Busch bounces back from everything to hang on to points lead
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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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Kurt Busch and Kasey Kahne did what they had to do. Greg Biffle didn't, and now faces a difficult road ahead. Busch won his second straight road course pole on Friday, wheeling his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge through the 11-turn Watkins Glen International course at 122.966 mph to knock Kahne (121.845 mph) to second.
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Kurt Busch maintained a slim lead over younger brother Kyle, and three-time winner Jeff Gordon, who started 42nd, made a late move into the top 10 just before the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
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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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Kurt Busch wins the pole for the Sharp Aquos 500 at California (Fontana) Speedway -- his first pole since October 2006 at Martinsville and the 10th of his career.
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FONTANA, Calif. -- While Joe Gibbs Racing officials remained mum Friday on the anticipated switch from Chevrolet to Toyota, Kyle Busch was more than happy to talk about it.
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It took a fast pit stop to get Jimmie Johnson into the lead. Once he got there, Johnson knew the Budweiser Shootout was his.
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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
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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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Impressive rookie Kasey Kahne started what he hopes will be an uplifting weekend Thursday night, winning his first pole of the season in 22 tries in NASCAR&#39;s Busch Series.
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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&#39;s Ford 400.
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This morning, NASCAR starts over, with a system in which leading the points after 26 races is worth no more than leading a lap. That would be five points, the margin separating each of the contenders now that
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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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After missing the start of the race because his helicopter couldn't find a place to land, Denny Hamlin rallied to take the checkered flag in a wacky NASCAR Busch Series race at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday.
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Last race: Jimmie Johnson won for the fourth time in five races and moved within 18 points of standings leader Kurt Busch by taking the Mountain Dew Southern 500 in Darlington, SC Five drivers head into this weekend&#39;s finale separated by just 82 points.
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Kurt Busch has the lead position in the Chase for the Championship and the pole for today&#39;s Ford 400, but Jimmie Johnson has the momentum.
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From the perspective of being fifth in points, 82 behind leader Kurt Busch, Mark Martin has a unique view heading into Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup season and championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.