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Posted: 4:50 PM Aug 21, 2011
Kyle Busch outlasts Johnson to win in Michigan
With the win, Kyle Busch is the first driver to earn a spot the Chase for the Championship.
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Kyle Busch celebrates his victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Kyle Busch has won his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year, outlasting Jimmie Johnson in a green-white-checkered finish at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.
Busch, the series points leader coming into the race, passed Johnson with about a dozen laps remaining and was opening up a comfortable margin when his brother Kurt scraped a wall, forcing a caution from laps 198-201. The yellow flag erased much of Busch's lead, but he was able to fight off a quick move from Johnson after the restart and pull away.
Brad Keselowski finished third, his third consecutive top-three finish and fifth top-10 in his last six races. Mark Martin was fourth.
It was the 23rd Sprint Cup win of Busch's career.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
