Are you not entertained? - Kyle Busch Secures Wild Victory at Chicagoland

NASCAR on NBC's coverage kicked off with a boom on Sunday in the Overton's 400. During the late stages of the race, Kyle Larson was just reeling in Kyle Busch. As the white flag was displayed the margin between Busch and Larson was the smallest it had been in the later stages of the race. As Busch exited turn two, Larson was right at his quarter panel and it knocked Busch into the outside wall surrendering the lead to Larson, but Busch wasn't done yet. As Larson entered the final two turns, Busch bumped Larson sideways and as he rode up the track, he took the lead. Larson rebounded but it was too late as Busch went on to secure his fifth victory of 2018.

Larson still held on to second while Kevin Harvick finished the race in third. Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

Aric Almirola dominated the first part of the race and won the first stage but when the driver of the No. 10 had two loose wheels and ultimately finished the race in 25th, one lap down. There were five cautions for 25 laps. 24 lead changes among 10 drivers (Aric Almirola: 70, Kyle Busch: 59, Kevin Harvick 39, Clint Bowyer: 21, Kurt Busch: 20, Ryan Blaney: 19, Brad Keselowski: 16, Austin Dillon: 13, Kyle Larson: 7, and Ryan Newman: 3).

Results from Chicago

  1. Kyle Busch
  2. Kyle Larson
  3. Kevin Harvick
  4. Martin Truex Jr.
  5. Clint Bowyer
  6. Erik Jones
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. Joey Logano
  9. Brad Keselowski
  10. Alex Bowman
  11. Daniel Suarez
  12. Jamie McMurray
  13. Paul Menard
  14. Jimmie Johnson
  15. Ryan Newman
  16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  17. Kurt Busch
  18. Ryan Blaney
  19. Chase Elliott
  20. William Byron
  21. Michael McDowell
  22. Chris Buescher
  23. Darrell Wallace Jr.
  24. AJ Allmendinger
  25. Aric Almirola
  26. Trevor Bayne
  27. Kasey Kahne
  28. Ty Dillon
  29. Matt DiBenedetto
  30. Ross Chastain
  31. Gray Gaulding
  32. Reed Sorenson
  33. Kyle Weatherman
  34. Corey LaJoie
  35. BJ McLeod
  36. Landon Cassill
  37. Austin Dillon
  38. David Ragan
  39. Timmy Hill
With the victory, Kyle Busch takes over the lead on the playoff standings and points standings. Alex Bowman is currently the first driver in the playoffs while Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the first driver on the outside looking in. 

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Daytona International Speedway for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. Stenhouse Jr., who is the first driver on the outside looking in, is the defending race winner. There are nine races remaining before the cut-off races with 10 spots remaining.

Photo Credit: Dylan Buell/Getty Images/NASCAR Media

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