Kyle Busch wins 6th Nationwide race at Fontana
Mar. 23, 2013
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
FONTANA,
Calif. -- Those who know the history of the Royal Purple 300 also know
that Kyle Busch’s victory Saturday at Auto Club Speedway
was all but a foregone conclusion.
Busch
finished .834 seconds ahead of Nationwide Series leader Sam Hornish Jr.
to claim his sixth win at the two-mile track and the ninth
straight for Joe Gibbs Racing, extending the record for consecutive
victories for a Nationwide car owner at a single speedway.
Busch
also extended his own record for career wins in the series, pushing
that number to 54. The six wins at a single track ties his
personal best; Busch also has six NNS victories at Charlotte.
Regan
Smith rallied from a lap down -- the result of an early flat tire -- to
claim third, with Parker Kligerman running fourth in a
Toyota owned by Busch. Austin Dillon came home fifth, followed by
rookie Kyle Larson.
Hornish
led by more than a half second over Busch when Jason White’s spin
through the frontstretch grass caused the fourth caution of
the afternoon on Lap 110.
Brad
Keselowski stayed on the track under the caution and led Hornish and
Busch (who took fuel only under the yellow) to the green flag
on Lap 116. Before the cars reached Turn 1, however, Hornish had
reclaimed the top spot from his Penske Racing teammate, with Busch in
hot pursuit.
Hornish held the point until Busch passed him on Lap 126, and from that point on Busch paced the field.
Hornish
increased his series lead to 28 points over Smith, who passed
11th-place finisher Justin Allgaier for second in the standings.
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