Kenseth wins Phoenix Busch race
Matt Kenseth won tonight's Busch race at Phoenix International Raceway, beating 2006 champion Kevin Harvick to the flag, after starting the race from pole
It was Kenseth's 20th Busch career win - and his second of the 2006 season.
And Kenseth could only hope he can emulate the feat in tomorrow's Nextel Cup event, where he trails Jimmie Johnson by 17 points in the Chase for the Cup.
Kenseth battled with Harvick in the latter stages of the race, fending off the champion for the final ten laps.
The duo were followed by another Chase contender, Denny Hamlin, in third place, with Clint Boyer and Carl Edwards taking fourth and fifth respectively.
The result means Harvick will not be able to break the Busch series record of ten wins in a single season. He currently has nine victories, with one round remaining in the season.
The race proved difficult for the two Indianapolis 500 winners and NASCAR rookies Juan Pablo Montoya and Sam Hornish Jr.
The duo have not entered the same race since the 2000 Indy event, which was won by the Colombian, while Hornish emulated the feat earlier this year.
In stock car, though, the two have some way to go. Montoya, in his third Busch event, beat debutant Hornish in qualifying - the Colombian qualifying 11th with Hornish in 27th position.
Both had an unremarkable race, though, Hornish crashing out on lap 184 and ending 35th, while Montoya too damaged his car - but made it all through the 203 laps to finish 20th.
Pos Driver Make Laps 1. Matt Kenseth Ford 203 2. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 203 3. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 203 4. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 203 5. Carl Edwards Ford 203 6. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 203 7. Reed Sorenson Dodge 203 8. Shane Huffman Chevrolet 203 9. Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 203 10. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 203 11. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 203 12. Greg Biffle Ford 203 13. Aric Almirola Chevrolet 203 14. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 203 15. Jamie McMurray Dodge 203 16. Steve Wallace Dodge 203 17. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 203 18. Todd Kluever Ford 203 19. Mike Wallace Dodge 203 20. Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 203 21. P.J. Jones Dodge 202 22. Stacy Compton Ford 202 23. Casey Atwood Ford 202 24. Ashton Lewis Ford 202 25. John Andretti Ford 202 26. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 202 27. Stephen Leicht Ford 202 28. Brent Sherman Chevrolet 201 29. Regan Smith Ford 201 30. Erin Crocker Dodge 201 31. Kenny Wallace Ford 194 32. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 194 33. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 186 34. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 185 35. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 184 36. Willie Allen Dodge 183 37. Paul Menard Chevrolet 166 38. Jon Wood Ford 166 39. Michael Waltrip Dodge 165 40. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 120 41. Jerry Robertson Chevrolet 115 42. Scott Wimmer Ford 103 43. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 22
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