Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 13, 2014 Photo – Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 13, 2014 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Dollar General Toyota, crosses the finishline to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 225 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 13, 2014 Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
Kyle Busch overcame more than his share of adversity Saturday night in winning the rain-postponed Lucas Oil 225 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Busch came from the rear of the field twice and overcame a caution that put him on the wrong end of a cycle of pit stops to win in his own Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota for the sixth time this year and the 41st time in his career. Continue reading →
Johnny Sauter has made the upper level of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series standings his home this season. He now leads the driver points standings over ThorSport teammate Matt Crafton by seven points and remains the only competitor to appear in the top-five all season. Continue reading →
Kyle Busch wins the Coors Light Pole award after Nationwide Series qualifying at Richmond on September 5, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
The scoring tower displays signage before the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on September 5, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota leads the field pas the green flag to start the Nationwide Series race at Richmond on September 5, 2014 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag to win the Nationwide Series race at Richmond on September 5, 2014 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Kyle Busch celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the Nationwide Series race at Richmond on September 5, 2014 Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Kyle Busch driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Nationwide Series race at Richmond on September 5, 2014 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Picture Perfect
Coors Light Polesitter Kyle Busch led all 250 laps in Friday night’s Virginia529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway and beat runner-up and series leader Chase Elliott to the finish line by 1.323 seconds.
Driving a No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota that was the clear class of the field, Busch won for the fourth time this season, the fifth time at Richmond and the series-best 67th time in his career.
It was the second time Busch has led every lap in a Nationwide Series race, the first coming at Phoenix in 2011 when he led 200 laps after starting from the pole. Continue reading →
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, races Chris Buescher, driver of the #60 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #5 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2014 Photo – Jeff Curry/Getty Images
No wonder they call Kevin Harvick ‘The Closer.’
From the moment Kevin Harvick’s No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet took the lead from polesitter Chase Elliott on lap 37, Saturday night’s Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was an open-and-shut case.
In posting his third NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season and the 43rd of his career, Harvick led the last 159 laps and finished .567 seconds ahead of runner-up Joey Logano. Continue reading →