Kyle Busch wins truck race

August 20, 2009 - 9:00 pm

BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kyle Busch pulled away from Matt Crafton in the closing laps to easily win the O'Reilly 200 NASCAR truck series race Wednesday at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch passed Jason White for the lead on lap 124 and steadily pulled away after the final caution period on lap 175.

Driving the No. 51 Toyota for Billy Ballew, it was Busch's second straight win at the .533-mile short track and his third truck win of the year. The Las Vegas native has 12 victories in 2009 in NASCAR's three national racing series.

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