Kyle Busch scored his third win in the last four races Sunday. Busch took the lead for the final time with 44 laps to go and went onto victory. It was his 32nd career victory, and his second at the 1-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Here’s how it all went down Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup 5-Hour Energy 301:
Polesitter Carl Edwards shot out to an early lead as Kyle Busch was able to get ahead of Logano for second. David Ragan was fourth, Kurt Busch fifth. Busch took over fourth on lap 5; Matt Kenseth followed and got by Ragan shortly after. By lap 9 Hamlin had dropped from fifth to ninth.
By lap 13 Edwards’ lead was nearing a second but Kyle Busch stayed close and by lap 17 had caught Edwards and the lead was only .02 of a second as Edwards began lapping the back of the field. Busch was able to get by for the lead on lap 20 while racing in heavy traffic. 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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