Kyle Busch Wins Texas Truck Race After the DQ in Xfinity

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FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – Kyle Busch finished first in the Xfinity race early today, but in post-race inspection, his car was too low and he was disqualified, but he had another race to run Saturday night.  The NASCAR Outdoors Series race was next on his schedule and he was up to the task, winning in a battle with his teammate over the final 10 laps.  Upon being congratulated by an NBC commentator, Busch said, “Technically, I haven’t won yet, so put it over the sticks,” apparently meaning his KBM Toyota had not passed inspection yet.

It was Busch’s fifth career win in a Truck at Texas. It also was his fifth and final start in a Truck this season, winning three of those (the others were Las Vegas and Homestead).

His young Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate, Christian Eckes, finished second. Defending Truck Series champion Matt Crafton equaled his season-best showing by finishing third, Stewart Friesen had a season-best fourth place finish and Brett Moffitt was fifth.

Busch didn’t quite dominate this time.  After starting back in the field due to a draw, he steadily moved forward and won the first stage.  Brett Moffitt won the second stage.  The final run was a battle between Busch and Eckes, with Busch making a late pass and going on to victory. 

The Texas Motor Speedway surface was slick and led to problems for several drivers, but former series champion Johnny Sauter was still competitive, but his engine expired at Lap 63 of the 187-lap race.

Busch led the most laps (72) and Eckes led 52.  There were five caution periods for a total of 26 laps. 

Unofficial Results, Vankor 250 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series,Texas Motor

Fin, St, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 4, Kyle Busch(i), No. 51 Cessna Toyota, 167, 1, , 5, 72, , 0, Running
2) 7, Christian Eckes #, No. 18 Safelite AutoGlass Toyota, 167, 6, 6, 4, 52, , 45, Running
3) 15, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chi-Chi's/Menards Ford, 167, 8, 2, 1, 2, , 46, Running
4) 18, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar Racing To Beat Hunger Toyota, 167, , , , , , 33, Running
5) 8, Brett Moffitt, No. 23 GMS Fabrication Chevrolet, 167, 5, 1, 2, 7, 1, 48, Running
6) 9, Tyler Ankrum, No. 26 Liuna! Chevrolet, 167, 3, 3, , , , 47, Running
7) 13, Justin Haley(i), No. 24 FOE Chevrolet, 167, 9, , , , , 0, Running
8) 2, Grant Enfinger, No. 98 FarmPaint.com Ford, 167, 10, 10, , , , 31, Running
9) 10, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Tenda Ford, 167, 4, 4, 1, 1, , 42, Running
10) 24, Ross Chastain(i), No. 42 Niece/MG Machinery Chevrolet, 166, , 9, , , , 0, Running
11) 17, Derek Kraus #, No. 19 NAPA AUTOCARE Toyota, 166, , 7, , , , 30, Running
12) 16, Raphael Lessard #, No. 4 JBL Toyota, 166, , , , , , 25, Running
13) 14, Ryan Truex, No. 40 Marquis Chevrolet, 166, , 8, , , , 27, Running
14) 26, Austin Wayne Self, No. 22 GO TEXAN/AM Technical Solutions Chevrolet, 165, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 11, Ty Majeski #, No. 45 Plan B Sales/Niece Chevrolet, 165, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 1, Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, 164, , , 1, 7, , 21, Running
17) 30, Cory Roper, No. 04 CarQuest Ford, 164, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 22, Timmy Hill, No. 56 Hill Motorsports Chevrolet, 164, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 6, Zane Smith #, No. 21 LaPaz Margarita Mix Chevrolet, 164, 2, 5, 2, 26, , 33, Running
20) 33, Clay Greenfield, No. 68 Rackley Roofing Toyota, 163, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 19, Spencer Davis #, No. 11 Polar Bear Coolers Toyota, 162, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 32, Codie Rohrbaugh, No. 9 Pray For Joshua Chevrolet, 161, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 23, Angela Ruch, No. 00 The Wounded Blue Toyota, 160, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 27, Spencer Boyd, No. 20 Bucks For The Brave Chevrolet, 156, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 25, Akinori Ogata, No. 33 KYOWA Toyota, 155, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 34, Tim Viens, No. 49 TRUMP 2020 Chevrolet, 154, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 5, Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Speedco Ford, 152, 7, , , , , 14, Accident
28) 28, Jordan Anderson, No. 3 US LawShield/SAR USA/Vaultek Chevrolet, 152, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 35, Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Fastener Supply Company Chevrolet, 121, , , , , , 8, Electrical
30) 3, Austin Hill, No. 16 United Rentals Toyota, 107, , , , , , 7, Engine
31) 29, Brennan Poole(i), No. 30 RememberEveryoneDeployed.org Toyota, 91, , , , , , 0, Accident
32) 31, Tate Fogleman #, No. 02 Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet, 79, , , , , , 5, Accident
33) 21, Johnny Sauter, No. 13 Vivitar Ford, 62, , , , , , 5, Engine
34) 36, Norm Benning, No. 6 H & H Transport Chevrolet, 46, , , , , , 5, Handling
35) 12, Natalie Decker, No. 44 N29 Capital Partners Chevrolet, 45, , , , , , 5, Engine
36) 20, Tanner Gray #, No. 15 Ford/Ford Performance Ford, 43, , , , , , 5, Transmission
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Race Length: 167 laps, 250.5 miles
Time of Race: 1 hr, 53 min, 41 sec.
Average Speed: 132.209 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.777 Seconds

Stage 1 Top 10: 51, 21, 26, 99, 23, 18, 38, 88, 24, 98

Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 88, 26, 99, 21, 18, 19, 40, 42, 98

Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the Vankor 250 at Texas Motor Speedway, his 59th victory in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

Caution Flags: 5 for 26 laps;
Laps: 42-46 (Stage 1 Conclusion [None]);
63-69 (Fluid On Track From No. 13 [02]);
76-78 (No. 3 Incident Turn 4 [22]);
81-87 (No. 19, 02 Incident Backstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion [04]);
154-157 (No. 38, 99 Incident Turn 2 [98]).

Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers;
S. Creed 1-7;
K. Busch(i) 8-12;
Z. Smith # 13-34;
K. Busch(i) 35-46;
C. Eckes # 47;
K. Busch(i) 48-70;
C. Eckes # 71-75;
B. Moffitt 76-77;
B. Rhodes 78;
B. Moffitt 79-83;
Z. Smith # 84-87;
C. Eckes # 88-132;
M. Crafton 133-134;
K. Busch(i) 135-158;
C. Eckes # 159;
K. Busch(i) 160-167.

Mobil 1 Driver of the Race:  Kyle Busch, No. 51
Sunoco Rookie of the Race:  Christian Eckes, No. 18