Kyle Busch snags first stage win of 2018 in Phoenix
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
March 11, 2018
at 4:32 pm
Kyle Busch snagged his first stage win of the season when he led after Stage 1 ended on Lap 75 in the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway on Sunday.
Busch grabbed the lead on Lap 58 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race, passing Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet, to surge into the front.
RELATED: Stage 1 results | Photos from Phoenix | Lap-by-Lap updates
Kevin Harvick, winner of the last two races, finished second in Stage 1 in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Kyle Larson finished third in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top five.
Stage 1 featured a competition caution that came on Lap 24 after Corey LaJoie brought out the first caution of the day when the engine appeared to expire on his No. 72 Chevrolet.
The TicketGuardian 500 is scheduled to run 312 laps, 312 miles. Stage 2 ends on Lap 150.
This story will be updated.
| Finish | Driver | Team | Race points |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | 6 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | 4 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | 3 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 2 |
| 10 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 |
Source: https://www.nascar.com
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