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FIRST CUP SERIES WIN As part of Busch’s Cup Series Rookie of the Year season in 2005, he won his first career Cup Series race at California’s Auto Club Speedway in the series’ second visit to the track that year. While he had a really good starting position for the first race at the track, he started from the 25th position for the second race, the Pepsi Max 400. Busch was in the lead after the green flag waved from a late caution with just three laps to go. He got a great restart, pulling away from second-place Greg Biffle on his way to the win. The race was extended due to a green-white-checkered flag finish, the result of a three-car accident on Lap 248. Busch led 95 of the 254 laps, the most of any driver on the day.

Kyle Busch gets his first career Cup Series win.

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Superstars of the Speedway: Kyle Busch