Nascar Kentucky 2011: Kyle Busch Takes Checkered, When Will 100th Victory Come?

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Kyle Busch Earns 99th Career Victory at Inaugural Kentucky Speedway Race

Kyle Busch took the first Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway, but the real story was in the traffic jam that occurred at the new venue.

Kentucky has worked hard to enter the Sprint Cup schedule, so the first race not being an overwhelming success comes as a huge disappointment.

Even so, it's a small hiccup in the grand scheme of things.

You live and you learn, which is exactly what the track needs to do going forward. Expecting to account for everything on the first go around is asking too much. The track will undoubtedly take this year's debacle into account when they prepare for next year.

The track at Kentucky is imperfect, which adds to the charm and appeal of the track. It also adds to the ambiguity of the race, as this sort of track isn't advantageous to anyone.

Regardless of how the first race went on the track, fans in Kentucky should consider the first race an overwhelming success. This is the dawn of what is sure to be a great tradition, at a location that is surrounded by great fans.

Busch managed to used a late restart with three laps to go to pull away from the competition. This track had a lot of intangibles that made it impossible to predict a winner.

As fate would have it, Busch took the checkered and made his way into the winner's circle for the 99th time. He's now on the cusp of reaching his 100th victory, which is likely to happen sooner, rather than later, given the way he is driving.

His first opportunity to advance to triple digit victories will come at London next week. The win at Kentucky points to just how on point the race team is, which has to leave them feeling good about their chances next week.

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--Kyle Vassalo

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