Kyle Busch likely will run for Nationwide Series title in 2009
By Bob Pockrass and Lee Montgomery - Associate Editors
Saturday, November 15, 2008
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Kyle Busch likely will run for the NASCAR Nationwide Series title next year, Joe Gibbs Racing President J.D. Gibbs said Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Missing five races during the 2008 season, Busch finished sixth in the standings, 671 points behind champion Clint Bowyer. Busch won 10 races.
Gibbs said the team is close on sponsorship for the full season and if it can get it, then Busch would run the entire schedule – one that includes five weekends where the Nationwide and Sprint Cup series run in different cities.
Most of the sponsorship for Busch will come from Z-Line Design, JGR Nationwide Series general manager Steve DeSouza said.
“We’ll probably turn Kyle loose in one for pretty much the whole thing it looks like,” Gibbs said after the No. 20 team won the 2008 owners championship.
Busch said Saturday he had not been told if he was running the full season. Gibbs said he was unsure whether Busch would run with the No. 20 team or the No. 18 team. Busch primarily drove for the No. 18 this year but did win a race in the 20 car.
“If somebody goes for the championship in the 18 or the 20 next year, [they] can certainly be a force to be reckoned with,” Busch said.
Gibbs said the second JGR Nationwide car will feature mostly Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin. Logano’s sponsorship is expected to come from GameStop for about 24 races, with Hamlin running the rest with a sponsor to be announced, DeSouza said.
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Tracy McKay said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 1:35 AMI hope he does run for it! I would love to see him be up there in the points with Carl & Clint!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRonald Schwalbe said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 9:56 AMWHY do people think it's good --- when the CUP teams bring CUP drivers and CUP budgets down to the second tier series ? Would you want a PROFESSIONAL sports team to win a college Championship ?? Unfortunately, some people would think that's actually an accomplishment !
Report as Abuse"Heavyweight Champ of the World beats local six year old!" WOW - - "Green Bay Packers win BCS !!" - - "CUP team wins Nationwide Series!" - - Sad - -VERY sad
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» Confirm Abuse ReportJessica Silleto said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 11:52 AMI am a huge Kyle Busch supporter, but I have to agree with Ronald on this. If Gibbs wants to run for the drivers championship, they should let Logano do it. He needs the seat time alot more than Busch!!!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportHELEN FORD said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 12:31 PMI pretty much agree with Ron on this but if they are going to do it why didn't they give Kyle the 20 car on Sat so he could break the Nationwide record since it is obviously the best car..........
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBecky Deline said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 1:12 PMI'm not a fan of the Cup drivers racing in the Nationwide or Truck Series. There are a lot of good drivers waiting to be picked up to race in these series, but unfortunately they are not getting the chance to prove themselves. I think if the Cup drivers are going to race in the Nationwide and Truck series and if they win the races, they don't get the points or trophy. It goes to the 1st Non-Cup driver. The Cup drivers are just dominating the Nationwide series way too much.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportdale jepson said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 1:24 PMTOO MANY CUP DRIVERS IN NATIONWIDE !! There are many young drivers out there to choose from. 'Nuff Said
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWorm Dirt said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 1:53 PMI'll tell you why I think it's good to have cup drivers in Nationwide Ronald...... It's SIMPLE really. In this economy, there WOULDN'T EVEN BE A NATIONWIDE SERIES without cup drivers and the money they attract. So........ when all of you guys get up on your righteous soapboxes and pine for the day when the evil greedy cup drivers will quite robbing and pillaging your little second-tier series, you might want to consider REALITY! I don't get it! If you like that series, you should be on your knees thanking drivers like Kyle Busch.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportMarti Heath said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 3:50 PMRight now is a good time for the CUP drivers to be in Nationwide. Fans of those drivers buy tickets for BOTH races and that helps the economy of the tracks. The point of the Nationwide series is to get experience for Cup. What better way to do it than to race with the Cup drivers? Fans aren't going to buy tickets to see the new guys that haven't made a name for themselves yet. Attendance for a Nationwide race is always higher when Jr., Harvick, Tony, Kyle, etc are entered. Gibbs can and will probably run more than one car in the Nationside series some weeks so I'm sure Joey will get seat time.
Report as AbuseGlad to see Kyle make a run for it. For him to have finished so high up in the points AND sit out 5 races, says that he would have been giving Clint and Carl a run for their money yesterday.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportTeema H. said:
Nov 16, 2008 at 9:14 PMLet Cup drivers race in Nationwide...but no points in the Nationwide Series for them....and cut their money winnings in half...with the other half going back to drivers who only race Nationwide Series....Yes it's good to have a FEW Cup drivers there every week....But come on...give the drivers trying to break in from Arca, or Truck series, or somewhere, a chance to actually race a season(or 2 or 3) in Nationwide
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWorm Dirt said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 3:51 AMDear Teema H, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What if i had the AUDACITY to command that you go to work tomorrow and at the end of the week, I self-righteously told you that YOU should give HALF of your earnings to the people that applied for YOUR job but didn't get it???????????????????????????? How would you react to that GENIUS???????? I feel sick.............
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» Confirm Abuse ReportRonald Schwalbe said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 2:38 PMAll you people who claim to enjoy watching the Cup drivers beat up the Sportsman & Truck teams -would you REALLY enjoy watching the New York Giants play your local high school football team?? Yeah -true, - - there might be a few more people in the seats but - - would you actually WATCH such a mismatch, and ROOT for the GIANTS ???? And then think it was actually an accomplishment when they WIN ???
Report as AbuseI feel sorry for you - - - You complain when a great driver and team dominates a Cup race or season and yet - you want even MORE domination to ruin the lower tier close racing ! Strange indeed.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBrent Chambers said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 3:16 PMFace it people, if there were no cup drivers in Nationwide, it would not be very entertaining to watch. The young drivers need the experience true, but they would be banging into each other all day!
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» Confirm Abuse ReportAnonymous said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 5:00 PMThey should put Kyle Busch in the 20 car next year. He would win hands down and obviously the 20 car is the best car.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportAnonymous said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 5:01 PMThey should put Kyle Busch in the 20 car next year. He would win hands down and obviously the 20 car is the best car.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportalpine digital said:
Nov 17, 2008 at 9:58 PMI agree with the Cup drivers in Nationwide and Truck series'. I actually watch it now because of the cup drivers but at the same time, those cup drivers get the advantage of extra practice for cup races. Its unfair to both Cup series drivers AND Nationwide and Truck series drivers.
Report as AbuseMaybe they should allow drivers to only run for 1 championship each season, and limit their race schedule for all other series. Maybe they can sit in for 1/2 the races for teams that need it but NASCAR charge the team a small point deduction fee. That way, if a team REALLY needs a good run and their driver doesnt do well on the upcoming track, they can 'rent' a cup driver for 15 points. lol
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