Last week at Texas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch notched Xfinity Series win number 99; this week he returns to the series in a bid for number 100 in the Tennessee Lottery 250!

On a hot Saturday afternoon, 42 drivers took to the track to vie for 36 starting spots. Timmy Hill set the pace with a qualifying speed of 31.553 seconds around the l.33 mile concrete track. Noah Gragson was the first driver to break the 31 second lap time with 30.867 seconds.

With a lap time of 30.420 seconds, Kyle Busch puts his number 54 M&M’s car on the pole for his 70th career pole in the Xfinity Series. Austin Cindric will start alongside on the front row.

After qualifying, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Timmy Hill, Colby Howard, Chad Finchum, Gray Gaulding, and Dillon Bassett failed to make the race.

The starting lineup for the Tennessee Lottery 250:
Kyle Busch
Austin Cindric
Harrison Burton
Daniel Hemric
AJ Allmendinger
Jeb Burton
Brandon Jones
Myatt Snider
Jade Buford
Noah Gragson
Justin Allgaier
Justin Haley
Ryan Sieg
Will Rodgers
Austin Hill
Brandon Brown
Tyler Reddick
Brett Moffitt
Tommy Joe Martins
Riley Herbst
Michael Annett
Josh Berry
Jeremy Clements
Stefan Parsons
Landon Cassill
Josh Williams
Kyle Weatherman
Ryan Vargas
Alex Labbe
Bayley Currey
JJ Yeley
Matt Mills
Joe Graf Jr
David Starr
Jesse Little
Natalie Decker

Stages one and two are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 98 laps for a total of 188 laps around the 1.33 mile track.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the inside lane and goes nose to nose with Austin Cindric before edging out in front for the lead.

Drivers are three wide in a battle for the lead with Austin Cindric and Harrison Burton in a battle for the lead.

Lap two, Austin Cindric takes the lead with Harrison Burton in second; Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, and Brandon Jones round out the top five.

AJ Allmendinger takes fifth from Brandon Jones.

Lap four, Brandon Jones and AJ Allmendinger battle for fifth.

Lap five, Austin Cindric has a quarter of a second lead on Harrison Burton with Kyle Busch a half second back.

AJ Allmendinger retakes fifth place; Myatt Snider and Noah Gragson battle for eighth.

Lap eight, Austin Cindric has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Harrison Burton; Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, and AJ Allmendinger and Brand Jones in a battle for fifth.

Lap eleven, Austin Cindric has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Harrison Burton; Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Lap 16, Kyle Busch has caught up to Harrison Burton and battles for second. Kyle Busch takes second with a slide job.

Lap 17, Austin Cindric has a lead of over a second and a half on Kyle Busch.

Fourth place driver Daniel Hemric is reporting a tight condition in his car.

Lap 20, Since passing Harrison Burton for second, Kyle Busch has only cut one tenth of a second off of leader Austin Cindric’s lead.

Lap 22, the top five are Austin Cindric, Kyle Busch, Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, and AJ Allmendinger.

After starting back in the field, Josh Berry has moved up eleven spots since the race start. Berry is just outside the top 10 in eleventh. This is the final race with JR Motorsports in the number eight car for Berry.

Lap 27, Austin Cindric continues to hold his second and a half lead on Kyle Busch; Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Lap 32, there are 29 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 34, Austin Cindric holds on to his second and a half lead on Kyle Busch; Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five. Josh Berry is now in the top 10.

Leader Austin Cindric has encountered slower traffic and continues to lap cars.

With eight laps remaining in stage one, Austin Cindric has pulled out to a two second lead on Kyle Busch; Harrison Burton is in third over four seconds back; Daniel Hemric and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five. There are 26 cars on the lead lap with all 36 cars on the track.

Lap 41, Daniel Hemric has caught up to third place driver Harrison Burton and is challenging for third.

Daneil Hemric passes Harrison Burton for third with two laps remaining in stage one.

Austin Cindric wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Austin Cindric

Kyle Busch
Daniel Hemric
Harrison Burton
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
AJ Allmendinger
Jeb Burton
Josh Berry
Myatt Snider

Myatt Snider’s car has lost power and AJ Allmendinger is reporting brake issues.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Austin Cindric edging to win the race off of pit road by inches.

Myatt Snider is on pit road with the crew trying to solve the power issue. A battery change has proved unsuccessful.

Austin Cindric brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 52 with Kyle Busch taking the lead from the inside lane.

Lap 55, the top five are Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, Austin Cindric, Brandon Jones, and Justin Allgaier.

Justin Allgaier gets around Brandon Jones for fourth.

Lap 57, Kyle Busch has pulled out for a lead of over half a second.

AJ Allmendinger had to serve a pit road entry violation and had to serve a penalty.

Lap 59, Kyle Busch has a one second lead on Daniel Hemric; Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier, and Harrison Burton round out the top five.

There are 26 cars on the lead lap with Myatt Snider the only driver off the track.

Lap 61, Kyle Busch now has a second and a half lead on Daniel Hemric.

Since serving his pit road penalty, AJ Allmendinger has moved up to 16th place.

Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier, and Harrison Burton battle for position. The trio is currently thrid, fourth, and fifth.

Bayley Currey has a brake issue. He came down pit road with no brakes and hit three of his crew members. All were taken to the infield care center; two are fine.

Lap 67, Kyle Busch has pulled out to a two and a half second lead on Daniel Hemric.

The caution flag comes out on lap 70 when Stefan Parsons hits the wall head on hard , causing significant damage to the car. Stefan Parsons is out of the race.

A few drivers come down pit road for service. The teams have a total of five sets of tires for the race.

Myatt Snider returns to the track 22 laps down after it was determined that the issue was a master switch.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane on lap 76 and battle with Daniel Hemric for the lead.

Kyle Busch gets out in front for the lead with Justin Allgaier in second.

Lap 77, the top five are Kyle Busch, Daniel Hemric, Justin Allgaier, Harrison Burton, and Austin Cindric.

Lap 80, Kyle Busch has a lead of over a second on Daniel Hemric.

Daneil Hemric and Justin Allgaier battle for second.

A concrete track, Nashville has applied some resin to the track; not the traction compound used at most asphalt tracks. The resin allows for rubber buildup and better grip.

Lap 84, Kyle Busch has pulled out to a lead of over two and a half seconds on Justin Allgaier; Daniel Hemric, Harrison Burton, and Michael Annett round out the top five.

Lap 87, there are 26 cars on the lead lap with just one driver – Stefan Parsons – out of the race.

Three laps remain in stage two, Kyle Busch has a lead of over two and a half seconds on Justin Allgaier; Daneil Hemric, Harrison Burton, and Michael Annett round out the top five.

With a lead of nearly three seconds, Kyle Busch wins stage two.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Kyle Busch
Justin Allgaier
Daniel Hemric
Harrison Burton
Michael Annett
Josh Berry
Brandon Jones
Austin Cindric
Justin Haley
Noah Gragson

Drivers come down pit road for service with Kyle Busch winning the race off of pit road. Austin Hill advanced 10 spots after taking fuel only.

Riley Herbst was caught speeding on pit road. Ryan Sieg and Josh Williams were charged with having an uncontrolled tire on pit road. Kyle Weatherman was charged with a pit entry penalty.

Jesse Little’s crew dropped the car off of the jack during the pit stop.

After staying out on the track, Noah Gragson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three from the outside lane on lap 97 and goes nose to nose with Kyle Busch before Busch takes the lead.

Lap 102, Kyle Busch has a one second lead on Harrison Burton; Justin Allgaier, Daniel Hemric, and Noah Gragson round out the top five.

Lap 106, Kyle Busch now has a lead of over two seconds on Justin Allgaier; Harrison Burton, Daniel Hemric, and Josh Berry round out the top five.

Harrison Burton passes Justin Allgaier for second.

Lap 111, Kyle Busch has a lead of over two and a half second on Justin Allgaier; Harrison Burton, Josh Berry, and Daniel Hemric round out the topf five with 26 cars on the lead lap

One of the crew members from Bayley Currey’s crew that was hit on pit road has been taken to a local hospital of observation.

Lap 115, Continuing to expand his lead, Kyle Busch has a three second lead on Justin Allgaier.

After leading all of stage one, Austin Cindric is having some handling issues; especially in “dirty air”. He is currently in seventh place.

Lap 121, Kyle Busch has a lead of four seconds on Justin Allgaier.

Lap 127, Kyle Busch has a four second lead on Justin Allgaier; Josh Berry, Brandon Jones, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five. There are 26 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 131, Kyle Busch holds his four second lead on Justin Allgaier. He reports to his crew chief that he wants more turn to his car.
Lap 33, Jeb Burton reports that he is having brake issues, he is pushing the brakes to the floor.

Lap 139, Kyle Busch is encountering slower traffic and is beginning to lap cars.

Lap 140, Josh Berry makes his green flag pit stop as the cycle of stops begins.

The caution flag comes out for Brandon Brown and a flat tire.

There are 19 cars on the lead lap.

Brandon Brown is taking his car to the garage. Brown can return to the track after repairs for mechanical issues.

Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires and fuel with Kyle Busch easily winning the race off of pit road.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane with 40 laps remaining in the race. Busch goes nose to nose with Justin Allgaier before Busch takes the lead with 38 laps to go.

Justin Allgaier continues to battle with Kyle Busch for the lead and gets out in front with 37 laps to go.

With 36 laps remaining in the race Justin Allgaier leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Daniel Hemric, Michael Annett, and Harrison Burton round out the top five.

Jade Buford and Joe Graf Jr get into a wreck and bring out the caution flag on al 154. Buford comes down pit road but there is significant damage to Graf’s car after hitting Buford. Joe Graf Jr is out of the race.

Jade Buford’s team reports there is also some significant damage to the car.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane with just 30 laps remainng in the race. And the battle begins once again.

The caution flag comes ount on lap 160 for a big crash involving Austin Cindric, Michael Annett, and Daniel Hemric. Justin Allgaier and Kyle Busch were beating and banging for the lead at the time of the crash.

Kyle Busch is listed as the leader.

After an extended caution to clean up the debris, Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane with just 20 laps remaining in the race. And the battle part three begins but this time Kyle Busch edges out to take the lead.
The tpo five are Kyle Busch, Justin Allgaier, AJ Allmendinger, Brandon Jones, and Harrison Burton.

Jade Buford and Joe Graf Jr have been checked and released from the infield care center after their crash.

There are 22 cars on the lead lap. Austin Cindric, Jade Buford, Joe Graf Jr, Brandon Brown, and Stefan Parsons are out of the race.

Drivers are getting three wide in a battle for postiton.

With 15 laps to go, Kyle Busch has a lead of under half a second on Justin Allgaier.

Ryan Sieg gets loose bringing out the caution flag.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for service, but the leaders stay out.

Once again Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane with just nine laps remaining in the race. After a side by side battle, Kyle Busch gets out in front for the lead.

The top five are Kyle Busch, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, Josh Berry, and Harrison Burton.

Harrison Burton passes Josh Berry for fourth.

Justin Allagier and Brandon Jones battle for second.

The caution flag comes out after Landon Cassill gets into the wall with seven laps to go. Cassill takes his car to the garage.

The race has officiallygone into overtime.

Kyle Busch brings the field down for the two lap overtime shootout from the outside lane and gets out in front for the lead.

Kyle Busch takes the white flag while Brandon Jones nad Jusitn Allagier and Harrison /Burton battle for second. Cars wreck behind the leaders.

Kyle Busch makes history!!!! He is just the third driver in NASCAR history to have at lead 100 wins. He is the first in the Xfinity Series; while Richard Petty and David Pearson topped the century mark in the Cup Series.

Busch gets a Gibson guitar for winning the race.

The unofficial results of the Tennessee Lottery 250:
Kyle Busch
Justin Allgaier
Harrison Burton
Josh Berry
AJ Allmendinger
Brandon Jones
Jeb Burton
Noah Gragson
Austin Hill
Riley Herbst
Jeremy Clements
Michael Annett
Daniel Hemric
Will Rodgers
Tyler Reddick
Ryan Sieg
Alex Labbe
Ryan Vargas
Justin Haley
Tommy Joe Martins
Josh Williams
JJ Yeley
Brett Moffitt
David Starr
Matt Mills
Natalie Decker
Jesse Little
Kyle Weatherman
Landon Cassill
Bayler Currey
Myatt Snider
Austin Cindric
Jade Buford
Joe Graf Jr
Brandon Brown
Stefan Parsons