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LEBANON, Tenn. -– If nothing else, Kyle Busch is spectacular. After winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway on Saturday night, Busch smoked his tires so much they caught on fire. And then he celebrated.

An overjoyed Busch slammed the unique Nashville trophy –- a Gibson Les Paul guitar –- to the ground much like guitarist Pete Townsend of the legendary rock band The Who.

Race Fast Facts
Nashville Superspeedway
Federated Auto Parts 300

Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 24
Team : No. 18 - NOS Energy Drink Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
Kyle Busch won the Federated Auto Parts 300, his 25th victory in 151 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in eight races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Are you happy to finally win at Nashville?

“What a great place to do it at.” said Busch. “This is the team — this one here is for the team. I told them I was going to give them a piece of that guitar. I can always buy another one so I gave them pieces. I want to thank the fans. It’s great for them coming out and sticking around and NOS Energy Drink, Z-Line Designs, everybody on this whole team, guys at the shop — they do a phenomenal job for us. We unloaded and we were good, not great, made it better and fortunately there we had just enough laps to hold off the 88 (Brad Keselowski). He was fast, he was coming.”

JR Motorsports’ Brad Keselowski (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2009.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Nashville Superspeedway.
Phoenix Racing’s Mike Bliss fourth and Braun Racing’s Jason Leffler fifth.

Sixth through 10th were Stephen Leicht (Richard Childress Racing), Steve Wallace (Rusty Wallace Racing), Michael McDowell (JTG Daugherty Racing), Erik Darnell (Roush Fenway) and Brad Coleman (JGR).

Busch led four times for 173 of the 225 laps around the 1.33-mile concrete track, giving up the lead only for pit stops. He led the final 24 laps and beat Keselowski by 0.891 seconds.

Michael McDowell was the highest finishing rookie.

Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 65 points over Carl Edwards.

NASCAR Race Number 13
Unofficial Race Results for the Federated Auto Parts 300 - Saturday, June 6, 2009
Nashville Superspeedway - Nashville, TN - 1.333 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 225 Laps - 299.925 Miles - Purse: $1,216,821

Leader
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Winnings Status Times Laps Rating
1 1 18 Kyle Busch NOS Energy Drink Toyota 225 195 10 $52,220 Running 4 173 149.2
2 10 88 Brad Keselowski Hellmann’s Chevrolet 225 175 5 $40,868 Running 2 10 125.5
3 6 60 Carl Edwards Scotts / Ortho Ford 225 170 5 $32,250 Running 1 1 121.6
4 8 1 Mike Bliss Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chevrolet 225 165 5 $35,318 Running 1 6 112.1
5 12 38 Jason Leffler Great Clips Toyota 225 160 5 $29,318 Running 2 26 110.9
6 9 29 Stephen Leicht Holiday Inn Chevrolet 225 150 $26,818 Running 105.4
7 16 66 Steve Wallace 5 Hour Energy Drink Chevrolet 224 146 $27,318 Running 99.5
8 3 47 Michael McDowell # Constructionjobs.com Toyota 224 147 5 $24,493 Running 1 1 96.0
9 27 6 Erik Darnell # Northern Tool + Equipment Ford 224 143 5 $25,218 Running 1 1 84.4
10 4 20 Brad Coleman Rudy’s.com Toyota 224 134 $24,643 Running 98.6
11 5 11 Scott Lagasse Jr. # America’s Incredible Pizza Company Toyota 223 130 $23,968 Running 104.5
12 35 70 Shelby Howard ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet 223 127 $17,325 Running 80.0
13 24 12 Justin Allgaier # Verizon Wireless Dodge 223 124 $23,693 Running 78.0
14 21 81 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Dodge 223 121 $24,018 Running 76.4
15 22 32 Burney Lamar Dollar General Toyota 222 118 $24,593 Running 77.2
16 28 28 Kenny Wallace US Border Patrol Chevrolet 221 120 5 $25,968 Running 1 7 82.0
17 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Eldora Speedway / Lagina Plumbing Chevrolet 221 112 $16,900 Running 70.5
18 42 01 Danny O’Quinn Jr. Sundrop Chevrolet 219 109 $16,800 Running 60.0
19 40 34 Tony Raines Long John Silver’s Chevrolet 219 106 $23,193 Running 51.2
20 37 61 Brandon Whitt Ford Racing Ford 218 103 $17,525 Running 47.2
21 29 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Mahindra Tractors Chevrolet 218 100 $16,600 Running 54.1
22 30 24 Eric McClure Hefty Ford 218 97 $23,028 Running 45.9
23 18 87 Kevin Conway Extenze Toyota 213 94 $23,393 Running 61.2
24 7 62 Brendan Gaughan # USfidelis Chevrolet 211 91 $22,958 Running 75.7
25 38 10 Marc Davis # The Word Network / WHUR Radio Toyota 182 88 $23,063 Electrical 45.4
26 11 27 Jason Keller State Water Heaters Ford 170 85 $22,878 Running 77.4
27 31 15 Michael Annett # Pilot Travel Centers Toyota 143 82 $22,843 Running 46.6
28 2 99 Trevor Bayne Toyota 128 79 $22,808 Accident 78.1
29 13 2 Sean Caisse Chevrolet 127 0 $16,305 Accident 71.1
30 25 26 Brian Keselowski Go Wings Dodge 127 73 $23,008 Accident 52.1
31 15 33 Cale Gale Rheem.com Chevrolet 123 70 $22,668 Accident 74.4
32 19 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. CitiFinancial Ford 123 67 $22,633 Accident 60.0
33 33 40 Scott Wimmer Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet 79 64 $16,140 Wheel 49.3
34 39 52 Kevin Lepage Hilton Garden Inn, Nashville Chevrolet 64 61 $16,120 Engine 39.7
35 26 49 Kertus Davis GetMoreVacations.com Chevrolet 30 58 $16,100 Vibration 45.0
36 17 96 Willie Allen ConelyAuto.com Dodge 16 55 $16,080 Vibration 42.8
37 32 91 Kelly Bires MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 9 52 $16,060 Brakes 40.6
38 23 90 Johnny Chapman MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet 8 49 $16,040 Vibration 39.0
39 41 07 Mike Harmon SK Motorsports Chevrolet 4 46 $22,463 Accident 37.5
40 34 05 Casey Atwood Western KY University / 31W Chevrolet 4 43 $15,925 Accident 35.9
41 36 85 Brad Baker 31-W Insulation Ford 4 40 $15,880 Accident 33.4
42 14 09 John Wes Townley # Zaxby’s Ford 2 37 $15,860 Accident 34.1
43 20 0 Mark Green Sponsordavis.com Chevrolet 1 34 $15,776 Vibration 31.3
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 30,000 - Kyle Busch won the Federated Auto Parts 300, his 25th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory and first at Nashville Superspeedway. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear: #05 Atwood (Adjustments During Impound), #01 O’Quinn Jr. (Engine Change).
Failed to Qualify: (2) 41 Justin Hobgood, 31 Daryl Harr.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 18 Mins, 46 Secs. Average Speed: 129.682 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.891 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 24 laps: Laps: 5-12 (#05, 07, 09, 85 accident turn 4 [96]); 25-27 (#15 accident frontstretch [None]); 114-120 (#26 accident turn 2 [47]); 126-131 (#2, 16, 27, 33, 99 accident turn 4 {Red Flag 13 min. 07 sec.} [6]).
Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers: K. Busch 1-67; C. Edwards 68; Brad Keselowski 69-72; J. Leffler 73-93; K. Wallace 94-100; K. Busch 101-115; J. Leffler 116-120; K. Busch 121-187; Brad Keselowski 188-193; M. Bliss 194-199; M. McDowell # 200; E. Darnell # 201; K. Busch 202-225.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) K. Busch 2,031;(2) C. Edwards 1,966;(3) J. Leffler 1,843;(4) Brad Keselowski 1,838;(5) J. Logano 1,670;(6) M. Bliss 1,520;(7) J. Keller 1,519;(8) J. Allgaier # 1,468;(9) M. Mcdowell # 1,465;(10) B. Gaughan # 1,455.
Coors Light Pole Award : Kyle Busch, #18 (161.044 mph) Featherlite “Most Improved Driver” : Steve Wallace, #66 (22 Places)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance : Mike Bliss, #1
Raybestos “Rookie of the Race” : Erik Darnell, #6 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kyle Busch, #18
WIX Filters “Lap Leader” : Kenny Wallace, #28 (7 Laps)
Next Race: Jun. 13, 2009 - Kentucky Speedway