Cup within reach for Busch
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- 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 today's Ford 400.
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The field for the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup will be set after the Chevy Rock &#39;n&#39; Roll 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Speedway.
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NASCAR Truck Series driver David Reutimann, still sore from a vicious crash in last week&#39;s race at Texas Motor Speedway, will have Rich Bickle standing by in case he needs help completing Saturday&#39;s Kroger 200 at Martinsville.
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No. 97 Ford, Roush Racing: Busch finished fifth at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and, thanks to the 25-point penalty assessed to Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Kurt Busch won the pole yesterday for tomorrowâs Sharp Aquos 500 at California Speedway.
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Kurt Busch surprised himself by winning the pole yesterday for the NASCAR season finale, putting himself in excellent shape for the opening laps of Sunday&#39;s climactic Ford 400.
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If Kurt Busch wasn&#39;t already the man to beat for the Nextel Cup championship, he is now. Anyone expecting Busch or his Roush Racing team to crack under the pressure of the
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TOMORROW AUTO RACING 10 a.m. -- Nextel Cup: USG Sheetrock 400 practice, Speed 11 a.m. -- Busch Series: USG Durock 300 pole qualifying, ESPN2
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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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Dale Earnhardt Jr goes into Sunday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup finale believing he&#39;s under no pressure. The Budweiser Chevrolet sits 72 points behind title leader Kurt Busch, and while it would be easy to reflect
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Kurt Busch finished fifth in the last NASCAR race of the year Sunday and it was good enough to help him claim the NASCAR points 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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There&#39;s an important qualifying race today at Darlington Raceway for Sunday&#39;s Southern 500 that might go a long way in deciding this year&#39;s NEXTEL Cup series winner.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A day after they gnashed their teeth on the racetrack following a crash during practice for last night's Budweiser Shootout, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were all smiles.
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The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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(HOMESTEAD, Fla.) - Kurt Busch will start in great position on Sunday as he tries to wrap up the Nextel Cup drivers championship. Busch has won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
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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