Kurt Busch

[duster 408]

Can you really blame him for wanting to drag race and get away from that circle jerk stuff. Plus he will be in a Mopar! Welcome Kurt Busch.

[Mark Markow]

like you said most races aren't full anyways . so as long as no-one gets bumped whats the harm.

[Bobby Bennett]

Well put Dan. Well put.

[danny waters sr]

Under the watchful eye of former NHRA and IHRA Pro Stock driver Roy Hill, Kyle Busch raced at Rockingham Dragway Monday. The 31-year-old Busch, who normally drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had a best quarter mile time of 9.16 seconds at 166 miles per hour.
slideshow Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion and one of only 18 drivers to have won races in each of NASCAR’s top three divisions, showed off his vaunted versatility Monday night at Rockingham Dragway at the wheel of a 1970 Dodge Challenger in which he will make his drag racing debut two weeks hence.

Under the watchful eye of former NHRA and IHRA Pro Stock driver Roy Hill, who now operates a professional drag racing school, the 31-year-old Busch, who normally drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, had a best quarter mile time of 9.16 seconds at 166 miles per hour.

“We got a lot of homework done,” Busch said, “but we’ve still got a lot to do. The track worked great and I was amazed at how well the car hooked at the 400 foot mark.”

A vintage “muscle car,” Busch’s Challenger is equipped with a turbocharger which, according to Hill, makes it fully capable of sub-9.00 second times although it will be dialed-in to run the 9.90 second standard of the NHRA Super Gas class.

Busch will make his Super Gas debut at the March 11-14 NHRA Tire Kingdom Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla.

A native of Las Vegas, Busch was the 2000 Craftsman Trucks Rookie-of-the-Year and the 2003 IROC champion before winning the ultimate stock car title in 2004, the first year NASCAR’s premier championship was determined in a Countdown format.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher

I just can't help myself...

Believe me, I love to bitch...I'll happily rail against the machine when wronged, but this isn't worth it. Instead of this, why don't we go back to bitching about how hundreds of racers spent thousands of dollars at Phoenix over the last two weeks and never even got to race. That would seem to me to be a bit more offensive. All Kurt Busch racing SG is going to do is give someone a easy trip into round two...

And BTW, this is coming from someone that they WOULD NOT let race at Richmond last year when I 'effed up and didn't enter on time. I was the defending event champ, current world champ, and former world champ...all recognized as provisional entries, but not after 4pm est on the Monday before the race...

As they say, my $.02...

Dan,

I had that very discussion just last week with a friendly next state racer. The costs that were encurred should never have been, it was not well handled at all.

As to Kurt being easy pickins', well I'm guessing it will be like Danica Mania, she had the best car and crew money could buy to run against a lot of underfunded teams. Don't think they'll want to see the Busch embarrassed. (Hey, maybe they will ask me to run against him so he looks really good!) It makes no difference to me, it is their court and I'm glad he wants to dabble, but there wouldn't have been any of this if they'd have just followed their own rules, or grant exceptions to anyone in a hardship case situation. Like some former multi-time champ hitting the entry key late. I can't understand NHRA not wanting to take your money, heck I'm trying to get our sales staff to take all the free profit business we can get.

But the stupidest thing I've ever heard was on the news last night where the airlines will sell the safety exit row seats for more money. ??? Shouldn't the individuals near the door be the most capable of getting everyone out safely in an emergency? That is why they call it the emergency exit correct? I forget, was it Larry Morgan or Forest Gump who had the clearest observation of the situation?

[hemidup]

I'll take a look at this from a different angle.

Take my wife for example. She likes drag racing and I'm her only hero. However, she's a HUGE fan of NASCAR which I'm not. I'm mean she's to the point of driving me nuts. She just loves Kasey Kane and the #9 car. She's got Kasey Kane P.J.'s, Kasey Kane calander, Kasey Kane drink glasses, Kasey Kane jacket, Kasey Kane this...Kasey Kane that... and the dude doesn't even drive a Dodge anymore so I'm sure she's going to go out and buy a bunch of Kasey Kane Ford stuff and bring it in to a Mopar only house.

Point is, If Kasey Kane drove a car down the 1320... good or bad, fast or slow, win or loose, my wife would be watching. She'd MAKE me purchase tickets for the both of us to go to the summer nat's. If some NASCAR drivers came over to NHRA, wouldn't you think their fans would also follow? My wife sure would. How many Danica Patrick IRL fans are now watching NASCAR?

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Ed OBrien

How about Betty White or OJ or Jay Leno they would all bring in a crowd ? Why have any rules at all ? How can you tell the average Joe he or she must go to the waste of time Div. races and waste their money and time if this gets by ? This not for profit group seems to have no respect for what's fair or safe or legal but they do love money don't they ? Have a nice day

BTW Who owns NHRA ?

Ed,

Please don't pick on Betty!

[hemidup]

Ed mentioned Jay Leno. This image just came to mind.... Picture Jay Leno in the stands interviewing a few of the fans asking, "What is a grade point?" Now think of the stupid answers they'd come up with.

[Rich Biebel]

Right On Dan.......

Whinners are just not happy no matter what....they spend their days looking for stuff to whine about.....


Ed O.....Betty White would tree your grumpy *** and hang a wheel on you.....and she uses a 2 step and a blinder......LOL ( I crack myself up)

[W J]

Someone should start a "Celebrity Drag Race TV Show" (Pass-Time spinoff, maybe).....Make it all heads-up racing, with all compatible cars, kind of like the IROC series was.....You know, Leno vs. Letterman, Fergie vs. Betty White, ect.....Probably would really take off....Someone call Bruton....could use "ledgends cars"! WJ