NEWTON, Iowa – Kyle Busch accomplished on Sunday what previous visiting NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers could not do – win the NASCAR Camping World Series East-West combination race at Iowa Speedway.
While Kevin Harvick had to settle for second place in 2007 and Kasey Kahne came away as the runner-up in 2008, Busch took the first-place trophy in the Long John Silver’s 200.
Busch, fresh from competing in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte Saturday night, made the most of a Sunday morning practice session at Iowa to fine tune the set up of his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He went on to capture the Coors Light Pole Award and dominate the race – leading 168 of the 200 laps.
With the victory, Busch locked up a secure starting spot in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown.
His biggest challenge came after a series of pit stops by the leaders midway through the race. After restarting sixth on lap 79, Busch charged forward and took the lead from Chris Johnson on lap 104. Busch relinquished the lead again to top off with fuel on lap 118. After restarting second, he moved past Jason Bowles for the lead on lap 125 and set sail to the finish.
While Busch was heading to victory, defending race winner Brian Ickler and David Mayhew waged a fierce door-to-door battle in the closing laps. Ickler prevailed to take second place, with Mayhew finishing a close third. Jeffrey Earnhardt passed Paulie Harraka in the closing laps to grab fourth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Brett Moffitt, Brett Thompson, Jesus Hernandez, Jason Bowles and Johnny Borneman.
The Iowa event is the only combination race of the season between the NASCAR Camping World Series East and West with championship points at stake.
Finish
Start
Car #
Driver
Car
Laps
Money Won
Reason Out
1
1
18
Kyle Busch
Toyota of Des Moines Toyota
200
$15,000
2
3
15
Brian Ickler
BrianIckler.com Chevrolet
200
$8,000
3
2
17
David Mayhew
MMI Services/Ron's Rear Ends/KHI Chevrolet
200
$7,625
4
6
03
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt Foundation Chevrolet
200
$5,000
5
23
12
Paulie Harraka
NAPA Auto Care/Adaptive One Toyota
200
$5,950
6
5
44
Brett Moffitt
Karl Chevrolet Chevrolet
200
$4,375
7
14
61
Brett Thompson
Rich Thompson Trucking Chevrolet
200
$3,125
8
11
28
Jesus Hernandez
Chivas/Telmex/Z-Line Designs Dodge
200
$2,400
9
8
6
Jason Bowles
Sunrise Ford Ford
200
$2,825
10
13
8
Johnny Borneman
Borneman Plastering/Red Line Oil Chevrolet
200
$2,000
11
18
2
Mike David
Bennett Lane Winery Toyota
199
$2,575
12
15
10
Jim Warn
MJ2 Racing/GPI Performance.com Chevrolet
199
$3,100
13
17
37
Alex Kennedy
Media Master/Dream Factory Chevrolet
199
$2,400
14
28
16
Moses Smith
Hasa Pool Products/White Flyer Toyota
199
$2,510
15
10
40
Matt Kobyluck
Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino Chevrolet
199
$2,975
16
22
21
Blake Koch
GodSpeaks.com Chevrolet
199
$2,475
17
34
50
Chris Johnson
TCR Chevrolet
198
$2,325
18
37
71
Eddie MacDonald
New England Mechanical Overlay Chevrolet
198
$3,800
19
7
3
Austin Dillon
Mom 'N' Pops Country Ham Chevrolet
197
$1,775
20
21
39
Dustin Delaney
Delaney Infrastructure Chevrolet
197
$2,250
21
31
88
Jody Lavendar
Hartsville Mini-Storage Chevrolet
197
$2,225
22
30
27
Jason Patison
Lucas Oil/E3 Spark Plugs Chevrolet
196
$2,210
23
29
60
Jonathon Gomez
Century Boatland/Heritage Cattle Chevrolet
196
$1,700
24
27
07
Matt Kurzejewski
American Campus Communities Toyota
196
$1,685
25
19
26
Greg Pursley
Gene Price Racing/Star Nursery Chevrolet
195
$2,300
26
24
23
Jarit Johnson
Karl Chevrolet Chevrolet
195
$1,650
27
30
77
Darryl Harr
WestWorld Computers Chevrolet
195
$2,260
28
35
94
Kristen Bumbera
Love's Travel Stops Dodge
193
$1,625
29
33
31
Wes Banks
Valvoline Ford
193
$2,235
30
16
76
Jonathan Smith
Fadden Racing Chevrolet
192
$2,100
31
25
35
Steve Park
Waste Management Recycle America Chevrolet
191
$2,085
32
26
63
John Salemi
Paverart/Wish Upon A Hero Chevrolet
190
$2,075
33
4
00
Ryan Truex
NAPA Toyota
126
$2,064
Accident
34
36
13
Billy Kann
Interstate All Battery Center Chevrolet
123
$1,550
35
32
7
Ryan Duff
Pine Branch Coal/Laughlin Perf. Chevrolet
118
$2,035
Electrical
36
12
20
Eric Holmes
NAPA Toyota
99
$2,750
Accident
37
9
38
Alan Tardiff
Bestway Disposal Chevrolet
83
$2,000
Accident
Race Statistics:
Time of Race: 1 hour 44 minutes 10 seconds
Margin of Victory: 1.864 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: K.Busch (135.484 mph, 23.25 seconds)
Caution Flags: 4 for 24 laps.
Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Busch 1-74; C. Johnson 75-103; K. Busch 104-119; J. Bowles 120-122; K. Busch 123-200.
