Busch clinches Nationwide title with start

[November 23, 2009]  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship.

Busch only needed to start the race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his first NASCAR title. When the green flag dropped on the race, Busch was the champ.

Busch has eight wins in the second-tier series and 11 second-place finishes. He entered with a 190-point lead over pole-sitter Carl Edwards. Busch had led 2,625 laps entering the race.

His championship could ease the sting from his failure to qualify for the Chase for the championship in the Sprint Cup series.

[Associated Press]

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