
Kyle Busch filled Kyle Larson’s rear-view mirror for several laps late in Monday’s Food City 500 at Bristol until he made his move with six laps to go and held on to win for a second consecutive week.
The win, in a race started Sunday before heavy rain, marked Busch’s 45th career NASCAR Cup victory.
Larson led for 200 laps but settled for a rather miraculous second-place finish considering he went for a spin with 177 laps remaining.
"We weren’t quite as good as the 42 (Larson) before that last caution. But we had a 20-lap shootout and that’s what it’s all about,” Busch said.
The pass for the win by @KyleBusch on @KyleLarsonRacin! pic.twitter.com/iB3JOq9vr4
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Larson said: "I hate I didn’t win. We’ve been beat by Kyle about every time I race here, so that gets frustrating as well."
Dejection. pic.twitter.com/bCId0unJXp
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Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman completed the top-five finishers.
With the win Busch holds a 59-point advantage over Joey Logano atop the driver standings.