KYLE BUSCH M&M’S Hazlenut Spread Racing Team Report Round 22 of 36 – GoBowling at The Glen – Watkins Glen

Car No.: 18 – M&M’S Hazelnut Spread Camry

Teammates: – No. 11 ; Martin Truex Jr. – No. 19 Toyota Camry; – No. 20 Toyota Camry

At-Track PR Contact: Bill Janitz, True Speed Communication (704-875-3388 ext. 803 or [email protected]).

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Crew Chief: Adam Stevens Hometown: Las Vegas Hometown: Portsmouth, Ohio

Car Chief: Nate Bellows Team Engineer: Tyler Allen Hometown: Fairfax, Vermont Hometown: Seattle, Washington

Engine Specialist: Mike Johnson Spotter: Tony Hirschman Hometown: Bozeman, Montana Hometown: Northampton, Pennsylvania

Over-The-Wall Crew Members/Pit Support:

Gas Man: Matt Tyrrell Front Tire Changer: Cam Waugh Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hometown: Johnstown, Colorado

Jackman: T.J. Ford Rear Tire Changer: Jeff Cordero Hometown: Charlotte, Hometown: Salem,

Tire Carrier: Joe Crossen Hometown: Salisbury, North Carolina

Road Crew Members:

Truck Drivers: Brendan Greene and Jamie Price Tire Specialist: Jon Desrocher Hometowns: Midland, North Carolina, and Choteau, Montana, respectively Hometown: Plattsburgh, New York

Interior Mechanic: Wesley Lape Team Engineer: William Hartman Hometown: Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania Hometown: Laingsburg,

Ride and Handling Engineer: Chris Chase Rear End Mechanic: Chris Jones Hometown: Nichols, New York Hometown: Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia

Mechanic: Todd Foster Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama

Notes of Interest:

 The Go Bowling at The Glen will mark Kyle Busch’s 520th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start and his 15th NASCAR Cup Series start at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.

 Busch has career totals of 55 wins, 31 poles, 194 top-five finishes, 287 top-10s and 16,865 laps led in 519 career Cup Series races. His most recent Cup Series win came in June at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Busch’s most recent pole, the 30th of his career, came in October at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

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 Busch has two wins, six top-five finishes and 12 top-10s and has led a total of 247 laps in 14 Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen. Busch’s average Watkins Glen finish is 9.4.

 Regular-Season Race: Following the race at Pocono last weekend, Busch now sits six points behind leader Joey Logano in the regular-season standings. Busch has four wins to Logano’s two victories so far this season. With five races to go in the regular season, both are battling it out for the 15-point playoff bonus for the winning the regular-season title. Busch has 28 playoff points, a series-high, to Logano’s 17.

 55 Career Cup Series Wins: With his Cup Series win at Pocono this past June, the 55th points-paying win of his career, Busch sits tied for ninth all-time in Cup Series wins with NASCAR Hall of Famer . With his 40th Cup Series victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in August 2017, Busch became the fourth-youngest driver to reach 40 Cup Series wins at 32 years, 109 days, behind only , and .

 All-Time JGR Wins Leader: With his Brickyard 400 win in July 2016, Busch passed for most all-time Cup Series wins for JGR. Busch now has 51 wins for JGR to Stewart’s 33 following his most recent win at Bristol, along with besting Stewart’s Cup Series career win total.

 206: Busch enters the weekend at Watkins Glen with 206 wins among NASCAR’s top three divisions – Cup (55), Xfinity (95) and Truck (56) – following his most recent Cup Series win at Pocono in June.

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