Kyle Busch led the most laps, but on St. Patrick's Day it was Jeff Burton who wiped away superstition in his green car and had the most luck as he won the Nicorette 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Busch's car was the class of the field all day but a crucial mistake by his usually stellar crew, a missed lug nut on lap 166 of 195 following the sixth and final caution of the race, forced Busch from the lead to 17th position on the restart. Burton had come off pit road second to Busch but moved to the front after Busch's miscue and held on for the win over teammate and reigning series champion Kevin Harvick.

The win was Burton's second successive Busch triumph and with Harvick second and Clint Bowyer sixth, team boss Richard Childress finished the day with three drivers in the top 10.

The win was Burton's second consecutive at Atlanta and now moves into a tie for fourth place on the all-time series win list with 24.

Busch had captured the pole earlier in the day, his second in a row at Atlanta, and led 143 laps which added to his post-race frustration. He's led the most laps in three of the season's first five races but has yet to capture a win.

Busch charged hard from the middle of the pack on the final restart and managed to salvage a third-place finish. Series points leader Carl Edwards was fourth and Busch's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Casey Mears was fifth. Kasey Kahne (seventh), Juan Pablo Montoya (eighth), Matt Kenseth (ninth) and Tony Stewart (10th) rounded out the top 10 as Cup drivers took the top 14 finishing positions.

Defending Indy 500 and IRL IndyCar Series champion Sam Hornish Jr was the best placed non Cup Series driver in 15th position while Australian Series rookie Marcos Ambrose finished several laps down in 28th place.