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| Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch both had reason to celebrate Saturday night as Busch went on to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Keselowski not only finished the race in third, he finished the season as the series champion. |
| John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR |
Kyle Busch pulled away from Kevin Harvick during a 23-lap run to the finish to win Saturday’s Ford 300 Nationwide Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Harvick ran second, followed by 2010 series champion Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Trevor Bayne.
With his 13th victory in 29 starts this season, Busch extended his single-season win record. The victory was his 43rd in the Nationwide Series, leaving him five behind all-time leader Mark Martin.
Danica Patrick qualified fifth, pitted early and led four laps—her first of the season—by staying out while others pitted under caution on Lap 24. Soon after a restart on Lap 28, however, she dropped back to 21st in the running order. She finished a career-best 19th in her 13th start in the series.
After winning the owners championship in his own No. 18 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on Friday night, Busch secured the Nationwide owners’ title for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday. Stenhouse clinched Raybestos rookie of the year honors.
Notes: Keselowski scored his 26th top-five finish of the year, a single-season record. … The victory was Gibbs’ 49th in the past three seasons. Busch has 31 of those. ... Busch led 153 of 200 laps.
Results
| FIN |
ST |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 |
2 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
Z-Line Designs |
195/10 |
200 |
Running |
| 2 |
7 |
33 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches |
175/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 3 |
3 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Discount Tire |
165/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 4 |
20 |
6 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. * |
Ford |
CitiFinancial |
165/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 5 |
9 |
17 |
Trevor Bayne |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
155/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 6 |
8 |
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Copart.com |
150/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 7 |
1 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
GameStop |
151/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 8 |
11 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
Toyota |
Aspen Dental |
142/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 9 |
13 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
Richmond Water Heaters / Menards |
138/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 10 |
22 |
10 |
Jason Leffler |
Toyota |
ABF U-Pack Moving |
134/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 11 |
18 |
12 |
Justin Allgaier |
Dodge |
Verizon Wireless |
135/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 12 |
6 |
99 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
Out! Pet Care |
127/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 13 |
23 |
42 |
Parker Kligerman |
Dodge |
GetMoreVacations.com / Bandit Chippers |
124/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 14 |
21 |
32 |
Reed Sorenson |
Toyota |
Dollar General |
121/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 15 |
25 |
66 |
Steve Wallace |
Toyota |
5-Hour Energy |
118/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 16 |
31 |
11 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Rexall |
115/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 17 |
10 |
184 |
Cole Whitt |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
112/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 18 |
30 |
09 |
Brian Scott * |
Toyota |
Shore Lodge |
109/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 19 |
5 |
7 |
Danica Patrick |
Chevrolet |
GoDaddy.com |
111/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 20 |
41 |
23 |
Robert Richardson Jr. |
Chevrolet |
North Texas Pipe |
103/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 21 |
12 |
26 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
Dodge |
Alliance Parts |
100/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 22 |
27 |
05 |
David Starr |
Chevrolet |
Cash America |
97/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 23 |
36 |
34 |
Tony Raines |
Chevrolet |
BeAStock Car Driver.com |
94/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 24 |
35 |
15 |
Michael Annett |
Toyota |
Germain.com |
91/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 25 |
24 |
49 |
David Green |
Chevrolet |
Jay Robinson Inc. |
88/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 26 |
39 |
21 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Chevrolet |
Victory In Jesus |
85/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 27 |
40 |
35 |
Jason Keller |
Chevrolet |
TriStar Motorsports |
82/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 28 |
37 |
28 |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevrolet |
Federated Auto Parts |
84/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 29 |
26 |
16 |
Colin Braun * |
Ford |
Con-way Freight |
76/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 30 |
34 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
Chevrolet |
Suncore Industries |
73/0 |
194 |
Running |
| 31 |
38 |
40 |
Mike Bliss |
Chevrolet |
Westerman Companies |
70/0 |
193 |
Running |
| 32 |
4 |
88 |
Aric Almirola |
Chevrolet |
Grand Touring Vodka |
67/0 |
173 |
Accident |
| 33 |
42 |
27 |
Chase Mattioli |
Ford |
Green Tree Profit.com / CollegeComplete.com |
64/0 |
170 |
Accident |
| 34 |
43 |
92 |
Brian Keselowski |
Dodge |
K-Automotive Motorsports |
66/5 |
151 |
Accident |
| 35 |
28 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevrolet |
Gator.com |
58/0 |
91 |
Accident |
| 36 |
17 |
70 |
Shelby Howard |
Chevrolet |
BlackFlyDay.com |
55/0 |
69 |
Susp. |
| 37 |
29 |
24 |
Eric McClure |
Ford |
Hefty Odorblock |
52/0 |
41 |
Accident |
| 38 |
14 |
38 |
Kasey Kahne |
Toyota |
Great Clips |
49/0 |
29 |
Accident |
| 39 |
15 |
104 |
Jeremy Clements |
Chevrolet |
Boudreaux's Butt Paste |
46/0 |
22 |
Accident |
| 40 |
19 |
91 |
David Gilliland |
Chevrolet |
D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports |
43/0 |
19 |
Vibration |
| 41 |
16 |
156 |
Kevin Lepage |
Toyota |
Sunshine Plumbing / Mitchell SwabackCharities.org |
40/0 |
6 |
Rear Gear |
| 42 |
32 |
96 |
Dennis Setzer |
Dodge |
K-Automotive Motorsports |
37/0 |
3 |
Brakes |
| 43 |
33 |
136 |
Jeff Green |
Chevrolet |
TriStar Motorsports |
34/0 |
2 |
Vibration |
* Denotes Rookie
