No kidding: Teenage mates rule Darlington

Vickers, Kyle Busch finish one-two in Busch race

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- It's really not supposed to be this easy. Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch simply don't know any better.

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"Add their ages together and it doesn't equal how old I am," said Michael Waltrip, who finished third to the teenage duo Saturday at Darlington Raceway. "So much for experience. They just don't know any better."

For the record: That's a compliment.

	Kyle Busch finished second for the second time this year. Credit: Autostock

Darlington Raceway is widely considered the toughest track NASCAR racing has to offer, yet the teenage duo stormed into the South Carolina sand hills and out-hustled Waltrip and Kevin Harvick en route to a one-two finish in the Busch Series Winn-Dixie 200.

"This place is awesome, and to be able to get a victory here means so much," Vickers said. "To be able to come here and win, wow. It's the teamwork at Hendrick Motorsports. We have a bunch of guys that help us. Fortunately it paid off for us. That's it. It's Hendrick."

As Vickers cruised around the egg-shaped track following the race, Busch pulled up alongside and twirled his first two fingers in a vertical, circular motion. He wanted to perform a double burnout.

"I just let him go ahead and I stayed back a little bit so we wouldn't run into each other," chuckled Busch. "Teammates finished one-two, why not make a show out of it?"

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Vickers now has two victories in his first season with Hendrick Motorsports, both coming in the past month. Busch, meanwhile, has two runner-up finishes in three starts. Prior to Saturday, he had never raced Darlington in his life, his only experience on the gritty oval being a lengthy test last month.

"It wasn't too bad, I guess," said Busch, Winston Cup driver Kurt's younger brother. "It's Darlington. She's one mean lady. I wouldn't say we tamed her. You never tame this place. She'll jump out and bite you, hang you up by the heels. But if you come here and test, have a lot of respect for the track, it kind of treats you well."

Busch has four more chances to get a Busch Series victory in 2003, and will supplement his NBS effort with a pair of ARCA events. And he has plenty of information to utilize.

Hendrick Motorsports' Winston Cup and Busch Series programs are already second to none, and Busch has his brother to fall back on, as well. Kurt Busch has more Winston Cup Series victories over the past two seasons than any other driver.

"I've got to thank Kurt, too," Busch said Saturday afternoon. "He gave me good notes to come here with, and everything he told me came true. I don't know if there's a family secret. I think dad had the talent and mom had the speed."