{"id":1936,"date":"2016-04-08T23:15:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2016-04-08T23:15:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T04:15:36","slug":"kyle-busch-wins-record-eighth-xfinity-series-race-at-texas-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/08\/kyle-busch-wins-record-eighth-xfinity-series-race-at-texas-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch wins record eighth XFINITY Series race at Texas Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/b><\/span>
\nNASCAR Wire Service<\/b><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

FORT WORTH \u2013<\/span><\/strong> Kyle Busch broke his NASCAR XFINITY Series “losing streak” on Friday night and in the process moved into rarefied air in the Lone Star State.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)<\/p><\/div>\n

With a dominating victory from the pole in the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch won for the fourth time in five XFINITY starts this year. His only loss in that stretch was a second-place run after a late blown tire robbed him of victory in his last outing at Auto Club Speedway.<\/span>
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But on Friday night, Busch was back to his winning ways, leading a race-high 150 laps at the 1.5-mile track, notching his record eighth victory at Texas and extending his own series record to 80 triumphs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With victories in the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series last week at Martinsville, Busch now has three straight NASCAR wins, and on Saturday night he\u2019ll go for a fourth in the Duck Commander 500 Cup race at Texas (on FOX at 7:30 p.m. ET).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Robert Laberge\/NASCAR via Getty Images<\/p><\/div>\n

But he already has eight winner\u2019s cowboy hats from the XFINITY Series alone (and 12 overall).<\/span>
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“I guess you have a spare one for every day of the week,” Busch said with a grin. “It certainly is a good problem to have. We\u2019ve had some really good runs here over the years, and we\u2019ve been really fast. This NOS Energy Drink Camry was great.<\/span>
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“We got our money\u2019s worth out of it and (crew chief Chris) Gayle got his money\u2019s worth out of it, too, on the pit box today. We had to make some adjustments to it and fine-tune on it to make it better and better.”<\/span>
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Erik Jones, Busch\u2019s teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing, ran second, and Brad Keselowski came home third. JR Motorsports drivers\u2014Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Justin Allgaier and Elliott Sadler\u2014occupied the next four spots.<\/span>
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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway<\/p><\/div>\n

Series leader Daniel Suarez finished 16th, one lap down, after spinning in Turn 4 on Lap 77 and saw his margin in the standings over second-place Sadler shrink to one point.<\/span>
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Jones was relegated to the rear of the field after his pit crew jumped over the wall too soon on a stop under caution on Lap 77. But Jones recovered adroitly, powering his No. 20 Toyota through the field to claim the runner-up spot.<\/span>
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“Getting the penalty didn\u2019t help but it wasn’t the reason we ran second either,” Jones said. “We just didn\u2019t take a big enough swing to free it up (on the final pit stop on Lap 148). The track just tightened up as it rubbered up. Then it got slick again and we didn\u2019t keep up with it enough.”<\/span>
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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Busch had retaken the lead from Kyle Larson on Lap 120 and opened a lead of more than three seconds before Jeb Burton\u2019s Ford blew a tire on Lap 144, slammed the Turn 2 wall and collected Blake Koch\u2019s Chevrolet in the process.<\/span>
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“I was really, really tight, and I was chattering tires all night,” Burton said after he was released from the infield care center. “I went into (Turn) 1, and I thought I had a problem, but it was too late.”<\/span>
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With a strong push from Jones, Busch held the top spot after a restart on Lap 152, and by the time the lap count reached 181 of 200, his advantage had ballooned to 2.9 seconds. The rest was academic, as Busch maintained a comfortable working margin and arrived at the finish line 3.055 seconds ahead of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.<\/span>
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NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – O’Reilly Auto Parts 300<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth, Texas<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, April 08, 2016<\/span><\/strong>
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 2. (2) Erik Jones #, Toyota, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 10. (14) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 11. (4) Kyle Larson(i), Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 15. (19) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 16. (3) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 199.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 33. (39) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 182.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 34. (25) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Accident, 143.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 141.121 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 2 Hrs, 07 Mins, 33 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 3.055 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 5 for 22 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 6 among 3 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 K. Busch(i) 1-4; E. Jones # 5; K. Busch(i) 6-68; E. Jones # 69-79; K. Busch(i) 80-81; K. Larson(i) 82-119; K. Busch(i) 120-200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 K. Busch(i) 4 times for 150 laps; K. Larson(i) 1 time for 38 laps; E. Jones # 2 times for 12 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: D. Suarez – 207; E. Sadler – 206; J. Allgaier – 198; B. Jones # – 193; E. Jones # – 192; T. Dillon – 187; B. Gaughan – 183; D. Wallace Jr. – 160; R. Reed – 160; B. Poole # – 152.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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