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Monday, 21 March 2011 03:00 |
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Page 1 of 2   After winning the second tier Nationwide Series race on Saturday, Kyle Busch won the Sprint Cup Jeff Byrd 500 on Sunday to complete a weekend sweep at the Tennessee bullring, and having won the last five races at Bristol dating back to a three race sweep last August, adds fuel to discussions that he can't be beaten at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The issue wasn't decided until Busch pulled away from Edwards after a heated battle that followed a restart on Lap 464 of 500.
Clint Bowyer's blown engine on Lap 458 had necessitated the 10th caution of the race, which set up a 37 lap green flag run to the finish.
Edwards finished second for the second time in four races this season, and Johnson finished third, also for the second time in 2011, Matt Kenseth was fourth and Paul Menard fifth with Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman completing the top 10.
After the race Busch said winning the race off pit road on the final stop was the decisive factor: "It was a great pit stop there on that last run down pit road. They gave me a great job there so I get out and have track position I wanted and the lane I wanted to restart in (the outside).
"That gave me a little bit easier job, instead of having to pass some of those guys. It would have been interesting, for sure. Carl tried to make it interesting, he gave me a little bit of a shot there. But I kept it straight somehow this year, didn't have any fall-back from 2008 (when Edwards won after moving Busch)."
| Pos. |
Started |
N° |
Driver |
Car |
Sponsor |
Pts/Bns |
Laps |
Status |
| 1 |
12 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's |
47/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 2 |
1 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Scotts EZ Seed |
43/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 3 |
6 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's / Kobalt Tools |
43/2 |
500 |
Running |
| 4 |
11 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Crown Royal Black |
40/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 5 |
4 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
CertainTeed / Menards |
40/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 6 |
15 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
39/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 7 |
20 |
22 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Shell / Pennzoil |
37/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 8 |
2 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M |
36/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 9 |
10 |
4 |
Kasey Kahne |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
35/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 10 |
21 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
Tornados |
35/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 11 |
22 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
National Guard / Amp Energy |
33/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 12 |
9 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
GoDaddy.com |
32/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 13 |
16 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Toyota |
Bush's Baked Beans |
31/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 14 |
7 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Pepsi Max |
30/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 15 |
14 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
Dewalt |
29/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 16 |
5 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
UPS "We Love Logistics" |
28/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 17 |
8 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
28/1 |
500 |
Running |
| 18 |
23 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
26/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 19 |
13 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Office Depot / Mobil 1 |
25/0 |
500 |
Running |
| 20 |
17 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
Caterpillar |
24/0 |
498 |
Running |
| 21 |
24 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |
23/0 |
498 |
Running |
| 22 |
3 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row Companies |
22/0 |
498 |
Running |
| 23 |
18 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
The Home Depot |
21/0 |
497 |
Running |
| 24 |
36 |
42 |
Juan Montoya |
Chevrolet |
Target |
20/0 |
497 |
Running |
| 25 |
37 |
36 |
Dave Blaney |
Chevrolet |
Accell Construction |
19/0 |
497 |
Running |
| 26 |
35 |
38 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Long John Silver's |
0 |
496 |
Running |
| 27 |
29 |
34 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
TMone / Taco Bell |
18/1 |
495 |
Running |
| 28 |
41 |
37 |
Tony Raines |
Ford |
Front Row Motorsports |
16/0 |
494 |
Running |
| 29 |
31 |
9 |
Bill Elliott |
Chevrolet |
Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com |
15/0 |
493 |
Running |
| 30 |
26 |
0 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aaron's Dream Machine |
14/0 |
493 |
Running |
| 31 |
28 |
43 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
Best Buy |
13/0 |
493 |
Running |
| 32 |
42 |
71 |
Andy Lally * |
Chevrolet |
Super Eco-Fuel Saver |
12/0 |
491 |
Running |
| 33 |
25 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Express |
11/0 |
488 |
Running |
| 34 |
19 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne |
Ford |
Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
0 |
482 |
Running |
| 35 |
27 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
BB&T |
9/0 |
456 |
Engine |
| 36 |
30 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
8/0 |
441 |
Running |
| 37 |
43 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
Toyota |
GEICO |
7/0 |
427 |
Running |
| 38 |
40 |
192 |
Dennis Setzer |
Dodge |
K-Automotive Motorsports |
6/0 |
336 |
Susp. |
| 39 |
33 |
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Dodge |
Speed Energy / Food City |
5/0 |
127 |
Accident |
| 40 |
38 |
46 |
J.J. Yeley |
Chevrolet |
Red Line Oil |
4/0 |
97 |
Brakes |
| 41 |
34 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
NEMCO Motorsports |
0 |
72 |
Brakes |
| 42 |
32 |
60 |
Landon Cassill |
Toyota |
Big Red |
0 |
36 |
Brakes |
| 43 |
39 |
66 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
HP Racing LLC |
1/0 |
35 |
Brakes |
* Rookie
Race Fast Facts Bristol Motor Speedway provided by NASCAR Statistics
51st Annual Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City
Race Winner: Kyle Busch Age: 25
Team: No. 18 - M&M's Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
Kyle Busch won the Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City, his 20th victory in 226 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, this is his first victory and third top 10 finish in 2011, his last win also came at Bristol, on 21 August 2010, 15 races ago.
This is his fifth victory and 10th top 10 finish in 13 races at Bristol Motor Speedway, he ties Kurt Busch and Jeff Gordon for the Bristol wins lead among active drivers.
He has now won five consecutive NASCAR national series races at Bristol and is the fourth different winners in the first four races this season, first time that time has happened since 2005.
Carl Edwards (second) posted his sixth top 10 finish in 14 races at Bristol Motor Speedway, this is his third top 10 finish in 2011.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 10th top 10 finish in 19 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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