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Busch Takes 5th Nationwide Win

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 12, 2008

JOLIET, Ill. - Kyle Busch keeps winning no matter where he races.

Busch added another Nationwide Series victory to his column Friday night, winning the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Busch took the lead on the 95th lap in his No. 18 Toyota, held it until a pit stop on the 149th and then regained it five laps later for the remainder of the 200-lap race on the 1.5-mile track.

The points leader with six victories in the Sprint Cup Series, Busch won for the fifth time in the Nationwide Series.

"It feels really, really good," Busch said. "Unbelievable."

Denny Hamlin, who started in 41st position, raced his way to a runner-up finish. Brad Keselowski was third. Zephyrhills' David Reutimann, who led 83 laps, finished fifth.

Busch did his customary trademark bow to the crowd, which is becoming a weekly tradition as he has dominated NASCAR this season. He has won 13 races this season, spanning all three of NASCAR's top series.
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have dominated the Nationwide Series this season - cars owned by the organization have won 13 times.

Hamlin (three), Busch (five), Joey Logano (one) and Tony Stewart (five) have combined to win 14 of the 19 series races this year. Busch earned one of his wins driving for Braun Racing.

IRL: Helio Castroneves' drought is over.

The man who has grabbed more poles than any other driver in IndyCar Series history hadn't captured one in qualifying since winning "Dancing with the Stars" last fall. But Castroneves pushed Danica Patrick aside Friday by averaging 204.519 mph over four laps in qualifying for the Firestone Indy 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tenn.

He did start on the pole in Japan with positions set by points.

But this pole meant much more to Castroneves, who extended a couple of records. His series record of poles is 24 for his career with at least one in seven consecutive seasons. That is a dramatic change from last week when a broken throttle cable forced him to start last at Watkins Glen.

Patrick will start on the first row for the ninth time in her career and the second time this season.

LEGAL: The McLaren team settled its legal dispute with Ferrari, agreeing to pay the Italian team's court costs from the Formula One spying scandal.

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