{"id":858,"date":"2016-03-12T22:13:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T04:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2016-03-13T08:31:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-13T13:31:43","slug":"kyle-busch-continues-dominance-with-nascar-xfinity-win-at-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/12\/kyle-busch-continues-dominance-with-nascar-xfinity-win-at-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch continues dominance with NASCAR XFINITY win at Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Photos courtesy of NASCAR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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AVONDALE, Ariz.<\/span> \u2013<\/span><\/strong> Kyle Busch calls it a “knack.”<\/span>
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His rivals might refer to the continuing saga of Kyle Busch at Phoenix International Raceway as absolute dominance.<\/span>
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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

But the record books will show Saturday\u2019s result in the Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 as yet another NASCAR XFINITY Series victory for the Busch juggernaut.<\/span>
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Leading 175 of 200 laps at the one-mile race track, Busch notched his ninth victory in 20 starts at PIR. That\u2019s the highest total number of wins by a single driver at an active XFINITY Series venue. (Mark Martin holds the all-time single track record with 11 victories at Rockingham.)<\/span>
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In winning for the third-straight time this season and the 79th time in his career\u2014extending his own series record\u2014Busch has now led 493 of a possible 563 laps in his three 2016 starts.<\/span>
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“It\u2019s just a knack for this place, I guess,” Busch said. “We\u2019ve been off a little bit on the (Sprint) Cup side for years, but this year we seem to be a lot better, and last year we improved a lot. But the XFINITY program has always been good.”<\/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 Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

In fact, it was good for the entire Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which started 1-2-3, with pole winner Erik Jones and Daniel Su\u00e1rez leading Busch in qualifying, and finished 1-2-3, with Jones and Su\u00e1rez trailing Busch to the finish line by 2.285 and 9.980 seconds, respectively.<\/span>
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Busch, Su\u00e1rez and Jones also ran 1-2-3 in that order a week earlier at Las Vegas, a further indication of just how much JGR has gapped the competition.<\/span>
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Justin Allgaier was a distant fourth in Saturday\u2019s race, more than 14 seconds behind the winner.<\/span>
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“I can\u2019t say enough about (crew chief) Chris Gayle and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing,” Busch said. “Obviously, (they) did a great job for me, giving me the car that I needed and prepared everything for today\u2019s race.<\/span>
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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“We didn\u2019t sit on the pole, but our teammates did. They were obviously really fast, and they made me run hard all day long. I mean, there was nothing left in this car. It\u2019s all used up. Instead of having to go back to the shop and freshen her up a little bit, they\u2019re going to have to rebuild it.”<\/span>
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The race ran without caution for the final 99 laps, and on Lap 172, Jones caught Busch in traffic and pulled alongside. But Busch regained control of the top spot and led Jones to pit road for a two-tire green-flag stop on Lap 177.<\/span>
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That stop proved crucial, with Busch gaining more than three seconds in the exchange.<\/span>
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“I knew we were in a little bit of trouble when he rolled by, right when we were just trying to leave the box,” Jones said. “I didn\u2019t know how much time that was going to equal to, but by the time we got up to speed, he was four or five seconds ahead. It was too much to run back down in that amount of time.”<\/span>
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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota, pits during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 12, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Su\u00e1rez expanded his series lead to eight points over Elliott Sadler, who finished eighth. Chase Elliott followed JR Motorsports teammate Allgaier in fifth, with the Dillon brothers, Ty and Austin, running sixth and seventh.<\/span>
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Brad Keselowski and Brennan Poole completed the top 10. With three victories to its credit, the No. 18 JGR Camry leads the owners\u2019 standings by seven points over the No. 88 JR Motorsports all-star car driven by Elliott on Saturday.<\/span>
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Note:<\/span><\/strong><\/u> In post-race inspection, Jones’ No. 20 was cited for rear toe outside of tolerance when measured by the laser inspection station. NASCAR will address possible sanctions at next week’s competition meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Phoenix International Raceway<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Avondale, Arizona<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, March 12, 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 114.087 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 1 Hrs, 45 Mins, 11 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 2.285 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 3 for 16 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 5 among 4 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 E. Jones # 1-5; K. Busch(i) 6-97; T. Dillon 98-108; K. Busch(i) 109-177; B. Keselowski(i) 178-186; K. Busch(i) 187-200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 K. Busch(i) 3 times for 175 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 11 laps; B. Keselowski(i) 1 time for 9 laps; E. Jones # 1 time for 5 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 10 in Points: D. Su\u00e1rez – 144; E. Sadler – 136; T. Dillon – 135; J. Allgaier – 132; B. Jones # – 129; E. Jones # – 126; B. Gaughan – 119; R. Reed – 106; B. Poole # – 102; D. Wallace Jr. – 96.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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