Kyle Busch returns ready to attack the ‘demon’ of Daytona

SONOMA, CA - JUNE 28: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Crispy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)

 

SONOMA, CA - JUNE 28:  Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Crispy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 in Sonoma, California.  (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CA – JUNE 28: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, 2015 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)

Kyle Busch has had an eventful 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. In February of this year Busch crashed during the season opening Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway breaking his right leg and left foot. Busch missed the first 11 races of the season undergoing two surgeries and extensive rehab. Wednesday however Busch said he’s ready to get back on the track that nearly ended his career.

Just five races after his return and two weeks after a victory in the Xfinity race at Michigan International Speedway in his first race back in that series, Busch won last Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.  Busch took the lead from Jimmie Johnson with five laps to go and went on to score his 30th career win. It was an emotional win for Busch who, in an ironic twist, parked his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the track and walked into victory lane at the 1.99-mile road course.

The Sonoma win cemented one part of what Busch needs to qualify for NASCAR’s season ending 10-race Chase for the championship. 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.