Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, poses for a photo with the Xfinity Series Pole Award during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 5, 2016 Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
When Kyle Busch finally broke his home-court jinx at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he did it in style.
Leading 199 of 200 laps, Busch won Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series at the 1.5-mile track, pacing a 1-2-3 finish by Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas. The Las Vegas native ended his 0-for-11 drought at his home track, beating teammate Daniel Suárez to the finish line by 0.817 seconds, with Erik Jones rolling across the stripe in third.
The victory was Busch’s second straight in as many starts this season and the 78th of his career, extending his own series record. Continue reading →
Points Leader Sadler Readies to Roll the Dice in Vegas
Bright lights, big casinos, world-class hotels and Las Vegas Motor Speedway welcome the NASCAR XFINITY Series for Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300. For the second-straight week Elliott Sadler has held command of the standings lead as the series embarks on the three-race NASCAR Goes West swing. Following LVMS, the series ‘where names are made’ will head to Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway (Fontana). Continue reading →
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, and Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Hisense USA Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 27, 2016 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
After finishing second five times in 11 NASCAR XFINITY Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch put together a dominating race and held off a late charge by Kyle Larson to win the Heads Up Georgia 250 and become just the second driver to win in all three national touring series at Atlanta. Continue reading →
Sauter(iffic) Performance at Daytona Earns New GMS Driver Spot in Chase
Johnny Sauter made a mad dash past Ryan Truex to the lead as the caution flew on the last lap to win last Friday’s NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
The win came in Sauter’s first race for GMS Racing and was also his first victory since his triumph at Michigan on August 16, 2014. Continue reading →