Kyle Busch led when it mattered coming from fourth spot on a green white checkered flag restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 Sunday.
In a race that saw a record 35 lead changes, Busch led only six laps but was able to avoid tire troubles that plagued many contenders , including Jimmie Johnson who was the class of the field until seven laps to go when he lost the left front tire on his Chevy and handed the race to Jeff Gordon. Gordon had reported a vibration with ten laps to go but looked in position to win in front by nearly three seconds in the closing laps.
After Johnson drivers running in the top 10 began to lose tires including Brad Keselowski, then Marcos Ambrose and finally Clint Bowyer who spun and brought out the caution with two laps to go and setup the green white checkered flag finish. 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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