Kurt Busch has failed to win the last four races where he has led the most laps. That was before Sunday. Busch was the class of the field leading a race high 291 of 400 laps to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. In a race delayed a day by rain Busch was the dominate car. He was able to retake the lead after surviving three restarts in the last 50 laps to score his 26th career win and his first since Martinsville last spring.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” Busch said in victory lane.” It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together just seemed like we were building and building and building towards a great finish like this.”
Prior to Sunday, Busch had led more laps than any other driver without a win. It’s an amazing feat considering Busch was suspended from the first three races of the season due to a domestic violence issue.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling when you pull deep from within and you go through troubles and you know,“ an emotional Busch said. “When you’re accused of something and things go sideways, your personal life doesn’t need to affect your business life. And I’m here in Victory Lane.” MORE>>>
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.
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