Busch wins in Daytona

Source: Agencies  |   2008-7-7  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

KYLE Busch bested Carl Edwards to win the Coke Zero 400 after a multicar accident brought out the caution behind them on the final lap at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday.

Busch raced side-by-side with Edwards in the closing laps, each driver running wide open toward the win when the caution was brought out, freezing the field and causing an anxious few moments while NASCAR looked at the ending before awarding the race to Busch.

For Busch, the Sprint Cup Series points leader, it was his sixth Cup win of the year. In all, Busch has 12 victories this season spanning all three of NASCAR's top series.

"I can't believe that we're here right now," Busch said in Victory Lane. "We didn't have the best car. Luckily we were leading there when it mattered most."

Matt Kenseth, Edwards' teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, was third. He was followed by Kurt Busch, Roush driver David Ragan and Robby Gordon. Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin rounded out the top 10.

It seemed for a bit that Jeff Gordon was headed to his first victory of the season as he led 46 laps late and was handily holding off Busch as the race wound down. But with four laps to go, Busch pulled inside of Gordon and claimed the lead mere seconds before a multicar accident brought out a caution.