HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - It was like the good old days for Joe Gibbs
Racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway when newcomer Kyle Busch put the
Number-18 in the Winner's Circle. It's Busch's fifth NASCAR victory
but first since last March 25th at Bristol.
But there was a new twist. This was the first NASCAR Sprint Cup
victory for Toyota. Busch and teammate Tony Stewart also gave the
Japanese automaker its first 1-2 finish. Dale Earnhardt Junior
finished third.
It was the first win in 40 Cup starts for Toyota. This is the
first NASCAR victory by a foreign manufacturer since Al Keller
drove a Jaguar to a road course win in Linden, New Jersey, in June
1954.
Carl Edwards, trying for a third straight victory, went out with
a broken transmission.


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