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Kyle Busch wins another Nationwide race at Bristol

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, in the No. 54 Toyota, leads Matt Kenseth (20) and Kevin Harvick (5) during the Nationwide Series race Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
(Wade Payne / Associated Press)
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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Kyle Busch has won his third consecutive Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway by holding off Kyle Larson on the final restart Saturday.

Busch now has 16 career victories at Bristol spanning NASCAR’s three national series.

He swept the Nationwide races last season, and picked up where he left off on Saturday in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It’s Busch’s second series victory of the season. he also won at Phoenix two weeks ago.

Larson finished second to duplicate the finishing order from last March.

Kevin Harvick finished third and Ryan Blaney was fourth. Matt Kenseth finished fifth after leading 179 laps.

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