Kurt Busch and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team backed up a sixth-place finish at New Hampshire last week in the first of 10 races in the Chase for the Championship with a sterling effort Sunday at Dover International Speedway, finishing fifth in the AAA 400.
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Kurt Busch Takes Sixth At New Hampshire
Posted on: September 21, 2009 - 9:33 am
Kurt Busch is off to a good start in the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup, finishing sixth in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Late-race cautions hampered Busch’s chances of an even better finish in his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge.
Kahne & Busch Aim for Last 8 Chase Slots
Posted on: September 11, 2009 - 10:09 am
The Race to the Chase is down to one, 300 miles and 400 laps of fast and furious action in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at the .75-mile oval of Richmond International Raceway. Eight spots remain to be settled in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and 11 drivers are mathematically in [...]
Kahne Wins at Atlanta & Narrows in on The Chase
Posted on: September 7, 2009 - 12:19 pm
Kasey Kahne picked up his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the season, driving the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger to victory in Sunday night’s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win greatly enhanced Kahne’s chances of making the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Kurt Busch Drives for a Chase Spot at Atlanta
Posted on: September 3, 2009 - 4:17 pm
Time is dwindling and stakes are skyrocketing as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams prepare for Sunday night’s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Only two races remain in the Race to the Chase — the 10-race stretch that precedes the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup — and the Labor Day weekend event [...]
Kurt Busch Takes a Hit, Finishes 36th
Posted on: August 17, 2009 - 8:30 am
Kurt Busch found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time in Sunday’s CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
After running in the top 10 through the first 120 laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, Busch lined up ninth for the double-file restart on lap 121. As the field exited Turn 2, another [...]
Fuel Mileage is Key for Busch at Michigan
Posted on: August 14, 2009 - 8:29 am
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Michigan International Speedway for this weekend’s CARFAX 400, the 23rd of 36 point races on the 2009 Sprint Cup Series schedule.
With only four races remaining in the “Race to The Chase”, the focus is intensifying in and around 12th-place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, otherwise known as [...]
Kurt Busch Drives Career-Best at Watkins Glen
Posted on: August 11, 2009 - 10:02 am
Kurt Busch drove the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger to a seventh-place finish Monday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, a career best on the 2.45-mile, 11-turn road course. His previous best at The Glen was 10th.
Mother Nature disrupted the racing schedule for the second consecutive weekend. Drivers were strapped [...]
Sam Hornish Jr. Scores Career-Best NASCAR Sprint Cup Finish
Posted on: August 4, 2009 - 8:55 am
Sam Hornish Jr. posted a career-best NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish of fourth in Monday’s Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. The event was postponed one day due to rain.
Kasey Kahne and Kurt Busch raced in the top 10 throughout the 200-lap event with both leading the race during the afternoon. Kahne led [...]
Weekend Preview: Red-Hot Kasey Kahne Ready to ‘Kiss the Bricks’ at Indy
Posted on: July 23, 2009 - 4:28 pm
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. (July 23, 2008) – After enjoying a rare non-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend, the ‘Dodge Boys’ return to action at the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Allstate 400 at The Brickyard.
The 20th event on the Sprint Cup regular-season schedule, the Allstate 400 at The Brickyard is the fourth [...]

