Kurt Busch won the AdventHealth 400 from Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon to pick up his first win with 23XI Racing.
Busch led a race-high 116 laps and won the second
stage of the race. Busch has struggled early in the season, but was finally
able to put a strong race together in his Jumpman-sponsored Toyota Camry.
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“It’s all about teamwork,” Busch said. “This is 23XI, this is our first win for the
45 car and with Jordan brand on the hood. I felt like I had to play like the
goat, race like the goat, and I had to beat the Kyles.”
Busch was part of a trio that fought for the lead over
the final run, with Kyle Larson and brother Kyle Busch fighting for the lead.
Busch said once he got past his brother, he knew he’d
be able to chase down Larson.
“If I could get one Kyle, I could get both. It’s like
the Kyle and Kyle Show.”
“I’ve been with a lot of teams and a lot of manufacturers.
It’s the most gratifying to work from the ground up with a new car number.”
Larson had a strong car throughout the day, but said
he knew he’d be able to hold off anyone other than Kurt Busch.
“It was hard to hold off Kyle, and I knew when Kurt
got by him it was going to be hard to hold him off. I did my best, but came up
one spot short. That was fun racing.”
Unofficial results:
1. Kurt Busch
2. Kyle Larson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Christopher Bell
6. Martin Truex Jr.
7. Ross Chastain
8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
9. Alex Bowman
10. Bubba Wallace
11. Austin Cindric
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Austin Dillon
14. Brad Keselowski
15. Kevin Harvick
16. William Byron
17. Joey Logano
18. Noah Gragson
19. Corey LaJoie
20. Ty Dillon
21. Harrison Burton
22. Cole Custer
23. Michael McDowell
24. Chase Briscoe
25. Todd Gilliland
26. Aric Almirola
27. Chris Buescher
28. Josh Bilicki
29. Chase Elliott
30. Tyler Reddick
31. JJ Yeley
32. Erik Jones
33. Daniel Suarez
34. Cody Ware
35. Justin Haley
36. BJ McLeod
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