SPARTA, Ky. — Kurt Busch finally beat his little brother in a head-to-head NASCAR finish and took his new team to victory lane a week after they coughed away their first win.

The downside of Busch’s big win Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway?

Kyle Busch didn’t stick around to give his older brother a promised ride home.

“I was supposed to fly home with him and now I’m looking for a plane ride,” Kurt Busch laughed. “That’s Kyle. He won’t even wait.”

Kurt Busch certainly wanted to flaunt his trophy after beating his brother in a door-to-door overtime battle. Kurt Busch was the victor — the first time in three 1-2 finishes for the Busch Brothers that Kyle did not win — and earned a playoff spot with his first win for Chip Ganassi Racing.

“My little brother gave me just enough room. It was like `You gonna lift? I ain’t gonna lift. You gonna lift? I ain’t gonna lift.’ And we had a duel,” Busch said. “We had a duel going down through (turns) 3 and 4, and I didn’t know who was going to come out on top.”

Kyle Busch settled for second after a dramatic ending in which the brothers banged their cars and both nearly lost control as they hurtled toward the checkered flag.

“I’m glad it was a thriller, just unfortunately we were on the wrong end of the deal,” Kyle Busch said.