In preparation for the most grueling feat in oval racing, #41-Kurt Busch has spent the month of May traveling back and forth to Indianapolis from NASCAR events in Kansas City, Kansas, Talladega, Alabama and Charlotte. While Busch has been splitting his time between IndyCar and stock cars, rookie crew chief Daniel Knost has led the #41 team and has kept it focused on the task at hand – the Coca-Cola 600. Knost and team have diligently prepared and carefully gone over the #41 Haas Automation ‘America’s Machine Tool’ Chevrolet in hopes of giving Busch a chance to not just complete the final 600 miles of his odyssey, but also to win the NASCAR side of ‘The Double.’ A victory at Charlotte on Memorial Day weekend would be a fitting end for Busch, who focuses his charitable efforts on paying tribute to the military. As part of the Memorial Day weekend festivities, the #41 Haas Automation ‘America’s Machine Tool’ Chevrolet will feature a special red, white and blue paint scheme. The paint scheme pays tribute to the American success story that is Haas Automation, whose products are manufactured at the company’s expansive facility in Oxnard, California – the largest, most modern machine tool manufacturing operation in the United States. Parker Kligerman, most recently of Swan Racing, will serve as a practice and standby driver for Kurt Busch this week. Busch will be traveling back and forth to Indianapolis as he attempts to run the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Charlotte. Kligerman practiced the Haas Automation Chevrolet SS Friday in preparation for Saturday night¡¦s Sprint All-Star Race.(Stewart Haas Racing), see an image on the #41 Team Schemes page.(5-22-2014)
