Busch makes it 5 straight

FORT WORTH, Texas - Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory.

Busch has won each of his past five truck races, extending a streak that began at Bristol in August. Last night, he beat Matt Crafton by 0.725 seconds at the 1½-mile, high-banked Texas track.

"That's cool, man. That's a pretty proud accomplishment," Busch said. "I've wanted to win a truck race here for a long time."

Busch has won seven times in 13 starts this season in the No. 51 Toyota and been outside the top two only three times.

Series points leader Ron Hornaday was third, nearly 10 seconds behind Crafton, his closest competitor for the season title. Hornaday has a 197-point lead with two races left.

Busch passed Hornaday on Lap 98, using a bump move between turns 3 and 4 getting Hornaday loose, though Hornaday managed to keep his No. 33 Chevrolet off the wall.

Busch led the final 50 laps in the 147-lap race. Crafton led twice for 26 laps and Hornaday led three times for 36 laps.

Busch, who wasn't at the Texas truck race in June, is running in all three NASCAR races in Texas this weekend. Next is the Nationwide race today, where Busch is looking to win his fourth in a row in that series at Texas. He has never won a Sprint Cup race at the track.