Kyle Busch Tag

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Add another runner-up finish to the tally for Kyle Larson and his No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing team. After finishing second in three of the previous four races entering Sunday’s Camping World 500 at Phoenix, Larson finished as the runner-up once again for the third week in a row with another strong performance in the Valley of the Sun to come away as the points leader Starting the day in fourth place, Larson ran inside the top-10 for the majority of the day, even takingRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor It was looking like a story book finish to a whirlwind week for Kyle Busch as he had a three second lead in the waning laps of Sunday’s Camping World 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Then a cut tire by Busch’s biggest current rival, Joey Logano brought out a caution which ended Busch’s chances for his first win of the year. Busch started the day from the ninth position. The driver of the No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry worked his way to sixth early in theRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After the kickoff to the West Coast swing last weekend in Las Vegas culminated in a victory by Martin Truex, Jr. to mark the third different winner in the first three races of the season and also featured a post-race pit road brawl, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Valley of the Sun this weekend to take on the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Phoenix has resided on the Cup Series schedule since 1988, but the track looks completely differentRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Following the aftermath of Sunday’s post-race fight between Joey Logano and Kyle Busch at the conclusion of the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, all eyes turned to NASCAR to see if they would levy any fines or penalties on the two drivers in the days ahead. On Monday morning, NASCAR Vice President Steve O’Donnell made an appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio to give the sanctioning body’s thoughts on the incident to this point and the possibility of penalties going forward. “It’s certainly underRead More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer After taking the victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway last weekend, Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 Miller Lite team were riding a wave of momentum into the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Speed in Keselowski’s Ford Fusion was evident as he was second fastest in the first practice, behind Martin Truex, Jr. In qualifying, Keselowski topped the speed charts, edging out Truex’s No. 78 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry by three-hundredths of a second. The second practice was a disappointment as Keselowski wasRead More

By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Kyle Busch looked to be on the way to a top-five finish in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but after last lap contact between Busch and Joey Logano, Busch went for a spin that not only left him with a bad finish at his home track, but with his tempers flaring. As Brad Keselowski was dropping back with a wounded car after losing the lead, Busch and Logano both dove low under Keselowski’s Ford entering Turn 3 on the last lap, nearlyRead More

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service LAS VEGAS – In a race whose aftermath left hometown driver Kyle Busch with a bloody forehead, Martin Truex Jr. passed the faltering car of Brad Keselowski on the white-flag lap and cruised to a sweep of all three stages in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As Truex approached the checkered flag to win a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race for the first time this season and the first time at LVMS, Joey Logano’s Ford slid up into Kyle Busch’sRead More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor The second Stage of the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway played out the exact same way that Stage 1 did. A late caution gave the field an opportunity to hit pit road for fuel and tires, and just like with Stage 1 two competitors stayed on track to gamble for championship points. This time the drivers who stayed out were seven-time Series champion Jimmie Johnson and 2004 Series champ Kurt Busch. Just like in Segment 1 tires were proven to be of the utmost value.Read More

By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer The last time the NASCAR Xfinity Series visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch took home the victory in dominant fashion, leading 199 of 200 laps. Daniel Suarez finished second, 0.817 second behind Busch. The last time a NASCAR Xfinity Series regular won at Atlanta was Sam Hornish Jr. in 2013. Former winners in Saturday’s field include Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Busch, and Jeff Green. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in the field this weekend include Aric Almirola, Austin Dillon, Keselowski, Busch, Harvick, Joey Logano,Read More

By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor A.J. Allmendinger had a decent start to the 2017 season going after finishing third in the Daytona 500, and surviving for a 26th place effort in Atlanta, but when his car made it back to the garage for post-race inspection NASCAR found that his No. 47 Chevrolet SS had three lug nuts that were not properly fastened. NASCAR announced Atlanta penalties Wednesday, and Allmendinger and his No. 47 team have been docked 35 championship driver and owner points. His crew chief Randall Burnett has alsoRead More