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NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins... only to smash the trophy!

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Khatir Soltani
It has been a few races that Kyle Busch (Camry No 18) had not won in the NASCAR Nationwide series, mostly due to a series of bad luck, but Saturday evening, he easily beat the competition at the Nashville Superspeedway, a track where he had never won.

One of the prizes for winning the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville is a Sam Bass-designed Gibson Les Paul guitar... that Busch smashed into pieces!

So many people were stunned by the winner's gesture, but Busch had an explanation: "It didn't break into as many pieces as I wished it did because I promised my guys that I would give each of them a piece of the trophy if we were to win the race!"

Brad Keselowski (Chevy No 88) came in second followed by Carl Edwards (Ford No 60), Mike Bliss (Chevy No 1) and Jason Leffler (Camry No 38).

Note that on lap 126, Ricky Stenhouse (Ford No 16) brought up a five-car wreck after spinning, a wreck that necessitated a red flag situation.

Kyle Busch still leads the championship with a 65-point advantage over Carl Edwards. Leffler is third.

The series now moves to the Kentucky Speedway where it will be racing next Saturday evening.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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