HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – An underrated factor in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races is the physical demands it imposes on its drivers. While some have tried to claim Sprint Cup drivers are not athletes, the reality is the physical strain each week is immense and a big factor in the success of each driver and team.
But for Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), and the rest of his fellow drivers, there are just a few races each season in which the mental demands outweigh the physical part of the job. In particular, the four superspeedway restrictor-plate races each season are tough physically on the drivers, and they require them to play a 500-mile chess game in order to be in position to win. There are two tracks where this mental game comes into play – Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, the latter being the site of Sunday’s Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500.
Busch has conquered the mammoth Talladega oval just once...
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