Kyle Busch has survived a two-lap shootout to win Kentucky Speedway’s maiden NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
Busch was the race long pace-setter, and led by as much as eight seconds during a mid-race 105 lap green-flag run.
A caution for a wrecked Clint Bowyer on Lap 262 of 267 closed the field up however, allowing David Reutimann and Jimmie Johnson a chance of victory.
Busch took his third win of the season ahead of the pair, while Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five.
Marcos Ambrose finished 20th in his Richard Petty Motorsports Ford. The former V8 Supercars driver lost two laps early due to an off-sequence fuel strategy, but fought back to be on the lead lap at the flag.
“At times it was a difficult night, but we hung in there and managed to get a result from the evening,” said Ambrose.
See below for the full race result
|
FIN |
ST |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 | 1 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 48/2 | 267 | Running |
| 2 | 17 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 43/1 | 267 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 41/0 | 267 | Running |
| 4 | 18 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | 40/0 | 267 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 39/0 | 267 | Running |
| 6 | 13 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 38/0 | 267 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 38/1 | 267 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS “We Love Logistics” | 37/1 | 267 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 36/1 | 267 | Running |
| 10 | 14 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 34/0 | 267 | Running |
| 11 | 26 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 34/1 | 267 | Running |
| 12 | 9 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot Foundation | 33/1 | 267 | Running |
| 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 32/1 | 267 | Running |
| 14 | 15 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 30/0 | 267 | Running |
| 15 | 2 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 29/0 | 267 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 28/0 | 267 | Running |
| 17 | 12 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 27/0 | 267 | Running |
| 18 | 16 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA “Good To Go” Rebate | 27/1 | 267 | Running |
| 19 | 22 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 25/0 | 267 | Running |
| 20 | 11 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Porter-Cable Power Tools | 24/0 | 267 | Running |
| 21 | 21 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 23/0 | 267 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | 22/0 | 267 | Running |
| 23 | 30 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today | 0 | 267 | Running |
| 24 | 10 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | 20/0 | 266 | Running |
| 25 | 25 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 19/0 | 266 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Cottonelle Clean Care | 18/0 | 266 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 17/0 | 265 | Running |
| 28 | 23 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | 16/0 | 265 | Running |
| 29 | 37 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 0 | 265 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew | 14/0 | 265 | Running |
| 31 | 35 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 13/0 | 264 | Running |
| 32 | 39 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Cool Works Cup | 12/0 | 264 | Running |
| 33 | 32 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 11/0 | 264 | Running |
| 34 | 42 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Big Red | 0 | 264 | Running |
| 35 | 20 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 9/0 | 259 | Accident |
| 36 | 34 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald’s | 8/0 | 198 | Engine |
| 37 | 43 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Speed Energy | 0 | 90 | Electrical |
| 38 | 41 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 6/0 | 38 | Vibration |
| 39 | 31 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 37 | Brakes |
| 40 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 5/1 | 35 | Transmission |
| 41 | 38 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Standard Publishing | 3/0 | 32 | Electrical |
| 42 | 40 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | WhitneysCollision.com | 0 | 28 | Brakes |
| 43 | 33 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 17 | Electrical |
See below for the full points standings after Race 18 of 36
|
RANK |
DRIVER |
POINTS |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 624 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 620 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 614 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 606 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 605 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 602 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 552 |
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 548 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 538 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 530 |
| 11 | Tony Stewart | 527 |
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | 514 |
| 13 | Juan Montoya | 497 |
| 14 | Greg Biffle | 496 |
| 15 | David Ragan | 494 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 486 |
| 17 | Kasey Kahne | 484 |
| 18 | A.J. Allmendinger | 483 |
| 19 | Mark Martin | 477 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 469 |
| 21 | Brad Keselowski | 466 |
| 22 | Marcos Ambrose | 459 |
| 23 | Martin Truex Jr. | 449 |
| 24 | David Reutimann | 423 |
| 25 | Jeff Burton | 417 |
| 26 | Brian Vickers | 405 |
| 27 | Regan Smith | 399 |
| 28 | Jamie McMurray | 386 |
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | 363 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 328 |
| 31 | Casey Mears | 261 |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | 260 |
| 33 | Andy Lally* | 198 |
| 34 | Robby Gordon | 193 |
| 35 | Tony Raines | 123 |
| 36 | Bill Elliott | 100 |
| 37 | Ken Schrader | 73 |
| 38 | Terry Labonte | 68 |
| 39 | Michael McDowell | 64 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 56 |
| 41 | David Stremme | 27 |
| 42 | Michael Waltrip | 20 |
| 43 | Andy Pilgrim | 18 |
| 44 | Chris Cook | 17 |
| 45 | Boris Said | 16 |
| 46 | Brian Simo | 11 |
| 47 | Geoffrey Bodine | 6 |
| 48 | T.J. Bell* | 5 |
| 49 | Brian Keselowski* | 3 |
| 50 | Steve Park | 2 |
| 51 | Trevor Bayne | 0 |
| 52 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 |
| 53 | Landon Cassill | 0 |
| 54 | Steve Wallace | 0 |
| 55 | Mike Skinner | 0 |
| 56 | Mike Bliss | 0 |
| 57 | Travis Kvapil | 0 |
| 58 | Hermie Sadler | 0 |
| 59 | Joe Nemechek | 0 |
| 60 | Patrick Carpentier | 0 |
| 61 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 0 |
| 62 | David Starr | 0 |
| 63 | Johnny Sauter | 0 |
| 64 | Scott Wimmer | 0 |
| 65 | Dennis Setzer | 0 |
| 66 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 0 |
| 67 | Todd Bodine | 0 |
| 68 | Scott Riggs | 0 |
| 69 | P.J. Jones | 0 |
| 70 | Kevin Conway | 0 |
| 71 | Derrike Cope | 0 |
| 72 | Tony Ave | 0 |
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