Kyle Busch must not be much for lounging on the beach or lounging at home.In a weekend that the Sprint Cup Series has off and most other drivers are taking time to recharge their batteries for the next barrage of race weekends, Busch is hanging out with the Nationwide Series in Nashville.
Saturday morning, Busch put the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole for Nashville Superspeedway's Pepsi 300, scheduled to take the green flag at 3pm/ET.
Busch's lap of 163.357mph on the 1.5-mile concrete oval topped Nationwide regular Mike Bliss (2nd), Steve Wallace, Carl Edwards, and Kelly Bires.
44 drivers challenged the clock for 43 positions in the event.
The Sprint Cup regulars in town for the event were Busch, Edwards, Denny Hamlin, David Reutimann, and Clint Bowyer.
Making his first NASCAR appearance in a while was now-former Sprint Cup driver and Tennessee native Sterling Marlin. Marlin clocked in 20th on the grid.
The race can be seen live on ESPN Saturday afternoon with coverage starting at 2pm/ET.
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3-22-2008 @ 9:20PM
Patrick said...
Bush and the racing tumble bug got their butt kicked
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3-25-2008 @ 1:10AM
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It did not hurt my feelings to see Busch drop out of the race. It is hard to be a fan of his or his brothers.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:11AM
anzajoe said...
I never hsd any problem being a KYLE BUSH fan and i have been since his very first races at HENDRICK'S.
The dude has plenty of talent and now experience in all 3 series.He drives a lot like earnhardt senior and so does his teammate stewart.A Championship may be near by for him.I do not like his brother KURT at all. Maybe he should retire.
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