Kurt Busch - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

some stats for fun:

#29-Kevin Harvick has outscored all drivers in the last 10 races earning 1,463 points. He outscored current point leader #48-Jimmie Johnson by 109 points during the 10-race period. Johnson ranks sixth in points earned in the last 10 races (1,354 points). #24-Jeff Gordon...

Tire Test at LMS on Tuesday [not Monday]:

#01-Joe Nemechek and #2-Kurt Busch will participate in a one-day tire test Aug. 29 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, NASCAR and Goodyear officials confirmed Saturday. With new pavement put down prior to the May race at the track, Goodyear is still trying to find the best compound...

Kenseth wins at Bristol:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 2nd consecutive win in the night race at Bristol [first driver to do so since Dale Earnhardt in 1987-88], his 4th win of 2006 [tied for the lead with Johnson & Kahne] and 14th of his career. #...

Rumbling – Race Notes – Bristol:

#17-Matt Kenseth led the final 51 circuits tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway en route to a victory in the Sharpie 500 over Kyle Busch in what was a relatively (for Bristol anyway) mild short-track race. Hardly any punches considered and just a little jawing post-race...

Bristol Qualifying News/Notes:

Kurt Busch won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Sharpie 500, lapping Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds at 124.906 mph. Ryan Newman holds the track-qualifying record of 14.908 seconds, 128.709 mph - set March 21, 2003. This is Kurt Buschs seventh career...

Kurt Busch wins pole at Bristol:

#2-Kurt Busch won the Budweiser Pole for the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 124.906mph for his 4th pole of 2006 and 7th of his career. Starting on the outside pole is #31-Jeff Burton, #43-Bobby Labonte, #17-Matt Kenseth, #20-Tony Stewart are ...

Ramblings – Qualifying Tidbits:

Kurt Busch sped around Bristol Motor Speedway in 15.362 seconds (124.906 mph) to grab his 4th top-spot of the season and 7th of his NEXTEL Cup career. He's now in a three-way tie with Jeff Burton and Kasey Kahne for most Bud Poles this year. Burton will start alongside...

Truck Series News & Notes:

Florida native Aric Almirola (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) has his eye on an eventual seat in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Almirola, 22, believes his time in the Truck Series will help him reach that goal - as it did for Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick. Almirola...

Kurt Busch tests at Memphis:

#2-Kurt Busch and his Penske Racing teammates were at Memphis Motorsports Park on Tuesday testing, focusing on set-ups to make his #2 Dodge cut around Richmond International Raceway quicker. "It's a matter of getting that power down and off the corners, that's what...

Biffle tests at Memphis for RIR; Kurt Busch also:

#16-Greg Biffle tested at the Memphis Motorsports Park oval on Monday to get some information about the track at Richmond, Va. -- a track similar to the MMP oval. "We look for racetracks that have similar corners and a track that we are familiar with. Sometimes we ...

COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...

COT testing at Michigan UPDATE 2:

the Car of Tomorrow [COT] will be tested at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, August 21st, including #17-Matt Kenseth [Ford], #2-Kurt Busch [Dodge], #24-Jeff Gordon [Chevy] and #55-Michael Waltrip, with Waltrip testing a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, ...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

so far in 2006, after 23 races, three drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart, #25-Vickers and #31-Burton. #5-Kyle Busch is the leader with 8 lucky dog passes used. #96/44-Labonte [13 of 23 races run], #14-Marlin, Jeremy ...

Kenseth wins at Michigan:

#17-Matt Kenseth won the GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 2nd win at the track, 3rd win of 2006 and 13th of his career. Kenseth led the most laps with 87 [of 200] dominating the 2nd half of the race. #24-Jeff Gordon finished 2nd, followed...

Rumblings – Michigan Race Notes:

It was Matt Kenseth's day today at Michigan International Speedway as he took the GFS Marketplace 400 by a diminishing 6/10's of a second over Jeff Gordon. Kenseth's win was his third of the season and 13th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied for 46th on the all...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Michigan Glen [23 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3365 #17-Matt Kenseth 3307 -58 #29-Kevin Harvick 3048 -317 #6-Mark Martin 2970 -395 #20-Tony Stewart 2959 -406 #24-Jeff Gordon 2931 -434 #5-Kyle Busch 2922 -443 #11-Denny Hamlin 2920 -445 #31-Jeff Burton 2916...

Qualifying News and Notes:

Jeff Burton won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the GFS Marketplace 400, lapping Michigan International Speedway in 38.311 seconds at 187.936 mph. Ryan Newman holds the trackqualifying record of 37.069 seconds, 194.232 mph - set June 18, 2005. This is Burton...

Lucky Dog Pass Stats:

so far in 2006, after 22 races, three drivers have made all the races and not used a Lucky Dog/Lap Back pass: #20-Stewart, #25-Vickers and #31-Burton. #5-Kyle Busch is the new leader with 8 lucky dog passes used after getting 5 of them awarded at Watkins Glen. #96/...

Harvick wins at Watkins Glen – revision 2::

#29-Kevin Harvick won the AMD at the Glen, Watkins Glen International for his 1st road course win, 2nd win of 2006 and 7th of his career. Harvick made a nice pass of #20-Tony Stewart with 7 laps to go, Stewart ended up 2nd, followed by #26-Jamie McMurray, #7-Robby ...

Unofficial Driver Points Standing

after Watkins Glen [22 of 36 races]: #48-Jimmie Johnson 3241 #17-Matt Kenseth 3117 -124 #29-Kevin Harvick 2918 -323 #31-Jeff Burton 2879 -362 #5-Kyle Busch 2871 -370 #6-Mark Martin 2815 -426 #20-Tony Stewart 2794 -447 #11-Denny Hamlin 2782 -459 #24-Jeff Gordon 2756...