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RACE RECAP | TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
10 AJ Allemdinger
9 Clint Bowyer
8 Martin Truex Jr.
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Greg Biffle
4 Matt Kenseth
3 Kasey Kahne
2 Carl Edwards barely hangs onto the points lead

VICTORY LANE

1 Tony Stewart backs up his words from last week and led the most laps, dominates, and grabs his 4th win in the Chase

It comes down to two races, and just 3 points separate points leader Edwards and Stewart heading into a reconfigured, resurfaced Phoenix next week.

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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(August 21, 2011)

BROOKLYN, Mich.—Michigan finally unrolled the welcome mat for Kyle Busch, the first official member of the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Busch got his first Sprint Cup Series victory at Michigan International Speedway in his 14th start at the 2.0-mile track, holding off Jimmie Johnson in a green-white-checkered-flag finish to win Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400.

Busch beat Johnson to the finish line by .568 seconds to claim his series-best fourth victory of the season and the 23rd of his career. Busch kept Johnson winless at Michigan, one of five active tracks on the Cup circuit where the five-time champion hasn’t been to victory lane.

Brad Keselowski continued his recent surge with a third-place run, followed by Mark Martin and Ryan Newman. Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth completed the top 10.

Continue reading “Michigan Race Recap – Kyle Busch Wins, Clinches Chase Spot”