Kyle Busch Come-Back Phoenix NASCAR NW 4.9.10

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch recovered from a wild sequence in which he lost the lead on a restart and fell 20 seconds behind after a drive-through penalty to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch was back to 10th before the final restart with eight laps left, even after making contact with teammate Joey Logano on pit road and saying on the radio that he was having transmission problems. But when the race restarted, Busch charged through the field to retake the lead in three laps and won by 1.55 seconds over Kevin Harvick. "All I know is that I paid back NASCAR by winning," Busch said. After his 32nd career Nationwide victory, his third at the oddly shaped mile track, Busch shredded the rear tires on his No. 18 Toyota with a celebratory burnout. Busch had already led 121 laps when he lost the lead on a restart that was immediately followed by an accordion-like pileup that involved at least 10 cars and brought out a nearly 10-minute red flag. Brad Keselowski, who finished third and took over the series points lead, was on the inside on that restart on lap 137 of 200. Busch, then the leader and in control of the restart, was on the outside but passed through the restart zone without accelerating. Keselowski charged ahead at the line when the green flag came out. "When you get to the first line, you have to maintain your speed. Once you get to the second line, it's free game," Keselowski said. "I maintained my speed and he did not. When I got to the second line, I just went. That's the rule, and the interpretation I have of it."