Kyle Busch Does the Double in Xfinity race at Bristol

Randy Sartn - USA Today

BRISTOL, TN - RIS - For the second consecutive night, Kyle Busch dominated a race at Bristol Motor Speedway.  This time it was the NASCAR Xfinity Series Food City 300.  He led 186 of the 300 laps run.

It was the 19th win at the tiny high-banked half mile track in the three NASCAR series.  He won the truck series race Wednesday, and now has only the Monster Energy Cup series race on Saturday to complete the sweep.  He had to overcome a speeding penalty in both races.

“Just a great car,” Busch said about his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

Busch won the first stage of the race and was then popped for speeding. He drove from 29th in line to the lead in 58 laps after the penalty, and won the second stage. Busch then drove away to an easy 91st career win in the Xfinity Series, and he’s said he will stop racing in the series once he hits 100 victories.

“This deal’s really special and you know we want to keep it going, but obviously the countdown is on,” Busch said.

He joked in victory lane the fans will be pleased when that day arrives. He also thanked his supporters — dubbed “Rowdy Nation” — for cheering on his effort to sweep the weekend at Bristol.

“Hopefully we can close it out tomorrow,” said Busch, who will start 18th in Saturday night’s Cup race.

“I think we can. We’ve got a fast car. We just have to make the right adjustments overnight here and get it ready.”

On Friday night, he had one brief challenge, on a restart with nine laps remaining, but easily got by Daniel Suarez and wasn’t challenged.

Suarez finished second for a 1-2 finish for JGR and Toyota.

Elliott Sadler was third in a Chevrolet for JR Motorsports and clinched a spot in the Xfinity Series playoffs. He was followed by a slew of Chevy drivers: Ty Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Brennan Poole, Daniel Hemric and Austin Dillon.

Joey Logano was the highest-finishing driver for Ford in ninth, and Cole Custer rounded out the top 10.

But the night belonged to Busch, who led 62% of the laps.

“He’s one step away from the sweep,” Allgaier said. “He had the best car.”

  Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length - 300 Laps - 159.9 Miles

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 1 18 Kyle Busch(i) NOS Rowdy Toyota 300 1 1 0 Running 5 186
2 7 20 Daniel Suarez(i) Juniper Toyota 300 4 3 0 Running 4 24
3 8 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 300 8 4 44 Running 1 15
4 12 3 Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops/NRA Museum Chevrolet 300 10 9 0 Running
5 4 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 300 2 2 50 Running 2 75
6 3 48 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet 300 7 6 40 Running
7 16 21 Daniel Hemric # Blue Gate Bank Chevrolet 300 7 34 Running
8 11 2 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 300 6 5 0 Running
9 2 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 300 3 0 Running
10 5 00 Cole Custer # Haas/One Cure Ford 300 10 28 Running
11 6 42 Tyler Reddick BurgerFi Chevrolet 300 5 8 35 Running
12 23 5 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 300 25 Running
13 17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Goody's Mixed Fruit Blast Chevrolet 299 9 0 Running
14 13 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 299 23 Running
15 20 4 Ross Chastain Flex Seal Chevrolet 299 22 Running
16 25 14 JJ Yeley ZombieAuto.com Toyota 299 21 Running
17 15 19 Matt Tifft # MSC Toyota 298 20 Running
18 14 51 Jeremy Clements St. Clair Foods/AllSouthElectric.com Chevrolet 298 19 Running
19 24 96 Ben Kennedy # Weber Chevrolet 297 18 Running
20 9 33 Brandon Jones Ohio Logistics Chevrolet 297 17 Running
21 34 07 Ray Black II www.CDA.com Chevrolet 297 16 Running
22 19 9 William Byron # AXALTA/ETAS Metal Roof & Wall Systems Chevrolet 297 15 Running
23 29 23 Spencer Gallagher # Allegiant Airlines Chevrolet 296 14 Running
24 21 28 Dakoda Armstrong WinField United Toyota 296 13 Running
25 38 90 Brandon Brown Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet 294 12 Running
26 28 8 BJ McLeod KeenParts.com/CorvetteParts.net Chevrolet 291 11 Running
27 39 52 Joey Gase Donate Life TN Chevrolet 290 10 Running
28 31 40 Chad Finchum Smithbilt Homes/Buddy Gregg RV Chevrolet 289 9 Running
29 22 24 Jeb Burton WBWF/State Water Heaters Toyota 281 8 Accident
30 10 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 278 7 Accident
31 30 01 Harrison Rhodes Flex Tape Chevrolet 239 6 Suspension
32 26 39 Ryan Sieg Cook's Comfort Systems Inc. Chevrolet 217 5 Running
33 33 78 Tommy Joe Martins Circle Track Warehouse Chevrolet 210 4 Accident
34 35 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 204 3 Running
35 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 80 2 Suspension
36 37 13 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Dodge 56 1 Vibration
37 27 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes Ford 38 1 Accident
38 18 98 Aric Almirola(i) Fresh From Florida Ford 25 0 Accident
39 32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 18 1 Overheating
40 36 99 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 11 1 Accident
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 48 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 88.424 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.181 Seconds