Busch won three of the past four Sprint Cup races and have the fastest time in Friday’s second Cup practice session. Now he shoots for victory in the Xfinity Series.
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That race is scheduled for green flag at 3:49 p.m. ET at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Before that, Busch will set his place in Sunday’s Crown Royal 400, the annual Sprint Cup race at the Brickyard.
Busch begins next to Daniel Suarez, a rising driver from Mexico. Behind him will be another comer on the Xfinity circuit, Erik Jones. Sprint Cup drivers in the 40-car field include Aric Almirola, Paul Menard, Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick.
Ty Dillon won last year’s race. Busch won in 2013.
Here is the starting lineup for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Busch 2. Daniel Suarez 3. Erik Jones 4. Brendan Gaughan 5. Paul Menard 6. Elliott Sadler 7. Brian Scott 8. Aric Almirola 9. Ty Dillon 10. Kyle Larson 11. Ryan Blaney 12. Chris Burscher 13. Chase Elliott 14. Regan Smith 15. Alex Bowman 16. Kevin Harvick 17. JJ Yeley 18. Dakota Armstrong 19. Landon Cassill 20. Ryan Sieg 21. Blake Koch 22. Ryan Reed 23. Darrell Wallace Jr. 24. Timmy Hill 25. Jeremy Clements 26. Cale Conley 27. David Starr 28. BJ McLeod 29. Harrison Rhodes 30. Ross Chastain 31. Stanton Barrett 32. Eric McClure 33. Morgan Shepherd 34. Peyton Sellers 35. Jeff Green 36. Martin Roy 37. Joey Gase 38. Derrike Cope 39. Josh Reaume 40. Mike Harmon