{"id":15077,"date":"2018-03-02T23:05:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T05:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=15077"},"modified":"2018-03-03T10:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T16:40:28","slug":"kyle-busch-gets-a-hard-fought-milestone-victory-at-his-home-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/02\/kyle-busch-gets-a-hard-fought-milestone-victory-at-his-home-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch gets a hard-fought milestone victory at his home track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, celebrates win Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS \u2013 Holding off a hard-charging Johnny Sauter<\/strong> and Brett Moffit<\/strong> in the closing laps of a thrilling NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<\/a> race, Kyle Busch<\/strong> claimed a milestone victory at his home track and kept alive the possibility of a three-race sweep at Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Busch crossed the finish line .437 seconds ahead of Sauter, who outdueled Moffit for the runner-up position. Last week\u2019s winner at Atlanta, Moffitt held the lead until contact of his No. 16 Toyota with the lapped truck of Michel Disdier gave Busch the opportunity to charge to the outside and pass for the top spot.<\/p>\n

Busch maintained the lead the rest of the way, except for two laps under caution for Disdier\u2019s spin off Turn 4 on Lap 119. Busch won for the first time this season, the first time in a truck at Las Vegas and the 50th time in his career, leaving him one win short of the record held by NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr.<\/p>\n

Busch has now won at LVMS in each of NASCAR\u2019s top three touring series, and he has won a Truck Series race at every active track at which he has competed.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt means a lot,\u201d said Busch, who will race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday. \u201cWe\u2019ve had some great runs in the races that we\u2019ve had at Kyle Busch Motorsports. We\u2019ve raced and won all across the country, but I\u2019ve just never been able to get back to Las Vegas to run a race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one\u2019s pretty cool to be able to win in my hometown and finish my list of Truck Series facilities that I\u2019ve raced at and I\u2019ve won at. I couldn\u2019t be prouder to do it with this Cessna Beechcraft Toyota Tundra \u2013 just a phenomenal race truck.\u201d<\/p>\n

Failure to launch on the restarts cost Sauter a chance to battle for the victory after the final restart on Lap 124 of 134.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cTonight I was frustrated when I got out of the truck because of the restarts,\u201d Sauter said. \u201cMy best one was the last one, so that was good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just not quite good enough for the driver of the No. 21 GMS Racing Chevrolet, who felt he could have caught the race winner given five or six more laps.<\/p>\n

Sauter, however, was no more frustrated than Moffitt, whose issue wasn\u2019t with Disdier. Moffitt was seething because the lapped truck of Myatt Snider raced him tenaciously after coming off pit road with fresh tires in the late stages of the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the 13 (Snider) pulled out from the pits a couple laps down and side drafted us for the lead, and it allowed Kyle to close in, I tried to go to the bottom of a lapped car (Disdier) and he turned down into us.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, poses with the winners sticker after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just frustrating, because when you\u2019re out of the race, you shouldn\u2019t get in the way of the leaders\u2026 It\u2019s just a bittersweet race.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sauter added to his series lead, outpacing second-place Moffitt by 39 points. Fourth-place finisher Grant Enfinger is 40 points behind in third, one ahead of Noah Gragson, who ran 12th on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Stewart Friesen led 31 laps\u2014second only to Busch\u2019s 55\u2014and placed fifth. Gragson and Friesen won the first and second stages of the race, respectively.<\/p>\n

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Media Center Interviews: <\/h3>\n

Kyle Busch and Mike Hillman Jr. – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LVMS_NCWTS_Busch_Hillman_030218.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Johnny Sauter – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LVMS_NCWTS_Sauter_030218.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Brett Moffitt – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LVMS_NCWTS_Moffitt_030218.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Stratosphere 200<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Las Vegas, Nevada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, March 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

               1. (1) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               2. (3) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               3. (6) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               4. (8) Grant Enfinger, Ford, 134.<\/p>\n

               5. (2) Stewart Friesen, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               6. (18) Dalton Sargeant #, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               7. (15) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 134.<\/p>\n

               8. (14) Cody Coughlin, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               9. (17) Justin Fontaine, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               10. (13) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               11. (7) Justin Marks(i), Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               12. (5) Noah Gragson, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               13. (4) Spencer Davis, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               14. (20) Wendell Chavous, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               15. (10) Myatt Snider #, Ford, 133.<\/p>\n

               16. (19) Austin Self, Chevrolet, 133.<\/p>\n

               17. (16) Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, 133.<\/p>\n

               18. (24) Robby Lyons, Chevrolet, 133.<\/p>\n

               19. (22) Michel Disdier, Chevrolet, 132.<\/p>\n

               20. (23) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 132.<\/p>\n

               21. (9) John H. Nemechek(i), Chevrolet, 130.<\/p>\n

               22. (26) Mike Harmon(i), Chevrolet, 127.<\/p>\n

               23. (31) BJ McLeod(i), Chevrolet, 123.<\/p>\n

               24. (27) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, 123.<\/p>\n

               25. (25) Josh Reaume, Toyota, Engine, 119.<\/p>\n

               26. (30) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Parked, 118.<\/p>\n

               27. (28) Tommy Regan, Chevrolet, 112.<\/p>\n

               28. (11) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, Accident, 75.<\/p>\n

               29. (12) Matt Crafton, Ford, Brakes, 40.<\/p>\n

               30. (32) Mike Senica, Chevrolet, Electrical, 28.<\/p>\n

               31. (21) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, Vibration, 23.<\/p>\n

               32. (29) Scott Stenzel, Chevrolet, Electrical, 5.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  122.665 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 38 Mins, 19 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.437 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  5 for 25 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  14 among 7 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   K. Busch(i) 1-15; S. Friesen 16-20; N. Gragson 21-32; G. Enfinger 33-35; K. Busch(i) 36-39; G. Enfinger 40; K. Busch(i) 41-42; S. Friesen 43-68; B. Moffitt 69-70; K. Busch(i) 71-83; B. Moffitt 84-108; K. Busch(i) 109-114; D. Sargeant # 115-117; J. Fontaine 118-119; K. Busch(i) 120-134.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  K. Busch(i) 6 times for 55 laps; S. Friesen 2 times for 31 laps; B. Moffitt 2 times for 27 laps; N. Gragson 1 time for 12 laps; G. Enfinger 2 times for 4 laps; D. Sargeant # 1 time for 3 laps; J. Fontaine 1 time for 2 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 18,4,51,52,13,41,21,16,2,88<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 52,13,51,41,16,18,24,21,98,4<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, and Stewart Friesen, driver of the #52 We Build America Chevrolet, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brett Moffitt, driver of the #16 AISIN Group Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, race during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, poses with the Pole Award after qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 2, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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