Busch Eyes Second Cup Title After Dover Win

October 2, 2017 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, National Sports

Dover – With his pass on the second to last lap, Kyle Busch won his second straight NASCAR Cup race at the same time denying Chase Elliott the first win of his career.

“We made some good changes and adjustments to the car all day,” said Busch, who earned his third career win at the Monster Mile and his fourth victory of the 2017 season. “I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to run Chase down at the end. It was fun to be able to put on a good show like this. From my standpoint it was pretty exciting.”

It was also the final race at the Monster Mile for Dale Earnhardt Jr. The driver of the #88 car finished seventh.

Playoff contenders advancing to the Round of 12 include Truex, Kyle Busch, Larson, Brad Keselowski (the Stage 1 winner), Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Stenhouse, Ryan Blaney, Elliott, Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray. Truex leads the playoff standings, with an 18-point advantage over Busch heading into the season’s final seven races.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.