Kyle Busch was perfect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th different winner through the first 11 races of a topsy-turvy NASCAR Cup Series season.
On his 36th birthday, no less.
Busch had stalked Kyle Larson all afternoon, before beating him on a late restart to take the lead. After another caution in the closing laps, Busch followed up his Truck Series win Saturday night by earning another trip to victory lane.
It’s his 17th straight season with a win, tying David Pearson for second on the all-time list and moving him within one of Richard Petty’s record streak. It also was Busch’s first victory with Beshore calling the shots from the pit box, and it gives Joe Gibbs Racing three drivers qualified for the playoffs, along with Martin Truex Jr. and Christopher Bell.