Amongst the mixed pit strategies, Kyle Busch wins the O’Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway for his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season in six starts this season.
Lap 1 Alex Bowman leads ahead of Kyle Busch while Hornish and Keselowski battle for third
Lap 2 Bowman leads Ky Busch Hornish Keselowski Dillon Smith Harvick Kenseth Sadler Larson
Lap 3 Hornish passes Busch second
Lap 5 Bowman and Hornish are side-by-side for the lead
Lap 6 Hornish Jr passes Bowman for the lead while Keselowski passes Ky Busch for third
Lap 7 Keselowski passes Bowman for second
Lap 8 Hornish leads Keselowski Bowman Ky Busch Dillon Smith Kenseth Sadler Vickers Harvick
Lap 10 Kenseth passes Dillon and Smith for position
Lap 19 Hornish leads Keselowski Ky Busch Kenseth Bowman Dillon Smith Sadler Vickers Kahne
Lap 22 Vickers and Kahne past Sadler for eighth and ninth
Lap 23 Keselowski and Hornish side-by-side for the lead and Keselowski takes the lead off of turn four
Caution Lap 24 Robert Richardson Jr. goes around in turn two after getting loose. Leaders head down pit road. Ky Busch leads Hornish off of pit road as they all take four tires. Eric McClure has got out of the car, handing the reins over to Jeff Green. Jamie Dick gets the lucky dog.
Restart lap 31 Kyle Busch gets the jump on the restart ahead of the field.
Lap 33 Busch leads Hornish Vickers Smith Keselowski Kenseth Dillon Kahne Harvick Larson
Lap 34 Keselowski passes Smith back for fourth
Lap 35 Kenseth passes Smith for fifth
Lap 37 Ky Busch leads Hornish Vickers Keselowski Kenseth Smith Kahne Dillon Harvick Larson
Lap 38 Keselowski passes Vickers for third
Lap 41 Kahne passes Smith for sixth; Earnhardt Jr. and Sadler pass Larson
Caution lap 43 Larson spins around off of turn four. Top 16 stay out as some drivers at the back make their way down pit road. “We’re done, left front blew & I almost hit that (expletive) truck” Larson blew the left front on the backstretch & just missed safety truck.
Restart lap 50 Busch and Keselowski side-by-side through turns one and two. Busch holds the lead off of turn four as Hornish looks for second by Keselowski
Lap 52 Busch leads Keselowski Hornish Vickers Kenseth Kahne Smith Dillon Harvick Earnhardt Jr.
Lap 54 Keselowski looking under Busch for the lead going into turn three and gets the lead off of turn four. Keselowski to the lead.
Lap 56 Kahne passes Kenseth for fifth; Smith passes Kenseth for sixth
Caution lap 65 debris in turn three on the high side. Leaders head down pit road – some just get fuel, some get tires. Keselowski leads Hornish Ky Busch Earnhardt Harvick Kahne Smith Vickers Dillon and Sadler off of pit road. Top five took no tires. Teams have five sets of tires for the race. Dexter Stacey got the lucky dog.
Restart lap 69 as Hornish and Keselowski go into turns one and two side-by-side for the lead. Hornish grabs the lead off of turn four from Keselowski.
Lap 72 Hornish leads Kahne Keselowski Vickers Ky Busch
Lap 73 Hornish and Kahne side-by-side for the lead as Kahne grabs the lead off of turn two
Lap 75 Kahne leads Vickers Hornish Keselowski Smith Busch Sadler Dillon Bayne Bowman
Lap 76 Sadler passes Busch
Lap 77 Dillon passes Busch
Lap 78 Bayne passes Busch
Lap 79 Bowman passes Busch
Lap 80 Kahne leads Vickers Hornish Smith Keselowski Sadler Dillon Bayne Bowman Busch…..Smith passes Hornish; Sadler passes Keselowski
Lap 82 Dillon and Bayne passes Keselowski
Lap 83 Kahne leads Vickers Smith Sadler Dillon Hornish Bayne Keselowski Bowman Kenseth
Caution lap 93 debris at the bottom of turn three. Leaders head down pit road. Mix of strategies. Sadler leads Dillon Vicker Bowman Smith Bayne Scott Allgaier Swindell and Kligermann of pit road. Kenseth stays out to take the lead.
Restart lap 99 Kenseth and Sadler are side-by-side into turns one and two as Kenseth pulls off the corner in the lead
Lap 100 Kenseth leads Dillon Sadler Hornish Bowman Vickers Kahne Allgaier Bayne and Smith
99 to go Earnhardt Jr., Busch and Keselowski pass Smith; Hornish passes Dillon for second
97 to go Kenseth leads Hornish Dillon Sadler Kahne Bowman Busch Earnhardt Keselowski Vickers
96 to go Kahne passes Sadler, and then Dillon
94 to go Hornish passes Kenseth for the lead
93 to go Hornish leads Kenseth Kahne Busch Dillon Keselowski Earnhardt Sadler Bowman Vickers
92 to go Sadler makes an unscheduled pit stop so put Bowman eighth and Vickers ninth
90 to go Hornish leads Kahne Busch Kenseth Keselowski Earnhardt Dillon Bowman Harvick Vickers
89 to go Kahne passes Hornish for the lead
Lap 115 Kyle Busch to the lead past Kasey Kahne
81 to go Busch leads Kahne Keselowski Hornish Earnhardt Kenseth Harvick Dillon Bowman Vickers
80 to go Landon Cassill slow down the backstretch – Caution as Richardson Jr. goes for a slide through the frontstretch grass. Leaders head down pit road for a mix of fuel and tires again. Hornish leads Earnhardt Kahne Keselowski Vickers Dillon Harvick Kenseth Ky Busch M Wallace. Kenseth was too fast off pit road so he will go to the rear. Nelson Piquet gets the lucky dog.
Restart 73 to go Hornish and Earnhardt side-by-side off through turns one and two for the lead. Keselowski grabs the lead off of four ahead of Earnhardt and Dillon
70 to go Keselowski leads Dillon Busch Earnhardt Harvick Kahne Bowman Vickers Allgaier Smith; Allgaer passes Vickers
69 to go Busch passes Dillon for second
68 to go Harvick and Bowman pass Earnhardt; Vickers, Bayne, Allgaier, Smith and Swindell pass Kahne
Caution 67 to go Dexter Stacey goes around off of turn four. Richardson Jr. spins to avoid Stacey. Leaders stay out. Kasey Kahne puts the set of tires he ran earlier in the race back on while Hornish gets fresh tires. Sadler fuel only.
Restart 60 to go Keselowski and Busch side-by-side for the lead
Caution 59 to go Hornish and Clements wreck after making contact while racing for position. Leaders stay out. Vickers gets fuel only while Earnhardt comes and gets one of his two sets of tires left. Kahne fixing right rear damage.
Restart 52 to go Busch and Keselowski side-by-side for the lead
51 to go Busch to the lead ahead of Keselowski
50 to go Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dillon Bowman Bayne Allgaier Smith Kligerman Scott. Earnhardt from 22nd to 12th in two laps
48 to go Bayne passes Bowman. Earnhardt Jr. passes Swindell for 11th
46 to go Scott and Earnhart pass Kligerman
43 to go Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dllon Bowman Bayne Allgaier Smith Earnhardt Scott
39 to go Bayne to pit road, unscheduled, with overheating issues
36 to go Busch Keselowski Harvick Dillon Bowman Earnhardt
34 to go Caution for debris in turn three. Leaders head down pit road. Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Earnhardt Dillon Koch Bowman Scott Vickers Allgaier.
Restart 29 to go Keselowski and Busch side-by-side into turns one and two. Busch grabs the advantage off of turn two.
27 to go Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dillon Bowman Earnhardt Vickers Scott Smith Kenseth
25 to go Earnhardt, Vickers and Scott pass Bowman
24 to go Smith passes Bowman……Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dillon Earnhardt Vickers Scott Smith Kenseth and Allgaier.
23 to go Smith passes Scott
21 to go Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dillon Earnhardt Vickers Smith Scott Kenseth and Allgaier
19 to go Kenseth passes Scott for eighth
15 to go Allgaier passes Scott for ninth
14 to go Smith and Kenseth pass Vickers
12 to go Busch leads Keselowski Harvick Dillon Earnhardt Smith Kenseth Vickers Kahne Allgaier
8 to go Dillon passes Harvick; Kenseth passes Smith; Scott passes Allgaier
5 to go Kahne passes Vickers; Allgaier passes Scott back
3 to go Earnhardt Jr. passes Harvick for fourth
2 to go Kenseth and Smith pass Harvick for fifth and sixth
Kyle Busch wins at Texas. Keselowski. Dillon. Earnhardt. Harvick. Kenseth. Smith. Kahne. Vickers. Allgaier.
Unofficial Race Results | |||||
O’Reilly 300, Texas Motor Speedway | |||||
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=6 | |||||
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Pos. | St. | No. | Driver | Make | Points |
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1 | 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Ford | 0 |
3 | 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 41 |
4 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.(I) | Chevrolet | 0 |
5 | 7 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
6 | 9 | 18 | Matt Kenseth(i) | Toyota | 0 |
7 | 6 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 37 |
8 | 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
9 | 13 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 35 |
10 | 14 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 34 |
11 | 20 | 2 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 33 |
12 | 8 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 32 |
13 | 10 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Toyota | 31 |
14 | 1 | 99 | Alex Bowman # | Toyota | 31 |
15 | 25 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | 29 |
16 | 17 | 98 | Kevin Swindell # | Ford | 28 |
17 | 23 | 16 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 27 |
18 | 19 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. # | Chevrolet | 26 |
19 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 25 |
20 | 18 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 24 |
21 | 28 | 1 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 24 |
22 | 36 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt # | Ford | 23 |
23 | 30 | 92 | Dexter Stacey # | Ford | 21 |
24 | 35 | 24 | Blake Koch | Toyota | 21 |
25 | 31 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | 19 |
26 | 15 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 18 |
27 | 24 | 70 | Johanna Long | Chevrolet | 17 |
28 | 34 | 74 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 16 |
29 | 39 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum # | Ford | 15 |
30 | 37 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | 14 |
31 | 38 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | 13 |
32 | 12 | 32 | Kyle Larson # | Chevrolet | 12 |
33 | 21 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Ford | 11 |
34 | 4 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Ford | 11 |
35 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 10 |
36 | 26 | 4 | Landon Cassill(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
37 | 33 | 40 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 7 |
38 | 32 | 44 | Hal Martin # | Toyota | 6 |
39 | 40 | 42 | JJ Yeley(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
40 | 29 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | 4 |