Kyle Busch

Hendrick is poised to appeal if Jimmie Johnson's failed inspection results in a penalty

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"We're confused. We're puzzled," said Ken Howes, Hendrick's vice president of competition. "Most of the time, we're comfortable [with the inspection process]. NASCAR works hard; their officials work hard to make things fair – 99.9 percent of the time it works. And every now and then something happens to confuse you, and here we are." [...]

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Jamie McMurray Captures First Cup Win in 166 Races

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Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Chicagoland Speedway Next week, the NASCAR Nextel Cup teams head will bring their tornado like speeds to the windy city of Chicago. Chicagoland Speedway is a young NASCAR track still coming into its own. NASCAR has been hosting Nextel Cup races at Chicagoland since 2001 with the [...]

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NASCAR's Kyle Busch – From Boy to Superstar

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Kyle Busch, born in Las Vegas, Nevada on the May 2nd, 1985 is also known as Shrub as he is the younger brother of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. By age 6, Kyle was already speeding around his family's home in Las Vegas in a makeshift go-kart. His father, Tom Busch, taught the young Kyle the [...]

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Sauter does his best, but Dillon claims Truck title

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HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Austin Dillon withstood a strong challenge from race winner Johnny Sauter to win the Camping World Truck Series championship in Friday night's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR called the event with 15 laps left with Sauter in the lead and Dillon in 10th place, giving Dillon, 21, the youngest champion in [...]

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Drivers believe Kyle Busch can learn from Texas troubles

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Related Content AVONDALE, Ariz. – Some drivers know what Kyle Busch is going through. Maybe they haven’t ever had a sponsor disassociate themselves for two races with the driver, but most have found themselves in the doghouse at one time or another. Drivers recognize Busch’s talents – he has 104 victories in the three NASCAR [...]

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Nationwide Series – Fifth Win For Tony Stewart

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Loudon, NH – Tony Stewart drove to his fifth Nationwide series win for 2008. In a year that the number 20 car of Joe Gibbs Racing has dominated the Nationwide series with wins, Stewart has had the most success. The number 20 has won an impressive 8 races out of 18 so far in 2008. [...]

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Should NASCAR allow Kyle Busch to drive with a suspended license? [Updated]

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Shawn Courchesne, Hartford Courant Kyle Busch should be allowed to continue in NASCAR because the racing body doesn’t require drivers to possess a state-issued driver’s license to compete. Clearly Busch’s speeding infraction and the subsequent suspension of his driver’s license make for a unique set of circumstances because he drives a car for a living. [...]

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IRWIN NIGHT RACE: Five big Sprint winners

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BRISTOL, Tenn. — A J Allmendinger The driver of the No. 43 Ford had a solid 12th-place finish, but even better saw many of his rivals for the final Chase spots struggle. Allmendinger still will likely need a win to make the Chase, but he kept himself in position to sneak into NASCAR’s postseason. His [...]

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NASCAR Watkins Glen Race Results: Marcos Ambrose Wins As Huge Crash Mars Finish

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After a long wait and several heartbreaking setbacks, Marcos Ambrose is finally a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner. Ambrose, the Australian regarded as NASCAR's top road racing talent, won Monday's delayed race at Watkins Glen, passing Brad Keselowski on the penultimate lap and dashing to the checkered flag as chaos ensued behind him. Kyle Busch [...]

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NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins on big day in Kentucky

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SPARTA, Ky. – One telling sign that the Quaker State 400 was no ordinary NASCAR Sprint Cup racecame three hours before the start when hundreds of fans crammed into Bluegrass Hall in the infieldof Kentucky Speedway to witness the driver's meeting. These meetings, which are run by NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton and [...]

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NASCAR notes: Jeff Gordon uses week off to visit Africa

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By AL PEARCE on 7/17/2011 Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will spend his last free weekend on a goodwill, fact-finding trip to the Congo. He was scheduled to leave New Hampshire shortly after the Lenox 301 to join a group (including Ashley Judd) put together by the Clinton Global Initiative. The group will visit a [...]