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Logano hit with ‘boos’ after win

By Jerry Jordan

Victory Lane was a little less exciting than usual Friday night as Joey Logano brought the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota to the sound of “boos” after taking the win in the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 as a result of causing a big wreck in the closing laps.

On the final restart of the race, Logano went hard into Turn 1 and pushed Sadler into the wall. The crash ended the night for Sadler who was the leader and had a legitimate shot to win the race with just three laps to go. Instead, Sadler went home 24^th.

It was Logano’s second Nationwide Series win in a row but he admits it was “bittersweet.”

Kyle Busch gets first win of season

By Jerry Jordan

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch surprised himself this weekend with great driving and a little luck to take the checkered flag in the Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

Busch had a string of three Springtime wins going into the Saturday night race – a NASCAR record – but he extended that record after running with the leaders for the entire race and then getting a good break on a pit stop to get out ahead of Tony Stewart, who previously looked like he would be the eventual winner.

Buescher powers to first Truck series victory

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Simply put, it was James Buescher's day.

Buescher pulled away in the closing laps for a convincing 5.320-second victory over Timothy Peters, who passed Brad Keselowski for the runner-up spot with three laps left in Saturday's SFP 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Buescher earned his first win in the series, to go with his maiden Nationwide Series victory at Daytona in February. It was the second straight victory for Turner Motorsports, which sent Kasey Kahne to Victory Lane last Saturday at Rockingham, with Buescher running second.

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