Kyle Busch Continues to Dominate, Wins at Indianapolis

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kyle Busch won the Brickyard 400 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Busch continued his domination of the Sprint Cup Series, picking up his fourth victory in five races on Sunday.  Busch said the win was one of the biggest of his career.

“Nothing better than being in victory lane for one of my biggest wins of my career here,” Busch said.  “And sweeping the weekend, even bigger yet.”

Photo courtesy Adam Niemeyer

Busch, who missed the first 11 races of the season after being injured at Daytona, now finds himself just 23 points out of the top 30 in points.  Busch said his team can definitely contend for the championship if he can meet the top 30 requirement.

“We’re definitely a championship-contending team, and we just got to be championship-eligible.”

Not everyone left Indianapolis happy, however.  Hometown favorite Jeff Gordon, who was making his final start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, crashed early in the event.  He was able to continue on in the race, but he finished 42nd after his car failed to maintain the minimum speed and he was forced to the garage.

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Busch

2. Joey Logano

3. Kevin Harvick

4. Martin Truex Jr.

5. Denny Hamlin

6. Clint Bowyer

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Kurt Busch

9. Kyle Larson

10. Brad Keselowski

11. Ryan Newman

12. Ryan Blaney

13. Carl Edwards

14. Paul Menard

15. Jimmie Johnson

16. Jamie McMurray

17. Sam Hornish Jr.

18. Chase Elliott

19. Greg Biffle

20. Casey Mears

21. David Ragan

22. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Kasey Kahne

25. Austin Dillon

26. Landon Cassill

27. Danica Patrick

28. Tony Stewart

29. David Gilliland

30. Michael Annett

31. Michael McDowell

32. Matt DiBenedetto

33. Cole Whitt

34. Brett Moffitt

35. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

36. Brian Scott

37. Justin Allgaier

38. Aric Almirola

39. J.J. Yeley

40. Trevor Bayne

41. Timmy Hill

42. Jeff Gordon

43. Alex Bowman

Photo courtesy Sean Gardner

Thanks to Adam Niemeyer for the picture of Kyle Busch used in this story.  To see more of Adam's work, check out his blog.