JOLIET, Ill. – Kyle Busch knocked Kyle Larson out of the way on a wild final lap Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400, taking his fifth victory of the season.
Busch moved into the lead on a restart with 58 laps to go at Chicagoland Speedway, replacing Kevin Harvick at the front of the field. Busch, Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. — representing NASCAR's top three teams this season — were up front with about 40 laps left before a Larson crashed the party.
First, he cruised by Harvick for second. He brushed the wall with seven laps left but kept going, and Busch was hampered by slower cars.
Larson bumped into the back of Busch's car and moved into the lead. Busch then raced into the back of Larson's car and sped ahead for the victory.
"When I was going down the backstretch, I was like, 'Hell, no, you're not taking this one away right now,' " Busch said.
Busch was booed by the crowd, but he got a thumbs-up from Larson, who called it a fair finish.
"I roughed him up. He roughed me up. That's racing," Larson said.
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