New rules package. Hmm, that is always something good to watch. With only a little bit of practice, all of which took place in overcast conditions, nobody was sure what to expect in a race with the new package. Well, it was a great race. And who would have thought that could be said about a 1.5 mile track?

Kyle Larson started on the pole, courtesy of his practice speeds, but he wasn’t there for long. Brad Keslowski quickly took the lead, and it was clear he had the car to beat. However, Kyle Busch was a close second. He was my logical pick. (Austin Dillon was my out on a limb pick). Brad may have been fastest, but he quickly developed a problem.

Pit stops. On almost every single stop Keslowski had some problem. Whether he hit a crew man or was just all around slow, h stood no chance on pit stops. Kyle, however, was flawless, and took advantage of Brad’s misfortune. Kyle led one hundred and sixty-three laps over the course of the race.

Keslowski spent the whole race playing catch up, constantly making up for mistakes. However, he didn’t wreck. Unlike several others. A commonly seen misfortune, drivers would spin out of control out of turn 4. Many suffered this fate, Kurt Busch the best known among them.

Only one major wreck took place. Jeb Burton was spun up the track, into the path of Tony Stewart. Stewart hit the wall, then spun down the track. Surprisingly, no one took major damage from the wreck. The only other notable wreck was when Dale Earnhardt Jr. rammed Danica Patrick, spinning her. Danica retaliated by slamming Jr. on pit road. Everyone loves seeing Danica’s feisty side come out. Except the person it’s aimed at.

While Kyle Busch dominated the race, all three of his teammates were right there with him. Brad Keslowski was also up there with Busch, and Brad had teammate Joey Logano with him to. The race had a record 11 cautions, so there were no particularly long runs.

As the race came toward the end, every restart presented a new leader. One restart Kyle led, the next it was Joey. And then Carl Edwards. Or Denny Hamlin. However, when the last restart took place, it was Joey Logano who led. He quickly pulled away from the field, leaving everyone else to fight over second.

However, Kyle Busch wasn’t giving up easily. He slowly began to reel Logano in, driving with amazing skill. Eventually he reached Logano’s bumper, and everyone was sure it was over. And it was. Busch blew past Joey with ease, and no one was there to challenge him.

Kyle won his second race since returning to racing from his injuries, and he now is tied with Keslowski for the most wins at Kentucky, with 2. And all four of Joe Gibbs Racings cars where in the top-five. And he is only 87 points out of the Chase, with eight races to make it up. No sweat. After all, he is called: WILD THING!