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Kyle Busch gets first win of Cup season

By WJBD Staff Apr 18, 2022 | 6:46 AM

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Busch eluded the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway.

Reddick was chasing the first Cup win of his career. He led 99 of the 250 laps. and controlled the race from the final restart with 24 laps remaining. But lapped traffic allowed Briscoe to close in on Reddick and he timed his move for the win for the third turn, when Briscoe tried to slide his way past Reddick on the inside.

Reddick finished second and faulted himself for not holding off Briscoe.

Joey Logano was third, followed by Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney.