NASCAR at Phoenix 2018 Results: Kyle Busch Collects 8th Win of the Year
Last weekend Kyle Busch took his 8th win of the year at the Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The result guarantees him passage to the championship round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Series playoffs. Busch, Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. make up the four-driver playoff field heading into the final race. Busch led 117 of the 312 laps on the day. His win was relatively drama-free, as he never looked to be in danger before the checkered flag waved. The biggest story to follow was whether Aric Almirola could steal the victory late and punch his ticket to the championship round. A first-place finish was required for Almirola to keep his title hopes alive, and he at least put himself in a position to potentially do just that. Almirola was in second place running alongside Busch on a restart with 12 laps remaining. Almost immediately, though, things started slipping away. Busch surged ahead of the field, with Almirola slipping to the outside and letting Brad Keselowski move into second.
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