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Harvick Wins Truck Race; Busch Fumes

Mar 30, 2009 – 6:03 PM
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Geoffrey Miller

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For for the first time in 2009, Kyle Busch left a race weekend without a race-winning trophy in hand and didn't appear a bit pleased with the way that happened.

Kevin Harvick nudged Busch's No. 51 in turn four at Martinsville Speedway and passed him for the lead with 10 laps to go in the rain-postponed Camping World Truck Series Kroger 250 to win the event, but not before Busch fell deep in the field.

While trying to straighten out a fender by brushing the infield wall under caution, Busch crossed the pit road commitment line and earned a penalty for not pitting. Busch was relegated to a 17th-place finish in the Kroger 250, and afterwards, dashed directly towards the track's exit to the motor home lot.

Harvick's pass -- the finish nearly was a reversal of Busch and Harvick's 1-2 finish at Atlanta in the series' last outing -- probably wasn't the reason Busch wasn't in the mood to talk as it was a typical short track move. Instead, he probably wasn't happy about NASCAR's commitment line penalty, though his move was a direct violation of the rule.

Following Harvick to the line on a day that saw 14 cautions was his teammate Ron Hornaday with Mike Skinner third, Johnny Benson fourth and pole-winner Rick Crawford in fifth. The race was postponed from Saturday thanks to rain showers.

In case you missed today's action because of commitments like, say, work, here's the final 20 laps thanks to the wonders of Youtube -- complete with Kyle Busch's penalty.

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