{"id":28975,"date":"2016-07-25T10:47:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T17:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=28975"},"modified":"2016-07-25T10:47:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T17:47:41","slug":"kyle-busch-continues-shattering-nascar-records-kissing-the-bricks-at-indy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/kyle-busch-continues-shattering-nascar-records-kissing-the-bricks-at-indy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch Continues Shattering NASCAR Records Kissing the Bricks at Indy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"INDIANAPOLIS,<\/a>
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, celebrates winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Robert Laberge\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Kyle Busch fought off two Green-White-Checkered overtimes to his relief holding off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate; Matt Kenseth, while the rest of the field was scrambling for position in setting a NASCAR record at the Crown Royal, presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400.<\/p>\n

\"INDIANAPOLIS,<\/a>
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, races the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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In the history of NASCAR, never has a driver dominated a weekend the way Kyle Busch did by winning both poles and taking the two victories at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.\u00a0 He established a NASCAR first of taking every accolade, a feat never reached before and as a bonus led a total of 91 per cent or 211 of 233 of the overall laps during his speedy weekend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Toyota was awesome today,\u201d said Busch, who won his second Sprint Cup race at Indianapolis, his fourth of the season and the 38th of his career.\u00a0 \u201cIt was just so fast and able to get out front and stay out front.\u00a0 Not even some of my teammates could challenge.\u00a0 This was hooked up and on rails.\u00a0 It\u2019s fun to come out here and have such a dominant piece at Indy.\u00a0 They don\u2019t come along often, so I was just hoping I didn\u2019t screw it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Busch is acutely aware of the history of the sport, and completing a weekend sweep by winning both races from the pole was high on his bucket list.<\/p>\n

\"INDIANAPOLIS,<\/a>
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, kisses the bricks with his wife, Samantha, and son, Brexton, after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Bobby Ellis\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s so cool because it hasn\u2019t been done before,\u201d said the defending Sprint Cup champion, who is the second driver to win back-to-back races at the Brickyard — the other being Jimmie Johnson in 2008 and 2009.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ve tried and been successful at being able to do a lot of things that others haven\u2019t been able to do before.\u00a0 I guess I give myself more chances than others do because I run more of those (Xfinity) races.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helps you, and when it helps you win on Sunday, that\u2019s what makes everything so worthwhile on those Saturday races.\u00a0 The guys on Saturday do a good job, too, helping prepare me and being able to do this stuff on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"INDIANAPOLIS,<\/a>
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 24: (L-R) Jeff Gordon, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, hugs Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1\/Chevy Summer Sell Down Chevrolet, after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At the end of the race while Busch was doing burnouts, Indiana native, Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon, who began his career in the Hoosier state, cruised around the 2.5-mile oval as a salute to the fans that were ecstatically received by the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it\u2019s the last time that you\u2019re going to race here in a pro series,\u201d said an emotional Stewart showing how special it really was for him.\u00a0 \u201cTo be able to share that lap with Jeff was pretty cool.\u00a0 Today at the driver\u2019s meeting, he stood up and spoke about me and I wanted him there to share the moment.\u00a0 I told my spotter to get to his spotter before we even took the last restart on that last caution that I wanted to do that with him.\u00a0 It was the right thing to do and I couldn\u2019t think of anyone to share that moment with than with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"INDIANAPOLIS,<\/a>
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 24: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, and Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1\/Chevy Summer Sell Down Chevrolet, take a cooldown lap together after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 24, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The NASCAR Sprint Cup series now moves to the Pocono Raceway for the running of the Pennsylvania 400 on Sunday, July 31, airing on NBCSN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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