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Kyle Busch takes the first segment of the Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway. (Photo Courtesy of Toyota Motorsports) ยป More Photos
Kyle Busch led every lap to capture the first of four 25-lap segments in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Busch took off from the pole in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, opening a 0.621-second lead on his brother, Kurt, on the first lap.
On Lap 3, the first contact of the race occurred when Sam Hornish Jr., the second-place finisher in the Sprint Showdown, bounced off the wall, but the track remained green.
Greg Biffle took over the second spot on Lap 5, bringing his Roush Fenway Racing Ford past Kurt Busch’s Penske Dodge. But by that time, Kyle Busch already had a huge lead of 1.656 seconds.
At the 13-lap mark, just past halfway in the segment, Busch’s lead was 2.151 seconds over Biffle, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr.
Busch finished the segment with a 2.006-second margin over Biffle.
Order at the end of segment 1:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kurt Busch
4. Ryan Newman
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Bobby Labonte
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Matt Kenseth
11. Mark Martin
12. Carl Edwards
13. Kasey Kahne
14. Denny Hamlin
15. Tony Stewart
16. Jamie McMurray
17. Kevin Harvick
18. Casey Mears
19. AJ Allmendinger
20. Clint Bowyer
21. Jeff Burton
22. Juan Pablo Montoya
23. Dale Jarrett
24. Sam Hornish Jr.
SPRINT ALL-STAR RACE XXIV RESULTS
Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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