Over the years, Kansas Speedway hasn’t been too kind to Kyle Busch.
But Busch, the driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), overcame his past disappointment – despite fighting a tight-handling car – to bring home a solid 10th-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 on Sunday at Kansas City, Kan. The finish was Busch’s second top-10 result in 10 career starts at Kansas Speedway, which will be repaved and reconfigured before the series returns there in October.
“We fought hard all day with our M&M’s Camry,” said Busch, who earned his third top-10 finish in eight races this season. “All we had was about a 10th-place car, and that’s where we ended up. We just kept fighting tight all day. I didn’t want to get it loose because anytime were loose, we just lose too much time. So we were just trying to find the balance to set the balance perfect. We tried something a little different this weekend to help us on the long runs, and I think...
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