Kyle Busch grabs SpeedFest win at LNS

The race wasn’t without its share of trouble, however. Braselton’s Shane Sawyer got caught up in an incident with T.J. Reaid and Jimmy Weller on lap 52 to bring out the caution. The yellow would fly again on lap 88 when Nick Lay had an issue on the backstretch, and again on lap 101 when Reaid spun on the backstretch.

In the meantime, Busch worked hard to hold off Pollard, Wallace and Cale Gale. Dawsonville’s Chase Elliott, son of NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, was also working his way into contention.

The race was halted for a break at the halfway point. The top five were inverted for the restart, handing Gale the lead and relegating Busch to fifth place.

More trouble occurred on lap 129 when Dacula’s Russell Fleeman and NASCAR regular David Stremme became involved in an incident on the backstretch.

Busch would take the lead about 20 laps later, and never look back, cruising to the victory ahead of Wallace, Jeff Fultz, Pollard and Drew Brannon. Elliott, Donnie Wilson, Gale, Bobby Gill and Johanna Long rounded out the top ten.

For more on this story, see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald or The Braselton News.