NASCAR Kansas: Kyle Busch holds on to take victory
Kyle Busch held off Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch to take NASCAR Sprint Cup glory at Kansas for the first time in his career
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had to defend against the Stewart-Haas pair after they pitted for four tyres towards the end, when a late caution came out for Ricky Stenhouse who hit the wall coming out of the final corner.
Like Busch, Matt Kenseth also elected not to pit, but was unable to keep the hunters at bay on the way to his first top five finish of the season.
Pole man Martin Truex Jr led for the majority of the race (172 laps), but loose wheels after his second-to-last pitstop forced him to come back in, and after dropping down the order he ultimately finished 14th.
The only big drama in the race came when Denny Hamlin and Talladega winner Brad Keselowski made contact going three-wide with Kyle Larson, which spun them around and collected Joey Logano.
Both Logano and Hamlin were forced to retire along with Larson, who had been making good progress particularly on restarts up to that point.
Keselowski was able to continue and rounded out the top 10 behind Chase Elliott.
RESULTS - 267 LAPS:
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2h49m20.s |
2 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 1.112s |
3 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 2.723s |
4 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4.139s |
5 | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 6.178s |
6 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7.150s |
7 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7.884s |
8 | A.J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 8.594s |
9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9.124s |
10 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 9.791s |
11 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10.220s |
12 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 10.625s |
13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 10.898s |
14 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 10.902s |
15 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 12.572s |
16 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.077s |
17 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13.438s |
18 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 2 Laps |
19 | Clint Bowyer | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 Laps |
20 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 2 Laps |
21 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 2 Laps |
22 | Brian Scott | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 2 Laps |
23 | Regan Smith | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 2 Laps |
24 | Chris Buescher | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 Laps |
25 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 Laps |
26 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 Laps |
27 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 3 Laps |
28 | Michael McDowell | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 3 Laps |
29 | David Ragan | BK Racing | Toyota | 3 Laps |
30 | Matt DiBenedetto | BK Racing | Toyota | 3 Laps |
31 | Landon Cassill | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 Laps |
32 | Michael Annett | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 Laps |
33 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 Laps |
34 | Joey Gase | Go FAS Racing | Ford | 10 Laps |
35 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Accident |
36 | Josh Wise | The Motorsports Group | Chevrolet | Suspension |
37 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Accident |
38 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | Accident |
39 | Cole Whitt | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 Laps |
40 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Engine |
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