NASCAR’s Kurt Busch: News, Notes and Questions as He Goes Straight Line Racing

Kurt Busch seems to be on a roll with his performance this year, but it is hard to not notice the absence of a fixture once by his side at the track. Busch started the season by winning the Bud Shootout and one of the Gatorade Duel qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway. This season he moved from the well-recognized No. 2 Penske Blue Deuce to the bright yellow Shell-Pennzoil No. 22 Dodge. Busch appears perhaps more at ease and upbeat this season than we have ever seen him. He relished the hype generated when his younger brother Kyle Busch was first in points, and he was second as they headed to Las Vegas. After a fifth place finish in the Daytona 500, he followed up finishing eighth at Phoenix. At his hometown track, L...

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