Busch Nails His 18th NASCAR Victory In Fontana!
Kyle Busch dominated the Camping World RV Service 300 Nationwide Series at Auto Club Speedway, by leading the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry from JGR to Victory Lane last Saturday in Fontana.
The win was Busch’s seventh Nationwide Series victory of the season and his 18th total victory in NASCAR’s top three divisions in 2008. It was also his first Nationwide Series victory at the Fontana Auto Club Speedway.
"This thing was flawless, it was just amazing," said Busch, who relinquished the lead only during pit stop cycles. "I want to thank the fans for coming out to the track tonight and supporting these guys."
Earlier in the day, Busch won the pole for the 150-lap race, which set the stage for his dominating victory.
"There’s two ways to look at it because when you’re out front like that the whole time and leading the race, you don’t know how much to work on your car and you don’t know how much to change your car," Busch said. "So for me, tonight leading that many laps and staying up front like that was kind of a crap shoot. That’s why you always have to stay on top of your car. I could’ve left my car alone tonight, but I knew that if I did I would've gotten eaten up. We had to make some changes to it. I saw Carl (Edwards) a couple times getting up a little bit closer to me, but we were just able to keep kind of adjusting on the car and keeping it under me and being able to keep that gap."
Kyle Busch remains in the top position going into the Chase for the Cup. Only one race remains until the Chase begins at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, September 14th. For more info on NOS Energy Drink and Team NOS, go to www.drinkNOS.com.
2008 Sprint Cup Victories
Kobalt Tools 500 - Atlanta Motor Speedway - 03/09/08
Aarons 499 - Talladega Super Speedway - 04/27/08
Dodge Challenger 500 - Darlington Raceway - 05/10/08
Best Buy 400 - Dover International Speedway - 06/01/08
Toyota/Save Mart 350 - Infineon Raceway - 06/22/08
Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola – Daytona International Speedway – 07/05/08
LifeLock.com 400 – Chicagoland Speedway – 07/12/08
Centurion Boats at The Glen - Watkins Glen International - 08/10/08
2008 Nationwide Victories
O'Reilly 300 - Texas Motor Speedway - 04/05/08
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 - Phoenix International Raceway - 04/11/08
Corona Mexico 300 presented by Banamex - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez - 04/20/08
Carquest Auto Parts 300 - Lowe's Motor Speedway - 05/24/08
Dollar General 300 – Chicagoland Speedway – 07/11/08
Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children - O'Reilly Raceway Park - 07/26/08
Camping World RV Service 300 presented by Coleman - Auto Club Speedway - 08/30/08
2008 Craftsman Truck Victories
San Bernardino 200 - Auto Club Speedway - 02/23/08
American Commercial Lines 200 - Atlanta Motor Speedway - 03/07/08
O'Reilly 200 - Bristol Motor Speedway - 08/20/08