Kyle Busch completes Bristol sweep

disapproved of the win.

He then collected a broom from an onlooker to commemorate the sweep.

All told, Busch has won 20 times across NASCAR’s national series at the halfmile Tennessee bullring.

Busch said this win was the hardest of the week because of the race he had with rookie Erik Jones, his future teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing and fellow Toyota driver. Jones led the most laps and needed a win to lock up a spot in the 10-race playoff.

“Erik Jones put up a whale of a fight,” Busch said. “I was running with my tongue hanging out, my arms were Jell-O and my throat hurts.”

Jones, who drives for Furniture Row Racing, settled for second. Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth were third and fourth for Gibbs Racing.

Busch passed Jones for the lead with 55 laps remaining as the track changed and the top lane became the preferable spot. Jones’ car didn’t handle as well in that area.

Martin Truex Jr. finished 21st and did not clinch the regular-season title.

Ryan Hunter-Reay’s car slammed into the wall during qualifying for today’s race at Pocono Raceway, and he was taken to a hospital for examination of injuries to his left hip and knee. IndyCar said Hunter-Reay was released but hasn’t been cleared to

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drive, pending another evaluation this morning.

“After a CT scan and MRI, I am able to go and get a good night’s sleep. I’m sure I’ll wake up sore, but will hopefully be able” to race, Hunter-Reay said.

Takuma Sato, Hunter-Reay’s teammate at Andretti Autosport, earned the pole after the crash with an average of 219.639 mph.

Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves walked away from a violent wreck and did not complete a qualifying attempt. Castroneves, chasing his first career IndyCar championship, has a seven-point advantage over runner-up Josef Newgarden with four races left.