Kyle Busch overcomes penalty to win

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    Kyle Busch showed he can still be dominant in the NASCAR Truck Series, even when facing adversity.

    Busch overcame a costly penalty to snap a seven-race drought on the Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    Busch dominated the race early, but had to overcome a penalty for leaving the pit stall with gas can in his truck, drawing a penalty that forced him to the back of the pack on lap 84 of the 134-lap race. However, he battled back from 19th place in the No. 51 Toyota for his first Truck victory since Sept. 24, 2011, at Loudon, N.H.

    "We sure do like to make it interesting, don't we?" Busch said with a laugh while celebrating his 113th win in NASCAR's top three series.

    The 28-year-old Busch took the lead for good on lap 123 after a four-car wreck brought out the race's eighth and final caution flag and held on for his 31st career Truck Series win and fifth in the series at Charlotte.

    Brendan Gaughan finished second, and Max Gresham was third. Series points leader Matt Crafton was fourth, followed by Ty Dillon, James Buescher, Miguel Paludo, John Wes Townley, Ross Chastain and 2012 winner Justin Lofton.

    It was the first top-10 finish for Gresham who called the finish "a win for our team."

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