Busch might be on road to being likeable
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. - NASCAR&#39;s Aragorn, son of the late king seeking to reestablish the family dynasty. Jimmie Johnson â-arrying the banner, along with Gordon, for the grieving Hendrick Motorsports teams.
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If pole positions also can serve as pick-me-ups in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Ryan Newman found an elixir for his ailing championship hopes at Martinsville Speedway.
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If nothing else, Mike Lowell has a sense of humor about the circumstances that brought him to Boston. There are no delusions here. Just a sense of perspective and acceptance and - in his mind - a chance to garner some laughs.
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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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If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first NASCAR title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.
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I&#39;ll confess I&#39;m at something of a loss to decide how seriously to take news releases like the one Anheuser-Busch (NYSE: BUD) issued late last week, in which the leading brewer trumpeted
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It did not take long for Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to pique the interest of the club&#39;s presumptive new owner. &quot;On my way down here, Doug said he wanted to talk
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The leader in the &#39;Chase for the Cup&#39; hasn&#39;t run well in his last three races at Martinsville. Kurt Busch arrived at Martinsville Speedway with a 24-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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After tearing up the track in the first six rounds of NASCAR&#39;s new 10-race, playoff-style championship format, Kurt Busch is looking a little more Matt Kenseth-esque these days.
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The SuperPretzel and ICEE company looks like a solid performer that can grow.
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Well, he was actually a nice guy,&#39;&#39; Billy Bob Thornton says. &#39;&#39;Pretty laid-back as those coaches go. A family guy and all that.
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For someone who never has won a championship on a big stage, Kurt Busch is acting mighty confident. Busch goes into the Ford 400 today at Homestead-Miami Speedway with an
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For a kid who just lost his job, Kyle Busch is certainly on top of the NASCAR world. Busch became NASCAR's newest free agent when he was pushed out of Hendrick Motorsports so the team could make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr. It's opened a ton of opportunities for the talented but temperamental driver, as at least six of the top Nextel Cup owners are on record as being interested in signing him.
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com. For nearly 20 years, Rusty Wallace has been one of NASCAR&#39;s most ebullient, energetic and outspoken drivers. There was never a chance he would end his driving career quietly.
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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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Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that.
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Kurt Busch came to Homestead-Miami Speedway with more in mind than just winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship. &quot;I was just joking in the prequalifying interview that we needed a pole to get into the Bud