Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch Slated For Nascar Double Duty This Weekend

... be the tip of the tachometer of accolades the 38-year-old veteran will acquire before his last laps are run. “After adding a Daytona 500 trophy to his championship body of work, Kurt Busch’s name will be among those considered at some point for the NASCAR Hall of Fame,” __link__’s Holly Cain wrote. The 2018 nominees — Davey Allison, Red Farmer, Bobby Labonte and car owners Roger Penske and Joe Gibbs — were announced Wednesday. NO LIGHTS FOR FALL. Some in the local media were spinning wheels with local NASCAR racers in the back of the room Wednesday after it was announced Las Vegas Motor Speedway would be receiving a second Cup Series race that will be up against the NFL in late September starting in 2018. Wouldn’t it make sense to run on Saturday night, Brendan Gaughan was asked. It might make a little sense, Gaughan said. But he said it will never happen, because local casino ...

Kyle Busch Leads Train Of Toyotas In Friday's Second Cup Practice

... before returning to the garage during his first run. Two minutes later, the six Toyotas of Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing lined-up to push the No. 11 of Denny Hamlin to the top of the leader board in two laps. Martin Truex Jr. was fastest on the third lap, but one lap later, Hamlin regained the lead. The Toyotas completed 14 laps together before Kyle Busch, who was the fastest of his teammates, experienced a vibration with his roof flap tether came loose and elected to abort. The remaining cars ran an additional eight laps. As the Toyotas left the track, a pack of Chevys returned at the 24-minute mark with Ty Dillon leading the five cars which included Menard, Johnson, Elliott and Earnhardt. In the final 15 minutes, the JGR Toyotas of Busch, Kenseth, Hamlin and Suarez lined up again to finish out the session. With just four cars — and spending most of the time swapping positions — the Toyota’s top speed was 194.233 mph by Kenseth who ran at the back of the back. Twenty-eight drivers participated in the 55-minute session ...

Kyle Busch Repeats At Atlanta

... TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. Hampton, Ga. — After a bunch of close calls at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch has found the winning touch in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Busch cruised to his second straight Atlanta victory in the second-tier series Saturday. With a helping hand from lapped cars, the pole-winner was able to hold off fellow Cup driver Brad Keselowski by 0.606 seconds. No one else was within 2 seconds of the front. But Busch’s triumph was tarnished several hours after the race. NASCAR officials announced that the No. 18 machine failed a post-race inspection, with both the right and left front measuring too low. The car will be taken to the Research & Development Center near Charlotte for further testing, with any penalties to be announced next week. The team could face a loss of points and a suspension for its crew chief. “Fantastic,” Busch ...

Kyle Busch Wins Atlanta Xfinity Race For 2nd Year In A Row

... hustled back to pit road for the Truck Series race. On Sunday, Busch will start on the inside of the second row in the Monster Energy Cup race. “It’s kind of a refresher course each and every year to run Saturday and get what I need to know on Sunday,” he said. “I learned a couple of things that I might’ve forgotten about. Hopefully I can use some of those things in my Cup car.”. Harvick led 64 laps — more than any driver — but got shuffled back to fourth at the finish. He will start from the pole in the Cup race. Another Cup regular, Kyle Larson, was third. Lapped cars prevented Keselowski from mounting a serious challenge to Busch in the closing laps. “It’s always a game of cat and mouse, but sometimes it feels like chicken,” Keselowski said. “I kept losing one or two car lengths every time I’d go through traffic.”. Elliott Sadler was the top-finishing Xfinity Series regular in fifth place, followed by fellow series drivers Darrell Wallace Jr. and William Byron. It was an impressive run by the 19-year-old Byron, whose radio did not work properly. He was able to hear his crew but wasn’t able to speak with them, forcing the team to work out a system ...

For Kyle Busch, Winning Daytona 500 Is Top Of The Wish List

... the Mexican-born rookie, who will officially start his full-time career in NASCAR's top division and on the sport's largest stage. 1 Related. Fate appeared on Hamlin's side, and Busch certainly would want some of that Sunday when the 2017 Daytona 500 goes green. Sure, Busch has achieved great success - he won the 2015 Cup title - and piled up wins in NASCAR. He also earned an invite to the multinational Race of Champions earlier this year in Miami. He didn't win there (at least not on the track - more on that later), but it certainly was another day where he knew he ranked among the best in the business. Still, he doesn't have that signature Daytona 500 win to his credit. It doesn't appear Busch has gotten to the point where he appears stressed out over not having won the 500. "i wouldn't say pressure - I would say there is something there that you want to win that race for sure," Busch said. "You want to be able to get a Daytona 500 accolade under your belt. The more years that go by, the less opportunities you are going to have to get it done. "I don't necessarily want to be the ...

Arrested Development, Downtown Hoopstown, Kyle Busch, Dance With Me, Beauty & Essex

... OF LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. TONIGHT IN LAS VEGAS. College basketball fans can dribble down to the 8 th Annual Downtown Hoopstown set up on four blocks of Fremont Street Experience. “American Idol” Season 6 finalist Haley Scarnato entertains in The Hardwood Hotties show under the world’s largest NCAA bracket displayed on the 1,500-foot Viva Vision canopy. NASCAR driver Kyle Busch receives hometown driver honors with his M&M’s-sponsored racecar at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory store and cactus garden in Henderson to unveil his chocolate collection. “Dancing With the Stars” champion pro dancers Val Chmerkovskiy and Tony Dovolani celebrate the grand opening of their dance studio Dance With Me at Tivoli Village. “DWTS” champion pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Val’s brother, is a ...

Kyle Busch Throws Punches Towards Joey Logano After Martin Truex Jr.'s Win At Vegas

... so he’s going to get it.”. For his part, Logano said the two normally don’t have issues with one another on the track. He just simply tried to drive his car as hard as he could and didn’t have grip. “There wasn’t much talking, just a lot of swinging,” Logano said of Busch. “I was racing hard there at the end … and Kyle and I usually race really well together, usually we don’t have any issues and he tried to pin me down into the corner underneath Brad and we both about crashed on entry and I was still trying to gather it up by the center and I was going to spin out so I’m trying to chase it up and he’s there. So obviously nothing intentional but he thinks that.”. Keselowski sprinted out to what looked to be an insurmountable lead over the race’s final laps after a late restart for Danica Patrick ’s engine failure. But his car slowed dramatically over the final three ...

Kyle Busch Fights With Joey Logano's Pit Crew After Nascar Race In Las Vegas

... after the Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 11, 2013. Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY Spor. Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2013. Chris Graythen, Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning the Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23, 2013. Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports. Busch makes a pit stop during the Fed Ex 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway. His pit crew won the 2011 Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award. Matthew O'Haren, USA TODAY Sports. Busch still is looking for his first Sprint Cup title. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports. Busch celebrates in victory lane with his mother, Gaye, after winning the Nationwide race at Darlington Raceway on May 10, 2013. Geoff Burke, Getty Images. Busch captured the 11 th pole of his career at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 15, 2013. He also won one of the Budweiser Duels in Daytona. Robert Laberge, Getty Images for Texas Motor ...

Kyle Busch Explains Toyotas’ Early Reversal Of Fortune

... NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend. (Photo: Shanna Lockwood-USA Today Sports). Kyle Busch explains Toyotas’ early reversal of fortune. By Reid Spencer. Mar 11, 2017. NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) and NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend. (Photo: Shanna Lockwood-USA Today Sports). LAS VEGAS — Early in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Fords have dominated the headlines. Kurt Busch won the season Daytona 500 in a Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Brad Keselowski won the following week at Atlanta. Kevin Harvick has won three of the four preliminary stages contested under NASCAR’s enhanced three-stage race format. Harvick led 292 laps at Atlanta and dominated the race before a late pit road speeding ...

Post-race Quotes From Vegas

... there. It obviously wasn't anything intentional, but obviously he thinks that, so, I don't know, we'll get by.". Any blows landed between the two of you. "None to me.". When did you know he was coming after you. "You see him coming. He's wearing the same color suit as me.". Did you move away or try to get away from it. "No, I don't run from conflict. You just talk about it, but he wasn't in a talking mood. He was in a fighting mood, I guess. I don't know. Typically, you can handle this stuff like men and talk about it. You don't have to fight, but whatever.". Any idea what happened there. "We crashed. He came down on the entry on me to get underneath Brad and sent me for a heck of a ride on the entry and I was still trying to gather the thing up and just never got it. I was still chasing it up the race track.". Do you think Kyle was surprised or were you surprised with what happened to Brad (Keselowski). "I just noticed he fell off a little bit at the end, but it's not like he was going slow. He was still going fast and I was just trying to run my ...