Last to first: Busch wins another truck race at Bristol

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08/18/2010 - Bristol, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite having to start from the rear of the field, Kyle Busch easily claimed his third consecutive Camping World Truck Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday.

Busch won the pole for O'Reilly 200, but had to start from the back due to unapproved adjustments on his truck after qualifying. His team had to repair a broken valve cover on his engine.

On lap 90, Busch took the lead for the first time and then ran in front for the remaining 116 laps.

A multi-truck wreck in the closing laps forced a green-white-checkered finish. Busch had just enough fuel to hold off Aric Almirola before the race ended under caution for another wreck on the final lap.

"It ran out on the second to last restart, and it ran out again on the last restart coming right there to the line, so I didn't know if I got the white flag or not, but that was close," Busch said.

Busch captured his third victory of the season and the 19th of his truck career. He became the fifth driver in the series to win three or more consecutive races at the same track. Brendan Gaughan won four races in a row at Texas, while Ted Musgrave (Fontana, CA) Johnny Benson (Milwaukee), and Jack Sprague (Phoenix) had three straight victories.

The truck race at Bristol featured a track-record 13 cautions for 71 laps.

A serious crash involving David Starr and Ken Schrader set up the two-lap overtime finish. Starr got hit from behind by Justin Lofton and then shot up the track before Schrader slammed hard into him. NASCAR halted the race for nine minutes.

"[Lofton's] truck got into the back of me and spun me out," Starr said. "I was gunning underneath him, but he bounced off the wall instead of me getting into him. I tried to stay off of him when he bounced off the wall."

Schrader did not sustain any injuries, but complained of a sore foot.

Just after Busch crossed the line to take the white flag for the last lap, Matt Crafton hit rookie Austin Dillon from behind heading into turn four. Dillon spun and took out Max Papis and Dennis Setzer during the incident.

"He just drove me off into the corner and kept pushing and pushing me; at a certain point, I can't save it," Dillon said.

At the conclusion of the race, Crafton and Dillon had a heated discussion on pit road, with both teams trying to avoid an altercation between the two drivers.

"I understand they would be upset," Crafton said. "The last thing I wanted to do was wreck him. It was not intended. I was trying to get him off the bottom."

Almirola, who just signed a multi-year contract to drive for JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series beginning next season, finished second.

Ron Hornaday Jr. rebounded from an early spin to take the third spot, while Mike Skinner and rookie Justin Lofton rounded out the top-five.

Todd Bodine, the current points leader and winner of the last two truck races, finished sixth. Brad Keselowski was seventh, followed by Timothy Peters, Miguel Paludo and Crafton. Paludo, a Brazilian race car driver, made his Truck Series debut at Bristol.

Bodine now holds a 211-point lead over Almirola.

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