Kyle Busch Wins the 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas
Posted by GEORGE March 3, 2009 9:44:14 AM
Kyle Busch is starting to put together what could be another impressive string of wins in all three of the NASCAR racubg series. Sunday, Busch scored his first win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and there could be more wins for Kyle this season.
When Kyle Busch took the lead for good at LVMS, it was no contest from there on, and the hometown hero gave his patented bow, grabbed the flag, and kissed the finish line in celebration. Winning on his home track was better than winning any other race. We could be looking at the early stages of a dynasty in NASCAR racing, and Kyle Busch may someday see his name up there as one of the best NASCAR drivers in history.
Jeff Gordon made a miraculous recovery from some bad luck early in the race and came back to finish sixth, giving him the points lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It appears that Gordon has his will to win back, the very thing that was missing last year.
One statistic which probably went unnoticed in Las Vegas is that Jeff Gordon led his 20,000th lap in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing. This is quite an accomplishment, but no where near the record by Richard Petty.
Matt Kenseth's blown engine after only six laps made him a riches-to-rags driver, but after finishing in first place in the first two races of the season, the 43rd-place finish only dropped him to third place in the standings. It's true that the standings don't mean much after only three of 36 races, but it does give us an indication of who is running well, and who has the best equipment to date.
Heads up to our NASCAR friends from Australia: Marcos Ambrose has won over $500,000 so far this year and is sitting in 20th-place in the standings, just 34 points out of the top 12. Ambrose knows how to race, and now has some solid experience behind him. Although he isn't a contender for the title, we're going to see some good things from him this year.
We're seeing the progress Joey Logano is making as he is gaining knowledge with each lap he runs. Lagano finished on the lead lap at LVMS, led a lap for the first time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, and finished in 13th-place. While I don't believe Joey is a Chase contender, I think he will win a race sometime this season.
At present, there are 48 cars on the entry list for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. This will be another great weekend of top notch NASCAR racing!
I hope you're right Ray! I like Ambrose's style, and I too think he's in line for bigger and better things. Thanks for your comment!
Posted by: George | 04 March 2009 at 01:49 PM
a lot better things to come from marcos and i think he will a contender for the title mark my words
Posted by: ray | 04 March 2009 at 12:56 AM