Filed under: Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Sprint Cup

Which of NASCAR's Busch brothers has found more success at their hometown race track?

Decidedly, it's Kyle, the kid brother of 2004 Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch, who has done better on the 1.5-mile oval of Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And he's the defending champion of Sunday's Shelby American Sprint Cup race after winning this race last year by almost a half second over Clint Bowyer.

But it's Kurt who will first see Sunday's green flag posting the quickest time during Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying session to earn the pole position. And he also holds a key in his back pocket that Kyle may wish he still had for the annual visit to Sin City.

Steve Addington, now the crew chief on Kurt's No. 2 Penske Racing Dodge, was instrumental in Kyle's victory last year when he was serving as crew chief of Kyle's No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

In a champagne-soaked victory lane, Kyle tossed a big line of thanks to Addington for his role in helping Busch come from a back-of-the-pack starting spot to take the checkers in front of the home crowd.

"Steve Addington, I have to thank that guy," Busch said a year ago in victory lane. "He's the leader in this team, everybody believes in him -- I believe in him. As long as you have that everything seems to run smooth."

 

Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments