‘I’m looking forward to getting back there,’ Kyle Busch is all set to go for the win at the ‘very tight, very narrow’ World Wide Technology Raceway Cup Race

NASCAR will hit Illinois for the Enjoy Illinois 300 this weekend and fans will be eager to see what the inaugural race at the gateway has to offer them after the chaotic Coco-Cola 600 in the charlotte Motors Speedway last weekend. The race will also mark the debut of the Next-Gen car in the 1.25 oval and the new car along with limited exposure to the track will be a challenge for the drivers to overcome.

Coming to Gateway two times cup series champion Kyle Busch will be hoping to get back to the winning way as he is yet to secure a convincing win this season his solo win which came in the Bristol dirt race was due to the fact that the leaders crashed each other out. Kyle Busch had to suffer yet another winning sliding through his hands after his teammate Denny Hamlin bested him at  Charlotte to get the trophy home which also made him the JGR driver with the most wins.

Now Kyle Busch who will enter the Gateway cup race in his new SNICKERS sponsored No:18 Toyota Camry has come forth expressing his thoughts on how he expects the inaugural race to play out and how much the previous experience he has on the track will be helpful.

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Find out what Kyle Busch said

Kyle Busch acknowledged that the he has understood that the Gateway track is very tight, narrow and slick after consulting with the individuals from his Truck series outfits, the Kyle Busch Motorsports. He went on talk about the long back straightaway in the track which turns to a huge, wide, sweeping turn demands very different style of arcing. Kyle Busch added that he hopes that he will have a really good practice run on Friday afternoon which can be beneficial in going for a win in the final day.

“Gateway is very tight, very narrow. It can be slick, too, from what I understand talking with my KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports) Truck Series guys. The long back straightaway gets into turns three and four, which is a huge, wide, sweeping turn, and a completely different way of driving both of those corners. Hoping we can have a good practice on Friday afternoon and get our SNICKERS Camry where it needs to be in the race to compete for the win,” Kyle Busch said.

Kyle Busch went on to say that the experience anyone has on the race track gives you some advantage compared to the individuals who have never been there. He then pointed out that having a normal practice weekend will mean that everything will Kind of shake out pretty Evenly at the End of the day. He added that he is looking back to getting back here as it’s been a long time.

“I would say that just being able to run there before and knowing the racetrack itself would give you a little more than somebody who has never been there before. But honestly, having a normal practice weekend, everything will kind of shakeout pretty evenly at the end of the day. I’m looking forward to getting back there. It’s been a long time,” Kyle Busch added.

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