Can Kyle Busch go all the way?

HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 01: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, celebrates in victory lane with his wife Samantha Busch after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 1, 2013 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images)
HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 01:  Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Toyota, celebrates in victory lane with his wife Samantha Busch after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 1, 2013 in Hampton, Georgia.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images)
HAMPTON, GA – SEPTEMBER 01: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, celebrates in victory lane with his wife Samantha Busch after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 1, 2013 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images)

Two things are certain after Sunday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway: Kyle Busch added another win and now has four on the season, and unlike last season he will be in the field for the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With his win, Busch is now locked into the Chase a far cry from where he was this time last season.

“It all comes full circle sometimes, but we were in a whole different situation 365 days ago and not being able to make the Chase,” Busch said after his win Sunday night. “Tonight was a night where we needed to prove to ourselves that we’re championship contenders. “

But will this Chase run turn out any better than his previous ones; is Busch truly a contender? MORE>>>

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.