BRISTOL, Tenn. — Matt Kenseth won a rain-soaked Food City 500 on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway in a green/white/checker finish.
Kenseth stalked Kyle Larson, fended off Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards and pulled away from Jeff Gordon in the final stretch to win for the first time since September 2013, a span of 51 races. Kenseth, who led 47 laps, virtually assured himself a return to the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
He blasted from the field on the final restart on Lap 508 to win by .287 seconds.
"It means a lot," Kenseth says of his return to victory lane.