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Jeff Gordon Breaks 66-Race Winless Streak at Phoenix

February 27, 2011   Bob Zeller   No comments

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Jeff Gordon fought back from a late slip to pass Kyle Busch with eight laps to go to win the Subway 500 at Phoenix International Raceway and end a victory lane drought that lasted almost two years.

Gordon dominated the last half of the race and led 138 of the 312 laps– the most of anyone — but a slow exit on the final pit stop cost him the lead to Busch. But Gordon had the faster car, and he relentlessly tracked down Busch, taking the lead coming out of the fourth turn and down the frontstretch with just a few miles to go.

It was Gordon’s first victory in 66 races — almost two years — and it breaks the longest streak of futility in a storied career that features four Sprint Cup championships. . And it came in only his second race with a new crew chief, Alan Gustafson, after team owner Rick Hendrick decided to shake up the driver-crew chief combinations during the off-season.

With a yelp of delight we haven’t heard in months, Gordon gave a ya-hoo and shouted, “You guys are awesome!” as he took the checkered flag.

“Welcome back, welcome back,” said Gustafson. “Awesome job.”

Moments later, Hendrick got on the radio with his own congratulations.

“Thanks so much, boss,” Gordon replied. “Thank you sooo much for this opportunity. I’m loving these guys.”

The race was slowed by eight yellow flags, especially toward the beginning of the race, including one for a multi-car crash that took out pole winner Carl Edwards and a number of other good cars.

 

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Kyle Busch Wins Nationwide Race, Goes for Weekend Sweep Sunday

February 26, 2011   FanHouse Newswire   No comments

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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Busch became the first driver in a national NASCAR race to win wire-to-wire in nearly eight years.

It wasn’t as easy as it looked, not with his car getting loose and Carl Edwards bearing down over the final few laps.

Busch dominated from the pole early and held off Edwards late, maintaining the lead the entire way in the Nationwide race Saturday to set up the chance for a perfect weekend at Phoenix International Raceway.

“It came down to the end of the race and Carl was alongside of me and we were racing really hard trying to beat each other, and I was like, ‘Man, just beat him back to the start-finish line, man, just beat back to the start-finish line,”‘ Busch said. “I was just trying to hold on for as long as I could.”

The Nationwide opener last weekend was a nail-biter, with Tony Stewart nipping Clint Bowyer by .007 seconds for the series’ closest finish ever at Daytona. Busch had race No. 2 looking like a walkover until Edwards pulled beside him three times in the final 20 laps.

Busch never let him get around, though, fighting a car that had lost some handling after the final pit stop to lead all 200 laps around Phoenix’s bumpy mile oval. He’s the first green-to-checkers winner in any NASCAR series national race since Dale Earnhardt Jr. did it during a Nationwide race at Daytona in 2003.

 

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Kyle Busch Says Emotions Aren’t Keeping Him From Sprint Cup Title

November 12, 2010   Motorsports FanHouse   No comments

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Don’t blame the emotions of Kyle Busch for another year that saw the No. 18 Toyota fail to win the Sprint Cup championship.

That was the message the 25-year-old relayed Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, site of Sunday’s second-to-last race of the 2010 season for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

“Whether or not (emotions are) the cause for me not being able to contend for a championship,” Busch said, “I’d have to disagree 100 percent. I won a Nationwide Series championship last year as the same person I am.”

The subject is timely for Busch. He was penalized two laps by NASCAR during last week’s Sprint Cup race at Texas after displaying his middle finger towards a NASCAR official while he sat in the No. 18 on pit road. At the time, Busch was serving a one-lap penalty for speeding in the pits.

Kyle Busch Says Emotions Aren’t Keeping Him From Sprint Cup Title originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Kyle Busch Says Emotions Aren’t Keeping Him From Sprint Cup Title

November 12, 2010   Geoffrey Miller   No comments

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Don’t blame the emotions of Kyle Busch for another year that saw the No. 18 Toyota fail to win the Sprint Cup championship.

That was the message the 25-year-old relayed Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, site of Sunday’s second-to-last race of the 2010 season for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

“Whether or not (emotions are) the cause for me not being able to contend for a championship,” Busch said, “I’d have to disagree 100 percent. I won a Nationwide Series championship last year as the same person I am.”

The subject is timely for Busch. He was penalized two laps by NASCAR during last week’s Sprint Cup race at Texas after displaying his middle finger towards a NASCAR official while he sat in the No. 18 on pit road. At the time, Busch was serving a one-lap penalty for speeding in the pits.

 

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NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch 25K for Obscene Gesture

November 09, 2010   Motorsports FanHouse   No comments

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Kyle BuschNASCAR has fined Kyle Busch $25,000 and placed him on probation until Dec. 31 for an inappropriate gesture — giving the middle finger to a pit road NASCAR official — during Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Busch’s move was captured by his in-car camera on the live ESPN broadcast, perhaps forcing NASCAR’s hand. He was immediately handed a two-lap penalty during the race. The latest discipline comes because NASCAR says he violated Section 12-1 in the rulebook — actions detrimental to stock car racing — with his inappropriate gesture and verbal abuse to NASCAR officials.

Busch was angry after he was caught speeding down pit road during a caution period, trying to stay on the lead lap. After being told he must serve the one-lap speeding penalty, he returned the No. 18 Toyota to his pit box and held up his finger the entire time he sat in his car. After being issued the two-lap penalty, he suggested NASCAR was infringing on his right to free speech.

“I accept NASCAR’s penalty and realize what I did during Sunday’s race at Texas was inappropriate,” Busch said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “Even in my relatively short time here in NASCAR, it’s pretty obvious to everyone that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. Sometimes that passion has allowed me to find that little something extra I needed to win, and other times it’s made me cross the line. Sunday at Texas was one of those days.

NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch 25K for Obscene Gesture originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:49:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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NASCAR Fines Kyle Busch 25K for Obscene Gesture

November 09, 2010   Holly Cain   No comments

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Kyle BuschNASCAR has fined Kyle Busch $25,000 and placed him on probation until Dec. 31 for an inappropriate gesture — giving the middle finger to a pit road NASCAR official — during Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Busch’s move was captured by his in-car camera on the live ESPN broadcast, perhaps forcing NASCAR’s hand. He was immediately handed a two-lap penalty during the race. The latest discipline comes because NASCAR says he violated Section 12-1 in the rulebook — actions detrimental to stock car racing — with his inappropriate gesture and verbal abuse to NASCAR officials.

Busch was angry after he was caught speeding down pit road during a caution period, trying to stay on the lead lap. After being told he must serve the one-lap speeding penalty, he returned the No. 18 Toyota to his pit box and held up his finger the entire time he sat in his car. After being issued the two-lap penalty, he suggested NASCAR was infringing on his right to free speech.

“I accept NASCAR’s penalty and realize what I did during Sunday’s race at Texas was inappropriate,” Busch said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “Even in my relatively short time here in NASCAR, it’s pretty obvious to everyone that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. Sometimes that passion has allowed me to find that little something extra I needed to win, and other times it’s made me cross the line. Sunday at Texas was one of those days.

 

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Kyle Busch Gives Middle Finger to NASCAR Official, Gets Two-Lap Penalty

November 08, 2010   Motorsports FanHouse   No comments

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Kyle Busch gave official middle fingerKyle Busch, angered that he had been called for a pit-lane speeding violation, gave a NASCAR official a notorious single-finger gesture for several seconds during Sunday’s AAA Texas 500.

Busch was then given a two-lap penalty by NASCAR for the salute, which was shown live on ESPN. He finished the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 32nd place, dropping the fiery Joe Gibbs Racing driver two spots to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

“I lost my cool in what I was doing, and, at the time, I had no worries about a camera inside the car at that point,” said Busch after the race as reported by The Dallas Morning News. “You get spun out and wreck, you’re not supposed to lose your cool. I mean, hello? I wasn’t trying to speed, but apparently I must have been a couple lights over on my tachometer.”

Kyle Busch Gives Middle Finger to NASCAR Official, Gets Two-Lap Penalty originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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Kyle Busch Gives Middle Finger to NASCAR Official, Gets Two-Lap Penalty

November 08, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Kyle Busch gave official middle fingerKyle Busch, angered that he had been called for a pit-lane speeding violation, gave a NASCAR official a notorious single-finger gesture for several seconds during Sunday’s AAA Texas 500.

Busch was then given a two-lap penalty by NASCAR for the salute, which was shown live on ESPN. He finished the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 32nd place, dropping the fiery Joe Gibbs Racing driver two spots to 11th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

“I lost my cool in what I was doing, and, at the time, I had no worries about a camera inside the car at that point,” said Busch after the race as reported by The Dallas Morning News. “You get spun out and wreck, you’re not supposed to lose your cool. I mean, hello? I wasn’t trying to speed, but apparently I must have been a couple lights over on my tachometer.”

 

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Jimmie Johnson’s Third Place Increases His Championship Lead

October 16, 2010   Holly Cain   No comments

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Jimmie JohnsonCONCORD, N.C. — It may have been a familiar car up front in Saturday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it was hardly just another hum-drum NASCAR championship effort.

Jimmie Johnson finished third behind winner Jamie McMurray and the night’s most dominant driver, Kyle Busch, and still extended his NASCAR Sprint Cup championship lead to 41 points over second place Denny Hamlin. Most disconcerting to his competition is the fact the four-time defending series champ scored the finish despite an early race spin, pit road collision and uncharacteristic pit stop bobble.

“Ah, Superman; he woke up,” Busch said at one point midway through the race while exchanging the lead with Johnson, who had just overcome a series of early race setbacks.

With five races remaining in NASCAR’s 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs, Johnson has clearly established himself as the odds-on favorite, man-to-beat for an unprecedented and unthinkable fifth consecutive title.

“We’ve had a little more drama in this situation than we would have wanted to,” Johnson’s crew chief Chad Knaus offered Saturday night. Yet somehow, even nights like this haven’t derailed his title hopes in the least.

 

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Danica Patrick Crashes Late, Kyle Busch Wins Nationwide Series Race

October 09, 2010   A.J. Perez   No comments

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Kyle BuschFONTANA , Calif. — Danica Patrick was kept from her best career finish in the Nationwide Series by what her crew chief described as a “blatant” retaliatory collision late in the CampingWorld.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday.

As Kyle Busch crossed the finish line for his record 12th victory of the season, Patrick’s mangled No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet sat in the garage. Busch finished 1.034 seconds ahead of Brad Keselowski, who extended his points lead to 384 points with the second-place finish. Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.

Patrick, who finished 30th, hinted her collision with James Buescher that collected two other cars with eight laps left may not have been by chance. She had raced as high as 10th and was in 13th at the time of the wreck, primed to finish on the lead lap for the first time and best her highest career finish through her first seven starts, 24th, in the Nationwide Series.

 

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