Busch withstands pressure to win Cup
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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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For the 10 drivers competing in NASCAR&#39;s new 10-race Nextel Cup Series playoff, there will be one key goal at Talladega Superspeedway: staying out of trouble.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kurt Busch wanted everyone else in contention to win the Nextel Cup Series championship to chase him in the Ford 400.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Bode Miller is your typical pushy, aggressive American. And that&#39;s the reason he was able to win his first World Cup downhill race yesterday.
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Loudon, NH (Sports Network) - Kurt Busch led the most laps (155) and captured the Sylvania 300 Nextel Cup race at the New Hampshire International Speedway.
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Pressure? What pressure? Kurt Busch, last in the qualifying line and first in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points, waited out 54 drivers yesterday, then won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400, which will determine the 2004 champion.
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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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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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Kurt Busch claimed a stake in the points lead in the NASCAR Chase for the Nextel Cup yesterday, winning the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway.
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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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A dominating performance in the Sylvania 300 yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway at Loudon, NH, gave Kurt Busch a sweep of the 2004 events at the New Hampshire track and lifted him into a tie with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Kurt Busch leads Jimmie Johnson by 18 points and Jeff Gordon by 21 heading into Sunday&#39;s season finale at Homestead. Kurt Busch has finished in the top 10 in eight of the past nine races.
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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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Kurt Busch was penalized and demoralized the last time he left Dover.
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Kurt Busch has learned a lot during his four years in NASCAR&#39;s top series. He just hopes that knowledge is enough to carry him and his Roush Racing team to a Nextel Cup championship.
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LAS VEGAS -- Jeff Burton nudged a spinning Kyle Busch across the finish line yesterday to win a chaotic, caution-marred Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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DOVER, Del. | The day belonged to Ryan Newman, but not even his dominating performance could shake up anything in the drive for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup.