WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP Aug 11, 2013) — There was no slipup on the final lap this time, so Kyle Busch’s victory celebration at Watkins Glen International was as sweet as it gets.<\/p>\n
Bumped aside a year ago by Brad Keselowski on the final lap as they sped around an oil-covered track, Busch held the reigning Sprint Cup champion at bay on a two-lap dash to the checkered flag Sunday.<\/p>\n
Busch kept his foot on the accelerator a tad longer than usual during his postrace burnout, even sticking half his body out the window while smoke swirled all around and the tires kept churning.<\/p>\n
Keselowski finished second in this race for the third straight time, and challenged Busch on the final lap, pulling to his rear bumper at one point. There was no bump this time.<\/p>\n
Polesitter Marcos Ambrose dominated the race, leading 51 laps, but his good fortune – he was seeking his third straight Cup win at The Glen – finally ran out just past the halfway point of the 90-lap race.<\/p>\n
Martin Truex Jr. was third, followed by Carl Edwards and Juan Pablo Montoya. Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n
Unofficial Results…<\/p>\n
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 5 90 29 1 Running 47 4 View Race<\/p>\n
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2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 8 90 0 4 Running 42 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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3 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 3 90 0 4 Running 41 0<\/p>\n
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4 99 Carl Edwards Ford 16 90 0 0 Running 40 0<\/p>\n
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5 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 11 90 1 1 Running 40 1<\/p>\n
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6 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 2 90 0 0 Running 38 0<\/p>\n
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7 22 Joey Logano Ford 9 90 0 1 Running 37 0<\/p>\n
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8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 18 90 0 0 Running 36 0<\/p>\n
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9 78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 13 90 0 2 Running 35 0<\/p>\n
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10 47 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 4 90 0 1 Running 34 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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11 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 6 90 1 1 Running 34 1<\/p>\n
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12 13 Casey Mears Ford 30 90 0 0 Running 32 0<\/p>\n
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13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 26 90 8 0 Running 32 1<\/p>\n
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14 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 14 90 0 1 Running 30 0<\/p>\n
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15 14 Max Papis Chevrolet 29 90 0 0 Running 0 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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16 16 Greg Biffle Ford 17 90 0 1 Running 28 0<\/p>\n
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17 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 7 90 0 0 Running 27 0<\/p>\n
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18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 33 90 0 1 Running 26 0<\/p>\n
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19 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 20 90 0 0 Running 25 0<\/p>\n
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20 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 35 90 0 0 Running 24 0<\/p>\n
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21 34 David Ragan Ford 31 90 0 0 Running 23 0<\/p>\n
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22 32 Boris Said Ford 27 90 0 0 Running 22 0<\/p>\n
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23 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 10 90 0 0 Running 21 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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24 51 Owen Kelly Chevrolet 23 90 0 0 Running 0 0<\/p>\n
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25 38 David Gilliland Ford 21 90 0 0 Running 19 0<\/p>\n
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26 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 22 90 0 -1 Running 18 0<\/p>\n
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27 7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 40 90 0 1 Running 17 0<\/p>\n
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28 40 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 41 90 0 -1 Running 0 0<\/p>\n
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29 19 Alex Kennedy Toyota 37 90 0 4 Running 15 0<\/p>\n
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30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 25 85 0 -1 Running 14 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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31 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 1 84 51 -1 Accident 15 2 View Race<\/p>\n
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32 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 15 84 0 0 Accident 0 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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33 30 David Stremme Toyota 39 83 0 0 Running 11 0<\/p>\n
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34 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 19 82 0 -4 Running 10 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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35 33 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 24 74 0 0 Running 9 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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36 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28 65 0 -4 Running 8 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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37 43 Aric Almirola Ford 32 58 0 0 Accident 7 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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38 35 Michael McDowell Ford 12 58 0 0 Suspension 6 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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39 52 Brian Keselowski Toyota 43 47 0 1 Brakes 5 0<\/p>\n
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40 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 38 41 0 -1 Accident 4 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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41 36 Victor Gonzalez Jr Chevrolet 34 39 0 0 Accident 3 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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42 87 Tomy Drissi Toyota 42 39 0 -2 Accident 2 0 View Race<\/p>\n
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43 83 David Reutimann Toyota 36 4 0 0 Engine 1 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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