Kyle Busch Captures His Third NCWTS Victory at Dover

        After winning his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series of 2013 two weeks ago at Charlotte, Kyle Busch was able to go back to back with a win in the Lucas Oil 200 at Dover. Busch did not utterly dominate the race with only fifty laps led, but he was able to make his truck better throughout the race and find his way to a victory. But Busch did not seem like the favorite lie usual for most of the race. Darrell Wallace Jr. led the first one hundred and nineteen laps of the race, but bad adjustments late led to him falling back in the running order. Chase Elliott had one of the best trucks in the race, but his chances were killed with two pit road speeding penalties. It was definitely a good race and one that was filled with may twists and turns.

       Darrell Wallace Jr. started on the pole. He became the youngest polesitter in the history of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at nineteen years old. The race went green and Wallace was able to lead the first lap, but the first caution of the race came out before the drivers had completed the first lap of the race. Max Gresham entered turn 3 a little high as Timothy Peters was on his outside. Gresham went up the track and made contact with Peters. Peters went for a spin as Gresham spun and made contact with the outside wall. John Wes Townley and Jeff Agnew also received some damage. No drivers received the lucky dog. The race went back green and it was a short time before one of the championship contenders would have trouble.

        On lap 22, Ty Dillon slowed on the backstretch and said that something had happened to his engine. He pulled the truck down pit road, but his crew could not diagnose what the problem was on pit road. They pulled the truck to the garage and Dillon would not return to the race due to terminal problems with the engine. The race continued on until the second caution of the race on lap 44. Norm Benning went for a spin coming out of turn 2. He was able to save it and continue on after replacing some flat tires due to the spin. Tim George Jr. received the lucky dog. The race went back green once again and continued on until the third caution on lap 64. C.J. Faison made contact with the the wall coming out of turn 4. He slid down the track after making hard contact with the outside wall and slammed the inside wall. The car was destroyed, but Faison was okay. James Buescher received the lucky dog. The race went back green once again and went through the longest green flag run of the race.

        The first round of green flag pit stops of the race began around lap 117 after forty seven laps under green. Darrell Wallace Jr., who had led all the laps to this point, pitted on lap 119 and gave up the lead. Chase Elliott was able to stay out for fifteen laps after this and led all of them. He finally pitted and would have been up near the front, but he was caught speeding for the second time in the race. It was a few laps after this before Kyle Busch settled into the lead for the first time of the race. He led until the fourth caution of the race came out on lap 159 after ninety laps of green flag racing. Debris was spotted on the track entering turn 3. John Wes Townley received the lucky dog. Now, a mad dash to the finish was set up.

        The leaders pitted to be on sequence for the rest of the race. Matt Crafton was able to beat Kyle Busch out of the pits to take the lead. The race went green once again and Crafton was able to hold Busch back, but Busch quickly grabbed the lead once again. The race continued on until the fifth caution of the race on lap 180. Debris was spotted on the frontstretch. Ron Hornaday Jr. received the lucky dog. Some of the drivers that were on the tail end of the lead lap, like Chase Elliott and Darrell Wallace Jr., decided to play the strategy game and came in to get tires. Since there were only eleven or twelve trucks on the lead lap, these drivers were sitting in a prime position to get to the front. The race went back green and it was a short time before the sixth and final caution of the race came out on lap 191. Tim George Jr. blew a tire in turn 3 due to previous contact with the wall. He made slight contact with the wall, but he was able to make it to pit road. Now, Matt Crafton and Kyle Busch were ready for a four lap shootout to see who could grab the victory at Dover.

        The race went back green and Kyle Busch jumped out to an immediate lead. The main battling was going on behind him. Chase Elliott, who had pitted at the lap 180 caution, made his way up to the top 5. Matt Crafton and Ryan Blaney battled for the second position, but Crafton was able to secure the spot and take it to the finish. As the checkered flag waved, Kyle Busch crossed the line easily and grabbed his thirty second career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. It was an up and down day for Busch, but it definitely ended with a lot more up than down.

        It has been said a lot lately and you can tell it on the drivers' faces. They are absolutely sick and tried of Kyle Busch winning races in the smaller series. He has won the last two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races that he has been in and he has won six of the nine races he has attempted this year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. To be honest, I am actually getting tired of him winning every race too, but only the drivers have a chance to stop him and I hope they are able to real soon. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Texas for a Friday Night Shootout under the lights next week. Will Johnny Sauter grab his third consecutive victory at the track or will one of the rookies in the series grab his first career victory? We will have to wait until next Friday to find out, but it will sure be a good show.
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Cautions:
1st Caution: Lap 1- Max Gresham made contact with Timothy Peters coming into turn 3 and the two went for a spin. John Wes Townley and Jeff Agnew also received some damage.

2nd Caution: Lap 44- Norm Benning went for a spin coming out of turn 2.

3rd Caution: Lap 64- C.J. Faison made contact with the outside wall coming out of turn 4 and also made contact with the inside wall on the frontstretch. 

4th Caution: Lap 159- Debris was spotted on the track in turn 3.

5th Caution: Lap 180- Debris was spotted on the frontstretch.

6th Caution: Lap 191- Tim George Jr. blew a tire in turn 3 and made slight contact with the outside wall.

Lucky Dogs:
1st Caution: None
2nd Caution: Tim George Jr.
3rd Caution: James Buescher
4th Caution: John Wes Townley
5th Caution: Ron Hornaday Jr.
6th Caution: David Starr

Top 5 Finishers:
1st: Kyle Busch
2nd: Matt Crafton
3rd: Ryan Blaney
4th: Chase Elliott
5th: Brendan Gaughan

Notables Not in Top 5:
7th: Johnny Sauter
9th: Jeb Burton
10th: Darrell Wallace Jr.
12th: Ron Hornaday Jr.
15th: James Buescher
31st: Ty Dillon




Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://racing-reference.info/race/2013_Lucas_Oil_200/C
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/camping-world-truck-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-live.html
-Image:
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