Trackin’ Trucks: Kyle Busch Wins the Baptist Health 200 at Homestead

Credit:Debbie Ross for Skirts and Scuffs

Kyle Busch earned his 58th career Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series victory on Saturday, leading 82 of 134 laps during the Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Busch was forced to come back from an immediate drive-through penalty after his No. 51 Toyota failed prerace inspection.

“I knew the Cessna Beechcraft Toyota Tundra here was going to be awesome,” Busch said, “Thanks to TRD and Rowdy Energy, everybody that helps us here and makes us so fast. And want to say thanks to Big Machine Hand Sanitizer as well. They were on the quarter panel the last two weeks, and we didn’t win, and now they’re not here and we won.”

Tyler Ankrum finished second, earning his first top-five finish of the season. Ross Chastain finished third, Chase Elliott fourth, and Johnny Sauter finished in the fifth position.

Elliott recovered from an early crash that took out teammates Brett Moffitt and Zane Smith along with the No. 30 of Brennan Poole.

A Look Ahead (with Points after Homestead)

The Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series heads to Pocono Raceway on June 27th and will be broadcast at 12:30 p.m.ET on Fox Sports 1.

Austin Hill remains the points leader, ahead of Christian Eckes by 44 points. Eckes gained four positions in the standings after finishing eighth at the 1.5-mile track.

Smith falls to sixth, 62 points behind Hill and one point behind Todd Gilliland, who sits in fifth.

1. Austin Hill
2. Christian Eckes -44
3. Grant Enfinger -48
4. Ben Rhodes -48
5. Todd Gilliland -61
6. Zane Smith -62
7. Johnny Sauter -69
8. Brett Moffitt -72
9. Sheldon Creed -74
10. Tyler Ankrum -76

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Before she even knew what NASCAR was, Courtney watched the races while sitting in her father’s lap. When she attended her first race at Talladega, her love for the sport grew even stronger.

In addition to her Trackin’ Trucks column for Skirts and Scuffs, Courtney runs her own blog, ChasingtheScoreboard.com. She is a receptionist for a daycare headquarters and enjoys attending country music concerts whenever one is in town.