One of the (many) rumors circulating through the pits at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend concerned Kyle Busch, the 16-year-old brother of Winston Cup rookie Kurt Busch. Word has it that Kyle Busch will drive one of Jack Roush’s trucks in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 14 and is being considered by Roush for a full-time truck ride in 2002.(Las Vegas Sun)(7-18-2001) UPDATE: Kyle Busch could be driving the #99 Eldon Ford in as many as six more CTS races this season, according to a source with Roush Racing’s truck program. Busch, 16, made his CTS debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park and piloted the truck to a ninth-place finish. Team manager Max Jones said Thursday that Busch would drive the truck in next Saturday’s Sears Craftsman 175 at Chicago Motor Speedway and another team official said the Las Vegas native would “be on board for a few more races” this season. Busch can compete in up to seven NCTS races this season and still preserve his rookie eligibility for next year. Roush Racing announced this week that Busch Series driver Greg Biffle, the 2000 NCTS champion, would be in the #99 truck for the race at Nashville Superspeedway and Aug. 26 at Nazareth Speedway. Busch likely would drive in five of the six remaining races, including the Oct. 14 Orleans 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.(Las Vegas Sun)(8-10-2001)
