The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) wrapped up the 2012 season Saturday at Homestead-Miami (Fl.) Speedway and the Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) No 54 Monster Energy team finished strong with a pole qualifying position, 89 race-high laps led and a second place finish. The result gave KBM a first-season record of one win, three poles, 15 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes.
Busch started the day with a first-place qualifying effort, the third pole award for KBM’s No. 54 team this year. Upon taking the green flag, the 27-year old NASCAR veteran paced the field in first place through one round of green-flag pit stops and into the second pit sequence under yellow, when time taken for added car adjustments put the No. 54 into third on the restart. Busch made quick work of the leaders though and recaptured the first-place role up to almost the halfway point in the race.
Although the No. 54 Camry showed dominance over the 200-lap event, the car’s handling fought owner Busch throughout the night a...
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November 18, 2012
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