Busch takes SpeedFest title to open year

Kyle Busch is already back to his winning ways in 2012. Busch made an early trip to Victory Lane, winning the CRA Super Series SpeedFest 200 Sunday at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga. Busch led 86 of the race's final 100 laps in his Kyle Busch Motorsports entry. "It was an awesome weekend -- the turnout in the grandstands was great and the car count was phenomenal," Busch said. "Everyone with the CRA Super Series does such a great job and I love competing in their events. I can't say enough about Chris Gabehart and all the guys that work on this KBM Camry -- they build fast cars that are a lot of fun to drive." Busch, a regular in the Sprint Cup Series with Joe Gibbs Racing and part-time driver/team owner in the Nationwide Series, started the race from the third spot. He raced in the top four throughout the opening 100 laps. After a 10-minute break for midrace changes, he passed leader and Hendrick Motorsports development driver Chase Elliott to take the lead. He then intermittently battled Bubba Pollard for the top spot in the remaining laps, taking the lead for the final time on lap 184. Pollard finished second, followed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular David Ragan in third.