The Latest: Kyle Busch wins at Bristol for 8th time

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on the Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway (all times local):

5:05 p.m.

Kyle Busch led a 1-2 finish with his older brother at Sunday's Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway to grab his third win of the season.

Busch used late strategy under caution and didn't pit to earn the lead. His Toyota lined up ahead of Kurt Busch for the final restart and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver took off for his eighth career victory at Bristol.

He has won three times this season and his JGR team has five wins through eight races this season.

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3:30 p.m.

Joey Logano has won the second stage of Sunday's Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Logano beat Ryan Blaney for the stage win, and the two Team Penske drivers have combined to lead 167 of the first 250 laps. Teammate Brad Keselowski led 15 laps.

Logano and Keselowski have scored three wins so far this season while Blaney is still seeking his first trip to victory lane. Blaney reclaimed the lead by beating his teammates off pit road following the stops at the end of the second stage.

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2:45 p.m.

Ty Dillon outraced Clint Bowyer on a restart to win the first stage at Bristol Motor Speedway.

It was the first stage victory for Dillon since NASCAR went to the format in 2017.

The segment was eventful. There were three cautions and several drivers had issues and penalties on pit road.

Ryan Blaney has led a race-high 60 laps.

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2:20 p.m.

Kevin Harvick caught a break when an accident caused a caution as he was serving an early penalty at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Harvick's car failed inspection three times before Sunday's race, and one of the punishments was that he had to drive down pit road at the start. It was almost certainly going to put him several laps down, but the accident on the second lap bought him time.

Harvick fell only one lap off the pace because of the caution that started when William Byron, who started second, wiggled into Aric Almirola and Almirola hit the wall.

Kyle Busch tried to slow down and avoid the congestion but was plowed from behind by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Busch went to pit road for repair, Almirola took his car to the garage and the race was only minutes old. Almirola was knocked out of the race and will finish last, while Stenhouse dropped seven laps off the pace while getting his repairs.

Chase Elliott started from the pole and led the first 39 laps but was involved in a second caution. Ryan Preece had a cut tire that made him spin, and Elliott was hit from behind by Corey LaJoie as they tried to avoid Preece. It caused Elliott to spin and damage his power steering. Elliott dropped to ninth.

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2 p.m.

Kevin Harvick has been penalized before the start of Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway because his car failed inspection three times.

His engineer was ejected from the event and Harvick lost his 13th-place starting position. He must start at the back of the field at the .533-mile bullring and immediately serve a pass-thru penalty on pit road. It will be nearly impossible for Harvick not to be lapped during the sequence.

NASCAR moved the start of the race up by eight minutes in preparation for potential rain during the event.

Chase Elliott and William Byron will lead the field to green in an all-Hendrick Motorsports front row. The organization is still seeking its first win of the season, as is manufacturer Chevrolet.

Through seven races this season, only Joe Gibbs Racing in Toyotas and Team Penske in Fords have won Cup events.

Kyle Busch is the defending race winner, and his Gibbs teammate Erik Jones is racing for a $1 million donation to Children's Miracle Network through the Ace Hardware Foundation if he wins.

Darrell Waltrip will give his trademark "Boogity! Boogity! Boogity! Let's go racing, boys!" call to start the race from the flagstand. Bristol made him the honorary starter to recognize his upcoming retirement as Fox Sports' lead analyst.

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