NASCAR at Kansas 2016 effects: Winner, Standings, Highlights and response

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Kyle Busch took skills of some well timed cautions and a sloppy pit stop by way of former leader Martin Truex Jr. to win the GoBowling four hundred on Saturday at Kansas Speedway.

Fox sports and NASCAR congratulated the Las Vegas native after his victory:

Busch's win will be within the record books, however that turned into now not the story of the nighttime. Truex, who was the pole-sitter for the first time in 4 years, led for 172 laps, but his correct-front tire got here unfastened on Lap 211, which forced him to head to pit street.

by the time his pit crew got his car ready, Truex had fallen behind via a lap.

Busch, who seized the lead on Lap 231, led for sixty nine laps before securing the win. Kevin Harvick finished 2nd, while Kurt Busch came in third.

Ryan McGee of ESPN.com took word of Kyle Busch's stellar racing:

GoBowling four hundred remaining effects 1 Kyle Busch 69 2 Kevin Harvick 0 three Kurt Busch 0 four Matt Kenseth three 5 Ryan Blaney 0 6 Austin Dillon 0 7 Ryan Newman 0 eight AJ Allmendinger 0 9 Chase Elliott 0 10 Brad Keselowski 3

source: NASCAR.com

Truex's momentum from winning the pole in Kansas carried over when the eco-friendly flag waved Saturday. The No. 78 Toyota opened up a nearly three-and-a-half-second lead over Matt Kenseth 20 laps in. Kurt Busch followed in third but trailed by just about 5 seconds.

Truex's big lead put Reed Sorenson in a troublesome spot early on, per Brett Winningham of Speedway Digest:

One nighttime after the tenting World Truck collection race noticed eleven cautions, with the primary coming on the 2d lap, the yellow flag was unleashed for the first time on Lap 23. Truex took to pit road for a transformation of tires and fell one spot at the back of Matt DiBenedetto. Truex's pit crew had quandary getting a brand new set of tires onto the motor vehicle, and certainly one of them ended up within the grass, per Fox activities:

however Truex quickly regained the top spot on the 59th lap, and the tandem of Truex and Busch remained in first and second for the subsequent forty laps, by the use of FS1:

despite Truex protecting a comfortable lead for many of the race, there have been outstanding lead alterations beginning on the 159-lap mark. Joey Logano, who got here into Saturday having won two of the closing three races at Kansas Speedway, took the lead for a lap earlier than Danica Patrick stormed out in front on the one hundred and sixtieth lap, per NASCAR:

A unfastened correct-front tire derailed Truex's momentum with fewer than 60 laps to head. After leading for 172 laps, he fell to twenty second by way of Lap 220. He also fell in the back of by way of two laps, by the use of Fox activities:

simply when issues had been going neatly for Truex, the unscheduled pit cease seemed to can charge him the race, as he finally finished in 14th, per Jeff Gluck of usa nowadays:

The lead changed numerous instances after Truex fell to the backside of the pack, with Stewart going out in front with 40 laps to go. however plenty like Truex, Stewart fell to the bottom half in an quick, with Kyle Busch regaining the lead.

It turned out to be a troublesome spoil for Truex, however to lead virtually from wire to wire changed into spectacular.

This was a tremendous victory for Kyle Busch in terms of the dash Cup standings. He trailed Harvick via 9 aspects for the proper spot within the standings entering Saturday, and the win should propel him to the true as NASCAR nears the midway factor of the season.

Truex was in disbelief when the appropriate front tire first shook, but he had a nasty feeling the minute he got to show 3.

"I couldn't believe it," Truex stated, per Reid Spencer of NASCAR.com "I went round (Turns) 1 and 2, and that i changed into like, 'The wheel's unfastened.' I kept telling myself that possibly it be no longer, perhaps it be just shaking because it has tape on it or something stupid. It was loose, and i knew it appropriate away. irritating, but it's how it goes.

but regardless of that challenging spoil on Saturday, he has full self belief wins will come soon.

"we'll win races for bound," Truex mentioned, per Spencer. "If we preserve bringing vehicles like that, we will win some. it be frustrating in the event you've had it occur so time and again for your profession.

Busch credit his first win at Kansas to endurance and discovering the correct lanes after they were obtainable.

"I knew our vehicle become most suitable out front," Busch stated, per Spencer. "I had crisis in site visitors all evening lengthy. I wasn't the optimum at being capable of choose my method through that stuff, but once we had green flag pit stops, I really bought some first rate holes and changed into capable of make some respectable time."

Busch knew it became a tough delivery, however turned into satisfied the race finished the style it did. Now, the only tracks he's yet to win at are Charlotte and Pocono now that Kansas is off the board.

"I can not say adequate about every person on this crew," Busch noted, per Spencer. "at the start of the race, we weren't very decent. (Crew chief) Adam Stevens and the guys just retain engaged on it. The seventy eight (Truex) changed into probably the fastest motor vehicle but we just kept ourselves within the video game. it be fairly astonishing."