Kyle Busch Wins Busch Series Race at Phoenix

Busch to go for three on Sunday.

Kyle Busch could become the first driver in NASCAR history to win three races in one weekend at the same track.

AVONDALE, Ariz. - Friday night had transitioned into Saturday afternoon, but Kyle Busch's result stayed the same in the NASCAR Busch Series ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Busch steered the No. 5 Chevrolet to the lead for 132 of 203 laps - including the final 86 - to win his fourth Busch Series race of 2007 and gain the 11th checkered flag of his career.

The win ties Busch with Jeff Burton for the second-most wins by a driver in NASCAR's second series this season, but perhaps the more significant meaning of the 22-year-old's triumph is that it came in his final Busch Series race behind the wheel of a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Busch will move to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008.

Busch started fourth and fell out of the top 10 later in the race, but he quickly recovered to take the lead at Lap 118.

Not even the restart for a green-white-checkered finish - stemming from a four-car accident on the frontstretch on Lap 198 - could take Busch away from the front or keep him from Victory Lane.

Matt Kenseth was Busch's closest competition, but Busch used a quick restart on Lap 202 to distance himself from the field over the final two laps and win by 0.305 second.

Clint Bowyer finished third, Scott Wimmer was fourth, and Kevin Harvick ended in fifth.

11 cautions slowed the field for 46 laps, and there were 10 lead changes among seven drivers.

ARIZONA.TRAVEL 200 Results:

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS

1. 4 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Sta-Green / Lowe's 195/10 203 Running
2. 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Arby's 175/5 203 Running
3. 1 2 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 170/5 203 Running
4. 2 29 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Holiday Inn 165/5 203 Running
5. 6 21 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet AutoZone 155/0 203 Running
6. 3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Wrigley's Doublemint 155/5 203 Running
7. 28 60 Carl Edwards Ford World Financial Group 146/0 203 Running
8. 30 38 Jason Leffler Toyota Great Clips / Comcast 142/0 203 Running
9. 5 126 Jamie McMurray Ford Dish Network 138/0 203 Running
10. 19 77 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet Dollar General 134/0 203 Running
11. 18 1 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 130/0 203 Running
12. 15 99 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 127/0 203 Running
13. 16 41 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Imation 124/0 203 Running
14. 27 344 Michael McDowell Toyota Aaron's / Best Western 121/0 203 Running
15. 38 59 Marcos Ambrose * Ford Kingsford / Bashas' 118/0 203 Running
16. 11 18 Brad Coleman * Chevrolet Carino's Italian Grill 115/0 203 Running
17. 23 7 Mike Wallace Chevrolet GEICO 112/0 203 Running
18. 13 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet RoadLoans.com 109/0 203 Running
19. 10 90 Stephen Leicht Ford CitiFinancial 106/0 203 Running
20. 7 27 Robby Gordon Ford Huggies / Bashas' 103/0 203 Running
21. 22 88 Brad Keselowski * Chevrolet U.S. Navy 100/0 203 Running
22. 26 47 Kelly Bires Ford Clorox / Am. Red Cross / Bashas' 97/0 203 Running
23. 12 6 David Ragan * Ford Discount Tire 94/0 203 Running
24. 31 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Ford McDonald's 91/0 203 Running
25. 34 14 Kyle Krisiloff * Ford Lilly / Walgreens 88/0 202 Running
26. 37 37 John Graham Ford Kickbutt Amped Energy Ballz 85/0 201 Running
27. 21 10 Brian Vickers Toyota Fort McDowell Resort Destination 82/0 199 Running
28. 14 20 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet Rockwell Automation 84/5 199 Running
29. 8 42 Dario Franchitti Dodge Target 76/0 198 Off Track
30. 40 25 Richard Johns Ford Freedom isn't Free / FreeCreditReport.com 73/0 197 Off Track
31. 32 230 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet PHYTTER Phone / INTERUSH 70/0 197 Off Track
32. 20 22 Mike Bliss Dodge Supercuts 67/0 182 Out of Race
33. 39 28 Blake Bjorklund Chevrolet Kibbles 'n Bits / U.S. Border Patrol 64/0 180 Running
34. 17 24 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Nat'l Guard / 40th Infantry Brigade 61/0 170 Running
35. 25 211 Jason Keller Chevrolet InvestLinc 58/0 139 Out of Race
36. 24 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape 60/5 138 Out of Race
37. 41 66 Steve Wallace Dodge HomeLife Communities 52/0 138 Out of Race
38. 42 36 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet McGill Motorsports 49/0 35 Out of Race
39. 29 12 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Kodak 46/0 24 Out of Race
40. 36 113 Todd Souza Chevrolet Central Coast Cabinets 43/0 22 Out of Race
41. 35 01 Kertus Davis Chevrolet RaceGirl 40/0 19 Out of Race
42. 43 156 Frank Kreyer Chevrolet Culver's Restaurants 37/0 9 Out of Race
43. 33 72 D.J. Kennington Dodge Northern Provincial Pipelines 34/0 8 Out of Race

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