MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch continued his domination of the NASCAR Nationwide Series by sailing to a victory Saturday night.
Busch, who leads the point standings, won for the sixth time in 19 races this season. It was the 27th series win of his career.
Reed Sorenson finished second and Carl Edwards was third. Mike Bliss and Brad Coleman rounded out the top five.
Busch, who started from the fifth row, has finished first or second in the past seven Nationwide races including wins at Loudon, N.H., and Nashville, Tenn.
Busch took over the lead on lap 172 of the 200-lap event when Kevin Harvick ran out of gas.
Hornaday wins again
SPARTA, Ky. — Ron Hornaday held off a late surge from Mike Skinner to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck race at Kentucky Speedway, the third consecutive victory for the series points leader.
Hornaday became the first two- time winner in the event’s 10-year history at the 1 1/2-mile track. He also started from the pole, becoming the first driver to win at Kentucky after starting from the front row.
Pedregon tops in funny car
KENT, Wash. — Tony Pedregon capped off two impressive two days of qualifying with a 4.174-second pass at the NHRA Northwest Nationals to earn his third No. 1 of the season in funny car.
The other No. 1 qualifiers for today’s eliminations were Larry Dixon (top fuel) and Allen Johnson (pro stock).
The Associated Press
Today’s race
NHRA Northwest Nationals
Site: Kent, Wash.
TV: ESPN2, 7 p.m. tape
Track: Pacific Raceways
Next race: Fram Autolite Nationals, July 24-26 at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
On the Net: www.nhra.com
