NASCAR
Kyle Busch Looks for Rebounding Run, Season Sweep at Richmond Raceway
This weekend, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series makes its second stop on the Playoff schedule at Richmond Raceway. 1 driver who will certainly be looking to bounce back in the track’s first-ever Playoff race is Kyle Busch. Despite rallying to a 7th-place finish last weekend at Las Vegas, the #18 team had an assortment of issues. While many may look at the 7th-place finish and think it’s a solid day, it is in no way a formula in which to win his second Cup Series Championship. That is why this weekend is key for the #18 team to get back on the right track and battle for a win.
Richmond Domination for Kyle Busch
With this being said, there is perhaps no better track for Busch to go to in hopes of a rebound. Richmond Raceway is a track in which Kyle Busch boasts the lead in most stats among active drivers. The driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota Camry ha visited victory lane at the track 5 times, which leads active drivers. However, none of his 5 Richmond victories have come during the fall race. He won the Richmond spring race 4 straight years from 2009 until 2012.
Busch most recently won at Richmond Raceway this spring, a race in which he led 32 laps after starting 32nd. The April race was also his third-consecutive victory. Along with this, Kyle boasts the track’s best average finish at 5.55. In his 26 starts at the track, he has 16 top-5 finishes. This includes 6 runner-up finishes to go along with his 5 wins.
Not only does Busch boast these extraordinary stats at Richmond Raceway, but it is a track that he truly enjoys. As Kyle said “I love Richmond. It’s one of my favorite racetracks and one of my best racetracks.” This is a driver who exudes confidence when he arrives at this track and rightfully so. Taking everything into consideration, not only is Kyle Busch primed for a bounce-back weekend, he is primed for a season sweep of Richmond.
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