Concord, N.C. ? A record number of cautions fell Kyle Busch’s way and he did the rest, holding off a trio of fellow Nextel Cup regulars Saturday night to win the Busch Series Carquest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

With the victory, Busch joined three others who have won consecutive spring races at the track.

Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman and Greg Biffle followed Busch to the finish line, with rookie Reed Sorenson rounding out the top five. Four of the 11 cautions slowed the pace in the final 30 laps – not including one for a three-car wreck after the leaders took the checkered flag – but Busch pulled away on each restart to beat Marlin by about a half-second.

He matched the achievements of the late Tim Richmond, Mark Martin and Jeff Green in successfully defending his victory from 2004.