Busch triumphs at Bristol for fourth consecutive race

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- So what else is new? Kyle Busch hit another milestone in Saturday's Scotts EZ Seed 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Yes, he won the race. That's almost a given in the Nationwide Series these days. The victory was Busch's second of the year and the 45th of his career, leaving him four behind Mark Martin (idle Saturday) for the career lead.

Perhaps even more impressive was what Busch accomplished on Lap 265 of 300. In his 206th start, Busch led his 10,000th lap in the series. No one else is close. Busch, who swept the Bristol weekend in August, is the first back-to-back winner at the track since Steve Grissom in 1995.

Fast-closing Kasey Kahne finished second, .524 seconds behind Busch, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler and Joey Logano.

Busch took the lead from Earnhardt moments after a restart on Lap 32 and held it the rest of the way, with the exception of one lap led by Kahne under caution and two led by Brad Keselowski.

On Lap 248, Danica Patrick's Chevrolet tangled with the Toyota of Ryan Truex, spun and slammed nose-first into the Turn 1 wall. Patrick was running 17th at the time, but the wreck dropped her to 33rd at the finish.