NASCAR: HOW CHRIS BUESCHER WON; WHO GOT ELIMINATED

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Buescher used a two-tire stop late to take the lead on a Saturday night when passing was tough and led the final 61 laps to snap a 222-race winless streak

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as he celebrated the victory in the Bristol Night Race. The caution came out when Buescher's teammate and co-owner Brad Keselowski had

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an apparent tire failure, resulting in pit stops in which Buescher's team took a gamble and made it work. "This one is a little more special than the first

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one even, so it's pretty big," said Buescher, whose first victory came in a fog-shortened race. It was the first victory for the revamped Roush Fenway Keselowski

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Racing team as Keselowski bought into the team after the 2021 season. Roush Fenway had not won since Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did so in Daytona in July 2017.

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The race featured plenty of drama as drivers battled tire issues throughout the night. Several playoff drivers had issues, including the four eliminated from

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this year's playoffs — Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon got caught up in a wreck caused by Daniel Suarez (who was able to continue and advance),

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Kyle Busch (engine) and Kevin Harvick (loose wheel on a pit stop). Advancing to the quarterfinal round: Chase Elliott, Joey Logano,

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Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Suarez and Austin Cindric.

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