Busch Continues to Dominate, Wins at Pocono

Originally written for CLNS Media.

Kyle Busch won the Gander Outdoors 400 from Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon for his sixth win of the season.

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Busch started in the back of the pack after failing post-qualifying inspection on Saturday, but he quickly worked his way to the front when the green flag dropped.  Busch took the lead late in the race, but he had to hold off teammate Daniel Suarez over two late restarts.

Busch said he was impressed with how clean Suarez raced him over the final run.

“I can’t say enough about my teammate,” Busch said.  “He gave us a run for our money on those last couple restarts.  He ran me so clean; he did a great job.”

The victory was the 49th of Busch’s career, which ties him with Tony Stewart on the NASCAR Cup Series wins list.

Busch said it was an honor to be mentioned with Stewart, but he hopes to keep moving up.

“You keep reaching higher up the ladder and reaching more milestones,” Busch said.  “Tony Stewart’s one of the all-time best and I was a fan up as well, so it’s awesome to be able to tie him.”

Suarez finished a career-best second on Sunday, but he said he was disappointed he couldn’t catch Busch in the closing laps.

“I thought I was a little better than Kyle with new tires,” Suarez said.  “I felt like if I was able to complete the pass by corner 1, I was going to be able to hold him off.”

“It’s a little disappointing; it hurts to be close.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Busch

2. Daniel Suarez

3. Alex Bowman

4. Kevin Harvick

5. Erik Jones

6. William Byron

7. Chase Elliott

8. Ryan Newman

9. Kurt Busch

10. Denny Hamlin

11. Clint Bowyer

12. Ryan Blaney

13. Austin Dillon

14. AJ Allmendinger

15. Martin Truex Jr.

16. Michael McDowell

17. Jimmie Johnson

18. Matt Kenseth

19. David Ragan

20. Jamie McMurray

21. Paul Menard

22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

23. Kyle Larson

24. Ty Dillon

25. Aric Almirola

26. Joey Logano

27. Matt DiBenedetto

28. JJ Yeley

29. Jeffrey Earnhardt

30. Kasey Kahne

31. Kyle Weatherman

32. Reed Sorenson

33. Darrell Wallace Jr.

34. Landon Cassill

35. Ross Chastain

36. Timmy Hill

37. Chris Buescher

38. Brad Keselowski

39. Corey LaJoie

40. BJ McLoed

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