Kyle Busch Strikes Again, Wins at PIR

Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Blue Jeans Go Green 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 1, 2014 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images
Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads Brad Keselowski, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Blue Jeans Go Green 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 1, 2014 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images

It hadn’t rained in 70 days before Saturday’s race, but it was a wet mess in Avondale, Arizona by late afternoon. With only 32 laps to go in Saturday’s Nationwide race action at Phoenix International Raceway, rain entered the area and drowned the track with raindrops which caused the red flag to stop action during the Blue Jeans Go Green 200, presented by Cotton, the fabric of our lives.

Kyle Busch had just gotten back to the lead after he and Brad Keselowski sparred after a restart on lap 142 after the engine let go in Derrike Cope’s car that caused a caution. At that time, Busch had led all but 13 laps of the race at the time of the red flag.

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