Kurt Busch wins at Pocono

Kurt Busch stretched his fuel to the checkered flag and won the Sprint Cup race Monday at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

Busch was urged by his team to save fuel and go hard for the win on the final lap. The 2004 champion did all he could to conserve fuel in the No. 41 Chevrolet and even shut off the engine headed into the turns.

Told he was two laps shy, Busch not only had enough fuel left to win his first race of the season but enough for victory burnouts and a celebratory lap around the track.

Busch won with interim crew chief John Klausmeier, the lead engineer, calling the shots as Tony Gibson served a one-race suspension.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, and Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano rounded out the top five in a race postponed one day because of rain.