Kyle Busch scored not only a dramatic win Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway but his first NASCAR Sprint Cup title. After missing the first 11 races of the season, Busch grabbed the lead with 10 laps to go and held of Kevin Harvick for the 34th win of his career and the fifth of the season. Here’s how it all went down Sunday.
After a delay of just over an hour and 20 minutes thanks to rain, the sun returned, and after some extended pace laps to complete track drying, Denny Hamlin led the field to the green for the third time this season and for the first time at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joey Logano was able to get the lead under Hamlin on the first lap as Kyle Busch grabbed third, Ryan Newman fourth. Gordon took over forth on the second lap, Newman settled into fifth.
Hamlin was looking for the lead by lap 5. By lap 6 the top two had broken away from the rest of the field. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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