Kyle Busch did it again Saturday night in Richmond. Out front for more than half of the 400 laps, Busch won his third straight spring race at Richmond in dominating style.

Denny Hamlin had a great week going with two wins in two nights on the home field but came up a little short of sweeping the weekend, finishing second in the Cup race to his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.

A lot of carnage and a developing rivalry between Juan Pablo Montoya and Ryan Newman are also important story lines as the series packs up and heads south down I-95 to Darlington, South Carolina.

VICTORY LANE
Joe Gibbs Racing – Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin finishing 1st and 2nd.
Toyota’s – 5 of the Top 11 as Toyota continues the dominance at Richmond.
 A.J. Allmendinger – Kept clean to finish in the Top 10 and climb into a Chase Spot.

THE GARAGE
Landon Cassill – Seemed like he was around a lot of accidents.
Brad Keselowski – Just another bad race.
Storyline that we will remember: Kyle Busch leading 235 laps to capture his second win of the year.
Storyline that we will forget: Red Bull Racing having 2 cars in the Top 10.

Power Rankings
(Rankings will be based off of who is running the best, with an emphasis on the last several races but having respect for the duration of the 36 race schedule. Last week’s rankings are in parenthesis.)
1. (1)Carl Edwards – Leading the points and has 7 top 10’s.
2. (2) Jimmie Johnson – Is ahead of Kyle Busch because he has 0 dnf’s.
3. (5)Kyle Busch – 2 wins and now 3rd in the points.
4. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 5 top 10’s in 9 races, only had 8 all of last season.
5. (4) Kevin Harvick – Another solid week for Kevin Harvick.
6. (12) Clint Bowyer – He has climbed in the standings with 5 top 10’s in a row.
7. (6)Kurt Busch – Only 1 Top 5 but is currently 6th in points.
8. (7) Matt Kenseth – Currently 9th in the Chase Standings and being consistent.
9. (NR) A.J. Allmendinger – Would be in the Chase as the last driver in.
10. (NR) Tony Stewart – Has climbed back into the Chase with a 9th place finish at Richmond.
11. (8)Ryan Newman – 8th in the points but could have had a better race if not involved with…..
12. (9) Juan Pablo Montoya –  Sitting right outside the Chase as of right now after getting involved with Ryan Newman

Driver of the Week:  Kyle Busch – Leads the most laps again and wins for the second time this season.

Stat of the Week:  0 wins by Nationwide Drivers in the Nationwide Series.

Prediction for Darlington: Winner: Clint Bowyer

Strong Finish:  Tony Stewart

Question of the Week: Will a Nationwide Series Driver win a race this season?

Leave your comments on facebook and I will gladly respond.

 MORE NASCAR NEWS