After a weather delay of almost 24 hours, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup received the green flag Monday at Chicagoland Speedway – race No. 1 of 10 that will decide this year’s champion. Weather was much of the story all weekend. Teams arrived into the Chicago area… Read More
Busch and Dodge Dominant in Road-Course Win at Infineon!
Posted on June 27, 2011
Our own Kurt Busch earned his 23rd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory Sunday in dominant fashion, leading a race-high 76 of 110 laps in the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger at Infineon Raceway. Busch’s winning margin of four-seconds over second-place Jeff Gordon was never in jeopardy and continued… Read More
Tough Weekend for Kurt Busch and Dodge at Michigan
Posted on June 20, 2011
For the fourth consecutive week, a Dodge Charger R/T led the field to green in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch continued his torrid four-week stretch by earning his third straight and 15th-career pole position for Sunday’s HELUVA GOOD! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International… Read More
Kurt Busch Claws his way to a Second Place Finish at Pocono
Posted on June 13, 2011
After a hard fought battle, Kurt Busch posted his best finish of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season here Sunday at Pocono Raceway, driving his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger to a second-place finish in the 5-Hour Energy 500 on the 2.5-mile track. Busch started from the pole… Read More
Early Trouble in Sprint All-Star Race, “Big Show” in the Sprint Showdown
Posted on May 23, 2011
The fate of both Dodge drivers in the annual Sprint All-Star Race was decided early Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski had problems in the first 25 laps of the 100-lap event run in four segments, creating a deficit they could not overcome. … Read More
Richmond Track Tough Challenge for Dodge Sprint Cup Teams
Posted on May 2, 2011
Richmond International Raceway proved to be a difficult challenge for the three Dodge teams this past Saturday night. The trio ran into problems early in the 400-lap Sprint Cup event and never recovered.
Dodge Teams Come Up Short at ’Dega Dance!
Posted on April 18, 2011
Kurt Busch and his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T finished 18th at last Sunday’s infamous Talladega Superspeedway. “Man, a busy day with the Shell/Pennzoil Dodge today. Restrictor plate racing and this two-car draft is really tough and I was in the middle of a bunch of incidents”… Read More
Kurt Busch Collects Fifth Top 10 Finish of Season
Posted on April 11, 2011
Kurt Busch recorded his fifth top-10 finish of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Saturday night in the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway as all three Dodge drivers led laps in the 334-lap event. Busch led five times for 50 laps, second only to race… Read More
Kurt Busch’s Bid for A Daytona Sweep Comes Up Just Short
Posted on February 22, 2011
Kurt Busch was in excellent position to make Daytona 500 history Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. A Daytona Sweep was within his grasp. He had won the Budweiser Shootout and Gatorade Duel earlier in Speedweeks in the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T. The crown jewel, a Daytona… Read More
Kurt Busch Wins Gatorade Duel Qualifying Race
Posted on February 18, 2011
Kurt Busch’s 2011 season ledger remains unblemished. Busch drove his No. 22 Pennzoil/Shell Dodge Charger to victory in Thursday’s first Gatorade Duel (60-lap, 150-mile) at Daytona International Speedway. Just as in his win in the Budweiser Shootout under the lights Saturday night, Busch had help from a drafting partner. … Read More
