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Article: NASCAR SPRINT CUP: ; Busch celebrates birthday with 50th career win

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RICHMOND, Va. - Kyle Busch raised a few eyebrows when he casually mentioned he'd like to collect 200 victories in his NASCAR career.

That's a mighty big number, associated only with Richard Petty's unreachable record of 200 Cup Series wins. It was once thought Jeff Gordon might challenge the mark, but he fell off the pace long ago and currently has 82.

But if Busch is flexible with the goal he revealed before this season, he's got a shot at reaching Petty's mark.

With an asterisk, that is.

Busch's win Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway was the 50th of his career spanning NASCAR's top three series. It came on his 24th birthday, and Busch believes he could reach 200 NASCAR wins ...

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