Kyle Busch has backed-up victory as an owner in the Nationwide Series race at Richmond, with a win as a driver in the Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers Sprint Cup race.
The win was his first of 2012 in NASCAR’s premier racing series and broke a 22-race winless streak.
After watching his brother Kurt steer his team’s car to victory lane on Friday night, Kyle Busch made the most of a late race re-start to jump Tony Stewart, who appeared headed for victory.
Stewart was left fuming after claiming the caution for debris was little more a than plastic soft drink bottle. With all the leaders coming to the pits with 13 laps left to run for fresh tyres, Busch beat him out of the pits and then streaked away at the re-start to lead home Dale Earnhardt Jr and Stewart across the finish line.
Carl Edwards was another one questioning the officials after he was black flagged for jumping the restart with 81 laps remaining.
Edwards lined up next to Stewart for the restart, and his spotter told him that he was the leader. But NASCAR ruled Stewart was the leader, so when Edwards sailed past him on the restart he was given the black flag and a drive-through penalty.
A tough evening for Australia’s Marcos Ambrose who battled to find the balance of his car to finish 22nd.
RESULTS : Capital City 400 presented by Virginia is for Lovers
|
FIN |
ST |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s Ms. Brown | 47/1 | 400 | Running |
| 2 | 10 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 42/0 | 400 | Running |
| 3 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 42/1 | 400 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 40/0 | 400 | Running |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 39/0 | 400 | Running |
| 6 | 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 39/1 | 400 | Running |
| 7 | 23 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 37/0 | 400 | Running |
| 8 | 1 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | 37/1 | 400 | Running |
| 9 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 35/0 | 400 | Running |
| 10 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 36/2 | 400 | Running |
| 11 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 33/0 | 400 | Running |
| 12 | 20 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 32/0 | 400 | Running |
| 13 | 31 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards | 31/0 | 400 | Running |
| 14 | 37 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald’s | 30/0 | 400 | Running |
| 15 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army Reserve | 29/0 | 400 | Running |
| 16 | 4 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 28/0 | 400 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush’s Baked Beans | 27/0 | 400 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M “Give Kids A Smile” | 26/0 | 400 | Running |
| 19 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches | 26/1 | 400 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 24/0 | 400 | Running |
| 21 | 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 23/0 | 400 | Running |
| 22 | 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | S tanley |
22/0 | 400 | Running |
| 23 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 21/0 | 400 | Running |
| 24 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 20/0 | 400 | Running |
| 25 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Brakes | 19/0 | 400 | Running |
| 26 | 11 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield “Helping Hungry Homes” | 18/0 | 398 | Running |
| 27 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 17/0 | 398 | Running |
| 28 | 13 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 16/0 | 397 | Running |
| 29 | 17 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 15/0 | 397 | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 15/1 | 397 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | BB&T | 13/0 | 396 | Running |
| 32 | 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 12/0 | 394 | Running |
| 33 | 33 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 11/0 | 394 | Running |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Virginia Faith & Freedom Coalition | 0 | 392 | Running |
| 35 | 40 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Chevrolet | Little Joes A utos.com / Link-Belt |
9/0 | 391 | Running |
| 36 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 8/0 | 355 | Running |
| 37 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 7/0 | 139 | Running |
| 38 | 32 | 26 | Josh Wise * | Ford | Morristown Driver’s Service | 6/0 | 127 | Running |
| 39 | 25 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 5/0 | 67 | In Pit |
| 40 | 43 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 0 | 29 | Running |
| 41 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 28 | Running |
| 42 | 39 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 0 | 23 | Running |
| 43 | 36 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Tommy Williams Drywall | 1/0 | 19 | Out of Race |
* Denotes Rookie
STANDINGS : Race 9 of 36
|
RANK |
+/- |
DRIVER |
POINTS |
BEHIND |
STARTS |
POLES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
| 1 | — | Greg Biffle | 338 | Leader | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | +2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 333 | -5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | +2 | Denny Hamlin | 329 | -9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | -1 | Matt Kenseth | 328 | -10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | -3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 316 | -22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | +1 | Jimmie Johnson | 314 | -24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | -1 | Kevin Harvick | 313 | -25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | — | Tony Stewart | 307 | -31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | — | Carl Edwards | 287 | -51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | — | Ryan Newman | 278 | -60 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | +2 | Kyle Busch | 265 | -73 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | -1 | Clint Bowyer | 264 | -74 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | +2 | Brad Keselowski | 252 | -86 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | — | Paul Menard | 249 | -89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | -3 | Joey Logano | 241 | -97 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | — | Juan Montoya | 239 | -99 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | +1 | Jeff Gordon | 221 | -117 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | +1 | Jamie McMurray | 220 | -118 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | +5 | Mark Martin | 218 | -120 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | -3 | Jeff Burton | 214 | -124 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | +2 | AJ Allmendinger | 213 | -125 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | -1 | Marcos Ambrose | 209 | -129 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +3 | Kasey Kahne | 205 | -133 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | -4 | Aric Almirola | 205 | -133 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | -3 | Regan Smith | 204 | -134 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | Kurt Busch | 190 | -148 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | — | Bobby Labonte | 188 | -150 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | Casey Mears | 160 | -178 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +1 | David Ragan | 135 | -203 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | David Gilliland | 134 | -204 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | — | David Reutimann | 132 | -206 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | — | Dave Blaney | 126 | -212 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | Landon Cassill | 125 | -213 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | Travis Kvapil | 119 | -219 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | David Stremme | 76 | -262 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | J.J. Yeley | 73 | -265 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | — | Brian Vickers | 66 | -272 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | — | Michael McDowell | 56 | -282 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | — | Brendan Gaughan | 50 | -288 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | — | Ken Schrader | 47 | -291 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +1 | Josh Wise* | 37 | -301 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -1 | Tony Raines | 35 | -303 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | — | Terry Labonte | 27 | -311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | — | Hermie Sadler | 13 | -325 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | — | Scott Riggs | 13 | -325 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | — | Stephen Leicht | 9 | -329 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | Robby Gordon | 6 | -332 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | Scott Speed | 2 | -336 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | Trevor Bayne | 0 | -338 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | -1 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | Mike Bliss | 0 | -338 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | Elliott Sadler | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | Reed Sorenson | 0 | -338 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | Joe Nemechek | 0 | -338 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | Danica Patrick | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | — | Cole Whitt | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | -2 | Timmy Hill | 0 | -338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | Tim Andrews | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -3 | Michael Waltrip | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -2 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -2 | Jeff Green | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -2 | Bill Elliott | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -2 | Stacy Compton | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -2 | Mike Wallace | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | -2 | Kenny Wallace | 0 | -338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Denotes Rookie
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