Busch barely holds off Larson for Bristol Nationwide win
Kyle Busch claimed his fifth Nationwide Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway after beating rookie Kyle Larson to the finish line by just inches in Saturday's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300.
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Kyle Busch claimed his fifth Nationwide Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway after beating rookie Kyle Larson to the finish line by just inches in Saturday's Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300.
After three races, Sadler is tied with Justin Allgaier and Brian Scott for second in points. Sam Hornish Jr. won last Saturday's race at Las Vegas and built a 19-point lead in the series.
Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements has been reinstated after NASCAR suspended him indefinitely two weeks ago for using a racially insensitive remark during an interview with a reporter last month at Daytona International Speedway.
Sam Hornish Jr. claimed his second career victory in the Nationwide Series by winning Saturday's Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
"It was a phenomenal day for us to just get back here in victory lane and feel the taste of it again," Busch said after his Phoenix win. "I was almost nervous, feeling like it was my first win, even though it's win number-52 in the series."
Kyle Busch ended an 18-month winless streak in the Nationwide Series by taking Saturday's Dollar General 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements will have to seek professional help before he is reinstated following his penalty for violating the sanctioning body's code of conduct.
NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements was suspended indefinitely for violating the sanctioning body's code of conduct.
Johnson has not competed in a Nationwide event since Aug. 13, 2011 at Watkins Glen, N.Y., where he finished second in a JRM entry.
Richard Petty Motorsports revealed on Tuesday that driver Michael Annett suffered a fracture and dislocation of his sternum during a crash in last Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.