{"id":4503,"date":"2014-03-28T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=4503"},"modified":"2015-11-11T08:27:16","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T16:27:16","slug":"kyle-busch-defends-auto-club-400-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/kyle-busch-defends-auto-club-400-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch Defends Auto Club 400 Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photos by Albert Wong<\/p>\n

Kyle Busch\u2019s dominance continued at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana as the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 champion took home the checkered flag once again.<\/p>\n

Busch (No. 18, Interstate Batteries Toyota) held off rookie Kyle Larson (No. 42, Target Chevrolet), Tony Stewart (No. 14, Rush Truck Centers\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet) and his older brother Kurt Busch (No. 41, Haas Automation Chevrolet) in the wildly exciting finish in a race that featured a record 35 lead changes. A sold-out and enthusiastic crowd watched as Grand Marshal Gonzo of the Muppets started the race by directing drivers to start their engines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an awesome race this track produced two days in a row,\u201d said Busch, who held off Larson by 0.214 seconds in a green-white-checkered finish. \u201cI can’t believe it. Thank the Lord for getting us locked in the Chase.”<\/p>\n

The win for Busch, who held the lead twice and started 14th, was his third career win at Fontana and marked the fifth time in five races a new winner has emerged this NASCAR season. It was his 29th career Sprint Cup victory.<\/p>\n