Foreign Car Wins NASCAR Race for First Time Since 1954

Talk about your rarities. NASCAR driver Kyle Busch won yesterday's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in his Number 18 Toyota. Big deal right? Well when you consider the fact that it was the first time since 1954 that a NASCAR race was won by a driver in a foreign car its remarkable. Its worth noting that Tony Stewart who also was driving a Toyota car finished second. Is this a foreshadowing of things to come on the NASCAR circuit? Will other teams consider racing foreign" cars if drivers like Busch and Stewart continue to win driving a Toyota? Will teams change the way they do business? This will certainly be a story to watch. Its also worth noting that Busch was in essence let go by Hendrick Motorsports in order to make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. late last year. I doubt Hendrick is regretting their decision to bring Junior on board but Busch is certainly off to a great start in 2008 with his new team Joe Gibbs Racing.   "

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