Kevin Harvick turned apparent misfortune into a stroke of positive momentum Saturday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, capturing the Busch Pole Award ahead of the GEICO 500.
After months of negotiations and fans waiting for news with bated breath, Kurt Busch confirmed Tuesday evening that he has inked a contract extension that will keep him at Stewart-Haas Racing for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
One week after reigning Daytona 500 champion Kurt Busch was eliminated from playoff contention, he bounced back with an eighth-place qualifying effort at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday.
On a day when he was hoping to learn as much as possible for next weekend’s ‘Great American Race’, Kurt Busch saw his Sunday morning end in a mangled heap at Daytona Int’l Speedway.
Despite qualifying sixth and posting the third-fastest single lap speed in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice on Saturday, Kurt Busch’s race weekend at Kansas Speedway has not gone according to plan.
Stewart Haas Racing’s Kurt Busch stormed to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the season in Monday’s rain-delayed, rescheduled Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway, leading the final 32 laps of a fuel-mileage run and holding off fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 1.127 seconds at the checkered flag.
Just as he did on Thursday prior to Coca Cola 600 qualifying, Kurt Busch led NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday morning, the first of two daytime sessions in advance of ‘NASCAR’s Longest Night’.