After being postponed for 2 days due to heavy rains, Kurt Busch grabbed the Nextel Cup in the Michigan International Speedway. They had an overtime Tuesday to finish the 3M Performance 400.

Following his win last August 5 in the Pocono Raceway, Kurt Busch in his Dodge held off Martin Tuarex Jr. in his Chevrolet. He won over Tuarex in a two-lap final shootout. He’s got two wins in a series of three events and a second championship in the Nextel Cup since 2004.

The Race Results:

TRACK: Michigan International Speedway
2.0-mile D-shaped oval
DATE: Aug. 21

1. Kurt Busch, Dodge, 203 laps at 117.044 mph avg. speed; 2. Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 203; 3. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 203; 4. Matt Kenseth, Ford, 203; 5. Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 203; 6. Dave Blaney, Toyota, 203; 7. Carl Edwards, Ford, 203; 8. Brian Vickers, Toyota, 203; 9. Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 203; 10. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 203;

11. Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 203; 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 203; 13. Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 203; 14. Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 203; 15. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 203; 16. Ryan Newman, Dodge, 203; 17. Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 203; 18. David Ragan, Ford, 203; 19. Greg Biffle, Ford, 203; 20. Ward Burton, Chevrolet, 203;

21. David Stremme, Dodge, 202; 22. Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 202; 23. David Reutimann, Toyota, 202; 24. Robby Gordon, Ford, 202; 25. J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 202; 26. Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 202; 27. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 202; 28. David Gilliland, Ford, 202; 29. Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 202; 30. Jamie McMurray, Ford, 202;

31. Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 201; 32. Elliot Sadler, Dodge, 201; 33. Ricky Rudd, Ford, 201; 34. Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 201; 35. Bill Elliot, Ford, 201; 36. Scott Riggs, Dodge, 201; 37. John Andretti, Dodge, 201; 38. Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 200; 39. Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 167; 40. Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 135;

41. Chad McCumbee, Chevrolet, 134; 42. Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 101 (oil leak); 43. Joe Nemechek, Dodge, 94 (accident)

TIME OF RACE: 2h 37m 45s
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.495s
PURSE: $5,138,579, winner’s share $190,108
FAST QUALIFIER: Gordon, 38.090s (189.026 mph)
PROVISIONALS: Johnny Sauter, Chad McCumbee
DID NOT QUALIFY: A.J. Allmendinger, Kevin Lepage, Scott Wimmer, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Green
LEAD CHANGES: 18 among ten drivers
CAUTION PERIODS: Eight for 36 laps
POINT LEADERS: 1. J. Gordon, 3384; 2. Hamlin, -344; 3. Kenseth, -432; 4. Stewart, -445; 5. Edwards, -560; 6. J. Burton, -578; 7. Johnson, -595; 8. Kyle Busch, -627; 9. Bowyer, -717; 10. Harvick, -729; 11. Truex, -797; 12. Kurt Busch, -855
NEXT: Bristol, Tenn., Aug. 25 (7 p.m. Eastern, ESPN)

Kurt Busch said that he used the same chassis that lead him the win in the Pocono Raceway.

“And it worked pretty good today, too,” he said.

It definitely did.