Despite not picking up Kurt Busch’s contract option for 2018, Gene Haas told Kickin’ the Tires and another reporter, on Saturday, that he is ‘optimistic the 2017 Daytona 500 winner will return to the team. The problem, Haas said, was that Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) is waiting to see what the sponsor of the #41 intends to do going forward. Haas, who owns Haas CNC, is a co-primary sponsor with Monster Energy, so it is doubtful he’s waiting for a decision from his own company.[More]
