Finish Results - Kyle Busch Wins OT at Martinsville Speedway

MARTINSVILLE, VA -RIS - Kyle Busch won in an overtime finish after Denny Hamlin turned then leader Chase Elliott around in turn four and then the majority of the field crashed as the gars pushed and shoved for position at the finish line.

Fin Str Car Driver              Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
 1   14 18  Kyle Busch (P)    M&M's Halloween Toyota 505 2 2 58 Running 4 184 5
 2     2 78  Martin Truex Jr.  (P) Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota 505 5 4 48 Running
 3     5 14  Clint Bowyer      Haas Automation Ford 505 9 36 Running
 4     7   2  Brad Keselowski  (P) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 505 1 1 53 Running 5 108 2
 5   13   4  Kevin Harvick (P) Busch NA Ford 505 7 36 Running
 6   34   6  Trevor Bayne      Ford EcoBoost Ford 505 31 Running
 7    6  11  Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx/Walgreens Toyota 505 10 31 Running 1 7
 8    4  21  Ryan Blaney (P)   Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 505 7 6 38 Running
 9  17  20  Matt Kenseth        DeWalt Flexvolt Toyota 505 8 31 Running
10 22  17  Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 505 27 Running
11 21  88  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Nationwide Chevrolet 505 26 Running
12 24  48  Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe's Chevrolet 505 4 10 33 Running 1 24
13 25   3  Austin Dillon          DOW Chevrolet 505 9 26 Running
14 18 31  Ryan Newman       Caterpillar Chevrolet 505 23 Running
15 15 19  Daniel Suarez #   ARRIS Toyota 505 22 Running
16 12   5  Kasey Kahne UniFirstet 505 8 24 Running
17 23 10  Danica Patrick Warriors in Pink Ford 505 20 Running
18 10 43  Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 505 19 Running
19 20 95  Michael McDowell ROHTO JOLT Chevrolet 505 18 Running
20 19 27  Paul Menard Libman/Menards Chevrolet 505 17 Running
21 29 37  Chris Buescher Bush's Chili Beans Chevrolet 505 16 Running
22 11 41  Kurt Busch State Water Heaters Ford 505 15 Running
23 33 34  Landon Cassill CSX Play It Safe Ford 505 14 Running
24   1 22  Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 504 3 3 29 Running 2 59
25 30 72  Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 504 12 Running
26   8 77  Erik Jones # SiriusXM Toyota 504 11 Running
27   3 24  Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Chevrolet 504 6 5 21 Running 4 123
28 31 38  David Ragan TheHouse.com Ford 503 9 Running
29 16   1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevrolet 503 8 Running
30 26 13 Ty Dillon # GEICO Chevrolet 501 7 Running
31 35 83 * Gray Gaulding # Autism Speaks Toyota 501 6 Running
32 32 15 Reed Sorenson Low T Centers Chevrolet 500 5 Running
33 36 23 Corey LaJoie # Schluter Systems Toyota 500 4 Running
34 40 7 * Hermie Sadler Virginia Lottery Chevrolet 494 3 Running
35 38 51 * Kyle Weatherman Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 488 2 Running
36 39 66 * Carl Long(i) O.C.R. Gaz Bar Chevrolet 444 0 Accident
37   9 42  Kyle Larson First Data Chevrolet 300 1 Accident
38 37 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt hulu Chevrolet 274 1 Rear Gear
39 28 32 Matt DiBenedetto Keen Parts Ford 187 1 Electrical
40 27 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 94 1 Accident
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 47 Secs. Average Speed: 74.902 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.141 Seconds
2,18,22,48,78,24,21,5,3,11
2,18,22,78,24,21,4,20,14,48
Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his 43rd Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 3, 27 and 48 (unapproved adjustments).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Caution Flags: 11 for 74 laps: Laps: 37-44 (#13, 17 and 95 Incident in Turn 2 [34]); 63-68 (#38 Spin in Turn 4 [17]); 88-93 (#10 and 47 Incident in Turn 2 [95]); 132-139 (Stage 1 Conclusion [15]); 262-271 (Stage 2 Conclusion [3]); 304-313 (#42 Incident on the backstretch [5]); 317-321 (#77 Spin in Turn 4 [31]); 362-367 (#34 Spin in Turn 4 [None]); 459-464 (#66 Incident in Turn 2 [48]); 493-496 (#22 Incident in Turn 2 [37]); 499-503 (#11 and 24 Incident in Turn 3 [34]).
Lead Changes: 16 among 6 drivers: J. Logano 1-48; B. Keselowski (P) 49-78; J. Logano 79-89; J. Johnson (P) 90-113; B. Keselowski (P) 114-134; K. Busch (P) 135-257; B. Keselowski (P) 258-265; K. Busch (P) 266-324; C. Elliott (P) 325-362; B. Keselowski (P) 363-385; C. Elliott (P) 386-458; K. Busch (P) 459; C. Elliott (P) 460-470; B. Keselowski (P) 471-496; C. Elliott (P) 497; D. Hamlin (P) 498-504; K. Busch (P) 505;
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kyle Busch, #18 Coors Light Pole Award : Joey Logano, #22 96.504 mph
Ingersoll Rand Power Move : Kevin Harvick, #4 7 positions Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 Moog Go the Extra Mile : Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #17 crew chief Brian Pattie, 0.118 seconds
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Daniel Suarez, #19
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Nov. 5, 2017 - Texas Motor Speedway
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Ed Turner

Staff Writer and editor for RIS since 2001. Been attending NASCAR and stock car races since my dad starting taking me in 1960 at the age of 5.

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