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Kyle Busch and 54 Monster Energy Team Finish 1st at Phoenix Event

Photo Credit: Simon Scoggins

Busch dominates the NNS Dollar General 200 at Phoenix

Photo Credit: Simon Scoggins

Kyle Busch dominated the Dollar General 200 to win his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race of the 2013 season and his first NNS since 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) on Saturday.

Busch had to do it the hard way. After Dexter Stacey spun to bring out the second yellow flag of the afternoon, Busch was too fast entering pit road.  After restarting 25th, Busch made it to 15th within three laps and would later take the lead from Brad Keselowski en route to a dominating victory for Busch and the No.54 Monster Energy Toyota team.

Busch led 142 of the 200 laps and could capture his second Sprint Cup Series victory tomorrow at PIR.

“We put on a show. I had to be patient a few times and aggressive a few times (to get through the field). The car was phenomenal all day.” Busch said.

Brad Keselowski finished second, Justin Allgaier third, Trevor Bayne fourth and Elliott Sadler finished fifth.

“I knew I had a shot if something happened to Kyle, but you’ve got to put yourself in a position for good things to happen to you. Kyle’s car was so fast that I could have probably had four tires and he could have had none and it wouldn’t have mattered, he would have still drove through the field.” Keselowski said.

On lap 1, an accident involved Johanna Long, Jamie Dick, JC Blum, Travis Pastrana, Alex Bowman, and Sam Hornish Jr.  Long went up the track and tapped Hornish going into turn-3.  Hornish moved up the track and then lost traction and hit the outside wall.  Long was clearly disappointed and said that the car, “Just got away from her.” Hornish stayed in the race and despite battling water and oil pressure issues, he took his No.12 car home damaged, but in the 7th position.

“We came back in after I spun and put four tires on it and the car was pretty good, so to be able to come back the way we did just says a lot about this team and the hard work they’re putting into it. First off, I feel really blessed you can go through an accident like we got into on lap two and not put a big hole in the radiator and have our day be done.” Hornish said.

The bead on Kevin Harvick’s tire melted on lap 101 and Harvick pounded the wall coming out off turn-2.

While battling for second place with Brad Keselowski, Brian Vickers collided with the slow car of Mike Harmon. Vickers  finished a lap down in 17th place.

Five-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson finished 12th in his first Nationwide Series race since 2011.

Unofficial Race Results
Dollar General 200, Phoenix Int’l Raceway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=2
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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

Lap by Lap: Dollar General 200 Fueled By Amerigas won by Kyle Busch

Photo Credit: Simon Scoggins

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
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/n2s/race.php?race=2
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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