Fort Worth, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Kyle Busch led 80 of 152 laps but had to rally in the closing laps to win Friday night's WinStar World Casino and Resort 350 Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
After a late-race caution for an accident involving Tayler Malsam, John Wes Townley and Justin Jennings, Busch gave up the lead when he pitted for four tires. German Quiroga opted not to pit and took over the top spot. Busch ran in ninth for the restart but quickly moved to the front and was attempting to pass Quiroga for the lead before the seventh and final caution came for an incident involving ThorSport Racing teammates Jeb Burton and Johnny Sauter.
The caution set up a green-white-checkered finish. Busch immediately passed Quiroga for the lead following the last restart. On the final lap, Quiroga spun out and backed it hard into the wall after his Red Horse Racing teammate, Timothy Peters, bumped into him.
The race ended under caution, with Busch winning a Truck Series race at Texas for the third time. He also claimed his seventh win of the season in the series and the 42nd of his career.
"I thought the 17 (Peters) was in the catbird seat there, and I figured he had the perfect (pit) strategy with two tires," Busch said of last round of pit stops. "I wasn't sure if I would be able to get to him. I got there, and then that caution came out and got me side-by-side with the 77 (Quiroga) for the restart. I just set sail from there and held it open for the last two laps. Our truck was pretty fast."
Burton finished second, followed by Peters, Tyler Reddick, the pole sitter, and Matt Crafton, the defending series champion and current points leader. Quiroga ended up finishing 17th.
With two races to go -- Phoenix next Friday and Homestead on Nov. 14 -- Crafton holds a 23-point lead over Ryan Blaney, who placed ninth.
Darrell Wallace Jr., who is Busch's teammate and last weekend's race winner at Martinsville, suffered engine failure in the late going and finished 26th. Wallace led a total of 51 laps and was running second to Busch when his motor expired. He is now 43 points behind Crafton.
"I feel really, really bad for 'Bubba" Wallace," said Busch, who is the owner of Wallace's No. 54 Toyota. "He was doing everything right tonight. He was really fast. It was a shame to see his motor let go."
Kyle Busch Motorsports earned its 12th win of the 2014 season, placing the racing organization into a tie with Ultra Motorsports for the series' all-time single-season high in victories (2001). In addition to Busch's seven victories, Wallace has won three times and Erik Jones twice. Jones drives Busch's No. 51 Toyota in a limited schedule this season.
Busch's win at Texas also allowed Toyota to clinch this year's Camping World Truck Series Manufacturers' Championship.
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