Elder Busch Wins, Watts Steals the Show

The elder Busch, Kurt, dominated the day at Atlanta, capped off with a backwards victory lap.

Now, I’ve seen the famed “Polish Victory Lap,” made famous by the late Alan Kulwicki, but I’ve never seen somebody drive in reverse the entire way around a mile-and-a-half track.

As much noise as Busch made though, the story of the day had to be Marcos Ambrose. Actually, Marcos Ambrose’s crew member, Jimmy Watts.

Watts ran out onto the track to chase down an errant tire on lap 67, causing a caution right in the middle of green flag stops.

This action put nearly 20 cars a lap down. NASCAR’s response to this little field trip across the infield: a four race suspension.

Mark Martin, who sat on the pole for the 100th race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, lost a rear tire with 110 laps to go, completely ripping the rear end off his No. 5 Chevy, thus continuing his woes in what was supposed to be his dream season.

In the end, Brian Vickers gave Busch a run for his money, but with late caution, caused by Robby Gordon, everyone pitted. This put Vickers back into sixth place and Carl Edwards out in front.

With a green and white checkered finish, Busch and Jeff Gordon passed Edwards to finish first and second respectively.

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