Kyle Busch Makes History In Bristol With Triple-Sweep

The 2010 Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway was the 100th Cup series race on the famed half-mile. This milestone event became historic as Kyle Busch dominated the last 300 laps to become the first driver in history to win the Truck, Nationwide and Sprint Cup series races in the same weekend.

Qualifying

Chase for the Cup contenders were on top of their game in qualifying. Jimmie Johnson was quickest to put his Hendrick Chevy on the pole with Roush-Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards along side in second.

Row number two was held down by Joey Logano's Toyota and Tony Stewart's Chevy. David Reutimann started fifth in his Toyota.

Drop Of The Green

Jimmie Johnson got the jump on the start and Tony Stewart slid underneath Carl Edwards to take over second in turn two.

The racing was tight but Jimme Johnson, Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards continued to lead as this race ran the first 50+ laps under the green.

Storylines

Kyle Busch started tonight's race from the ninteenth starting spot after winning the Truck race and the Nationwide race at Bristol on Wednesday and Friday nights. If Kyle could pull of the Bristol Sprint Cup series win he would become the first driver in NASCAR history to pull off the triple.

Kyle stormed through the field and was running sixth 100 laps into the race. 100 laps later Kyle jumped from the bottom to the top on Jimmie Johnson during a restart and took over the lead.

Kyle would go on to lead the most laps and make NASCAR history as the first driver to ever win the Truck, Nationwide and Cup series races in the same weekend.

Chasing The Checkers

Kyle Busch lead the most laps before a caution with 90 laps to go cost him a spot on pit road to David Reutimann. With 72 laps to go Reutimann wiggled and Kyle got past him on the bottom for the lead.

Kyle then cruised home for the comfortable win and completed the first triple-sweep in NASCAR history on Bristol's 100th NASCAR Sprint Cup series race.

Top Ten

1. Kyle Busch
2. David Reutimann
3. Jamie McMurray
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Ryan Newman
7. Juan Montoya
8. Greg Biffle
9. Kurt Busch
10. Matt Kenseth

The Points

Jeff Gordon joined Kevin Harvick as drivers who have clinched their places in the Chase regardless of what happens between now and Richmond.

Clint Bowyer's solid finish gives him a 100 point cushion over Jamie McMurray with just two races to go before the cutoff.

The top twelve are now:

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Jeff Gordon -279
3. Kyle Busch -351
4. Carl Edwards -408
5. Denny Hamlin -413
6. Tony Stewart -414
7. Jeff Burton -420
8. Matt Kenseth -426
9. Jimmie Johnson -444
10. Kurt Busch -448
11. Greg Biffle -466
12. Clint Bowyer -601