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Indianapolis Motor Speedway is known for making race car drivers into heroes and then taking those heroes and turning them into legends.

Entering the race, Kyle Busch's streak of three wins in four weeks was amazing by all accounts. But when he took the checkered flag for Sunday's Crown Royal presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard, the streak became nothing short of legendary.

Busch's No. 18 Skittles Toyota came alive when it counted, holding off second place finisher Joey Logano on the green-white checkered finish after taking the lead from Kevin Harvick on a lap 153 restart.

Busch understands what it means to win at Indianapolis.

"If you just look at the top four races that we have in our series, obviously I think you'd -- I would order them as the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400, the Coke 600, and then the Southern 500," Busch said.  "Those are the four crown jewels that I see in our sport.  They've been that way for a long, long time, and I don't know that it's really ever changed.  Besides those, I've won my Southern 500, I've won my hometown race which is a big race for me, the Las Vegas race.  I've also won the Bristol night race, I've swept Bristol, so there's a lot of great things that have happened for me in my career, but this one here today checks off probably the one that's No. 2 on the races to win list.

"There's still that elusive championship, as well, that we want to achieve."

In total, Busch led 19 laps on the way to his first win at Indianapolis. Busch, who won the Xfinity race at Indianapolis on Saturday, has now won four of the last five Sprint Cup Series races. Busch is now just 23 points out of 30th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup points standings; Busch must be inside the top 30 in order to be eligible to compete for the championship.

Busch knows there is still work to be done not only to get in the Chase but to win a championship.

" I don't have any doubts, but we're still not there, and even if we did get there, we still have got to be able to protect that spot and make it into the Chase," Busch explained. "Whether we get into the Chase and become Chase eligible next week or the week after or the week after that, it doesn't matter as long as it comes post-race Richmond.  That's all that matters.  Whether we get in and whether we continue to grow and get top 25, none of that matters, just us being able to achieve the top-30 rule and get as many wins as possible in order to -- gives us the top seed come Chase time.

Joey Logano, who battled for the lead until the checkered flag, finished runner-up to Busch for the second straight week.

Logano, who is Busch's former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, is in awe of Busch's recent string of success.

"The worst part is the same guy beat me the last two times I finished second," Logano said. "I'm glad he's back and all, but geez oh Pete, you don't have to come back like that. Man, we've been working our guts out all year and he comes right back and doing it. I know he's been working hard, getting his foot back together.

"It's impressive what those guys have been doing, too. That's amazing, the run they're on. Obviously he's definitely going to make it into the Chase, and he's going to have some good points."

Kevin Harvick dominated the majority of the race by leading 75 laps in the No. 4 Jimmy John's Chevrolet; 55 laps more than any other driver.

Harvick, who is still the Sprint Cup points leader, believes the late-race restarts were the downfall of an otherwise great performance.

"We had a great day," Harvick said. "I think everybody did a great job, just in that, I guess, second or third to last restart where the 22 and 18 were able to get hooked up and kind of drive by us and I lost control of the race there and didn't really have what I wanted on the restarts once the 18 got control, the speed was too high and I spun the tires on the next one, and just didn't get the restarts all put together like I needed to."

Martin Truex, Jr, finished in fourth place with Denny Hamlin taking home a fifth place finish.

Clint Bowyer recovered from an accident early to take a sixth-place finish followed by Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski rounding out the top ten.

Jeff Gordon was caught up in Bowyer's early accident finished in 42nd place in what is expected to be his final race at Indianapolis.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 20
Unofficial Race Results for the 22Nd Annual Crown Royal Presents The Jeff
Kyle 400 At The Brickyard - Sunday, July 26, 2015
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway, IN - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 164 Laps - 410 Miles - Purse: $9,358,657
Leader
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    9    18    Kyle Busch    Skittles Toyota    164    47    4    131.3    $424,191    Running    3    19
2    2    22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    164    43    1    117.9    $367,408    Running    3    28
3    6    4    Kevin Harvick    Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevrolet    164    43    2    135.5    $356,825    Running    4    75
4    13    78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    164    40        103.5    $283,170    Running        
5    17    11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Express Toyota    164    39        97.0    $249,875    Running        
6    7    15    Clint Bowyer    5-hour Energy Toyota    164    38        87.5    $239,498    Running        
7    23    20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    164    37        100.6    $236,326    Running        
8    14    41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    164    36        91.7    $206,615    Running        
9    5    42    Kyle Larson    Target Chevrolet    164    35        102.8    $217,073    Running        
10    31    2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    164    35    1    102.8    $233,856    Running    3    17
11    43    31    Ryan Newman    Grainger Chevrolet    164    33        73.7    $211,040    Running        
12    30    21    Ryan Blaney(i)    Motorcraft/Quick Lane/JDRF Ford    164    0        74.2    $168,540    Running        
13    1    19    Carl Edwards    Stanley Toyota    164    32    1    116.5    $179,740    Running    1    20
14    11    27    Paul Menard    Duracell/Menards Chevrolet    164    30        79.5    $174,640    Running        
15    12    48    Jimmie Johnson    Kobalt Tools Chevrolet    164    29        91.1    $209,976    Running        
16    10    1    Jamie McMurray    McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet    164    28        73.3    $194,531    Running        
17    18    9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Medallion Bank Ford    164    27        58.2    $194,660    Running        
18    28    25    Chase Elliott(i)    NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet    164    0        66.0    $158,515    Running        
19    20    16    Greg Biffle    Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford    164    25        70.3    $192,723    Running        
20    16    13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    164    24        66.0    $186,748    Running        
21    3    55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    164    24    1    86.0    $188,654    Running    2    5
22    8    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    164    22        77.7    $173,840    Running        
23    26    47    AJ Allmendinger    Kroger/Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet    164    21        54.0    $187,523    Running        
24    27    5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Chevrolet    164    20        70.5    $170,365    Running        
25    25    3    Austin Dillon    Dow/Mycogen Chevrolet    164    19        60.0    $191,701    Running        
26    24    40    Landon Cassill(i)    Chevrolet    164    0        57.2    $153,590    Running        
27    15    10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    164    17        76.0    $160,490    Running        
28    4    14    Tony Stewart    Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet    164    16        94.9    $179,854    Running        
29    37    38    David Gilliland    FFA Ford    163    15        38.0    $172,948    Running        
30    34    46    Michael Annett    Switch Hitch Chevrolet    162    14        42.5    $151,740    Running        
31    32    95    Michael McDowell    Thrivent Financial Ford    162    13        43.7    $146,685    Running        
32    40    83    Matt DiBenedetto #    VooDoo BBQ & Grill Toyota    162    12        34.0    $161,843    Running        
33    41    35    Cole Whitt    Speed Stick Ford    162    11        39.0    $155,482    Running        
34    39    34    Brett Moffitt #    CSX Play It Safe Ford    162    10        36.0    $145,635    Running        
35    29    17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    NOS Energy Drink Ford    161    9        53.5    $153,385    Running        
36    36    33    Brian Scott(i)    Shore Lodge Chevrolet    161    0        46.8    $145,285    Running        
37    21    51    Justin Allgaier    Brandt Chevrolet    161    7        42.5    $153,148    Running        
38    22    43    Aric Almirola    Eckrich Ford    161    6        60.5    $176,386    Running        
39    38    23    JJ Yeley(i)    Dr Pepper Toyota    160    0        27.8    $135,450    Running        
40    33    6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    155    4        30.2    $176,025    Accident        
41    42    98    Timmy Hill(i)    Curb Records Ford    111    0        24.7    $127,450    Running        
42    19    24    Jeff Gordon    3M Chevrolet    110    2        37.8    $171,986    Running        
43    35    7    Alex Bowman    Marsh Supermarkets Chevrolet    78    1        29.7    $119,950    Engine        
 Race Comments:    Kyle Busch won the Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard, his 33rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field.
 Failed to Qualify:    (3) 32 Josh Wise, 26 Jeb Burton #, 62 Reed Sorenson.
 Time of Race:    03 Hrs, 06 Mins, 51 Secs.    Average Speed:    131.656 MPH    Margin of Victory:    0.332 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    9 for 36 laps: Laps: 46-49 (Debris on the backstretch [40]); 51-54 (No. 15, 24 incident Turn 3 [31]); 92-96 (Debris on the frontstretch [15]); 108-111 (No. 43 spin Turn 2 [3]); 121-124 (No. 33 incident Turn 2 [13]); 142-146 (Debris on the backstretch [9]); 149-152 (No. 88 incident in Turn 1 [47]); 156-158 (Debris in Turn 2 [40]); 160-162 (No. 6 incident in Turn 1 [38]).
 Lead Changes:    16 among 6 drivers: C. Edwards 0; J. Logano 1-11; C. Edwards 12-31; K. Harvick 32-45; J. Logano 46-61; K. Harvick 62-83; B. Keselowski 84; Kyle Busch 85-92; K. Harvick 93-120; D. Ragan 121-123; B. Keselowski 124; D. Ragan 125-126; B. Keselowski 127-141; K. Harvick 142-152; Kyle Busch 153-161; J. Logano 162; Kyle Busch 163-164.
Chase Grid Outlook:     1.J. Johnson 675 (4 wins);2.K. Harvick 777 (2);3.D. Earnhardt Jr. 677 (2);4.J. Logano 708 (1);5.M. Truex Jr. 668 (1);6.B. Keselowski 638 (1);7.M. Kenseth 615 (1);8.D. Hamlin 591 (1);9.C. Edwards 519 (1);10.J. Mcmurray 602 (0);11.J. Gordon 575 (0);12.R. Newman 563 (0);13.P. Menard 558 (0);14.K. Kahne 558 (0);15.C. Bowyer 538 (0);16.A. Almirola 508 (0).
3M Lap Leader    : Kevin Harvick, #4 75 Laps    American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award    : Joey Logano, #22
Coors Light Pole Award    : Carl Edwards, #19 183.464 mph    Duralast Brakes "Brake in the Race"    : Kevin Harvick, #4
Ingersoll Rand Power Move    : Sam Hornish Jr, #9 8 positions    Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Hendrick Engines, #4
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Kyle Busch, #18     Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race    : Brad Keselowski, #2 crew chief Paul Wolfe, 0.120 seconds
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap    : Carl Edwards, #19     Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Matt DiBenedetto, #83
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Aug. 2, 2015 - Pocono Raceway
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