…Kyle Busch won the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch scored his ninth series victory in his 47th race. It was Busch’s 17th NASCAR win of 2008. [He has eight Cup, six Nationwide and three Truck wins.]
…Busch won from the third starting position, the eighth race won from the top 10 in 11 Bristol races.
…Busch became the 10th different winner in the 11 races at Bristol. Ron Hornaday Jr. is the only two-time winner.
…Busch became the third driver to win in all three national touring series at Bristol, joining Carl Edwards and Mark Martin.
…Toyota posted its ninth win of the 2008 season. Chevrolet has five, and Ford and Dodge have one apiece.
…Busch led twice for 145 laps, including the final 133.
…The race was slowed a record 12 times for 69 laps.
…The race featured four lead changes among three drivers.
…The top 10 consisted of seven Toyotas, one Ford, one Chevrolet and one Dodge.
…Jimmie Johnson was involved in an accident on Lap 101 and finished 34th in his series debut.
…Hornaday finished 24th and remains second in points after being involved in an accident on Lap 177.
…Points leader Johnny Benson finished fourth. His 119-point lead over second-place Hornaday is the largest of the season.(ESPN.com)(8-25-2008)
