Kyle Busch dominates NASCAR Busch race at Richmond
Starting on the pole last Friday for the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Busch took command and handily led the field for 227 laps to record his second NASCAR Busch Series win of 2007.
The only serious contender to Kyle Busch was Matt Kenseth who took the lead on lap 143, but 18 laps later Paul Menard spun out on lap 161 hitting the wall near turn one.
In Matt Kenseth’s attempt to avoid Menard, he too spun and lost the lead to Kyle Busch.
"The #15 was so close to me I couldn't stop. So I had to turn the wheel a little bit, and my car was so loose it just spun out," Matt Kenseth said.
During that caution, Matt Kenseth lost three more positions during a pit stop and was never able to recover the lost positions.
Series point leader Carl Edwards finished second, adding to his point lead over Kevin Harvick, but never offered a serious challenge to Kyle Busch.
In a post race interview Kyle Busch noted the threat posed by Matt Kenseth.
"Matt Kenseth had the car to beat today, and I knew that," Kyle Busch said. "But our car was right there with him. He got the lead from us a couple of times. Then he spun himself out over there with the lapped car."
An early flat tire left David Reutimann two laps down and he was never able to recover. He settled for a 23rd place finish, which coupled with Harvick’s 24th place finish sets them tied for second place in the standings.
Rounding out the top 10 after Kyle Busch and Edwards were Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth and Mike Bliss in fifth followed by Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Scott Wimmer, Kasey Kahne and Jason Keller in 10th.
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