Kyle Busch ended Ron Hornaday Jr.'s five-race winning streak, capturing
Wednesday night's O'Reilly 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol
Motor Speedway.
Busch took the lead on Lap 124 after a lengthy side-by-side battle with Jason
White and was a comfortable 2.721 seconds ahead of runner-up Matt Crafton by the
time the checkered flag appeared.
"It's a fun place to race," Busch said after collecting his third truck win of
the season. "I knew we would come here with a fast truck; we've been fast every
time we've come here. … It's good to be back, finally."
Hornaday, polesitter Ryan Newman and Brian Scott rounded out the top five.
"Anytime Kyle and I get together, we know we can win races," crew chief Richie
Wauters said. "We thought about (pitting a second time), but the tires are so
hard here, they're not falling off. … We decided to stay out, and it was the
right call."
Wauters replaced Doug George atop the pit box heading into this week's race.
Busch led twice for 82 laps en route to his 12th career win in the series. White
led one time for 86.
Hornaday, running in the top 10, restarted in 17th after pitting during the
night's first caution. He worked his way back into the top 10 and was safely
inside the top five at the finish. After winning five consecutive races,
Hornaday said he was "just glad (the streak) is over so you guys will stop
asking me about it."
"Bristol is the toughest one. (I) just left a lot out there," Hornaday said.
"Top five is what we needed for points. It's been pretty cool."
Hornaday remains atop the standings and leads Crafton by 211 points. Mike
Skinner, who had to pit late under green, finished 20th and remained third in
the standings.
