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Busch makes Nationwide history with 50th win
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by The 1 | August 27, 2011 at 10:32 am
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- At age 26, Kyle Busch made history in Friday night's Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
In beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano to the checkered flag in a near dead heat (.019 seconds), Busch won his 50th race in the Nationwide Series, breaking a tie with Mark Martin for the top spot on the career victory list.
The margin of victory was the smallest for a race at Bristol since the institution of electronic timing and scoring in 1993.
"It's awesome," Busch said of the 50th win, his 23rd in his past 51 Nationwide starts. "We had Mark with us there in Loudon [when Busch tied the record July 16], and it was a phenomenal way to win 49 races and tie Mark Martin. And then to come here and to be able to beat his record here at Bristol, one of my favorite places and one of the team's favorite places, it was certainly an awesome race."
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at 10:45 on August 27th, 2011
BRISTOL, Tenn.—At age 26, Kyle Busch made history in Friday night’s Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
In beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano to the checkered flag in a near dead heat (.019 seconds), Busch won his 50th race in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series, breaking a tie with 52-year-old Mark Martin for the top spot on the career victory list.
The margin of victory was the smallest for a race at Bristol since the institution of electronic timing and scoring in 1993.
“It’s awesome,” Busch said of the 50th win, his 23rd in his last 51 Nationwide starts. “We had Mark with us there in Loudon (when Busch tied the record July 16), and it was a phenomenal way to win 49 races and tie Mark Martin. And then to come here and to be able to beat his record here at Bristol, one of my favorite places and one of the team’s favorite places, it was certainly an awesome race.”
at 10:51 on September 10th, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kyle Busch found a way to stay out front with a car set up for short runs and pulled away during the final green-flag run to win Friday's Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.
Busch got the opportunity for his career-best 51st Nationwide Series victory and his eighth of the season in 19 starts when Carl Edwards, who had dominated the race, lost three spots during the final round of pit stops under caution.
• Kyle Busch gets his 51st career win in his 221st start, most all-time.
• Busch records his eighth win of 2011, most of all drivers.
• Busch has won three of his past five starts.
• Busch has finished first or second in 12 of his 19 races in 2011.