"Monster" No Match for Busch at Dover

Kyle Busch should be sponsored by a lawn mowing company, because he is simply mowing down the NASCAR world.

Crappy one-liners aside, Busch took his fourth Sprint Cup series win of 2008 after flat dominating the field during the last half of the race in Sunday's Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway.

It also tallied as his 10th overall among NASCAR's top three divisions this season.

400 miles at the "Monster Mile" must have seemed like a daunting task early in the event as Busch was actually seen letting people by and not racing ridiculously hard during stages of the event when it really didn't matter. Methodically, though, the No. 18 crew tuned Busch's ride and got the driver out front as he stretched his lead to over 8 seconds after the final pit stop.

At the start, it looked like Greg Biffle and the rest of his Roush Fenway Racing teammates were the team to beat as Biffle jumped out to big leads on several restarts and RFR teams held four of the Top-5 spots. Biffle later suffered electrical problems that affected him slightly, but he managed to come home third.

Carl Edwards finished 2nd, Matt Kenseth fourth, Jeff Gordon fifth, and Martin Truex Jr. sixth as the only cars left on the lead lap.

A big wreck on lap 17 took out Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and a host of others.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)

6-01-2008 @ 10:03PM

Bernie said...

Kudos to Steve Adington and crew. They are on top of their game. Kyle Busch may have been a second place car to Carl Edwards had it not been for Steve and the boys, they handed him that win. As for Kyle, he's simply the best, hands down!

After each win all I read is endless complaining about what an awful, dangerous, sorry man, etc Kyle is, do yourself a favor get over his attitude, it will improve. Buy the gear, put it on and ride the wave. I think your going to see Kyle and his new crew chief and team keep this up for many year to come that would mean a lot of disappointment for you. I really would hate for him to put you all through that so go on, buy the Kyle Busch stock while it still fresh... ;)

6-01-2008 @ 11:47PM

Brad said...

Congrats to Kyle on this one but man what a lousy race how many cars were on the lead lap at the end 6 or 7......what's up with that crap?

6-01-2008 @ 11:58PM

That was all about David Gilliland taking out Elliot Sadler and the rest of the field but all in all the three top cars finished 1, 2, 3, Jeff Gordon is close to putting it together. Look who's in the top 12! It's freakin JPM.. God help us all.. :)

6-02-2008 @ 12:35AM

Peaches said...

Wow Kyle & Steve has just clicked from thr very begining from the very first TEST,last year when he was still driving a Hendricks car.I am so glad to see Kyle Proving everyone wrong and still making them strong finish.
The more they BOO him they More they everyone lights that FIRE under this kid to drive harder and get up on that wheel just to prove he can WIN.so ALL YOU HATERS KEEP DOING YOUR JOB ALL YOU OR DOING IS HELPING KYLE OUT...BY GIVING HIM THE
ADRENALYN RUSH HE NEEDS...

Brad, I see Kyles HAir must still be on FIRE...lmao
Still Love you ya though....

6-02-2008 @ 12:43AM

I think it was extra fiery Peaches after his team mates miscue in the nationwide race.

Bernie, only 9 cars involved in that wreck, that left 34 but still only 6 or 7 cars on the lead lap, just goes to show that the teams that don't have the resources are not anywhere near getting their cot car's right. If you look at all the stats there were cars 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,laps down it was boring, I'm not putting down the lead lap car's hell they where great but ya gotta admit there was no RACING, just 5 or 6 cars lappin the field.

6-02-2008 @ 12:46AM

Peaches, on this thread so far I don't see any haters, are you refering to the people in the stands or the obvios ones to come.

6-02-2008 @ 12:50AM

Don Emerson said...

Bernie, I can't wait to get my Kyle tattoos, I bet they're gonna be awesome. You make me want to rush out and but every Kyle Trinket in sight. I just wish you had turned us on to him years ago. I'm gonna name my first son Rowdy Kyle Emerson...pretty cool huh. His charm and good looks are matched only by the love the other drivers have for him. When he puts that Toyota of his out front I feel like the Lord is smiling down on all of us, don't you. I hope he races until he's 90, then he can switch to wheel chairs and win that championship too. I know my words pale next to yours, so I'll stop, but you keep on posting and winning over the hearts and minds of the fans everywhere. Works for me.....

6-02-2008 @ 1:03AM

NO Brad I don't see any Hater's on here yet either,It was the BOO""S before and After the Race I was Talking about.And as for as the NW he was taken out on pitt road by Brad K. and Jason Lefler on the track.Sorry yuo misunderstood me,NO harm meant.

6-02-2008 @ 1:06AM

Don that's pretty Funny,I hope you get all of us a Picture of that....lol

6-02-2008 @ 7:08AM

Mike said...

Ciao Pesca!!! I agree, that was funny, Don. You and Tony Stewart must be attending the same meetings.
The large number of cars that ended the race one or two laps down could be attributed to the fact that they went well over 100 laps under green and had to make two consecutive pits under green.
MBL

6-02-2008 @ 8:55AM

Kim said...

Bernie, great to see you still passionate as ever over your man, Busch! I admire that. :-) Don, hilarious.....you mean you don't have any children yet, even after all those wives you've had? Hmm....can't imagine why not. You seem like such a loving man. (I am just messing with you, Don:-).

Yes, little Busch did win again. Frankly it was the most exciting part of the race. I love to watch the crowd when he wins. All this complaining about booing for the boy, I saw plenty of people crowd the fence and cheer him on when he was doing his burn-outs. The kid is on fire and like Bernie says, who cares about his attitude? At least he is entertaining to say the least.

And Brad, I couldn't agree more. There is something wrong with the new cars when only the top seven finished without being one lap down. Other than the crash in the beginning of the race and Kyle's win in the end, a very boring race indeed.

Kim

6-02-2008 @ 10:12AM

Jan said...

All the people and drivers that dislike Kyle so much are just sour grapes. He is the greatest driver like Dale Sr., he just wants to win everytime he goes out on the track. What is wrong with that? That is what they are all there for and being a newbie to NASCAR, I certainly enjoy watching Kyle win his races.
What a lot of cry babies after that 10 car wreck, the way they run on that track, it is inevitible that some get taken out.
Some of the older drivers are in shock watching Kyle race like in the old days. Get over it boys, Kyle is here to stay.
Jan in Beaver, Utah

6-02-2008 @ 1:46PM

TRUTHINSPORTS said...

Reality check 101 for all you kyle 'Messiah' believers.....

The reason your, so called, 'Messiah' is running so well is his equipment and what is under the hood. NOT, because he is better than Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson or Jeff Gordon. If these drivers had awesome setups, along with the same 'horsepower' under the hood as does your 'Messiah', these three driver's would be smiling at your 'Messiah' as they passed him by.... 'AGAIN', IT'S NOT YOUR 'MESSIAH'S' TALENT........IT'S WHAT HE'S GETTING FROM GIBBS AND..........WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD! ;-)

PS. YOUR 'MESSIAH' ISN'T HATED BECAUSE HE'S WINNING RACES,.......YOUR 'MESSIAH' IS HATED AND BOOED BECAUSE OF HIS ATTITUDE AND PERSONALITY....(HIS PUNK ASS ATTITUDE WILL CATCH UP TO HIM YET...) >-)

6-02-2008 @ 2:34PM

Elizabeth said...

Been there done that....saw Ralph Earnhart and Dale Earnhart, Sr. race, and Kyle Bush is another Dale,Sr. Love them or hate them.

6-02-2008 @ 3:52PM

??? That made absolutely 'NO' sense Liz...LOL

6-02-2008 @ 7:37PM

Hey Don, nice to hear from you, that was very funny. Tattoos are too painful though, just go out and buy the T-shirt, ball cap, maybe a jacket. I'm sure that will land you a great looking Kyle Busch fan, she can give your Rowdy Kyle Emerson...LOL Don, you feel it too? I thought I was the only one who felt that way when Kyle wins. That was the lord? "OOOOOOOOH" God bless that child's soul. I'll be sure to cheer on our boy Rowdy, and don't forget to send us pictures of your little Rowdy ok? Keep crackin that whip Don, that does work for you.

6-02-2008 @ 8:16PM

Brad,

boring or not at least you got to watch the race. I had to work the weekend so I missed the NW and cup race. I didn't look at many stats but from what I heard Carl Edwards say it sounded like there were many cars bottoming out on the turns. When the right side of the splitter bottoms out the front axle loses traction causing the car to push up the banking on the turns. That may have been the cause of so many laped cars. I also heard that some crew chiefs have been making adjustments on the splitter to prevent the car from do just that. Carl Edwards may have caught Kyle if he would have been able to overcome that problem. On the other hand I think Steve Adington had a handle on it because you could see Edwards had the better car the way he was passing. Not sure how it all happened but my wife gave me the news via telecon about win # 4.

6-02-2008 @ 8:32PM

Truth in sports,

you sound too much like RUSH LIMBAUGH to me. If your theory is true answer this question RUSH. How did Kyle win a NW race in the Dollar General 32? That's a crappy car most of the time. Does JGR own that car too? humnia, humnia, humina... Haven't you had enough already Rush? Your gluttin for punishment and Kyle Busch is going to dish it out in any car you put him in my boy. All you have is to knock his attitude and personality, that's you'll ever have on Kyle Busch. Peaches is right, all the haters are making it much sweeter when he wins. Not to mention most people that talk crap about Ky Busch are throwing rocks in a glass house.

KYLE BUSCH IS SIMPLY THE BEST! Deal with it!!!! :)

6-02-2008 @ 9:36PM

Susan said...

Kudos to Kyle for winning!

Bernie - I am not trashing Kyle. I'm talking about the race now.

There is more to the story than Kyle winning.

The COT is the Crap of Today and I can't take it anymore. Kyle gave an interview after the race. Kyle said it was all about the car and air. Kyle said that it was like a wall when he was running second. He said that he could not have caught up to the leader because of air turbulence. Pit stops etc worked out for him. Kyle said that he did not have the best car. Kyle said that Carl and Greg's cars were better.

That does not make for a fun Sunday afternoon for this fan.

How many drivers passed for the lead under green? I think once but definitely no more than twice. It can't happen because they can not pass.

Ryan Newman posted recently that the entire car needed to be redesigned.

I wish that I had a Neilson box so that I could turn it off to drive the freaking ratings down.

I'm not hating any driver. I'm sick of being bored.

6-02-2008 @ 11:41PM

I did hear Kyle make those comments Susan. This was uncharted territory last year when the COT broke into Nascar. I don't think Dover was one of the tracks they ran the car. It looks to me what is happening is that teams have to get their racing packages worked out or fine tuned for each track in this car and once that happens we can see better racing. This is happening in large scale because of the uncertainty teams have with the large splitter on the front ends of the car. That's just my opinion though I don't know that to be a fact. Carl Edwards also said the car bottomed out on him keeping him from getting around the turns like he wanted.

If Nascar would modify this splitter maybe by allowing teams to put small vents in it we may see better air flow through the front end of the car thus better handling and easier passing. I know they have already tried reducing the size or thinkness of the bottom of this splitter in hopes to make some gains.