Busch resists Martin and wins

By resisting the return of Mark Martin, Kyle Busch managed to sign his fourth victory of the season, Saturday evening in Bristol. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver even took his second victory of the season at Bristol. Mark Martin for his part, even though he spent 240 laps in the lead, did not manage to win at home. However, he had numerous opportunities to dive inside during the last four laps.

« What a class this Mark Martin », even blurted out the winner of the day. “ He would have deserved to win this victory. I'm sorry he finished second at home. He had his chance and he could have done it. But he didn't do it and let me race properly. »

With this victory, the 16th of his career in the Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch moves from 15th to 13th place in the general classification. Above all, he is 34 points behind Matt Kenseth, 12th, with only two events remaining to access the ?chase?.

Behind Marcos Ambrose took third place just ahead of Greg Biffle, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman. Kurt Busch finished seventh while defending champion Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top eight.