‘Rowdy’ Busch Looks For Third Straight At LMS
When Kyle Busch pulled into Victory Lane in the No. 51 Chevrolet at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last season, the name “Rowdy” Kyle Busch was painted above his window.
Kyle Busch, a long-time Days of Thunder fan, had the name put there in honor of “Rowdy Burns,” the character who drove the No. 51 in the movie.
This weekend, Kyle Busch is back in the No. 51 Chevrolet for Friday’s Quaker Steak and Lube 200 presented by Circle K – and so is “Rowdy”.
Kyle Busch will be aiming for his third consecutive win at Lowe’s, a task he knows is difficult.
“Its going to be really tough,” Kyle Busch said. “You have plenty of good guys out here. We’re just trying to work with what we have to make it three-in-a-row.”
Although three consecutive wins at one track is not a series record, it is rare. Jack Sprague (No. 60 Con-way Toyota) (Phoenix 1996-97) and Ted Musgrave (No. 9 Team ASE Toyota) (California 2001-03) are the only other drivers to accomplish it. Brendan Gaughan (No. 77 South Point Hotel Chevrolet) holds the series record with four straight wins at Texas Motor Speedway from 2002-03.
Kyle Busch competed in seven races last season, putting together impressive results. He finished in the top 10 in all seven and had three top-five finishes.
“You come over here wanting to have some fun and race hard and do a good job,” Kyle Busch said. “That is what we’re going to do.”
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