Kyle Busch on Racing at Dover:” We Have Run So Well There in The Past”
PAST SUCCESS AT DOVER: Kyle Busch has finished out of the top five only once in four NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series starts at Dover (Del. ) International Speedway.
He posted two runner-up finishes during his rookie season in 2005 and came in fifth at “The Monster Mile” one year ago. Kyle Busch has led 112 laps in Cup competition there.
TESTING AT VIR: The No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST team tested a brand new Chevrolet Impala SS at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va., this week in preparation for next month’s road course event at Infineon Raceway.
RACING ELDORA NEXT WEEK: Next Wednesday, Kyle Busch will join an all-star cast of drivers for Tony Stewart’s NEXTEL Prelude to the Dream charity late model race at Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio. The event, which will benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp, is available live on HBO Pay-Per-View (June 6 at 7 p. m. ET).
CAR SELECTION FOR DOVER: Crew chief Alan Gustafson has selected Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 418 as the primary Impala SS for this weekend’s NEXTEL Cup event at Dover. The car finished seventh earlier this season at Phoenix International Raceway.
BUSCH IN THE TRUCK SERIES: Kyle Busch will race the No. 51 Chevrolet Silverado for Billy Ballew Motorsports in Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Dover. In June 2005, Kyle Busch won at the one-mile oval in NCTS competition and finished 10th there last year.
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Kyle Busch, DRIVER OF THE NO. 5 KELLOGG’S/CARQUEST IMPALA SS: (ON HOW PHYSICAL THE RACING IS AT DOVER. ) “It’s tough. I seem to always be on edge at Dover. My hands are tense and tight on the wheel and your body goes through some pretty high G-forces because of the high banking, so it’s hard. I don’t know if the new Impala SS will change any of that because we are actually racing a little slower. We’ll see. “
Kyle Busch: (ON BEING A PART OF SATURDAY’S ESPN BROADCAST. ) “This will be the first time that I will be a part of the ESPN broadcast on the media side instead of from the driver’s seat. It’s cool that our sport has opportunities like this for drivers to give their take on things. “
Kyle Busch: (ON DOVER BEING A “SELF-CLEANING” RACE TRACK. ) “The track is so banked it’s almost self-cleaning. Whatever hits up top will eventually end up on the bottom. My spotter Jeff (Dickerson) is always on his toes there because things happen in a hurry. “
Kyle Busch: (ON PAST PERFORMANCE AND RACING THE CAR OF TOMORROW AT DOVER. “We have run so well there in the past, but all our notes are null and void because of the new Impala SS. So I’d like it if we can go up there and run well based on past performance, but we will just have to see. The test would have been beneficial, but time-wise it just couldn’t happen—so now everyone is in the same boat. Hendrick Motorsports has been running so well, I think we will all figure it out once we get there. “
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