Kurt Busch - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

Kurt Busch salutes Guntersville Wildcats:

(A personal note from 2004 Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch) "I first started following the Wildcats journey to the Alabama Class 4-A Football Championship at the first of the 2006 season, said Busch, who drives the Miller Lite Dodge for Penske Racing on the Nextel...

Testing at Memphis:

NASCAR insiders know that there is no such thing as an off season. Just ask #2-Kurt Busch, #12-Ryan Newman and #99-Carl Edwards, whose teams and cars are testing this month at Memphis Motorsports Park. Kurt Busch tested in Memphis in August in advance of the stretch...

Kurt Busch Presents “Impact Athlete Award” to Kyle Petty:

A special "Impact Athlete Award" presentation by 2004 NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to popular veteran driver/humanitarian Kyle Petty was among the highlights of Wednesday night's 2006 Southern Sports Awards. The two-hour made-for-TV ceremony was held at the Duke Family...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

in 2006 only one driver made all 36 races and did not use a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #31-Jeff Burton. #14-Sterling Marlin and #88-Dale Jarrett used the pass the most times with 11 lucky dog passes used in 36 races. In 2006, two drivers benefitted from a Lucky Dog pass...

2007 Budweiser Shootout Driver Lineup Finalized:

The field for the 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway is set. There will be at least 21 drivers that will be eligible for the 2007 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, Feb. 10. The field for the non-points...

News & Notes – Final Wrap:

The strategy and the finish wasn't what Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) was looking for, but a conservative run in the Nov. 17 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway wrapped up the Craftsman Truck Series championship. Bodine, keeping rival Johnny Benson (#...

Homestead Qualifying Notes:

Kasey Kahne won the Bud Pole for the Ford 400, lapping Homestead-Miami Speedway in 30.293 seconds at 178.259 mph. Jamie McMurray holds the track-qualifying record of 29.816 seconds, 181.111 mph - set Nov. 14, 2003. This is Kahnes 12th career Bud Pole in 108 Nextel...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

so far in 2006, after 35 races, two drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart and #31-Burton. #14-Marlin, #88-Jarrett, #01-Nemechek is the leader with 10 lucky dog passes used. In 2006, two drivers have benefitted from a Lucky...

Ramblings – Homestead:

Kasey Kahne took the Bud Pole today at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sunday's Ford 400, his sixth top-spot of the season and 12th of his career. Kahne's time of 30.293 (178.259 mph) was less than 1/100th of a second quicker than Scott Riggs who'll start on the outside...

Truck Series News & Notes – Homestead:

The Championship comes down to the final race - again. There are no guarantees in Craftsman Truck Series competition but the odds are in Todd Bodine's (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) favor as the battle for the championship goes down to the final race for the 11th ...

Borland to Red Bull? UPDATE 5 Borland on leave..personal reasons:

A shakeup is looming for the Roger Penske operation, with Toyota's Red Bull team reportedly making a run at crew chief Matt Borland to take the helm of Brian Vickers' team next season. Borland is #12-Ryan Newman's crew chief at Penske's.(Winston Salem Journal)(10-28...

Kurt Busch Becomes Honorary Deputy in Arizona:

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and NASCAR driver #2-Kurt Busch are on better terms than they were a year ago, when Busch was involved in a highly publicized confrontation with Arpaio's deputies But it might be a stretch to call Arpaio and Busch friends. When Busch...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

so far in 2006, after 33 races, two drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart and #31-Burton. #14-Marlin, #88-Jarrett, #01-Nemechek is the leader with 10 lucky dog passes used. In 2006, two drivers have benefitted from the ...

Dale Jr. Opts out of Young Guns Program; Kahne In?:

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't renew his membership in the Gillette Young Guns program next year as he seeks to refine his endorsement strategy, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports. The razor company is in the process of formulating plans for 2007 and is...

Qualifying Notes Texas:

Brian Vickers won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Dickies 500, lapping Texas Motor Speedway in 27.518 seconds at 196.235 mph. He broke Bill Elliotts track-qualifying record of 27.803 seconds, 194.224 mph - set April 5, 2002. The top eight drivers bettered...

News & Notes, Part I – Texas:

Points Leader Bodine Hopes To Repeat Success Down Stretch: With only three races remaining in the Craftsman Truck Series season, the road to a championship looks custom built for Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota). Bodine, who leads second-place Johnny Benson...

Hornish to run Busch and ARCA Races? UPDATES:

Roger Penske said Saturday that he was working on a plan that would allow his IRL driver Sam Hornish Jr. to race in some NASCAR Busch Series and ARCA Series races next season. That would be in addition to a full IRL schedule for Hornish, who won the Indianapolis 500...

Hornish to race in Nov. Phoenix Busch race? UPDATE 3 yep:

Reports that IRL champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Sam Hornish Jr. will make his stock car debut next month at Phoenix in a NASCAR Busch Series car are premature, a Team Penske spokesman said Friday night. A recent story cited unidentified sources as saying the ...

Kurt Busch interview on Sirius Friday:

#2 Miller Lite Dodge driver Kurt Busch will be the featured guest on Friday's SIRIUS Speedway show, a highlight of the programming on SIRIUS Satellite Radio's NASCAR Radio Channel 128. Non-subscribers to SIRIUS can log on to www.sirius.com on Thursday and Friday and...

COT Testing at Iowa UPDATE:

Three NASCAR Nextel Cup Teams - among the top teams in auto racing - will conduct the first Cup Series tests in Iowa racing history this week at Iowa Speedway. Tests begin Tuesday and run through Friday with the public viewing area open each day from 9:00-5:00. Teams...