Nascar – Kyle Busch adds Pocono to his list of achievements

Kyle Busch won the Overton 400 for the first time in his career, breaking a 36-race winless streak.

Published on 31/07/2017 à 10:31

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Nascar – Kyle Busch adds Pocono to his list

Starting from pole position, Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) took advantage of his late pit stop to clear Martin Truex Jr (Furniture Row Racing) and Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) pour s’imposer après plus de 1000 tours passés en tête en 2017 sans victoire. Il brise avec cette victoire la plus longue période de disette de sa carrière avec 36 courses sans succès, et il offre également à Toyota he knows 100^e victory in the premier category.

The race was marked by the incidents of Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) on the first lap taking Matt DiBenedetto (Go FAS Racing) and Aric Almirola (Richard Petty Motorsport) in his wake, or even Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) victim of a contact with his teammate Kasey Kahne.

Adding Pocono to his record, Kyle Busch has earned at least one victory on 22 of the 23 circuits used for the championship, with Charlotte Motor Speedway being the only one missing from his record. In the championship, Busch is 4^e far behind Martin Truex Jr still in the lead ahead of Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing), forced to retire with a mechanical problem.

Discover the report of the Pocono Overton 400 event, in issue 2125 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.