Yardbarker: Kyle Busch

Opinion: Busch needs to focus more on Cup races

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:14:56 -0500

Sporting News: You have to respect Kyle Busch's love of racing and winning, and running Truck and Nationwide series races gives him ample opportunity to win a lot. But running that many additional races takes some energy and focus away from his Cup effort.

Best of the decade: The top 10 NASCAR argument-starters

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:15:36 -0500

We're at the end of the decade of the 2000s, and we're running down some of the most memorable moments of the past ten years. NASCAR fans love to debate the sport, and today, we indulge you, serving up the greatest arguments of the last 10 years. Please, no bloodshed; conversation only. 10. Which TV network is the best? NASCAR splits its season across three networks -- Fox, TNT and ABC/ESPN -- and each has its advantages (widescreen racing with in-race commercials) and disadvantages (...

Best of the decade: The 10 best races of the 2000s

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:10:50 -0500

We're counting down the top moments in NASCAR over the last 10 years, and today, we focus on the best races of the decade. Many of them center around one single event, but all had fans' hearts pounding right into the final lap. 10. 2008 Camping World RV 400 at Dover: It was a Roush-Fenway special, as Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth traded the lead in the final laps. Biffle wove through lapped traffic and claimed the win. 9. 2002 All-Star Race: Ryan Newman and Dale Earnhar...

He’s the Guy for the job

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:09:33 -0500

Penske Racing began a search for two crew chiefs at the end of the 2009 racing season. A day after reports swirled around Steve Addington, formerly Kyle Busch’s crew cheif on the 18, moving to the #2 car it’s now been reported that Jay Guy, formerly of the #78, will be the man on top [...]

Opinion: Busch could defend Nationwide title next year

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:21:56 -0500

Sporting News: Don't be too quick to write Kyle Busch out of the Nationwide Series title picture next year. No, he hasn't announced he'll defend his championship, but he's indicated there might be a scenario under which he would try for a second title.

NASCAR needs Busch, Dale Jr. to step it up

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:54:07 -0500

Jimmie Johnson got the job done in 2009. Now NASCAR's top two stars, Dale Jr. and Kyle Busch, must step up, Jeff Owens says.

The Hot Pass: Busch looks beyond 1st NASCAR title

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:42:54 -0500

Getting his first NASCAR championship Monday is nice, but Kyle Busch is already aiming at bigger goals, Lee Spencer says.

Kyle Busch Wins Nationwide Championship

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:32:05 -0500

After 5 years of trying, Kyle Busch won his first championship in one of NASCAR’s premier divisions. Busch merely needed to start Saturday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch the NASCAR Nationwide Series title. But that wasn’t enough for Busch, who held of a Kansas-like charge from his Nationwide Series rival, Carl Edwards, to win the [...]

Busch wins title, Nationwide finale

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:23:36 -0500

Kyle Busch has won the Nationwide Series championship. Busch only needed to start the race Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his first NASCAR title. When the green flag dropped on the race, Busch was the champ. Busch has eight wins in the second-tier series and 11 second-place finishes. He entered with a 190-point lead over polesitter Carl Edwards. Busch had led 2,625 laps entering the race.

Busch clinches Nationwide title with start

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:31 -0500

Get to know Dave Rogers, Kyle Busch's new crew chief

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:10 -0500

We all know Kyle Busch's team is running with a new crew chief. Seemed the perfect time to make the swap, considering the old one, Steve Addington, had just won the Wypall Crew Chief of the Week Award by helping Kyle come from 41st to finish fourth at Martinsville. So who's the new kid in town, this Dave Rogers? Like most of the people working in NASCAR, Dave got stars in his eyes as a small child, going to local races with his dad and reveling in the thunder and excitement. Having wo...

Four Wide: Kyle Busch tagged for Nationwide violations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:09:03 -0500

Bringing you the best in NASCAR news and info. Get your day rolling right ... or left, whichever. • Kyle Busch got dinged for $5,000 and 25 points, and put on probation until the end of the year, for violations related to his No. 18 Nationwide car. [The Fifth Turn] • It's a good idea not to get too far behind when you're running at Phoenix, as the top three drivers in the Chase could tell you. [Scene Daily] • Good news for some old racetracks, bad news for others. Here&...

Create-a-caption: Kyle Busch is as happy as a little girl

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:17:01 -0500

I don't even want to begin to speculate on what's happening here between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. That, friends, is your job. Enjoy.After the jump, Tony Stewart goes fishin'. Randy:WILDEST KINGDOM Moments later... A stunned and horrified Tony, and Sunglasses Guy watch helplessly as Jim (in black shirt) dives headlong off of the bow to wrestle with a 14' hammerhead. Perkins reassures them, "Not to worry fellas...that shark is obviously a female, and we all know how go...

NASCAR trifecta in reach for Kyle Busch at Texas

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:47:02 -0500

Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Busch won his fourth consecutive Nationwide Series race at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track Saturday, a dominating victory a day after winning his fifth truck race in a row this season. He will try to complete an unprecedented trifecta Sunday and become the first driver ever to win all three of NASCAR's national series on the same weekend.

Kyle Busch races to 5th straight Trucks win

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:21:32 -0500

Kyle Busch started his Texas tripleheader with another NASCAR Trucks Series victory. Busch has won each of his last five truck races, extending the streak that began at Bristol in August on Friday night when he beat Matt Crafton by 0.725 seconds at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked Texas track. "That's cool, man. That's a pretty proud accomplishment," Busch said. "I've wanted to win a truck race here for a long time." Busch has won seven times in 13 starts t...