Filed under: Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCARIt wasn't as dramatic as historic, but Kyle Busch completed an unprecedented sweep of three NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night, holding off David Reutimann and Jamie McMurray for his third victory in four days at the half-mile track in Tennessee.
His No. 18 Doublemint Toyota led a resounding 283 of 500 laps for a convincing win Saturday that makes the 25-year old the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three national touring events in the same weekend. It was his fifth try at the historic achievement.
Busch won NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series race Wednesday at BMS, then added a win in the Nationwide Series race Friday courtesy of a controversial bump-and-go in the closing laps with Nationwide points leader Brad Keselowski.
"What a weekend,'' Busch radioed his Joe Gibbs Racing team as he took the checkered flag in what seemed the ultimate understatement.
The win was his third of the season and vaulted him five positions -- to third place -- in the Sprint Cup standings with two races remaining to set the Chase for the Sprint Cup 12-driver playoff run.
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