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Nascar Richmond Weekend Update Apr 29: Busch Brothers Bash

Posted: 11:32 PM Apr 28, 2012
Reporter: AP

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kyle Busch a perfect weekend for the Busch family at Richmond International Raceway by winning the early season Sprint Cup race at Richmond for the fourth consecutive year.

His brother Kurt captured the Nationwide Series race Friday night.

The victory snaps a 22-race winless streak for Kyle Busch. He beat Tony Stewart off pit road on the final stop of the race, which came after a caution for debris with 13 laps to go.

Kyle Busch then pulled away from Stewart on the restart with nine laps left and wasn't challenged for the victory.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. passed Stewart on the restart and finished second. Stewart ran third.

Carl Edwards was black-flagged with 81 laps to go for jumping the restart.