Kyle and Kurt Busch moved into first and second place, respectively, after choosing to stay out on the track as other drivers took two to four tires behind them.
The two elected to skip the pit on the final caution and were at the front of the pack for the final 14 of 500 laps. But it was Kyle Busch who would remain in control and eventually take the checkered flag. He has now won on every NASCAR weekend he has run this season.
“We’re crazy. We just do what we need to do to try and win,” Kyle Busch said after the race.
Kyle Busch had to come back from a wreck in the opening laps. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made contact with his car and sent him spinning, which drew one of 11 caution flags on the day.
However, the younger Busch brother quickly moved back into the top 10 before eventually taking the lead for the last of 21 lead changes. He leads all active drivers with eight wins at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The two have won the last four races at Bristol, but this is just the second time in their storied careers they have finished in first and second place.
“That one was tough,” Kurt Busch said. “I really wanted to beat him. I was going to wreck him. I was wanting to stay close enough so that when we took the white (flag) I was going to just drive straight into three and four. I mean he’s already won. I figured he could give a little love to his brother.
“I wanted that one bad. I feel like him right now. I’m all mad because I didn’t win.”
It was Kurt Busch’s best finish of the year.
Brad Keselowski was in contention for the win the entire race and held the lead before heading to the final pit stop. But, he was assessed a penalty on the final restart and ended up finishing in 18th.
NASCAR results at Bristol Motor Speedway
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