Kyle Busch was in the right place at the right time on the final lap of the Geico 500 at Talladega on Sunday afternoon (April 23). It was his second win of the season and his 62nd career win. Busch was the beneficiary after Ryan Blaney pushed Bubba Wallace too hard into turn 1 and caused the No. 23 Toyota to spin into the wall.
Busch had not won a race at Talladega since the spring of 2008. Incredibly, Busch was told to pit for fuel after the first overtime attempt.
Every driver in the field was worried about fuel mileage after the first attempt at overtime was unsuccessful. Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson tangled, resulting in huge hits for Ryan Preece and Kyle Larson. All drivers were okay and were able to climb from their cars.
Several contenders, including Ty Gibbs and Aric Almirola, ran out of fuel during the second overtime. Blaney was still able to finish second, with Chris Buescher, Chase Briscoe and Brad Keselowski rounding out the top five.
Chase Elliott snagged his first stage win of the season by winning stage one. He also very nearly won stage two, but Almirola edged him at the line for the stage win. The race was pretty light on incidents for a Talladega race, but each caution seemed to be worse than the last. The final incident was the biggest crash of the event.
The NASCAR Cup Series returns next Sunday at Dover on Fox at 3 p.m. ET.
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