Kurt Busch - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

New chassis for Kurt Busch:

#2-Kurt Busch doesn't believe the new chassis he'll use in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway is a risk. The 2004 Cup champion said the chassis has been ready since the Atlanta race on Labor Day weekend, "but we didn't want to change our program...

Some Chase Notes going in Dover:

Only once, when #48-Jimmie Johnson made the miraculous rally to win his first championship in 2006, has the eventual winner been lower than second place after the first Chase race. Only one New Hampshire winner, however, has gone on to win the title. That was #2-Kurt...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after New Hampshire, Chase race 1 of 10; Season race 27 of 36]:

pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish 1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5230, finished 1st at New Hampshire 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 5195, -35, 4th 3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5195, -35, 2nd 4) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 5175, -55, 3rd 5) #2-Kurt Busch...

UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC

the OLD way - Driver Points Standings [after New Hampshire, race 27 of 36]: pos, car#, driver, points, behind 1) #14-Tony Stewart, 3932, -- 2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3745, -187 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3699, -233 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3666, -266 5) #5-Mark Martin, 3481, -451...

Tryson shut out at Penske Shop:

#2-Penske Racing crew chief Pat Tryson says he's only welcome at the race shop for the once-weekly debrief meeting. Because Tryson is moving to Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of this season, the team does not want him present during any preparations for 2010. "They...

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 12 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Logano posted a 14th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the 19th time this season. Logano leads #82-Scott Speed by 25 points...

New Hampshire Happy Hour practice results for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

(by current Chase Points Standings) 1) #5-Mark Martin, was th overall fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 10th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 7th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 8th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 2nd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 18th 9) #99-Carl ...

Tryson leaving #2 team due to ‘personal reasons’:

Pat Tryson, crew chief for Kurt Busch and the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, spoke to reporters in the NHMS media center on Friday: One of the reason that I came in here (media center)theres been a lot of stuff, read a lot of stuff, heard a lot of stuff (regarding why he is...

New Hampshire starting spots for the 2009 Chase Drivers

1) #5-Mark Martin, starts 14th 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 2nd 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 16th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 3rd 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 26th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 5th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 18th 11) #42...

Qualifying Fast Facts – New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

#42-Juan Pablo Montoya won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Sylvania 300 with a lap of 28.545 seconds, 133.431 mph setting a new track record. This is his second pole in 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 11th top-10 start in 2009. This...

New Hamphsire practice rank for the 2009 Chase Drivers:

1) #5-Mark Martin, was 5th fastest 2) #14-Tony Stewart, 4th 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 9th 4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 10th 5) #9-Kasey Kahne, 11th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon, 14th 7) #2-Kurt Busch, 6th 8) #83-Brian Vickers, 13th 9) #99-Carl Edwards, 35th 10) #39-Ryan Newman, 21st 11...

Chase Stats after Richmond:

Matt Kenseth never could get his #17 car right at Richmond, and that opened the door for his two Chasers, #83-Brian Vickers and #18-Kyle Busch. While he never challenged for the win, Busch brought home a fifth, but the shocker was Vickers, who stayed within range of...

Miller Lite issues challenge to Budweiser:

MillerCoors issued a "Beer Car Challenge for Charity" to Anheuser-Busch Inbev, in which the #2 Miller Lite Dodge of Kurt Busch and the #9 Budweiser Dodge of Kasey Kahne would race for their respective charity during the 10-week NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. Both...

Kurt Busch on the tube with other Chase drivers:

#2-Kurt Busch will be the featured "Chase" driver during Wednesday's programming on the ESPN networks. He will travel to ESPN's Bristol, Conn., world headquarters and go through the "car wash" run of programs from 11:30am till 3:30pm. Many of the interviews will be...

Discount Tires moves to Penske:

Just days after announcing his move from JR Motorsports in 2010, Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing have signed Discount Tire as their sponsor for 26 Nationwide Series races next year. Keselowski will drive the #22 Dodge full time in the Nationwide Series next year ...

Discount Tire sponsoring Keselowski in 2010: UPDATE:

Just days after announcing his move from JR Motorsports in 2010, Brad Keselowski and Penske Racing have signed Discount Tire as their sponsor for 26 Nationwide Series races next year. Keselowski will drive the #22 Dodge full time in the Nationwide Series next year ...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – New Hampshire:

*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 12 Copart 200 at Gateway Int'l Raceway. Sauter claimed a second-place finish, .285 seconds behind race winner Mike Skinner. He racked up his third consecutive top-five and eighth top-10 of the season...

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup facts:

22 different drivers have made the Chase, including Brian Vickers and Juan Pablo Montoya, who each made their first Chase this season. There will be 3,152 laps and 4,095.48 miles run during the 2009 Chase. Only one driver has made all six Chases for the NASCAR Sprint...

Richmond Facts and Notes:

* Denny Hamlin won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway. * Kyle Busch finished fifth and missed the Chase by just eight points behind Brain Vickers, who earned the 12th and final playoff spot. * Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to qualify for...

Tryson named #56 Crew Chief for 2010:

Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) announced that veteran crew chief Pat Tryson will lead Martin Truex Jr. and the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry beginning in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.Tryson successfully earned his fifth Chase berth as crew chief on Saturday...