KBM Sweeps Top-Two Spots as Busch Wins Fifth Race of 2014

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In another dominating performance in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Kyle Busch emerged victorious after a battle with the rough and tough Kentucky Speedway. He led most of the event and only surrendered the lead a few times to Brad Keselowski and Darrell Wallace Jr.

Wallace Jr. was just as competitive as the boss throughout the race starting on the front row with Busch and remained in the top-five for much of the night. He even stole the lead on lap two and held it until the No.51 truck stormed back to the front on lap 36.

Following the fourth caution of the night on lap 76 for a John Wes Townley incident, strategy shook up the field. Some drivers opted to stay on track while some hit pit road for either two or four tires. Keselowski did not put fresh tires on and he led on the ensuing restart. However, Busch would get back by with 55 laps remaining.

Keselowski seemed as though he had a prime opportunity to score his first career Truck Series victory late in the race but a costly pit road penalty for removing equipment from the pit box deterred that plan. He restarted at the back of the field and recovered to finish fifth.

Despite a late restart with eight laps to go and a charge from Wallace Jr., Busch maintained the lead and pulled away by the time the checkered flag flew.

This is the No. 51 team’s fifth victory of the season. As an organization, Kyle Busch Motorsports has won nine of the last twelve Truck Series events. They will aim to add another victory to their streak in two weeks at Iowa Speedway when the trucks are back in action.

Results via ESPN.com

POS DRIVER CAR MANUFACTURER LAPS MONEY START LED PTS BONUS PENALTY
1 Kyle Busch 51 Toyota 150 1 91 0 0 0
2 Darrell Wallace Jr. 54 Toyota 150 2 34 43 1 0
3 Ryan Blaney 29 Ford 150 10 0 41 0 0
4 Timothy Peters 17 Toyota 150 7 0 40 0 0
5 Brad Keselowski 19 Ford 150 14 22 0 0 0
6 Matt Crafton 88 Toyota 150 11 0 38 0 0
7 Austin Dillon 20 Chevrolet 150 23 0 0 0 0
8 Ron Hornaday Jr. 30 Chevrolet 150 8 0 36 0 0
9 Johnny Sauter 98 Toyota 150 5 3 36 1 0
10 Ben Kennedy 31 Chevrolet 150 4 0 34 0 0
11 Max Gresham 23 Chevrolet 150 13 0 33 0 0
12 Joey Coulter 21 Chevrolet 150 9 0 32 0 0
13 Tayler Malsam 32 Chevrolet 150 12 0 31 0 0
14 Joe Nemechek 8 Toyota 150 18 0 30 0 0
15 German Quiroga Jr. 77 Toyota 150 6 0 29 0 0
16 Bryan Silas 99 Chevrolet 149 16 0 28 0 0
17 Corey Lajoie 92 Ford 148 15 0 27 0 0
18 Justin Jennings 63 Chevrolet 148 28 0 26 0 0
19 Mason Mingus 35 Toyota 147 20 0 25 0 0
20 Tyler Young 02 Chevrolet 147 22 0 24 0 0
21 John Wes Townley 5 Toyota 147 17 0 23 0 0
22 Jimmy Weller III 08 Chevrolet 146 26 0 22 0 0
23 Caleb Holman 75 Chevrolet 144 21 0 21 0 0
24 Jennifer Cobb 10 Chevrolet 143 27 0 20 0 0
25 T.J. Bell 50 Chevrolet 142 25 0 19 0 0
26 Norm Benning 57 Chevrolet 114 30 0 18 0 0
27 Jeb Burton 13 Toyota 99 3 0 17 0 0
28 Chase Pistone 9 Chevrolet 78 19 0 16 0 0
29 J.J. Yeley 07 Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 0 0
30 Adam Edwards 71 Chevrolet 12 31 0 14 0 0
31 Charles Lewandoski 42 Chevrolet 4 29 0 13 0 0
32 Ryan Ellis 0 Chevrolet 3 32 0 0 0 0