NASCAR at Texas 2016: Live Results and Analysis from Duck Commander 500
Kyle Busch completed his second weekend sweep in a row at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night with a first-place finish at the Duck Commander 500.
The driver of the No. 18 car sped past Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart with 32 laps to go and did not relinquish the top spot after that point of the race.
Joe Gibbs Racing and its affiliated cars led all but 16 laps in the first night race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season.
Carl Edwards and Truex Jr. were the dominant drivers for the majority of the race, but a bad pit stop did in the No. 19 car and a poor pit strategy left the No. 78 team second guessing their thought process. The two racers combined to lead 265 of the 334 laps.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a pass with nine laps to go to secure second place, while Joey Logano captured third place.
Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Truex Jr., Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 10 on Saturday night.
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