By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(September 24, 2011)

LOUDON, N.H.—The Magic Mile gave Kyle Busch a chance to show his mastery.

Busch dominated Saturday’s F.W. Webb 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a race in which only six Camping World Truck Series entries finished on the lead lap.

Busch crossed the finish line 3.816 seconds ahead of runner-up Austin Dillon to post his sixth win in 14 starts this season and the 30th victory of his career. Behind Busch and Dillon, Kevin Harvick finished third, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. and Johnny Sauter.

Busch led the first 130 laps and didn’t surrender the top spot until he came to pit road for tires and fuel on Lap 131. That handed the lead to Dillon, who didn’t pit until Lap 135.

By the time pit stops cycled through, Busch had opened his advantage over Dillon to nearly six seconds. Harvick was running third at that point, more than 12 seconds back.

Though Dillon closed the gap over the final 30 laps, Busch was able to cruise to the win, breaking a string of five straight Chevrolet victories in the series. Dillon now is atop the truck standings by two points over James Buescher, who finished seventh, the first driver one lap down.

1 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 28.213 135.002
2 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 28.263 134.763
3 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 28.287 134.648
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford40MPG.com Ford 28.300 134.587
5 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 28.343 134.382
6 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 28.349 134.354
7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 28.390 134.160
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 28.393 134.146
9 56 Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.393 134.146
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 28.408 134.075
11 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 28.412 134.056
12 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 28.428 133.981
13 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 28.462 133.821
14 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 28.463 133.816
15 47 Bobby Labonte Bush’s Baked Beans Toyota 28.468 133.792

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This week Joe from RaceTimeRadio contacted me to see if we could let each of our audiences know about each other. Seeing as The Final Lap radio show also airs on a bunch of stations in Canada, it seemed like a natural fit.  Check out our weekly podcast show on their website, and the latest from RTR is below.

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Their Latest Show Link: Sept. 19th 2011 – http://www.racetimeradio.com/Sh-Sept19th2011_-_RTR_-_NCATS_a/RTRSept19th2011.mp3

SHOW #175 – Kerry chats with Monica Palumbo (Miss Sprint Cup) and Trevor Bayne (2011 Daytona 500 winner) plus recaps Chicagoland and previews New Hampshire.
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