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Busch scored the win by making a last-lap pass on the dueling duo of Ryan Newman and Denny Hamlin. While Busch went to the outside to make his move, Hamlin dropped below Newman in an effort to go for the win. After a review of the final lap, NASCAR
Several drivers will make their debuts with new teams in the Budweiser Shootout. They include: A.J. Allmendinger (Penske Racing), Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing), Kurt Busch (Phoenix Racing), Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) and David Ragan...
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Nick Harrison, crew chief of the #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, speaks through the window with Kurt Busch(not shown), driver of the #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway... View Photo »
We're going to run the full schedule together and we're going to have fun doing it.
Several drivers will make their debuts with new teams in the Budweiser Shootout. They include: A.J. Allmendinger (Penske Racing), Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing), Kurt Busch (Phoenix Racing), Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) and David Ragan...
Busch will drive a Hendrick Motorsports-built car in the Daytona 500...There is no mistaking the passion in Kurt Busch’s eyes or the emotion in his voice when discussing the Daytona 500 and what it would mean to finally win it. Busch, who will be a...
How badly did Front Row want Ragan? The team began pursuing him in the fall of last year, before the end of the season, when the first rumblings about the No. 6 team shutting down began to emerge. Discussions between the two sides picked up around the...
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Kurt Busch, driver of te #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet and Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet lead a group of cars during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012... View Photo »
It’s pretty cool. When you meet the drivers in person, it’s cool ... You can sit down and talk to them. I played black jack last year with Kenny Wallace and Kurt Busch.
Kasey Kahne’s relocation has been one of the most talked about moves in the NASCAR garage this off season. “Kahne’s move to Hendrick will turn the No. 5 car into a big threat week in and week out,” Rice believes. The biggest loser in the silly season...
Busch will attempt to defend his 2011 Budweiser Shootout victory against a field of 24 other NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose will be making their first Shootout starts, while...
Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a professional American race car driver. He drives the #2 Miller Lite Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, he also races part time in the Nationwide Series in the #12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge. He is the older brother of Kyle Busch, also a professional driver, and the two have... Full Article
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
View Photo »Driver Kurt Busch climbs out of his car in the garage during NASCAR auto racing testing at the Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 02: Driver Kurt Busch (R) and his girlfriend Patricia Driscoll attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week Awards Ceremony at Wynn Las Vegas on December 2, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »Kurt Busch, right, and Patricia Driscoll arrive at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto racing awards ceremony on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at The Wynn Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: (L-R) Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart talk during NASCAR After the Lap at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on December 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, does a burnout during the NASCAR Victory Lap in front of the Wynn Las Vegas on Las Vegas Boulevard on December 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Kurt Busch is introduced during NASCAR After the Lap at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on December 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, greets fans before the NASCAR Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip on December 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: Driver Kurt Busch speaks to the media after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon at the Bellagio on December 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 01: The 2011 top 12 Sprint Cup Series drivers (Top Row L-R) Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, (Bottom Row L-R) Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski pose during...
View Photo »Kurt Busch is introduced during NASCAR's Champions Week on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, in Las Vegas. Busch, fined $50,000 last week by NASCAR for verbally abusing a reporter, said Thursday he's seeing a sports psychologist to address what he described as "personal issues.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 30: Brad Keselowski (L) and Kurt Busch (R) speak at the Fan Fesitval presented by Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week at the Fremont Street Experience on November 30, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 30: Driver Kurt Busch attends the NASCAR Evening Series during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week at Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak inside the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on November 30, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View Photo »HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
View Photo »HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Crew chief Steve Addington and Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, talk in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
View Photo »HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Crew members of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge driven by Kurt Busch, push the car through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
View Photo »HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 19: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, sits in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2011 in Homestead, Florida.
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 13: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 13: Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald's Chevrolet, leads Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on...
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 12: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, speaks with Brian Vickers, driver of the #83 Red Bull Toyota, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 12, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 11: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, drives in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 11, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 11: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 11, 2011 in Avondale, Arizona.
View Photo »AVONDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 11: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, leads Bobby Labonte, driver of the #47 Wounded Warrior Project/Clorox Toyota, during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on November 11, 2011 in Avondale,...
View Photo »Kurt Busch puts on his driving gloves during a NASCAR Sprint Cup auto racing practice at Phoenix International Raceway, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Avondale, Ariz.
View Photo »FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 06: Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 AAA Dodge, stands for the national anthem as a B-52 bomber flys over the track during pre-race activities prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 6, 2011 in Fort Worth,...
View Photo »DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 13: Kurt Busch, driver of the #51 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 13, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
View Photo »We're going to run the full schedule together and we're going to have fun doing it.
It’s pretty cool. When you meet the drivers in person, it’s cool ... You can sit down and talk to them. I played black jack last year with Kenny Wallace and Kurt Busch.
It's going to be old-school racing, where we show up, race hard and go for the win. And if we don't win, we'll go back to the shop, work hard and do it all over again next week.
Shell and Pennzoil are disappointed with recent actions by Kurt Busch ... his actions are in no way consistent with the way we want our brands represented and we have expressed our disappointment and concerns directly to Penske Racing.
Obviously, it wasn't a good situation at Homestead and the way that things developed.
In issuing the penalty, NASCAR cited Kurt Busch’s poor judgement in making an inappropriate hand gesture when he drove his car into the garage area early in the race after it experienced transmission problems. In addition, NASCAR said Kurt Busch showed disrespect towards a media member, an incident that...
As the sponsors are concerned, yes they're agitated about what happened at Homestead
NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch $50,000 for his actions during the November 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR determined that Busch violated Section 12-1, (actions detrimental to stock car racing-inappropriate hand gesture; abusive language) of the 2011 NASCAR Rule Book.
He was the first to tell me that news, and the flash that went through my mind just before that was I'm going to finish 11th -- 11th is the first loser when you come to Las Vegas ... Then I realize my car is taking away a shot at Tony's championship.
Shell and Pennzoil are disappointed with recent actions by driver, Kurt Busch, at the final race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race season ... His actions are in no way consistent with the way we want our brands represented and we have expressed our disappointment and concerns directly to Penske ...
I need a Jimmy Fennig – a lead veteran
Kurt Busch showed disrespect toward a media member, an incident that followed similar inappropriate media confrontations earlier in the season
I’ve been pretty good at making myself look like an idiot
Penske Racing extends its apologies to Dr. Jerry Punch, our media partners and our sponsors and fans for Kurt Busch’s inappropriate actions in Homestead on Sunday. These actions do not represent Penske Racing and are inconsistent with the company’s standards for behavior, respect for others and professi...
Unfortunately, our result in the season-ending race at Homestead on Sunday was not what we had hoped for as a team. In my frustration with the loss of my transmission early in the race, I let my emotions get the better of me. I regret having done this and apologize to the sponsors of Penske Racing, to N...
We’re officially retiring as Kurt Busch’s apologists, effective today
Unfortunately, our result in the season-ending race at Homestead on Sunday was not what we had hoped for as a team. In my frustration with the loss of my transmission early in the race, I let my emotions get the better of me. I regret having done this and apologize to the sponsors of Penske Racing, to N...
its apologies to Dr. Jerry Punch, our media partners and our sponsors and fans for Kurt Busch's inappropriate actions in Homestead on Sunday. These actions do not represent Penske Racing and are inconsistent with the company's standards for behavior, respect for others and professionalism. This matter i...
That just makes me feel a lot better, Doctor
If there was any doubt as to our kinship
this should prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are, in fact, brothers. Luckily, our parents still claim us. I wish I could say the same for our race teams. Who did more yelling this year? Me at my team, or Kyle’s at him?
We appreciate the successes we experienced together and wish him the best in his future endeavors
I've never been so disappointed in my life ... I think I missed a race once my rookie year and this almost tops that.
It blew out while I was running in fourth gear
I never thought that I'd say this, but I'm rooting for Tony Stewart
