1. Where you finish
Kyle Busch is the perfect example of what is important in NASCAR racing. Its not where you start, but finish. He qualified 39th and won at Richmond. Yeah, I’m not going to qualify here anymore, he said. Its a waste of time for us. I dont know why, I just cannot qualify here.
2. Milestone victory
The Richmond win was Buschs 50th, which tied him with Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins list. It was his sixth career win at the three-quarter-mile oval, but his first in the fall race. He swept both Richmond races this year and has seven wins for the season.
3. Whole lotta laps
Martin Truex Jr. has earned a footnote in the Richmond record book as the driver leading the most laps without scoring a victory. He led a race-high 163 laps and finished third. I dont know what weve got to do to win this race, said Truex, who clinched a Round of 12 spot on points.
Godwin Kelly, [email protected]
