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Article: A Busch victory on tap: Late-race bump has Spencer spewing objections
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- March 25, 2002
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kurt Busch survived the usual bumping and banging
at Bristol Motor Speedway, including the tap he put on Jimmy Spencer,
to win his first career race.
Busch gambled on pit strategy and bumped Spencer out of his way
Sunday to win the Food City 500, a race that ended with tempers
flaring and a pit road confrontation between Dale Earnhardt Jr. and
Robby Gordon.
"There's nothing better than the first one," said Busch, who got
out of his car at the finish line, grabbed the checkered flag from an
official and carried it around the track on his victory lap.
"It's just unreal. You never expect to win at Bristol, for your