Kurt Busch gets his ticket to Bristol

Kurt Busch (Ford) scored his first victory of the season by winning the Bass Pro Shops NRA held on the short track of Bristol Motor Speedway (Tennessee). The resident of the Stewart-Haas Racing, who celebrated his first success since the Daytona 500 (Florida) last year, took advantage of the inside line to take the advantage of his teammate Clint Bowyer during the penultimate restart of the race on the 478th lap.

The driver of the No. 41 Ford Fusion subsequently resisted the return of Kyle Larson (Chevrolet), who nevertheless benefited from new tires during the final restart ten laps later. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver preceded the other Camaro ZL1 led by Chase Elliott.

Kyle Busch (Toyota), the winner's little brother, had an eventful race, notably causing an accident on the second lap when he spun. After competing in numerous duels, the 2015 champion saw his race destroyed by a puncture pushing him back to 20th place.

Kurt Busch celebrated his 6th victory on the Bristol oval and the 30th of his career in Nascar Cup Series