(RDS) - Kurt Busch a remporté les honneurs du Subway Fresh 500 samedi soir sous les réflecteurs à Phoenix.

"C'est l'une de nos victoires les plus satisfaisantes", déclaré Busch après avoir résisté aux assauts de Michael Waltrip, deuxième.

Busch savoure sa première victoire de la saison.

Le champion défendant de la coupe Nextel a mené l'épreuve pendant 219 des 312 tours.

Jeff Burton a terminé troisième devant Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Résultats

1. (2) Kurt Busch, Ford, 312, $264,000;
2. (28) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 312, $181,939;
3. (20) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 312, $147,995;
4. (15) Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chevrolet, 312, $150,018;
5. (5) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 312, $110,325;
6. (4) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 312, $121,950;
7. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 312, $94,775;
8. (27) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 312, $92,050;
9. (26) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 312, $75,750;
10. (13) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 312, $103,158.
11. (33) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 312, $109,141;
12. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 312, $120,886;
13. (8) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 312, $98,245;
14. (7) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 312, $119,541;
15. (12) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 312, $113,066;
16. (22) Mark Martin, Ford, 312, $80,700;
17. (14) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 312, $98,375;
18. (16) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 312, $90,133;
19. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 312, $109,011;
20. (23) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 311, $67,600.
21. (37) Jeff Green, Dodge, 311, $94,261;
22. (25) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 311, $61,700;
23. (35) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 311, $100,083;
24. (21) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 311, $72,725;
25. (34) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 311, $72,900;
26. (31) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 311, $92,183;
27. (42) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 310, $64,050;
28. (29) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, 310, $60,925;
29. (18) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 309, $60,800;
30. (40) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 309, $60,675.
31. (39) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 306, $78,208;
32. (36) Scott Wimmer, Dodge, 305, $82,558;
33. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 305, $109,561;
34. (38) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 293, $87,364;
35. (19) Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Chevrolet, 283, $69,572;
36. (9) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 272, $90,908;
37. (43) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 262, $59,750;
38. (30) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 255, accident, $59,625;
39. (32) Casey Mears, Dodge, 243, $67,500;
40. (24) Travis Kvapil, Dodge, 237, accident, $67,350.
41. (3) Greg Biffle, Ford, 172, surchauffe, $77,510;
42. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 164, accident, $107,021;
43. (41) Carl Long, Chevrolet, 52, moteur, $58,935.