Busch still struggled to find the handling during Stage 2, as he radioed to Stevens that he was just too loose up off the corner.The M&M’S driver settled into the 11th spot for much of the first half of Stage 2.He pitted for the first time on lap 104, taking four tires and a wedge adjustment, and gained two spots coming off of pit road.The entire first stage ran caution free, and Busch was up to 13th after the first 100-lap run of the race.The 2015 Cup Series champion made it into the top-15 by lap 40, but the long green-flag run didn’t allow the M&M’S team to adjust on the car after Busch radioed to crew chief Adam Stevens that he was lacking forward grip.It did not take Busch long to move up through the field, as he found himself in 30th on lap two, 25th on lap seven and in the top-20 by lap 15.While Busch’s official starting position was 11th, he had to go to the rear of the field before the start of the race because his team had repaired damage from contact with the outside wall during qualifying on Friday evening.Race Winner: Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) Point Standing: 2nd (2,125 points – 1 win – IN THE PLAYOFFS) Start/Finish: 11th / 1st (Running, completed 400 of 400 laps) Location: Richmond (Va.) Raceway (.75-mile oval)įormat: 400 laps, broken into three stages (100 laps/100 laps/200 laps) Event: Federated Auto Parts 400 (Round 28 of 36)
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