Four-in-a-Row for Kyle Busch and the No. 51 Cessna Team

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Owner-driver Kyle Busch has four NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series starts and four wins in 2019. The 33-year-old continued his domination of the series at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night in the Vankor 350, leading seven times for 97 laps in the No. 51 Cessna Beechcraft Toyota Tundra. Busch finished the first stage in the eighth position after opting for a pit strategy that saw him coming to pit road before the stage end and he won the second stage, before coming away with the overall victory following a two-tire stop during the caution with 41 laps to go.
 
Stage One Recap:
  • After two rounds of single-vehicle qualifying, Busch found himself with the fourth starting position.
  • By lap 8, Busch had made his way to the front of the field, earning the lead after several early cautions, including yellow flags for KBM teammates Todd Gilliland and Harrison Burton, who both were involved in early incidents.
  • Busch reported that his No. 51 Cessna Tundra had a loose handling condition.
  • Crew chief Rudy Fugle brought Busch to pit road under caution before the stage end for four tires and fuel and the Las Vegas-native finished the first stage in eighth position.
 
Stage Two Recap:
  • Once the remaining drivers had pit during the stage caution, Busch resumed the lead to start the second stage.
  • Busch would lead every lap of the second stage, including through a short red flag period for cleanup of an incident, and take the green-checkered flag for the stage win.
  • Fugle called him to pit road following the end of the stage for four more Goodyear tires and Sunoco fuel.
 
Stage Three Recap:
  • The driver of the No. 51 Cessna Tundra started the third stage in the second position.
  • After getting shuffled back on the restart, Busch marched back to the front, again fighting a loose handling condition.
  • Under caution with 41 laps to go, Fugle brought Busch to pit road for the final time for two right side tires, retaining the race lead.
  • Despite a fierce battle with the No. 52 and No. 24, “Rowdy” led the final twenty laps to earn the race win.
  • This was Busch’s fourth Gander Trucks win at Texas Motor Speedway and his fourth win of the 2019 season in four starts. Busch has one remaining start scheduled in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway in May. It was his 55th series win and 202nd NASCAR national series win.

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