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Kyle Busch’s staggering numbers just got better.

With a dominating performance in Friday night’s rain-interrupted Dollar General 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race—the type of run that’s become commonplace—Busch drove his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory by .662 seconds over Jeff Burton.

Busch, who led 137 of 200 laps, pulled away after a restart with three laps left. The victory was his ninth in the series this year, the 20th of his career, and his 20th in NASCAR’s top three series combined this year.

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By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

DOVER, Del. (September 20, 2008) — With a committee of crew chiefs — and in the face of some wishful thinking on the part of Mike Bliss — Kyle Busch won Saturday’s Camping World RV Sales 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway in dominating fashion.

Busch led 157 of 207 laps in a race that ended with a green-white-checkered-flag finish after Landon Cassill and Steven Wallace collided on Lap 199 to bring out the seventh and final caution and send the event seven laps beyond its scheduled distance.

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The field for Sunday’s Sylvania 300 will be set by the provisions set forth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rule book. Chase to the Sprint Cup drivers will start in their seeded positions in the standings

The top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch was third-fastest in Friday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Sylvania 300. With rain canceling qualifying, he will start the race on the pole.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2008) – With three drivers fighting for one coveted Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup spot, all kinds of numbers will swirl around Richmond International Raceway this weekend. Here are some key ones:

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FONTANA, CALIF. (August 30, 2008) — Give Kyle Busch credit for being a quick study.

Nudged out of the way and deprived of a win by Carl Edwards in last Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol, Busch didn’t let Edwards anywhere near his rear bumper in the closing laps of Saturday night’s Camping World RV Service 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway.

After a restart with eight laps remaining, Busch pulled away, as he had done consistently all night long, to hold off his nemesis and win the race under caution when Josh Wise wrecked on the white-flag lap.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2008) – NASCAR announced today that it has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch, driver of the No. 18 car and Edwards, driver of the No. 99 car, both violated Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing; hitting another competitor’s car after the race had concluded) of the 2008 NASCAR rule book.

The probation takes effect beginning with this weekend’s event at Auto Club Speedway.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2008) – Two races remain before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and a lot will happen between now and then. Some of the questions still unanswered:

Q: Should we expect any more fireworks from Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch?
A: Probably – and sooner rather than later. Both drivers are excellent at Auto Club Speedway, meaning both should run up front, and both could be battling for the win yet again. Both have a win there, and they rank three-four in Driver Rating at Auto Club Speedway. Busch is third with a 109.9 Driver Rating, while Edwards has a 105.6.

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BRISTOL, Tenn. — For the second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Carl Edwards beat Kyle Busch when it counted.

Executing an adroit bump and run on Lap 470, Edwards passed for the lead and pulled away over the final 30 laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, winning the Sharpie 500 by 1.969 seconds over Busch.

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Race Fast Facts
Bristol Motor Speedway
O’Reilly 200
Provided by NASCAR Statistics
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 23
Team : No. 51 - Miccosukee Resorts/NOSToyota
Owner: Billy Ballew
Crew Chief: Richie Wauters

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2008) – The Race to the Chase – the 10 races preceding the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – is shaping up to be the closest in its five-year history.
After 23 races, the Chase cut-off bubble is the second-tightest in the Chase’s history:

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