Kenseth Wins Darlington's Busch

Kenseth, driving part time in the Busch series, started the race from 24th. He led 50 of the 147 laps of the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 but had effectively dominated the second half of the race.

"This is a great racetrack," Kenseth said in Victory Lane. "It's one of the most fun racetracks we ever come to.

"Really, we had a great handling car on the long runs and that was the key. The first couple of stops were just OK, but the last two, my guys did a great job and they got me the lead."

Kenseth was followed closely to the chequered flag by Kenny Wallace, who stated: "It's one of those deals where I'm always so close. I just got beat at the end. No excuse. I was driving my heart out."

Martin Truex Jr. who had won two Busch races already this year, was content with finishing third this time around.

"I was just off at the start and made adjustments," Truex said. "We were just one pitstop away from being perfect. But we won last week (at Talladega) and third here. We're on the comeback trail."

Diamond Hill Plywood 200 - Darlington Raceway

Pos  Driver               Make        Laps
 1.  Matt Kenseth         Ford        147
 2.  Kenny Wallace        Ford        147
 3.  Martin Truex Jr.     Chevrolet   147
 4.  Greg Biffle          Ford        147
 5.  Jeff Burton          Chevrolet   147
 6.  David Stremme        Dodge       147
 7.  Denny Hamlin         Chevrolet   147
 8.  Jeremy Mayfield      Dodge       147
 9.  Tony Raines          Chevrolet   147
10.  Clint Bowyer         Chevrolet   147
11.  Carl Edwards         Ford        147
12.  Reed Sorenson        Dodge       147
13.  Jason Keller         Ford        147
14.  Ashton Lewis         Ford        147
15.  David Green          Ford        147
16.  Stanton Barrett      Chevrolet   147
17.  Johnny Sauter        Dodge       147
18.  Justin Labonte       Chevrolet   147
19.  Tim Fedewa           Dodge       147
20.  J.J. Yeley           Chevrolet   147
21.  Dale Jarrett         Ford        147
22.  Mark Green           Chevrolet   146
23.  Jimmie Johnson       Chevrolet   146
24.  Shane Hmiel          Chevrolet   145
25.  Robert Pressley      Ford        145
26.  Randy LaJoie         Chevrolet   145
27.  Bobby Hamilton       Dodge       145
28.  Jeff Green           Dodge       145
29.  Kevin Conway         Dodge       145
30.  Paul Menard          Chevrolet   145
31.  Stacy Compton        Ford        144
32.  Brent Sherman        Dodge       144
33.  Kertus Davis         Chevrolet   144
34.  Kasey Kahne          Dodge       143
35.  Jon Wood             Ford        143
36.  Steve Grissom        Ford        143
37.  Derrike Cope         Ford        141
38.  Jeff Fuller          Chevrolet   139
39.  Sterling Marlin      Dodge       133
40.  Jamie McMurray       Dodge       129
41.  Michel Jourdain Jr.  Ford        121
42.  Geoffrey Bodine      Chevrolet    88
43.  Brian Vickers        Chevrolet     1

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Kenseth Wins Darlington's Busch

2003 Nextel Cup Champion Matt Kenseth took his second win at Darlington Raceway yesterday, after earning his eighteenth career Busch victory

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