Why Kyle Busch remains optimistic despite playoff uncertainty

For the second year in a row, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch finds himself on the outside looking in as the regular season draws to a close.

With only three races left before the playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31, Busch sits 18th in the standings, 73 points behind RFK Racing's Chris Buescher for the final playoff spot.

Despite another frustrating season behind the wheel that has him facing a must-win scenario just to make the playoffs, Busch is not losing any confidence and remains optimistic that he can win his way into the postseason field.

"I've won at all those places, so let's go do it again, right? You know, Watkins Glen is probably my favorite road course we go to, Richmond is statistically one of my best racetracks that we go to and Daytona has been one of our best racetracks since I have been at RCR with Team Chevrolet," Busch said in an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. 

"So, I feel really good about our opportunities in the next three weeks. It's all about execution and being able to do our job right and that includes me going out there, setting some fast laps and being in control and being able to do that and then having good pit stops on pit road and having good strategy and the race kind of fall our way. It seems like that's more the case these days than having a fast car and driving up through the field. That doesn't seem to be the case as much anymore."