Kyle Busch wins his fourth

DOVER, Del. – As is the case at most NASCAR tracks, Kyle Busch heard the boos at Dover International Speedway.

The driver NASCAR fans love to hate no doubt had them even more exasperated when he arrived in Victory Lane – again.

Jeers and victories, they’re pretty much routine for the tempestuous Busch these days.

“I just want to win everything, man,” the series points leader said. “That’s all I’m here for.”

Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race and charging to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season.

“We were able to get to the right place at the right time when it mattered most,” Busch said.

Busch made it 10 victories total this season, including two in the Craftsman Truck Series and four in the Nationwide Series. He won for the third time in the last five Cup races.

And when the Joe Gibbs Racing driver doesn’t find himself taking the checkered flag at the end of a Cup race, he’s pretty close: Busch earned his fifth straight top-three finish and hasn’t finished outside of the top 10 in any of the last seven races.

“I’ve found something that’s worked for me recently,” said Busch, rattling off his list of successes.

Team owner Joe Gibbs was in the middle of the celebration on pit road while Busch took a bow from his No. 18 Toyota and saluted his crew.

Busch increased his points lead from 94 to 142 over second-place Jeff Burton after a race where the standings underwent a shake up because an early race wreck took out five of the top-eight in the points standings.

Busch heard the familiar boos during pre-race introductions, which have cemented his status as NASCAR’s least-popular driver. He has some fun in the role and seems to have accepted the fact he’s NASCAR’s latest “Bad Boy.”

“I want to thank all the fans even if they’re not Kyle Busch fans,” he said.

Gibbs, though, thought Busch had been humbled since making the move from Hendrick Motorsports. The Redskins coach and NASCAR owner talked about Busch spending time recently with underprivileged kids at a theme park and trying to be a positive role model.

“I thought that was an awesome day where these little guys were following him around,” Gibbs said.

Gibbs sure didn’t paint the picture of Busch as a villain.

Roush Fenway Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle were second and third in the Best Buy 400. Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five.

“No good,” said Edwards, who won the race here in September. “Not what we came here to do.”

Busch gave all the credit to his pit crew, winning with what he called a third-place car.

“I think Kyle’s being modest,” Edwards said. “I think that last run, his car was the best car.”