NASCAR Bristol Night Race: Kurt Busch earns first victory of the season (Video)
Kurt Busch picked up a big win at NASCAR Cup Series race at the Bristol Night Race to earn his first win of the season. Busch used some key restarts at the end of the race to pick up his sixth ever victory at Bristol. His win on Saturday guarantees him a spot in the NASCAR playoffs later this season and snapped a 58-race winless streak.
Saturday’s Bristol Night Race at the short track was filled with many intense moments. There was a crash on Lap 2 of the Bristol Night Race and late contact between Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. ended the Furniture Row Racing driver’s night due to heavy damage.
Listen to that emotion from @KurtBusch!#ItsBristolBaby pic.twitter.com/iJcAmeTHZY
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 19, 2018
[adcode]"I didn't want to let my dad down."@KurtBusch got his first @NASCAR Cup Series win at @BMSUpdates in 2002, and now his 30th comes in 2018. pic.twitter.com/APM7FJyqNO
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 19, 2018
Busch’s win tonight was Ford 100th win in NASCAR Cup Series history. For Busch, his first win of the season is a big one. The win earns him a spot in the playoffs. Likewise, Busch’s current contract ends after the 2017 season. His future with Stewart-Haas Racing driving the No. 41 car is unknown at this time. However, a big win at Bristol will only help him at the end of the year.
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With the off week coming up for the NASCAR Cup Series, Busch gets an extra week to celebrate. The win puts Busch into seventh in the playoff standings with one win and seven playoff points. After that, his focus shifts to a race at Darlington.
Full results from NASCAR’s Bristol Night Race are below.
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Larson
- Chase Elliott
- Joey Logano
- Erik Jones
- Clint Bowyer
- Ryan Blaney
- Alex Bowman
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kevin Harvick
- Trevor Bayne
- Ryan Newman
- Austin Dillon
- Denny Hamlin
- Kasey Kahne
- Brad Keselowski
- David Ragan
- Daniel Suarez
- Chris Buescher
- Kyle Busch
- Ty Dillon
- William Byron
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Landon Cassill
- Ross Chastain
- Blake Jones
- Timmy Hill
- Martin Truex Jr.
- J.J. Yeley
- Jamie McMurray
- Aric Almirola
- Reed Sorenson
- Corey LaJoie
- Jesse Little
- Paul Menard
- Michael McDowell
- Bubba Wallace
- AJ Allmendinger
- Gray Gaulding
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