Saturday On the Tracks

Trucks: Kyle Busch can see the time when his own team thrives without him behind the wheel. That time is not now — not with sponsors clamoring to sticker his truck with ads. Busch’s success drives the corporate dollars that fill the Kyle Busch Motorsports coffers, almost forcing him out on the track most weeks to keep the company running. “They want the guaranteed chance to go to Victory Lane,” Busch said. Busch is about as close as it gets to a guaranteed win in the Trucks Series. His latest victory was a romp, as he led all but 10 laps in one of the more dominating performances this season in the Trucks Series to win the race Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “It was fun for us,” Busch said, “maybe not for others.” Busch started from the pole and was never threatened en route to his 30th career victory in the series. He led 165 of the 175 laps and won for the sixth time this season. Busch has 18 victories this season in Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Trucks. Oh, and Busch believed he can duplicate the dominance today in the Sprint Cup series. “A lot of the feel that I’ve been looking for in my Cup car I felt this weekend in my truck,” Busch said. “We made a lot of changes to my Cup car over the weekend this weekend. We’re vastly different than we’ve ever run here in the past. I’m hoping it doesn’t bite us, but I can’t see us going in the wrong direction.” Austin Dillon was second and claimed the lead in the points standings. He leads James Buescher by two points and has the championship in sight as the season winds down. Dillon chewed up some seconds on Busch’s lead over the final laps, but it was way too late to end up in Victory Lane.

Associated Press