Kurt Busch News

Sprint Cup drivers spent two hours tuning their cars Saturday for 600 miles on Sunday, and the same cars that were fast at the start of the day also were the fastest at the end.

The Frontstretch: Mirror Driving: Correcting Mistakes, Moving Forward With Charlotte And Dramatic Returns by Frontstretch Staff -- Saturday May 25, 2013 Denny Hamlin shattered the track qualifying record at Charlotte Motor Speedway as he rocketed to the pole for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600.

Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The first thought for Kurt Busch when asked about this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway wasn't about the longest race of the year, nor was it about his chances of winning one of NASCAR's crown jewels after a dominating performance Saturday night in the Sprint All-Star Race.

The first thought for Kurt Busch when asked about this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway wasn't about the longest race of the year, nor was it about his chances of winning one of NASCAR's crown jewels after a dominating performance Saturday night in the Sprint All-Star Race.

Jimmie Johnson's road to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race win included a lesson in simple math.

Kurt Busch, No. 78 Furniture Row/Sealy Chevrolet SS, posted the second-fastest time of the 19 drivers who have earned spots in the 29th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kurt Busch won the first segment of the Sprint All-Star race Saturday night, but finished fourth in second segment three spots behind brother Kyle.

For most of the night, Jimmie Johnson had to watch brothers Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch steal the spotlight.

Kurt Busch was leading the NASCAR All-Star race when rain forced a delay 13 laps into it.

Carl Edwards captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, paying tribute to the late Dick Trickle along the way.

Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will mark the 12th appearance in the annual classic for Furniture Row Racing driver Kurt Busch.

Viktor Troicki couldn't believe it when a chair umpire at the Italian Open in Rome overruled the line judge and called his shot out.

"I think there could be a , but it will be a matter of how the tire grabs the asphalt," Busch said after a test drive with the Gen-6 car at MIS on Tuesday afternoon.

This was the third step in his recovery, after having to sit on the sideline for four weeks and then starting last week's race at Talladega before getting out of the car early.

The Southern 500 at Darlington saw a lot of caution free racing for most of the race.

The Southern 500 is a part of NASCAR tradition, albeit not on Labor Day weekend anymore.

Ryan Newman didn't say NASCAR officials had their heads in a place where they shouldn't on Friday but he's still quite frustrated over what happened last Sunday and the lack of a response from NASCAR.

Busch's lap of 181.918 mph Friday earned him his third career pole at Darlington and broke the two-year old mark of 181.254 mph held by Kasey Kahne.

Question: So a talented, former champion from NASCAR that can't land a ride with a competitive team that has alienated many sponsors and a large portion of the fan base drove an IndyCar today.