Busch Soldiers to 16th-place Finish at Pocono

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), rebounded from a late-race brush with the wall to finish a respectable 16th in Monday's rain-postponed Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway.

After starting 14th due to qualifying being rained out and the field set by owner points, Busch moved into the top-15 and stayed there for much of the first 150 laps around the 2.5-mile triangle.

While Busch, crew chief Steve Addington and the M&M's crew methodically worked on the car's handling throughout the first 375 miles, it was the last 125 miles that were the most interesting.

With the final scheduled pit stop of the 200-lap race taking place on lap 166, some cars opted to stay out and