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This weekend, NASCAR heads to the Richmond Raceway for the second race of the playoffs. Kyle Busch heads into this race reminiscing his win in 2018 and coming close in 2016.

Speaking of the 2016 race, Busch had a massive duel with his Joe Gibbs teammate, Carl Edwards, for the win. Edwards got a little aggressive and even went as far as to bump Busch out of the way to win the race on the last lap.

When the race kicked off, pole man Kevin Harvick led the chasing pack from Jimmie Johnson. He tried to pull away initially, but Johnson managed to reel him in and eventually pull off the overtake.

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Later on, Carl Edwards added himself to the equation and began to hound the #48 driver. Eventually, the #99 driver passed the Hendrick Motorsports driver to take the lead.

This back and forth continued for a while until the round of pitstops saw a new race leader in Denny Hamlin. After everyone shook themselves out, Carl Edwards finally grabbed the lead for a while.

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How did the Carl Edwards-Kyle Busch duel play out?

However, there was a new threat for the lead, Joe Gibbs teammate, Kyle Busch. Busch began to haul in his catch, going from a two-second gap to being within half a second away from his partner.

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Later on, Kyle Busch capitalized on a caution to pit and emerged in the race lead. At the restart, Edwards got some wheel spin, and Busch pulled away promptly. However, the former was able to recover and the chase was on.

This went on for a while, with drivers trading the lead between each other. Eventually, after the final restart, it was a final showdown between race leader Kyle Busch and 2nd-placed Carl Edwards. On the last lap, Carl Edwards exited turn 4 and gave Busch a small love tap, which was enough for him to surrender the lead for good.

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