LOUDON, N.H. (AP) - Former series champion Kurt Busch stayed on
track when the leaders pitted late in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup
race at New Hampshire and the strategy paid off with a win when the
race was cut 17 laps short by rain.
It is the first victory for the Penske Racing driver since last
September at California Speedway.
The rain that had been threatening for much of the afternoon
began falling moments after a caution flag was thrown on lap 280
and the cars were red-flagged onto pit lane just before completing
lap 285. NASCAR called the race, leaving Busch on top, ahead of
Michael Waltrip, J.J. Yeley (YAY'-lee), Martin Truex Junior,
Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson and Casey Mears, all of whom had
stayed on track during the previous caution.


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