Busch Sweeps Bristol

He does it again, Busch sweeps Bristol!
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Kyle Busch, Bristol, and winning ... three words that obviously go together. After winning Saturday's Nationwide race, the Kyle Busch Show was again on display for fans during the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City.

Bristol, known for its beating and banging, did not disappoint. Carl Edwards started on the pole position and held the lead until lap 17, when Paul Menard took the lead. Cautions were flying by lap 29. A huge melee occurred after Jeff Burton slowed, causing a chain reaction and wrecking numerous cars. Involved were the cars of Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, David Reutimann, Jamie McMurray, Trevor Bayne, AJ Allmendinger and Brian Vickers. A competition caution flew at lap 52 to check the tire wear from the previous tire issues noted throughout the weekend.

On lap 439 there was another pileup: Kasey Kahne got loose, behind him Kevin Harvick slowed and Mark Martin got into the back of Harvick, spinning him, and again we had a chain reaction, which is a product of short-track racing. Collected in the wreck were the cars of Juan Pablo Montoya, Trevor Bayne, Clint Boyer, Jamie McMurray and Andy Lally.

The dominant cars of the race were those of Jimmie Johnson, who led four different times for a total of 164 laps, and Kyle Busch, who led seven times for 153 laps. Although not leading as many laps, Carl Edwards gave Kyle Busch a run for his money at the end of the race and at many times came close to completing the pass on Busch. In the end, Edwards just did not have enough to outrun Kyle and the #18 Toyota.

Here is the complete race report:

1. Kyle Busch
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Paul Menard
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Kurt Busch
8. Greg Biffle
9. Kasey Kahne
10. Ryan Newman
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
12. Mark Martin
13. Bobby Labonte
14. Jeff Gordon
15. Marcos Ambrose
16. David Ragan
17. Martin Truex Jr.
18. Brad Keselowski
19. Tony Stewart
20. Jeff Burton
21. Jamie McMurray
22. Regan Smith
23. Joey Logano
24. Juan Pablo Montoya
25. Dave Blaney
26. Travis Kvapil
27. David Gilliland
28. Tony Raines
29. Bill Elliott
30. David Reutimann
31. A.J. Allmendinger
32. Andy Lally
33. Denny Hamlin
34. Trevor Bayne
35. Clint Bowyer
36. Brian Vickers
37. Casey Mears
38. Dennis Setzer
39. Robby Gordon
40. J.J. Yeley
41. Joe Nemechek
42. Landon Cassill
43. Michael McDowell