Kyle Busch won the 6th Annual Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway for his 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in 2016

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Toyota, wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Starting from 6th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red Nose Toyota won the 6th Annual Go Bowling 400, his 37th win in 401 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is Kyle Busch’s 3rd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, started from 26th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Kansas Speedway. It is Harvick’s 9th Top 10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Kansas Speedway.

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

4th Place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota, started from 2nd place. 5th Place Car 21 Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, started from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 7th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Grainger Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Dillons/Glad to Give Chevrolet, started from 29th place followed by 9th place Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place.

Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Freight Toyota, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Alliance Truck Parts Ford, wreck during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

The race had 6 Cautions for 30 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 24 for Debris Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 57 for Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors Toyota incident Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 104 for # Car 27 Paul Menard NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet incident Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 169 for Debris backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 235 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Zest Ford incident Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap
242 for Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Ford 240, Car 42 Kyle Larson Clorox Chevrolet crash in Turn 4.

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Toyota, and Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

The race 16 Lead Changes among 10 drivers: Lap Leaders: M. Truex Jr 1-24; D. Ragan 25; Kyle Busch 26-57; M. DiBenedetto 58; M. Truex Jr 59-104; R. Smith 105; M. Truex Jr 106 -158; J. Logano 159; D. Patrick 160-161; M. Truex Jr 162-172; M. Kenseth 173; M. Truex Jr 174-211; M. Kenseth 212-213; J. Logano 214 -215; B. Keselowski 216-218; T. Stewart 219-230; Kyle Busch 231-267. Leaders Summary
(Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Truex Jr 5 times for 172 laps; Kyle Busch 2 times for 69 laps; T. Stewart 1 time for 12 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 3 laps; M. Kenseth 2 times for 3 laps; J. Logano 2 times for 3 laps; D. Patrick 1 time for 2 laps; M. DiBenedetto 1 time for 1 lap; D. Ragan 1 time for 1 lap; R. Smith 1 time for 1 lap.

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Chase Grid Outlook: 1.Kyle Busch 386 (3 wins);2.C. Edwards 367 (2);3.J. Johnson 353 (2);4.B. Keselowski 332 (2);5.K. Harvick 390 (1);6.D. Hamlin 273 (1);7.Kurt Busch 350 (0);8.J. Logano 320 (0);9.A. Dillon 307 (0);10.D. Earnhardt Jr 305 (0);11.M. Truex Jr 303 (0);12.C. Elliott # 303 (0);13.J. Mcmurray 276 (0);14.M. Kenseth 269 (0);15.A. Allmendinger 265 (0);16.R. Blaney # 255 (0).

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota Toyota, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 7, 2016 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Kyle Busch finally wins at Kansas Speedway, this is 1 of 3 tracks he has not won NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at before. This is a great year for Joe Gibbs Racing & Toyota with 6 wins for the 2016 Chase Grid. Matt Kenseth is the only Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate not in Chase with wins; but is in 14th place with points.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 11
Unofficial Race Results for the 6Th Annual Go Bowling 400 – Saturday, May 7, 2016
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Red Nose Toyota 267 Running
2. 26. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 267 Running
3. 4. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Chevrolet 267 Running
4. 2. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 267 Running
5. 7. Car 21 Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 267 Running
6. 17. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 267 Running
7. 8. Car 31 Ryan Newman Grainger Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 29. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Dillons/Glad to Give Chevrolet 267 Running
9. 13. Car 24 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running
10. 5. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 267 Running
11. 12. Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 267 Running
12. 16. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 Chevrolet 267 Running
13. 9. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Zest Ford 267 Running
14. 1. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Toyota 267 Running
15. 22. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running
16. 27. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 15. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 Running
18. 19. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 265 Running
19. 33. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Chevrolet 265 Running
20. 23. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet 265 Running
21. 31. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 265 Running
22. 28. Car 44 Brian Scott # GoBowling.com Ford 265 Running
23. 32. Car 7 Regan Smith APC Chevrolet 265 Running
24. 25. Car 34 Chris Buescher # Dockside Logistics Ford 265 Running
25. 10. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 264 Running
26. 21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 264 Running
27. 20. Car 16 Greg Biffle Ford EcoBoost Ford 264 Running
28. 30. Car 95 Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors Chevrolet 264 Running
29. 34. Car 23 David Ragan Dr Pepper Toyota 264 Running
30. 24. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors Toyota 264 Running
31. 35. Car 38 Landon Cassill MDS Transport Ford 264 Running
32. 39. Car 46 Michael Annett Allstate Peterbilt Group Chevrolet 260 Running
33. 40. Car 55 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 257 Running
34. 38. Car 32 Joey Gase(i) DieselSales.com/Spark Energy Ford 257 Running
35. 18. Car 42 Kyle Larson Clorox Chevrolet 252 Accident
36. 36. Car 30 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 245 Suspension
37. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 240 Accident
38. 14. Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Ford 240 Accident
39. 37. Car 98 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 212 Running
40. 11. Car 27 Paul Menard NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet 129 Engine

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 13 (rear gear change). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 49 Mins, 20 Secs. Average Speed: 141.909 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.112 Seconds.

American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Coors Light Pole Award: Martin Truex Jr, #78 190.921 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kurt Busch, 41. Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Clint Bowyer, #15 8 positions. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18. Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Austin Dillon, #3 crew chief Richard Labbe, 0.221 seconds. Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Blaney, #21.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: May. 15, 2016 – Dover International Speedway

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