NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
DaimlerChrysler 400, 12:00PM Sunday, March 13th
Kurt Busch
Team: No. 97 Sharpie Ford Taurus
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
Chassis: #63 (finished 11th at Michigan and 26th at Pocono in 2004)
Kurt Busch on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
"After an early off-weekend it will be good to get back into the season. Every time we go to Las Vegas it's like my own Daytona 500 with all of the media and family and friends and the sheer excitement of the city and being back at home. We've had a couple of good runs in the Sharpie Ford these first two races, and with all the effort that Jimmy (Fennig) and the guys are putting forth I think we can continue that momentum this weekend."
Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig on racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
"This race means a lot to Kurt. The whole team is excited about going back out to Vegas. We've never run as well here as we've wanted to, and we came out here to test last month and learned a few things that hopefully can pay off for us this weekend."
Fast Facts
Six of Roush Racing's eight full-time teams are currently in the top five in point standings in their respective series (Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle in Cup, Carl Edwards in Busch and Ricky Craven in Truck competition).
Roush Racing entries have claimed victories in five of the seven NEXTEL Cup Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and three of the eight Busch Series events.
Though Las Vegas-native Kurt Busch has only one top 10 in four career starts at his hometown track, he has started in the top 10 in each of the four events, including one start from the outside pole in 2004.
Busch has been ranked in the top ten in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series competition for 37 consecutive race weeks.
Busch has finished sixth or better in 10 of his last 12 starts (with 11 top-10 finishes) dating back to his win at Loudon on Sept. 19, 2004.
