Kyle Busch victorious in seventh straight Truck start

LAS VEGAS — Kyle Busch claimed victory in the Strat 250 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday night (Feb. 21), the 600th race in the history of the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.

The win was Busch’s first of 2019 in the Truck Series and 57th of his career.

Busch led 108 of the 134 laps, including the final 37 laps.

Johnny Sauter, Austin Hill, Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes rounded out the top-five finishers.

Busch has won in his last seven starts in the Truck Series — including wins in all five starts in 2019.

Two races into the 2020 campaign, Sauter is the points leader over Hill (-1 point), Grant Enfinger (-17), Crafton (-22) and Rhodes (-23).

The next Truck Series race is scheduled for Georgia 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 14.