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Busch 2-for-2 in Texas

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 8, 2009

FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first.

Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 1 1/2 -mile, high-banked track Saturday. It was another dominating victory, coming a day after winning the fifth truck race in his past five starts in the series this season.

He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta today and become the first driver to win all three of NASCAR's national series on the same weekend.

After taking the lead on the 11th of 200 laps, when he swung his No. 18 Toyota around polesitter Matt Kenseth in the first turn, Busch went on to lead 179 laps and win by 3.154 seconds over Casey Mears, who was filling in for Jeff Burton in the No. 29 Chevrolet.

"We're going to make it three (today)," Busch said.

Busch is 0-for-9 in Sprint Cup races at Texas, where he finished 18th in April.

This is the 28th time in his career Busch has run all three series the same weekend. This is the seventh time this year and twice he won two races - at California in February and Bristol in August - without being able to get the third.

It was Busch's eighth Nationwide victory this year and extended his points lead to 272 over Carl Edwards with two races left.

Busch only has to finish 15th next week at Phoenix to clinch the season championship.

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