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Kyle Busch Sweeps Dover

After Denny Hamlin managed to take both the Nationwide and Sprint races at the Darlington Raceway last weekend, Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch made for yet another double at Dover International Speedway, sweeping both races.

It was Busch's fourth Nationwide victory of the season and his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. In Nationwide, Busch was the lead guitar, staying in front for all but 14 of the 205 laps and taking the win as the race ended with a green-white-checkered finish.

In the sprint race, Busch had to battle Jimmie Johnson. The reigning champion lost the race after being penalized for going too fast on pit exit following his last stop.

"We came out right there at the right point,"
Busch added about his duel with Johnson. "I think we were going to beat Johnson, but I don't know. The No. 48 was really, really fast today."

"We were so loose. I guess it's a good thing I can drive a loose race car because I had to hang on to it. We weren't the best in the beginning. We worked on it at the end. About lap 250 or 260 we really started coming on."

Johnson crossed the finish line all the way in the 16th place. Trailing Busch were Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and David Reutimann. As for Nationwide, the top five was completed by Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray, Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler.

"This is just another product of Joe Gibbs Racing and all the guys that work so hard," said Busch according to NASCAR. "Everybody at the shop does a great job for us. The preparation was there. When we unloaded, we unloaded good. We just tweaked on it. That's what it takes."
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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