Kyle Busch Nets 13th NASCAR Nationwide Win of 2010

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By Reid Spencer

Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

 

(November 20, 2010)

 

HOMESTEAD, Fla.—Kyle Busch pulled away from Kevin Harvick during a 23-lap run to the finish to win Saturday’s Ford 300 Nationwide Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

 

Harvick ran second, followed by 2010 series champion Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne.

 

With his 13th victory in 29 starts this season, Busch extended his single-season win record. The victory was his 43rd in the Nationwide Series, leaving him five behind all-time leader Mark Martin.

 

Danica Patrick qualified fifth, pitted early and led four laps—her first of the season—by staying out while others pitted under caution on Lap 24. Soon after a restart on Lap 28, however, she dropped back to 21st in the running order. She finished a career-best 19th in her 13th start in the series.

 

After winning the owners championship in his own No. 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday night, Busch secured the Nationwide owners’ title for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday. Stenhouse clinched Raybestos rookie of the year honors.

 

Notes: Keselowski scored his 26th top-five finish of the year, a single-season record. … The victory was Gibbs’ 49th in the past three seasons. Busch has 31 of those. ... Busch led 153 of 200 laps.

 

 

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Ford 300

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Race Results 

 

Pos #  |  Car #  | Driver | Sponsor/Car Make

1. 18 Kyle Busch Z-Line Designs Toyota
2. 33 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevrolet
3. 22 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Dodge
4. 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # CitiFinancial Ford
5. 17 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Ford
6. 60 Carl Edwards Copart.com Ford
7. 20 Joey Logano GameStop / MASTIFF Toyota
8. 62 Brendan Gaughan Aspen Dental Toyota
9. 98 Paul Menard Richmond / Menards Ford 200
10. 10 Jason Leffler ABF U-Pack Moving Toyota
11. 12 Justin Allgaier Verizon Wireless Dodge
12. 99 Martin Truex Jr. Out! Pet Care Toyota
13. 42 Parker Kligerman GetMoreVacations.com / Bandit Chippers Dodge
14. 32 Reed Sorenson Dollar General Toyota
15. 66 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota
16. 11 David Reutimann Rexall / Dollar General Toyota
17. 84 Cole Whitt Red Bull Toyota
18. 09 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Toyota
19. 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
20. 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Chevrolet
21. 26 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Parts Dodge
22. 05 David Starr Cash America Chevrolet
23. 34 Tony Raines BeaStockCarDriver.com Chevrolet
24. 15 Michael Annett Germain.com Toyota
25. 49 Mark Green Anderson's Maple Syrup Chevrolet 
26. 21 Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus Racing Chevrolet
27. 35 Jason Keller TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
28. 28 Kenny Wallace Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet
29. 16 Colin Braun Con-way Freight Ford
30. 01 Mike Wallace Suncore Industries Chevrolet
31. 40 Mike Bliss Westerman Companies Chevrolet
32. 88 Aric Almirola GT Vodka Chevrolet
33. 27 Chase Mattioli CollegeComplete.com / GreenTreeProfit.com Ford
34. 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
35. 87 Joe Nemechek Gator.com Chevrolet
36. 70 Shelby Howard BlackFlyDay.com Chevrolet
37. 24 Eric McClure Hefty Odor Block Ford
38. 38 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet 
39. 04 Jeremy Clements Boudreaux's Butt Paste Chevrolet
40. 91 David Gilliland D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports Chevrolet
41. 56 Kevin Lepage Sunshine Plumbing/MitchellSwabackCharities Toyota
42. 96 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
43. 36 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet