Kurt Busch Wins Wet Race at Michigan

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kurt Busch won the rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400 from Michigan International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Busch won a race that was delayed four times for rain during the shortened event.  Busch said the win was a testament to his team’s chemistry.

 

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“It’s amazing when you have team chemistry at the level that we do,” Busch said.  “[Crew chief] Tony Gibson led these guys through a backup car and the pit crew was there giving their best.”

Busch was running second for a late-race restart, but leader Kyle Larson ran out of gas just three laps before the rain came for the final time.  Busch took the lead on lap 132 and never looked back on the way to his second victory of 2015.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling knowing what we went through, paced ourselves and found the lead towards the latter part of the race; and then the rain came in,” Busch said.  “Tony Gibson makes these guys work a little extra hard.  I always say thanks, I’m always there early with them, and it’s a great team chemistry feel.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kurt Busch

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3. Martin Truex Jr.

4. Matt Kenseth

5. Joey Logano

6. Brad Keselowski

7. Jamie McMurray

8. Paul Menard

9. Trevor Bayne

10. Clint Bowyer

11. Denny Hamlin

12. Carl Edwards

13. Casey Mears

14. Ty Dillon

15. Kasey Kahne

16. Danica Patrick

17. Kyle Larson

18. Ryan Newman

19. Jimmie Johnson

20. Austin Dillon

21. Jeff Gordon

22. Aric Almirola

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Ryan Blaney

25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

26. Sam Hornish Jr.

27. Justin Allgaier

28. Tony Stewart

29. Kevin Harvick

30. Michael Annett

31. Landon Cassill

32. Cole Whitt

33. Brett Moffitt

34. Josh Wise

35. David Ragan

36. Greg Biffle

37. Jeb Burton

38. J.J. Yeley

39. Matt DiBenedetto

40. Mike Bliss

41. Alex Bowman

42. David Gilliland

43. Kyle Busch

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