Earnhardt has won all three Busch races he has entered this year, including the race here in February and in Talladega in April. He also won his last Busch start last year in Richmond, giving him four in a row.

"We stayed out front all night," Earnhardt said. "I didn't think that was possible. It was possible. It's a lot easier to be out front than run second."

Michael Waltrip, Earnhardt's teammate in Winston Cup but driving his own Busch car, tried in vain to catch the leader. The Daytona 500 winner was unable to challenge Earnhardt and wound up 0.161 seconds, about 3 car-lengths behind on the 21/2-mile oval. More