Busch Routs Field to Take Second NCWTS Victory of the Season

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In the inaugural NASCAR night race at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch put on quite the show. He led 104 laps en route to his first career NCWTS win at the track.

He began the race from the pole and led early despite numerous caution periods that occurred in the first 35 laps.

The biggest challenge Busch faced throughout the night came from Brad Keselowski Racing. Joey Logano had a very strong truck, but he could not manage to hold off the No.51 truck for long. Logano’s teammate Ryan Blaney also gave Busch a run for his money on multiple restarts.

Both Logano and Blaney were running one-two around lap 84. That soon changed on lap 85 when Blaney was in a violent turn two wreck.

While Blaney was contesting Logano for the top spot, he got loose and slid up the track and spun out. The wreck took a turn for the worse when the trucks of Johnny Sauter and Tyler Young went high and ran right into the No.29 truck. All drivers were okay after the incident.

Busch’s time at the front came in varying portions of the race, but once the finished neared, he was pacing the field. He took over the lead for the last time with 21 laps remaining.

“I’m a winner at Kansas” Busch told FOX Sports in a surprised tone. He has struggle mightily at the speedway in the past so the win must boost his confidence.

Notable performances by series regulars came from Martinsville winner Matt Crafton and Tayler Malsam. Crafton finished second and became the new point’s leader. Malsam placed fifth in his first start of the season.

The Camping World Truck Series will be back in action next Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

Results via ESPN.com

POS DRIVER CAR MANUFACTURER LAPS MONEY START LED PTS BONUS PENALTY
1 Kyle Busch 51 Toyota 167 1 104 0 0 0
2 Matt Crafton 88 Toyota 167 9 0 42 0 0
3 Joey Logano 19 Ford 167 5 41 0 0 0
4 Austin Dillon 20 Chevrolet 167 7 18 0 0 0
5 Tayler Malsam 32 Chevrolet 167 13 0 39 0 0
6 Jeb Burton 13 Toyota 167 6 0 38 0 0
7 German Quiroga Jr. 77 Toyota 167 17 1 38 1 0
8 Ron Hornaday Jr. 30 Chevrolet 167 14 0 36 0 0
9 Joe Nemechek 8 Toyota 167 16 0 35 0 0
10 Mason Mingus 35 Toyota 167 18 0 34 0 0
11 John Wes Townley 5 Toyota 167 11 0 33 0 0
12 Joey Coulter 21 Chevrolet 165 10 0 32 0 0
13 Jennifer Cobb 10 Chevrolet 163 27 0 31 0 0
14 Timothy Peters 17 Toyota 158 8 0 30 0 0
15 Darrell Wallace Jr. 54 Toyota 156 21 0 29 0 0
16 Justin Jennings 63 Chevrolet 154 26 0 28 0 0
17 T.J. Bell 50 Chevrolet 150 24 0 27 0 0
18 Norm Benning 57 Chevrolet 140 29 0 26 0 0
19 Bryan Silas 99 Chevrolet 125 22 0 25 0 0
20 Ben Kennedy 31 Chevrolet 115 30 0 24 0 0
21 Johnny Sauter 98 Toyota 85 3 0 23 0 0
22 Ryan Blaney 29 Ford 84 2 2 23 1 0
23 Tyler Young 02 Chevrolet 84 15 0 21 0 0
24 Brennan Newberry 9 Chevrolet 76 12 0 20 0 0
25 Jimmy Weller III 07 Chevrolet 49 20 1 20 1 0
26 Todd Shafer 08 Chevrolet 37 23 0 18 0 0
27 Brian Ickler 7 Toyota 9 4 0 17 0 0
28 Ryan Ellis 0 Chevrolet 8 28 0 0 0 0
29 Charles Lewandoski 42 Chevrolet 3 25 0 15 0 0
30 Spencer Gallagher 23 Chevrolet 0 19 0 14 0 0
31 Scott Stenzel 36 Chevrolet 0 31 0 0 0 0