Hampton, GA (My Sportsbook) - Kyle Busch started a wild last-turn melee, but still went on to capture Saturday Afternoon's EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The No.15 Chevrolet crossed the finish line four lengths ahead of Todd Bodine.

The victory was Busch's third of the season in eight starts.

Pole winner Mike Skinner brought the field to the green flag to begin the 130- lap race, but it was Busch, from a fifth-place starting position, who led the first lap. It was a portent of things to come.

Racing was halted at the end of that lap when Steve Park, Eric Norris and Mike Bliss all collided at the top of the track. It seemed to start when Tim Fedewa and Park rubbed fenders at the end of lap one and it sent Park across the infield, up the track, and into Norris and Bliss.

Busch held the lead through two cautions and 22 more laps before yielding the top spot back to Skinner.

Meanwhile, in the championship chase, Musgrave sat comfortably in third place with Dennis Setzer in 13th after 35 laps.

The car on the move was young Todd Kluever who was using the bottom of the track to perfection. He passed Todd Bodine and Musgrave and pulled into third place after 40 laps.

Just a couple of laps later, Musgrave suffered a blown right-front tire, made contact with the safer barrier and it brought out the caution flag. Musgrave's Dodge was still ok to drive, but he was now way behind Setzer in the 28th position.

Setzer saw Musgrave's problems and began to attack. By lap 50, the No.46 Chevrolet moved into the top-10 for the first time since the beginning of the race.

Todd Bodine took the lead from Busch after Busch got a piece of paper stuck on his front grill and his engine temperature rose dramatically. He was forced to back off, let some cars get ahead of him and allow air flow to pull the debris off the grill. It worked and Busch took off for the leaders once again.

Up front Bodine was trying to hold off Bobby Labonte but on lap 69, Labonte made the move underneath for his first lead of the race.

On the next caution flag, Musgrave beat Setzer off pit lane and sat 10th in the race, two positions ahead of Setzer. When the green flag dropped Musgrave continued forward while Setzer began to fade backwards.

Busch was still the leader having passed Jack Sprague for the lead. But Sprague came right back and passed Busch.

And he kept going.

With 15 laps to go, Sprague's lead was 1.797 seconds. At the 120-lap mark the margin had ballooned to 2.858 seconds and only a caution flag could keep Sprague from Victory Lane.

A caution flag did come out with seven laps to go, for debris from another Musgrave blown tire. It meant Sprague lost his huge race lead but more importantly Musgrave lost most of his championship lead.

Sprague and third-place Johnny Benson stayed on the track, but second-place Busch and most others went for a new set of tires. Busch restarted in eighth place with three laps to go.

Busch was fourth with one lap remaining and had his foot to the floor. He was second after turn two and flying after Sprague. Busch went to the top of the track and Sprague slid up to protect his position. But it was too late and Busch hit Sprague spinning him out.

Busch took the checkered flag with cars spinning all over the frontstretch.

Benson, Sprague and Labonte, who was hit twice as he slid across the finish line sideways, completed the top-five.

Musgrave finished 14th, but Setzer could only gain three points after a 13th- place result. Musgrave's lead is now 51 points (3,158-3,107) with three races remaining in the season.

The next race is scheduled for Friday, November 4th at the Texas Motor Speedway.