It appeared the race was Busch’s before Erik Jones spun and collected Bubba Wallace, bringing out the late yellow flag and shuffling the running order after pit stops. “Was fast at the end, was doing what I could to hold the lead there with Truex and felt like I inched ahead finally.” So really appreciate that,” Busch said after recovering from a stuck shifter and saving his car from a near spin to charge from last place to lead three times for 49 laps.

“True testament to everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing. and Christopher Bell who built him a backup car Saturday night. But Busch’s bid for a second victory on his hometown track was spoiled by a yellow flag with six laps left, relegating him to fourth place.Īfter Alex Bowman passed Hendrick Racing teammate Kyle Larson during a last-lap duel to the checkered flag, Busch thanked his crew and those from the cars of teammates Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. 18 Toyota sponsored by Ethel M Chocolates of Henderson in practice Saturday, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion drove from the back of the pack to the front and was leading with six laps to go. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) weekend that started as a chocolate-covered mess for Kyle Busch nearly finished in victory lane Sunday in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Īfter crashing his No. NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) competes in the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas.

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