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Kyle Busch Motorsports received their first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory Friday night, as Kurt Busch held off Denny Hamlin by 0.062 seconds to win the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.

This was Busch’s fourth series win of the 2012 season, his first series career win and his first series win at the track known for “racing perfection.”

Following Busch and Hamlin to the drop of the checkered flag were pole-sitter Kevin Harvick finishing in third, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (who trails the series leader Elliott Sadler by 2-points in the standings) fourth and Sam Hornish, Jr., finishing in fifth.

The current series points leader, Elliott Sadler, finished in the sixth position, while Ryan Blaney
finished seventh, Michael Annett eighth, Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender, Austin Dillon ninth and Kasey Kahne rounding out the top-ten finishing positions.

RACE NOTES

Average Speed: 104.070 MPH
Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 48 Mins, 06 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.062 Seconds
Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 20 laps
Attendance: 42,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Points Standings: 1. Elliott Sadler – 285 (Leader) 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 283 (-2 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Austin Dillon # – 262 (-23) 4. Sam Hornish Jr. – 232 (-53) 5. Michael Annett – 220 (-65) 6. Cole Whitt # – 207 (-78) 7. Justin Allgaier – 192 (-93) 8. Tayler Malsam – 182 (-103) 9. Trevor Bayne – 180 (-105) 10. Mike Bliss – 174 (-111).

Next Up: From short track racing to the superspeedway at Talladega, it’s the Aaron’s 312 on Saturday, May 5th, at 3:15 PM (ET) with television coverage provided by ESPN on ABC.[table=1344]