Posts Tagged ‘busch’
2012 Budweiser Shootout
February 21st, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR’s 2012 season certainly didn’t take long to get warmed up. We went from zero to awesome in one race. Kyle Busch almost wrecked -– by all measure should have wrecked -– twice in the second stanza of the Budweiser Shootout. Twice he slid toward the infield, car sliding wildly. Twice he somehow managed to right the vehicle and avoid certain disaster. And once –- once is all it took –- he executed a perfect pass with perfect timing to cross the finish line 13/100th of a second ahead of a shocked
Adding and Subtracting NASCAR-Style
February 16th, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup Series
One driver is cutting back on his racing schedule while another is looking to expand her horizons. The "her" is probably a dead giveaway, so we'll elaborate on the latter half of that opening sentence first.
Danica Patrick (pictured) is set to run in both the Sprint and Nationwide series this year. But just running isn't quite what she has in mind. Patrick plans to claim at least one win in each series during the 2012 season. She's gracious and charming -- and a woman competing in a man's sport -- and manages to steal the spotlight wherever she goes,
Danica Patrick (pictured) is set to run in both the Sprint and Nationwide series this year. But just running isn't quite what she has in mind. Patrick plans to claim at least one win in each series during the 2012 season. She's gracious and charming -- and a woman competing in a man's sport -- and manages to steal the spotlight wherever she goes,
NASCAR Profile: The Busch Brothers
January 31st, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | Driver Profiles, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup Series
Next up in our series of driver profiles is Kurt Busch, who finished 11th in the Sprint Cup points standings. Since younger brother Kyle Busch finished just one spot lower, we’ll combine the two Busch brothers into one profile.
Kurt Busch (pictured) began his racing career at 14, which would make him a late bloomer by NASCAR champion standards. After successful stints in Dwarf Cars, Legend Cars, the Southwest Series, and the NASCAR Truck Series, Kurt made his Sprint Cup debut in 2000 and went full-time the following year.
Beginning in 2002, Busch went on an impressive run in the top
Kurt Busch (pictured) began his racing career at 14, which would make him a late bloomer by NASCAR champion standards. After successful stints in Dwarf Cars, Legend Cars, the Southwest Series, and the NASCAR Truck Series, Kurt made his Sprint Cup debut in 2000 and went full-time the following year.
Beginning in 2002, Busch went on an impressive run in the top
NASCAR Tidbits
January 26th, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR
This week in NASCAR, Kyle Busch Motorsports introduced its newest driver -- Kurt Busch. Brothers Kurt and Kyle will be sharing the duty of driving the #54 car, sponsored by Monster Energy, on the Nationwide Series. Kyle has been by far the more active of the two on the Nationwide Series with more wins than Kurt has starts. If nothing else, the pairing of the two Busch brothers on the same team should provide some "special" moments for ESPN to talk about.
Also this week, David Ragan (pictured) signed with Front Row Motorsports to drive the #34 car on the
Also this week, David Ragan (pictured) signed with Front Row Motorsports to drive the #34 car on the
News From Preseason Thunder
January 19th, 2012 - by Ronald A. Rowe | NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup Series
A few assorted notes and observations from NASCAR's Preseason Thunder this weekend:
Carl Edwards Picks a Lane
Carl Edwards is getting serious now. The co-leader in Sprint Cup Series points who lost the Championship to Tony Stewart by tie-breaker wants the title in 2012. To that end, he announced this week that he will not be competing in the Nationwide Series this year.
To be completely accurate -- Edwards didn't really "compete" in the series last year, thanks to NASCAR's decision to limit drivers to collecting points in only one series. Edwards
Carl Edwards Picks a Lane
Carl Edwards is getting serious now. The co-leader in Sprint Cup Series points who lost the Championship to Tony Stewart by tie-breaker wants the title in 2012. To that end, he announced this week that he will not be competing in the Nationwide Series this year.
To be completely accurate -- Edwards didn't really "compete" in the series last year, thanks to NASCAR's decision to limit drivers to collecting points in only one series. Edwards
