Kyle Busch would dominate the Dollar General 200 Fueled By Amerigas, even overcoming a pit road speeding penalty, to win his first Nationwide Series race in 18 months.
Start of the race – Kyle Busch takes the early lead
Caution lap 3 Jamie Dick, Johanna Long, Alex Bowman, Travis Pastrana, Sam Hornish Jr – Long hits the wall first, and then more hit behind her.
Restart lap 15. Kyle leads them off of turn two
Lap 16 Busch leads Vickers Kenseth Bayne and Dillon. Allgaier passes Dillon for fifth.
Lap 18 Kenseth by Vickers for second.
Lap 23 Busch leads Kenseth Vickers Bayne and Harvick
Lap 33 Busch leads Kenseth, Vickers, Bayne, Harvick, Allgaier, Keselowski, Dillon, Johnson and Smith.
Caution lap 37 Dexter Stacey goes around. Leaders pit. Kenseth leads Vickers, Harvick, Busch, Allgaier, Keselowski, Smith. Busch to the back after too fast entering
Restart lap 44 Kenseth to the lead ahead of Vickers and Harvick
Lap 49 Kenseth leads Vickers Harvick Allgaier Keselowski Smith Sadler Larson Johnson
Lap 50 Keselowski passes Allgaier; Vickers passes Kenseth
Caution lap 51 Joe Nemechek into the wall. Piquet Jr. gets into him after using the short cut and then getting loose.
Restart lap 56 Vickers spins the tire; Kenseth grabs the lead.
Lap 59 Kenseth Keselowski Vickers Allgaier Harvick Smith Ky Busch Larson Johnson Sadler
Lap 64 Busch passes Harvick and Smith to continue to move up
Lap 66 Busch passes Allgaier for fourth
Lap 78 Kenseth lead Keselowski Busch Vickers Allgaier Harvick Smith Larson Johnson Sadler
Lap 85 Busch passes Keselowski for second
Lap 89 Busch back to the lead following the lap 37 pit road speeding penalty.
Lap 90 Busch leads Kenseth, Keselowski, Vickers, Allgaier, Harvick, Smith, Larson, Johnson and Sadler
Caution lap 102 Harvick blows a tire, hits the wall. Goodyear reports Harvick hit the wall due to a melted bead as a result of excessive brake heat. Leaders pit. Busch leads Vickers Kenseth Keselowski off pit road. Kyle Busch leads Vickers, Kenseth, Keselowski, Allgaier, Hornish Jr., Johnson, Larson, Smith and Bayne.
Restart 92 to go
Caution 91 laps to go Hornish get loose off of turn two and spins by himself
Restart 87 to go Allgaier spins tires, Smith hits Allgaier, Sadler hits Smith, everybody escapes without wrecking. Busch leads Vickers and Keselowski.
84 to go Busch leads Vickers Keselowski Kenseth Johnson Allgaier Larson Scott Smith and Sadler
82 to go Kenseth passes Keselowski
81 to go Allgaier passes Johnson
80 to go Busch leads Vickers Kenseth Keselowski Allgaier Johnson Larson Smith Scott Sadler
75 to go Keselowski passes Kenseth back for third…..Allgaier passes Kenseth for fourth. Sadler passes Scott
73 to go Smith and Sadler pass Larson for eighth and ninth
72 to go Busch leads Vickers Keselowski Allgaier Kenseth Johnson Smith Sadler Larson and Scott
70 to go Sadler passes Smith
66 to go Kligerman on pit road with damage after contact with the wall while racing Almirola. He got loose and up into the wall.
64 to go Busch leads Vickers Keselowski Allgaier Kenseth Sadler Johnson Smith Larson and Scott
Caution 50 laps to go Larson gets up into the wall. That allows Scott to move up to ninth with Dillon now 10th. Leaders pit. Some taking four, some taking two. Busch leads Vickers Dillon Allgaier Sadler Smith Johnson Scott Larson and Kenseth. Keselowski stayed out, takes over the lead. Restart has Keselowski leading Bayne Almirola Hornish Busch Vickers Dillon Allgaier Sadler Smith. Top four stayed out.
Restart 44 laps to go Keselwoski clears with Bayne while three-wide behind them. Busch takes the short cut through the dog leg, moves up to third.
43 to go Keselowski leads Bayne Busch Vickers and Almirola
42 to go Keselowski leads Bayne Busch Vickers Hornish Dillon Almirola Allgaier Smith and Sadler.
41 to go Allgaier passes Almirola….Busch passes Bayne for second
38 to go Keselowski leads Busch Bayne Vickers Hornish Dillon Allgaier Sadler Almirola Smith…..Busch uses the short cut to take the lead
37 to go Keselowski stays under, uses the short cut, but can’t hold Busch behind him. Busch clears Keselowski.
34 to go Keselowski leads Busch Bayne Vickers Allgaier Hornish Sadler Dillon Almirola Smith
Caution lap 172 Vickers spins while running within the top five. Bayne and Vickers go three-wide with Harmon and Vickers gets squeezed in the middle, going for the spin. Some of the leaders pit.
Restart 24 to go as Busch leads Keselowski down the backstretch
21 to go Busch leads Keselowski Allgaier Bayne and Sadler
12 laps to go McClure blew up
Kyle Busch wins. Keselowski. Allgaier. Bayne. Sadler. Dillon. Hornish. Kenseth. Almirola. Scott.
Unofficial Race Results | |||||
Dollar General 200, Phoenix Int’l Raceway | |||||
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Pos. | St. | No. | Driver | Make | Points |
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1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch(i) | Toyota | 0 |
2 | 9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski(i) | Ford | 0 |
3 | 5 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 41 |
4 | 4 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 40 |
5 | 15 | 11 | Elliott Sadler | Toyota | 39 |
6 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 38 |
7 | 19 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Ford | 37 |
8 | 3 | 18 | Matt Kenseth(i) | Toyota | 0 |
9 | 8 | 43 | Aric Almirola(i) | Ford | 0 |
10 | 21 | 2 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 34 |
11 | 13 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 33 |
12 | 7 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
13 | 14 | 32 | Kyle Larson # | Chevrolet | 31 |
14 | 22 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 30 |
15 | 23 | 30 | Nelson Piquet Jr. # | Chevrolet | 29 |
16 | 30 | 24 | Blake Koch | Toyota | 28 |
17 | 2 | 20 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 28 |
18 | 36 | 40 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 26 |
19 | 11 | 77 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | 25 |
20 | 27 | 79 | Jeffrey Earnhardt # | Ford | 24 |
21 | 35 | 51 | Ryan Sieg(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
22 | 32 | 0 | Jason White | Toyota | 22 |
23 | 24 | 44 | Hal Martin # | Toyota | 21 |
24 | 28 | 92 | Dexter Stacey # | Ford | 20 |
25 | 33 | 23 | Harrison Rhodes(i) | Ford | 0 |
26 | 38 | 15 | Juan Carlos Blum # | Ford | 18 |
27 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 17 |
28 | 12 | 60 | Travis Pastrana | Ford | 16 |
29 | 20 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | 15 |
30 | 37 | 52 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 14 |
31 | 18 | 99 | Alex Bowman # | Toyota | 13 |
32 | 25 | 1 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | 12 |
33 | 10 | 33 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Chevrolet | 0 |
34 | 39 | 4 | Daryl Harr | Chevrolet | 10 |
35 | 17 | 55 | Jamie Dick | Chevrolet | 9 |
36 | 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 8 |
37 | 26 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | 7 |
38 | 31 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 6 |
39 | 34 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | 5 |
40 | 16 | 70 | Johanna Long | Chevrolet | 4 |