‘Race like the GOAT,’ Kurt Busch wins the Kansas Cup Race by topping the ‘Kyle and Kyle show’

‘Race like the GOAT,’ Kurt Busch wins the Kansas Cup Race by topping the ‘Kyle and Kyle show’

Kurt Busch wins the Kansas cup race

The NASCAR cup series hit Kansas Speedway for the 13th round of racing and it produced one of the most chilling races to the finish as 23X1 Racing No:45 Toyota Camry crossed the finished line first securing Kurt Busch his first win in the Next-Gen car ahead of defending champion Kyle Larson at P2 and brother Kyle Busch at P3. Kurt Busch’s teammate Bubba Wallace also secured a respectable P10 finish surviving a pit road penalty.

Kurt Busch was the dominant driver at Kansas as he led 116 laps in the race with the second-most laps led being by Christopher Bell, the pole-sitter,  37 laps.  But it’s not all wasn’t that easy for the veteran as after securing a second stage win some pit stop mishaps saw the driver losing the lead to the Kyle’s during the caution and in the final restart with only 23 laps to go Kurt Busch had to start the race at P4.

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In the final restart, Kyle Larson got an early lead from Kyle Busch but the older Busch was lurking in the back as he made his advance on younger brother Kyle Busch at lap 237 to take P2. Then Kurt Busch started chasing down the No:5 HMS car and with 8 laps to go he made his move on the champion through the inside on turn 3 securing the and holding on to it for 1.413 seconds to take the win.

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This is the 2004 Cup Champion’s 34th career victory and his first in 2022 and the win was more special as it came when he was using Michael Jordon’s new Air Jordon sneaker paint scheme. Now Kurt Busch has come forth acknowledging the parts played by his team on his way back to victory lane.

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Find out what Kurt Busch had to say about his 34th career win

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Kurt Busch and 23X1 team at Kansas podium

Kurt Busch acknowledged that his win was all about teamwork as the team Toyota helped them a lot alongside Joe Gibbs Racing, and Kurt’s brother Kyle Busch who races for JGR and stood strong with him on the family side.  He also acknowledged the contributions of teammate Bubba Wallace towards the win.

“It’s all about teamwork. I don’t do this alone. The way that Toyota’s helped us and (Joe Gibbs Racing) and my little brother has been so important just on the family side. Bubba has been a tremendous teammate,” Kurt Busch said.

Kurt Busch went on to say that this is the first win for the No”45 car and with the Jordan racing brand at the hood he claimed he felt like he had to win like a GOAT, race like a GOAT. He went on add he got the win defeating both the Kyles, Kyle Larson, and Kyle Busch, who were putting on a ‘Kyle and Kyle show’. Kurt Busch acknowledged that his win was a testament to the hard work put in by the crew of 23X1 Racing with the new car.

“This is our first win for the No. 45 car and with the Jordan Brand on the hood I felt like I had to win like the GOAT, race like the GOAT and I had to beat the Kyles. I beat both of them – the ‘Kyle and Kyle show’. This No. 45 car is a winner now!” says Kurt Busch.

“It’s the most gratifying to work from the ground up with a brand-new car. Everybody at 23XI – this is for us. This is what the hard work is all about,” Kurt Busch added.

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