Busch tops wild race at Talladega

0 Comments | USA TODAY, April, 2008 | by Seth Livingstone

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- All weekend, Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart dominated the NASCAR spotlight with talk about leaving the team, then his hot racing. But it was teammate Kyle Busch who dominated the final 10 laps of the Aaron's 499 to put his Toyota Camry in victory lane Sunday for the second time this season.

A relatively incident-free Sprint Cup Series race turned wild in the closing laps. Busch, under siege from Juan Pablo Montoya and Gibbs teammate Denny Hamlin, took the checkered flag after a 12-car pileup on the final lap froze the field under caution.

With "about 10 to go, things got crazy," said Busch, who recovered after falling a lap back when he was unable to properly access his pit stall earlier in the race. He cut Jeff Burton's lead in the series...