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Busch Wins Easter Weekend Nashville Pole

Mar 22, 2008 – 12:55 PM
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Geoffrey Miller

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Kyle Busch must not be much for lounging on the beach or lounging at home.

In a weekend that the Sprint Cup Series has off and most other drivers are taking time to recharge their batteries for the next barrage of race weekends, Busch is hanging out with the Nationwide Series in Nashville.

Saturday morning, Busch put the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole for Nashville Superspeedway's Pepsi 300, scheduled to take the green flag at 3pm/ET.

Busch's lap of 163.357mph on the 1.5-mile concrete oval topped Nationwide regular Mike Bliss (2nd), Steve Wallace, Carl Edwards, and Kelly Bires.

44 drivers challenged the clock for 43 positions in the event.

The Sprint Cup regulars in town for the event were Busch, Edwards, Denny Hamlin, David Reutimann, and Clint Bowyer.

Making his first NASCAR appearance in a while was now-former Sprint Cup driver and Tennessee native Sterling Marlin. Marlin clocked in 20th on the grid.

The race can be seen live on ESPN Saturday afternoon with coverage starting at 2pm/ET.
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