| MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- In winning Sunday's Old Dominion 500 on the quirky confines of Martinsville Speedway, Kurt Busch effectively disproved the notion that qualifying trouble spells doom at the half-mile bullring on race day.
Busch overcame a dismal qualifying effort and an early-race miscue to earn his second career victory, both of which have come on short tracks this season. Busch also won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
By winning from the 36th starting position, Busch replaces Lee Petty as the driver farthest back in the field to win in Martinsville history. Petty won from the 24th starting position in 1959.
"That's always good to set a milestone," said Busch, 22, who became the 11th different winner in the past 11 races at Martinsville. "I don't think you're ever good at Martinsville, you just try and try and try. Who knew we'd have two wins at a short track. We thought we'd do better at 1 1/2 miles."
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