Kyle Busch wins the Pure Michigan 400

Victory at MIS means a lock into the Chase for Busch.
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An exciting G-W-C finish proved that Kyle Busch is in it to win it in 2011. Pulling away from Jimmie Johnson on the restart, Busch cruised to the victory and scored himself an entry into Sprint's Summer Showdown as well. With his victory, Busch is now secured a spot in the Chase as well. Busch boasts four victories and 15th top-10 finishes so far this season.

Race highlights:

• Jeff Gordon reached a career milestone today, having led his 22,000 lap in NASCAR.  Finishing 6th after leading 50 laps, Gordon is still in contention in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
• Problems for Chase contenders Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin. The No. 99 of Edwards suffered an unknown engine issue and after repairs in the garage, returned to the track -28 laps down, he finished in 36th position. Hamlin also had a rough day, after scraping the wall it was reported that he may have bent his shock and went to the garage for repairs. Hamlin returned -15 laps down and finished p.35.
• Kurt Busch (also a Chase contender) had a bad day at MIS as well, his No. 22 car took a beating, smacking the wall multiple times. Busch brought out the final caution, which set-up the G-W-C finish, after blowing a tire with just 3 laps to go.
• Another impressive finish by the injured Brad Keselowski, since injuries sustained at Road Atlanta Keselowski has had only finishes in the top 3. A win at Pocono, 2nd at Watkins Glen and a 3rd place today. 

Race Results:

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