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Mar 07
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2010 Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS Race Results

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2010 NSCS Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR
2010 NSCS Kurt Busch - Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR
Kurt Busch captured his 21st NSCS career win Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, when he held off Matt Kenseth by 0.482 seconds.

This was Busch’s 1st NSCS win of the 2010 season, his third series win at Atlanta Motor speedway, and he now has won at least one race in nine consecutive seasons.

The current series points leader, Kevin Harvick,  finished ninth and no has a 26 point lead over Matt Kenseth.

Following Busch and Kenseth to the drop of the checkered flag were Juan Pablo Montoya finishing third, Kasey Kahne fourth, Paul Menard fifth, A J Allmendinger sixth, Brian Vickers, seventh, Greg Biffle eighth, Kevin Harvick ninth and Scott Speed rounding out the top-10 finishers.

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 131.294 MPH
Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 59 Mins, 59 Secs.
Cautions: 11 for 53 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.482 Seconds
Attendance: 85,000
Unofficial Top-12 in the Points Standings: 1. Kevin Harvick – 644 2. Matt Kenseth – 618 (-26 Points Behind Leader) 3. Greg Biffle – 585 (-59) 4. Jimmie Johnson – 570 (-74) 5. Clint Bowyer – 558 (-86) 6. Jeff Burton – 538 (-106) 7. Mark Martin – 521 (-123) 8. Tony Stewart – 510 (-134) 9. Paul Menard – 505 (-139) 10. Kurt Busch – 502 (-142) 11. Jeff Gordon – 482 (-162) 12. Scott Speed – 482 (-162).

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