BRISTOL, Tenn. – Kyle Busch grabbed his third Cup Series win of the season Sunday, eighth overall at Bristol Motor Speedway and 10th this year spanning all three of NASCAR's national series.
He beat his older brother, who said if given the chance in Sunday's race he'd have wrecked him so that Kurt Busch was the one celebrating in victory lane.
"He told me in victory lane and I told him 'You can't tell people you're going to wreck them before you do it because when roles are reversed that person is going to wreck you because you already told them you were going to wreck them,' " Kyle Busch said. "So I guess if I'm ever running second to Kurt, I'm going to wreck him. I'm glad it didn't turn out that way."
The Busch brothers lined up side-by-side on the final restart, but Kurt Busch had nothing to slow Kyle Busch's steamrolling of the competition this year. They'd inherited the lead as the first in line not to pit for tires during the 11th caution.
"He gave it one hell of a fight," Kyle Busch said.
Kurt Busch, a six-time winner at the .533-mile high-banked oval, lamented the loss over the P.A. system. When he said he would have wrecked Kyle Busch, the crowd roared and affirmed Kurt Busch's frustration with the final results. He's emerged as the top driver in the winless Chevrolet camp with seven finishes of 12th or higher in his debut with Chip Ganassi Racing.
"I wanted that one bad," Kurt Busch said.
Sunday's win was probably going to go to either Penske driver Brad Keselowski or Joey Logano until a late caution forced teams to choose. They could go in for tires or stay on track and try to maintain their position for the final 13 laps. The leaders — Logano and Keselowski — went to pit road.
