eight starts this season and fifth of his truck career. Hornaday Jr. brought the field to the green flag for 130 laps of tight high- speed racing. But right beside him was the points leader and they raced into the first turn, side-by-side. Hornaday Jr. held off Skinner to lead the first lap and gain five important bonus points. But while Hornaday Jr. had his eye on Skinner, Busch slipped underneath both drivers to grab the lead on lap three. Busch quickly moved out to a one and-a-half second lead over Skinner. Before 20 laps were completed Hornaday Jr. got around Skinner for second place and it appeared Skinner was just cruising around waiting for later in the race. Busch was still the leader on lap 31 when the caution flag flew for the first time. All the leaders pitted for fuel and tires. Skinner’s crew decided on a two-tire stop and the decision gave him the race lead. Mark Martin also beat Busch off pit road to grab second place. Two laps into the green-flag run Hornaday Jr. charged into the lead from fourth place. Busch was still fast after the stop and got around Skinner for second place. More at Miami Herald UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS 1 3 51 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Red Top Auto Auction 195/10 130 Running 2 1 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Camping World / RVs.com 175/5 130 Running 3 8 23 Johnny Benson Toyota Toyota Certified Used Vehicles 170/5 130 Running 4 15 21 Mark Martin Ford BUBBA Burger / Bush’s Beans 160/0 130 Running 5 2 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Toyota Tundra 160/5 130 Running 6 29 09 Joey Clanton * Ford Zaxby’s 150/0 130 Running 7 12 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 146/0 130 Running 8 23 77 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Resort 142/0 130 Running 9 11 9 Ted Musgrave Toyota Team ASE / Germain Mtr Co. 138/0 130 Running 10 14 59 Terry Cook Toyota Harris Trucking 134/0 130 Running 11 5 6 Travis Kvapil Ford K&N Filters 130/0 130 Running 12 6 14 Rick Crawford Ford Power Stroke Diesel 127/0 130 Running 13 18 18 Dennis Setzer Dodge Fastenal 124/0 130 Running 14 17 27 Jacques Villeneuve Toyota UNICEF 121/0 130 Running 15 27 10 David Starr Ford Maxx Force Diesel 118/0 130 Running 16 31 4 Ryan Mathews Dodge Open Joist 115/0 130 Running 17 30 15 Shane Sieg Chevrolet Only78.com 112/0 130 Running 18 24 47 Regan Smith Chevrolet Ginn Resorts 109/0 130 Running 19 21 16 Brian Scott Ford Strutmasters.com 106/0 130 Running 20 10 13 Willie Allen * Chevrolet Nat’l Pork Board / ThorSport Racing 103/0 129 Running 21 25 07 Tim Sauter * Chevrolet Lester Buildings 100/0 129 Running 22 28 103 Justin Marks Toyota Voodoo Ride / Germain Toyota 97/0 129 Running 23 16 1 Brandon Whitt Toyota RFMS Inc. / Red Horse Racing 94/0 129 Running 24 4 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Lumber Liquidators 91/0 129 Running 25 26 60 Jack Sprague Toyota Con-way Freight 88/0 127 Running 26 9 99 Erik Darnell Ford Northern Tool + Equipment 85/0 126 Running 27 19 8 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet thegpsstore.com / Garmin 82/0 123 Running 28 33 08 Travis Kittleson Chevrolet Bob Steele Chevrolet 79/0 123 Running 29 32 171 Wayne Edwards Ford Fast Track II Degreaser 76/0 123 Running 30 20 50 T.J. Bell Ford Heathcliff’s Cat Litter 73/0 120 Running 31 36 7 Jason White * Dodge Gunbroker.com 70/0 88 Too Slow 32 35 112 Patrick Sheltra Chevrolet Racegear.com 67/0 86 Too Slow 33 34 63 Scott Lynch Ford Cooper Bussmann 64/0 86 Too Slow 34 13 75 Clay Rogers Chevrolet Spears Manufacturing 61/0 44 Accident 35 7 00 Josh Wise Toyota Aaron’s Lucky Dog 58/0 44 Accident 36 22 40 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Curtis Key Plumbing 55/0 43 Accident Bookmark to:

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