Busch 2-for-2 at California
ByKyle Busch led all but 12 laps of competition Saturday at California Speedway, snagging a pair of victories in the process. Busch started the afternoon with a win in the San Bernardino County 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, leading 95 of 100 laps. He then followed it up with a win in the Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race Saturday night.
Busch dominated both races before sparse crowds, yielding the lead only during pit stops. In the Nationwide race, Greg Biffle brought out the final caution with 20 laps to go by crashing in turn 1. On the subsequent pit stops, Carl Edwards' team was able to get him out quick enough to pick up the lead, just beating Busch's car to the pit exit line by a few feet. But on the restart, Busch tapped Edwards lightly exiting turn one and was back into the lead by the time the field hit the backstretch. He was left unchallenged for the remainder of the race. Edwards finished fourth.
Kevin Harvick took second place followed by Busch's teammate Joey Logano. Edwards' teammate David Ragan rounded out the top five.
Busch will try for the weekend sweep from a 10th place starting position in Sunday's Auto Club 500.
Sprint Cup Final Practice
Jimmy Johnson was fastest in the final Sprint Cup practice session, posting a lap of 179.582 mph. The remainder of the top five included Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray, Mark Martin and Biffle.
Reed Sorenson crashed at the beginning of the practice session and will have to start a backup car at the rear of the field with pole-winner Brian Vickers.
