Kurt Busch wins rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400
Kurt Busch won his second Sprint Cup Series race of the season Sunday at the Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
When the fourth weather-related red flag flew after only 138 of a scheduled 200 laps were completed, Kurt was in the lead. The track was soaked with rain and NASCAR called the race early, declaring him winner.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.
Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, Trevor Bayne, and Clint Boywer finished in the top 10.
Kyle Larson was in the lead at Lap 129, with reports of rain on the way. The 22-year-old was running out of fuel, and tried to wait as long as he could - hoping for a red flag while he was still out front. The rain didn't arrive in time and Larson ran out of fuel and had to pit. He finished 17th.
Kevin Harvick led 63 laps, the most of any driver, and looked as though he would be pulling into Victory Lane at the end of the race. Unfortunately for the defending Sprint Cup Champion, he blew a tire, had to pit and went two laps down, finishing in 29th.
The other Busch brother, Kyle, hit the wall on Lap 53 after a restart. Harvick said the green flag was waved when it was still raining, and blamed the rain for Kyle's crash. Kyle finished dead last in 43rd spot. Although, his weekend wasn't completely forgettable, as he won his first race back in the Xfinity Series on Saturday.
In 11 Sprint Cup starts this season, Kurt has two wins, four top fives and three poles. He currently sits 11th in the driver points standings.