Kyle Busch climbing list of NASCAR legends as he demands Joey logano removal from..
In Kyle Busch’s case, it’s difficult to say three is a trend.
With the career he’s had, trendy seems a bit insulting.
Kyle Busch climbing list of NASCAR legends as he demands Joey logano removal from..
No, Sunday’s third win of the season was a statement. And it was his boldest yet at Richard Childress Racing.
It was certainly the team’s most complete performance. Busch won the pole on Saturday, won Stage 1, nearly rallied to win Stage 2 and then survived repeated restarts down the stretch, holding off the likes of Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano to boot.
Well, it means Busch is on the shortest list of title contenders. With a third Cup Series championship, Busch would join a list of only nine others with three or more, a few of which you may have heard of — Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson (all with seven), Jeff Gordon (four), Lee Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip and Tony Stewart (three each).
Among them, only three won titles with more than one organization, with Earnhardt claiming his first at Osterlund Racing before winning six at RCR, Tony Stewart winning two with Joe Gibbs Racing before claiming a third with Stewart-Haas Racing, and David Pearson winning for Cotton Owens Racing in 1966 and then for Holman-Moody in 1968 and 1969.
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Busch would be the first among them to win a championship in his inaugural season with a new team.
Among modern drivers, Busch is often compared most directly to Kevin Harvick. But Busch now leads in wins 63-60, has a 2-1 advantage in titles and with Harvick retiring this season and Busch, still just 38 years old, showing signs of another career peak, that debate seems more and more one sided by the win.
Busch continues to put himself in rarer air. There’s nothing trendy about it.
Let’s go through the gears.
Kyle Busch climbing list of NASCAR legends as he demands Joey logano removal from..
In Kyle Busch’s case, it’s difficult to say three is a trend.
With the career he’s had, trendy seems a bit insulting.
Kyle Busch climbing list of NASCAR legends as he demands Joey logano removal from..
No, Sunday’s third win of the season was a statement. And it was his boldest yet at Richard Childress Racing.
It was certainly the team’s most complete performance. Busch won the pole on Saturday, won Stage 1, nearly rallied to win Stage 2 and then survived repeated restarts down the stretch, holding off the likes of Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano to boot.
Well, it means Busch is on the shortest list of title contenders. With a third Cup Series championship, Busch would join a list of only nine others with three or more, a few of which you may have heard of — Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson (all with seven), Jeff Gordon (four), Lee Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip and Tony Stewart (three each).
Among them, only three won titles with more than one organization, with Earnhardt claiming his first at Osterlund Racing before winning six at RCR, Tony Stewart winning two with Joe Gibbs Racing before claiming a third with Stewart-Haas Racing, and David Pearson winning for Cotton Owens Racing in 1966 and then for Holman-Moody in 1968 and 1969.
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Busch would be the first among them to win a championship in his inaugural season with a new team.
Among modern drivers, Busch is often compared most directly to Kevin Harvick. But Busch now leads in wins 63-60, has a 2-1 advantage in titles and with Harvick retiring this season and Busch, still just 38 years old, showing signs of another career peak, that debate seems more and more one sided by the win.
Busch continues to put himself in rarer air. There’s nothing trendy about it.
Let’s go through the gears.
