LOUDON, N.H. (AP) -- Kurt Busch had plenty of gas this time.

After running out of fuel while leading eight laps from the end a week earlier in Richmond, Busch dominated Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race, completing a sweep of the 2004 events at New Hampshire International Speedway and coming away tied with Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead after the first race of the new 10-man, 10-race championship showdown.

"Well, No. 1 is in the books, but there's still an awful lot of work to do," Busch said after leading 155 of the 300 laps on the 1.058-mile oval in the Sylvania 300. More