SPARTA, KY. – Stephen Leicht claimed his first career win in the Meijer 300 on Saturday after passing one of his best friends just 12 laps from the finish at the Kentucky Speedway.
“I can’t say enough tonight about the CitiFinancial team and our car tonight was awesome. We were in the right position at the right time and we were able to capitalize on it with 10 to go,” Leicht said. “Those were the longest 10 laps that I’ve run there at the end of the race. I never thought the race was going to end. Once you get the first one out of the way I think they’ll just come easier now. This team is definitely prepared for that.”
Leicht became the first Busch regular to win a Busch race since David Gilliland won the only Busch race by a Busch regular (or iregular) last year. There is something wrong with that folks. I don't care what JJ thinks.
Only 11 Busch Series regulars have raced in all 12 Busch events this season. By Busch regulars, I mean drivers who don't compete full-time in the Cup series.
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Bobby Hamilton Jr., front, is the best of the Busch-only drivers.
The top six drivers in the standings are Buschwhackers, full-time Cup drivers moonlighting in Triple-A. Carl Edwards is going to run away with the Busch championship, just as Kevin Harvick did last year. But the true Busch champion at this point is Bobby Hamilton Jr.
At seventh in the standings, he's the highest ranking Busch regular. Hamilton also drives for a stand-alone Busch team, something that is approaching extinction with the increased involvement of Cup teams.
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