After winning last weekend at Gateway, Kyle Busch and the No. 8 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 almost made it two in a row at Sonoma on June 11th, 2023, but was thwarted by the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. on the way to the checkered flag.
Busch guided the No. 8 Camaro to the Stage 2 win after claiming the lead on a restart on Lap 50, then subsequently lost the top spot to Truex’s No. 19 Camry, even as pit stops cycled throhttps://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/chevroletnugh. The race was slowed once again as Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry struck the wall in Turn 12, giving Busch and the No. 8 Camaro another shot to take control of the race. Meanwhile, Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro, Tyler Reddick’s No. 45 Camry and the No. 12 Ford Mustang of Ryan Blaney gambled on tires, staying out to gain track position instead of pitting.
However, on older tires, they fell victim to Truex’s No. 19 Camry and Busch’s No. 8 Camaro. Busch set the No. 8 NASCAR Chevy after Truex’s No. 19 Camry for the next 14 laps, getting close to the latter’s rear bumper, but could not execute the pass.
“I wish we had a little bit more,” said Busch. “I tried really hard at the end to at least try to keep Martin honest. Felt like I could beat him a little bit on a lap, then I would mess up. He would beat me by a little bit more on the next lap. We were just kind of trading a little bit there. He was able to pull away there late… ”
He added, “We gave it everything that we had. We made a lot of changes. We got a lucky break there with a yellow with only three laps on tires, so we were able to kind of cycle to the front… Good fortunes for us. Nice to come out here with a P2 after a win last week.”
Joey Logano finished third in the No. 22 Mustang, followed by Chris Buescher’s No. 17 Mustang and Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro rounding out the top five.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 110 | 51 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 12 | 8 | Kyle Busch | McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 110 | 17 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 110 | 7 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Gabriel Glas Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 110 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 16 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem/Resideo Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 10 | 15 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Kubota Chevrolet | 110 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 21 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 13 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 22 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Autodesk Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 26 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 14 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Pride Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | King's Hawaiian Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Monster Energy Toyota | 110 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BREZTRI Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | Cirkul Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 27 | 77 | Ty Dillon | NationsGuard Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 32 | 51 | Todd Gilliland | Serial 1 E-Bikes Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 34 | 2 | Austin Cindric | America's Tire Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 35 | 42 | Grant Enfinger(i) | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 36 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 20 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 24 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 29 | 78 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Moen Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | The Beast Unleashed Toyota | 109 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 34 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith(i) | Wellcare Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 33 | 15 | Andy Lally | Camping World Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 92 | 33 | Toyota TRD Camry |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Comments
Glad to see Kyle and Richard Childress have the best Chevy two weeks in a row! Hope their season gets better every week to come. RCR back on top again!
I would have loved to see the 8 and RCR get a win two weeks in a row. Playoff points are looking good for the number 8. KB has won in Nashville before. I’m hoping he can win again next Sunday.