Kurt Busch dominated much of the race but lost the lead during a round of pit stops under caution to Kyle, who led the way on a restart with 23 of 267 laps remaining.
Kurt fell back as far as fourth before mounting a charge back to the front. After Larson got around Kyle for the lead on the restart, Kurt caught Kyle for second on Lap 237.
From there, Kurt patiently made up ground on Larson and dove inside of him in Turn 3 with eight laps to go to reclaim the lead. He held Larson off by 1.413 seconds to take the victory – his first of the 2022 season.
The win is the first for Busch as a member of 23XI Racing, which is co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Cup driver Denny Hamlin and the second for the organization.
Busch, 43, ended up leading a race-high 116 laps and appeared to have the fastest car in the race. But vast number of tire issues and pit road miscues – not to mention the side-by-side battles with Larson – left the outcome in doubt until the end.
“It’s all about teamwork. I don’t do this alone,” said Busch, who earned his 34th career win. “The way that Toyota’s helped us and (Joe Gibbs Racing) and my little brother has been so important just on the family side. Bubba has been a tremendous teammate.
“This is our first win for the No. 45 car and with the Jordan Brand on the hood I felt like I had to win like the GOAT, race like the GOAT and I had to beat the Kyles. I beat both of them – the ‘Kyle and Kyle show.’
“This No. 45 car is a winner now!”
Asked how the work in getting a new team to Victory Lane so late in his career, Busch said, “It’s the most gratifying to work from the ground up with a brand new car. Everybody at 23XI – this is for us. This is what the hard work is all about.”
Kyle Busch ended up third, Hamlin fourth and pole-winner Christopher Bell rounded out the top-five.
Completing the top-10 were Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Alex Bowman and Kurt Busch’s teammate,…
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