Kyle Busch won the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Raceway. It was Busch’s 24th Nationwide Series victory in his 147th start. It was his 49th NASCAR victory. He ranks 14th in all-time NASCAR wins across all series.
Busch tied Tommy Houston and Matt Kenseth for fifth on NASCAR’s Nationwide all-time wins list. It was his third victory in 11 races at Richmond.
Busch posted his sixth straight top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Bristol.
Joe Gibbs Racing posted its 32nd series victory overall and fourth Nationwide win in 2009. It was JGR’s second win at Richmond. Denny Hamlin won this race in 2008.
Toyota scored its second victory at Richmond. Chevy leads all manufacturers with 19 wins, followed by Ford with 14. A Dodge has never won a Nationwide race at Richmond.
Busch led four times for a race-leading 115 laps, including the final 22.
Busch leads the Nationwide standings by 82 points over Carl Edwards, who finished second.
Edwards scored his fourth second-place finish this season but has yet to win in 2009. His last NNS win came at Homestead in November 2008.
Brad Keselowski (fourth) posted his fifth consecutive top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Texas.
Joey Logano (sixth) posted his fourth consecutive top-10 finish, extending a streak that began at Nashville.
Mark Martin finished seventh in his only scheduled appearance in the series in 2009.
Michael McDowell (eighth) was the highest-finishing rookie contender of the 10 participating in this race.
Jason Leffler (10th) has scored eight straight top-15 finishes, extending a streak that began at California.
The top 10 consisted of three Chevys, three Ford and four Toyotas. The highest-finishing Dodge was the No. 26 of Brian Keselowski (21st).(ESPN.com)(5-4-2009)
