KYLE BUSCH NOTES & QUOTES
CARQUEST AT KANSAS:
This weekend at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch’s No. 5 Chevrolet will carry a special paint scheme featuring the red, white and blue CARQUEST Auto Parts logo. It will be the fourth appearance of the CARQUEST design this season.
BUSCH DRIVING ‘INDY CAR’:
Busch will drive the same car at Kansas Speedway that recorded a top-10 finish Aug. 7 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
OCTOBER A BUSY MONTH FOR BUSCH:
The month of October will be more hectic than usual for Busch. The 20-year-old driver has a busy testing calendar, including stops at Caraway Speedway (Asheboro, N.C.), Texas Motor Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Along with his full-time NEXTEL Cup schedule, Busch will compete in two Busch Series races (Kansas City, Kan., and Concord, N.C.) and two Craftsman Truck Series events (Martinsville, Va., and Atlanta).
BUSCH SIGNING AT KANSAS:
Busch will sign autographs on Sunday, Oct. 9 beginning at 10:10 a.m. at the Kellogg’s Racing souvenir rig. A limited number of tickets will be distributed the morning of the event.
KYLE BUSCH, DRIVER OF THE NO. 5 CARQUEST CHEVROLETS:
(ON KANSAS.) “Last season I ran the Busch Series race at Kansas. We qualified second, cut a tire down and got caught up in a wreck. I also ran a Cup car last year there, which was one of our best runs, but I backed the car into the wall and we finished 37th. That was a big learning experience for me because I really paid attention to how the other drivers went into the corners and how fast some guys were. We ran well at Chicago, and Kansas is a similar track. The difference is that Kansas is a little bit narrower than Chicago, but I know my team will give me a good car. I expect to do well because, as a team, Hendrick Motorsports has done well there. You never know, maybe we’ll have a shot to put the CARQUEST Chevy in Victory Lane.”
BUSCH:
(ON TALLADEGA.) “I have to say, I’m pretty disappointed about the way Talladega went. There was a lot of wrecking going on and we cut a tire down from all that debris. We wanted to get good notes to incorporate into our speedway program, but we just didn’t have very much of a chance to do that. I’m glad there are no more restrictor plate tracks this season, but I am looking forward to the Shootout in February at Daytona.”
ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF OF THE NO. 5 CARQUEST CHEVROLETS:
(ON KANSAS.) “The No. 5 team should be pretty good at Kansas. We were on our way to a top-five finish at Indy with this car and a miscue in the pits put us behind. Kyle ran a Cup car last year at Kansas and did well in his Busch car, so he has some laps there and knows the track. Hopefully we’ll be good right out of the box, qualify well and stay up front all day long.”
