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Nothing Would Please Busch More Than To Disrupt Chase Party In Phoenix

Kyle Busch did his best at Texas to snatch the winner’s bonus points from Chase rivals Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski, eventually finishing a close third. Figure Busch, the 2005 Phoenix Chase winner, to do the same this week.

He finished sixth in March, the highest placing by a non-Chase qualifier. Also failing to make the Chase, but logging top 10s in the track’s winter race were two-time Phoenix winner Mark Martin (ninth) and Joey Logano (10th).

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Time is running out for Kyle Busch. With three races remaining in 2012, Busch finds himself in unfamiliar territory once again heading into theO’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.

In 19 starts this season for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports, Busch has six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes at Talladega and Chicago. Accidents and part failures have plagued the team much of the season including five finishes outside the top-20 with Busch behind the wheel.

Continue reading “Eight-Year Winning Streak Remains on the Line for Kyle Busch”

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Busch Wouldn’t Be Surprise Bank of America Party Crasher
It’s difficult to think of Kyle Busch as a “spoiler” but the currently 13th-ranked driver certainly fits the profile this week. Busch has won 10 NASCAR national series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway although he’s yet to visit the track’s Victory Lane in a NASCAR Sprint Cup car.

He’s done everything but, posting second or third-place finishes in four of his last five starts. Busch has led 793 laps at Charlotte and boasts a second–best Driver Rating of 107.5. Busch’s third-place Talladega finish was his second top five in four Chase races.
Mark Joey Logano as another non-Chase qualifier with solid marks at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Logano posted top-10 finishes in four of his first five appearances at the track. Until May, when he finished 23rd, Logano had completed every lap of six Charlotte appearances.

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RACE RECAP | RICHMOND
Last caution for rain mixed everything up
10 Kevin Harvick
9 Greg Biffle
8 Ryan Newman
7 Brad Keselowski
6 Jeff Burton
5 Matt Kenseth
4 Tony Stewart
3 Mark Martin
2 Jeff Gordon

VICTORY LANE

1 Clint Bowyer grabs his 2nd win this season, after blowing a tire from contact with Juan Montoya early in the race.

Continue reading “Bowyer Wins, Gordon Makes The Chase, Busch Knocked Out”