Busch the Man to Beat for Nextel Cup
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Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday's Ford 400. He needs to protect a vulnerable 18-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin also within reach.
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Kurt Busch is the only driver among the 10 in NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Championship who&#39;s done everything right. But he admits that may not be enough to help him win his first championship.
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Surprise. Underdog. Cinderella story. The media is calling Kurt Busch a lot of things these days but the title he&#39;d prefer is &#39;Champ.
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Throughout his career, New Hampshire International Speedway has been kind to Kurt Busch .
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With three straight wins, Jimmie Johnson has NASCAR points leader Kurt Busch looking in his rearview mirror. The consecutive victories at Charlotte, Martinsville and Atlanta have brought Johnson charging back
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LOUDON, N.H. -- In a year of sweeping changes for NASCAR, the most notable of which was the process by which its 2004 champion will be determined, Kurt Busch yesterday made it a clean sweep at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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Rookie driver Denny Hamlin hopes to hold his own against the veterans and take the final spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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Two Fords take on three Chevrolets in Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup finale at Homestead-Miami speedway, and while Kurt Busch has it all to lose, having led the final 10-race âChase for the Nextel Cup&#39; right from the start, fifth-placed Mark Martin is under
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HAMPTON, Ga. -- The Nextel Cup championship playoff got a major shakeup Sunday when points leader Kurt Busch went out with a blown engine early in the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Acknowledging the reputation he had earned as an aggressive young driver with a penchant for wrinkling a few car fenders and ruffling a few feathers along the way, Kurt Busch yesterday seemed to come of age.
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There have been times when New Hampshire International Speedway has been a playground for Kurt Busch.
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Ryan Newman must be close to perfect the rest of the way to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series championship, and he took a step by earning the pole yesterday at Martinsville Speedway.
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NASCAR points leader Kurt Busch is all smiles as he walks back to his garage after winning the pole position on Friday at the Homestead Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
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The question&#39;s been asked ever since NASCAR&#39;s Chase for the Nextel Cup began. Who is the favorite? Whom do experts believe is going to win?
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It took Kyle Busch 27 laps to work his way to the lead yesterday despite starting second. After that, there was little doubt who was the fastest driver in the Cabela's 250 NASCAR Busch Series race in Brooklyn, Mich. The 19-year-old Busch led 87 of the 125 laps on the 2-mile oval at Michigan International Speedway and beat runner-up Mark ...
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Kurt Busch won the pole yesterday for tomorrowâs Sharp Aquos 500 at California Speedway.
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Kurt Busch is really where he wants to be now. Up front and up front. The NASCAR Nextel Cup points leader covered the 1.5-mile oval at Homestead-Miami Speedway