Luck helps Kyle Busch to truck win

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Las Vegas native Kyle Busch made the most out of a lucky break Saturday, pulling away from Ron Hornaday Jr. to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Busch was rolling along in third place with 26 laps to go in the 130-lap race when NASCAR black-flagged him for having the driver-side window net unhooked.

Seconds before he would have had to pit, a crash brought out the caution flag and allowed the Nextel Cup star to make his stop under yellow and stay in contention.

Busch took advantage, passing Hornaday on a restart with eight laps to go and pulling away to his fifth truck win. Busch is the first Cup regular to win a truck race this season.

Busch, who led a race-high 65 laps, said he was holding the window net up and driving with one hand for about 12 laps before the black flag.

Hornaday, who started from the pole, led 51 laps and finished second, regained the series lead over Mike Skinner by four points. Johnny Benson finished third, followed by Mark Martin and Skinner.

• BUSCH -- At Memphis, Tenn., David Reutimann avoided trouble to win the caution-filled Sam's Town 250 Busch Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park.

It was the 37-year-old Toyota driver's first Busch victory in 63 starts.

Carl Edwards needed at least an eighth-place finish to claim the title. He was 25th.