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Busch beats brother Kyle on Atlanta track

HAMPTON, Ga. – Kurt Busch asked for a final favor from Atlanta Motor Speedway's old, battered track.

Busch's wish came true on the track's farewell race.

Busch passed brother Kyle with 24 laps left and won the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday to complete a sibling weekend Atlanta sweep.

It was the final race for the current track surface. It was installed in 1997 and is the oldest on the NASCAR circuit. Construction on a repaving and reprofile project is expected to begin immediately.

“What a genuine, awesome, old-school race track,” Kurt Busch said. “I just asked the track today for the last time on your old asphalt can I have an old guy win, and she answered.”

Kurt Busch, 42, raced to his first victory of the season, 33rd overall and the fourth of his career at Atlanta.

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