RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch led four times and for all but 25 laps and even made overtime look easy at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night, earning his ninth career NASCAR Busch Series victory and second of the season.

“It’s a lot of fun being able to perform like that,” Busch said.

Busch, who also started first, never gave up the lead for more than 17 laps and grabbed it for good on the 160th circuit when Matt Kenseth spun, avoiding an accident.

Carl Edwards beat Ryan Newman to the line for second and Kenseth rallied for fourth and Mike Bliss was fifth.

Edwards, the runaway series points leader, extended his margin to 733 points over Kevin Harvick.

, last year’s runaway champion, with seven races left on the schedule.

Edwards posted his 18th top 10 finish in 28 events this season.