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Nothing Can Stop Kyle Busch at Darlington

May 11, 2008 – 12:10 AM
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Geoffrey Miller

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Whether it was jeers from a large contingent of Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans during driver introductions or a plethora of lug nut problems, Kyle Busch wasn't close to being contained Saturday night at Darlington Raceway. Busch, 23, drove to his seventh-career Sprint Cup win in the Dodge Challenger 500.

Busch's win in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 secured him as the youngest winner in the history of the 58-year-old speedway.

In the prerace ceremonies, Busch was heckled by Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans angry about last week's incident between the two at Richmond. Busch played right along as he waved his hands, cupped his ear to hear the crowd, and pretended to cry on his pre-race ride along tour. ThatsRacin' even says he flipped off a crew member from the No. 88.

All of that, of course, was before the green flag. Greg Biffle led the field to the green and proceeded to lead 95 laps before suffering a loose wheel and then a broken timing belt.

Busch began to take over his assault on the field after that point -- despite having problems with lug nuts during pit stops that even garnered the No. 18 a penalty.

Impressively enough, Busch's win was his eighth of the NASCAR season in all three national touring divisions, and also gave the driver an extending point lead in the Sprint Cup.

Carl Edwards came home second, Jeff Gordon third, Dale Earnhardt Jr. fourth, and David Ragan a surprising fifth.
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