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Busch's Battle Ends in Glory 8 – THE DERRICK. / The News-Herald Wednesday, December 09, 2015 QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers What will I do for NASCAR news? It’s as close as we get to NASCAR hanging a “Gone fishing” sign on the door. Now what? After 36 races, a goodbye to Jeff Gordon and con- SPEED FREAKS gratulations to Kyle Busch, and with only about A couple questions Mission accomplished two months until the engines crank at Daytona, we had to ask — you need more right now? These days, this is the ourselves closest thing NASCAR has to a dark season. But there’ll be news. What sort of news? Danica Patrick’s NASCAR’s corner-office suits are huddling with newest Busch’s battle the boys in legal to find a feasible way to turn its race teams into something resembling fran- GODSPEAK: Third chises, which would break from the independent- crew chief in contractor system that served the purposes four years. Crew since the late-’40s. Well, it served NASCAR’s ends in glory purposes, along with owners and drivers who chief No. 1, Tony Gibson, took ran fast enough to escape creditors. But times Kurt Busch to the have changed; you’ll soon be reading a lot about men named Rob Kauffman and Brent Dewar and Chase this year. something called the Race Team Alliance. KEN’S CALL: It’s starting to take on Will it affect the race fans and the the feel of a dial- racing? a-date, isn’t it? Nope. So maybe you shouldn’t pay attention. Un- I’m saying nothing less you like watching the Ralph Lauren crowd much changes. sending their lawyers into battle fully armed with Same question for briefcases full of “whereas” and “therefore.” Tony Stewart. Any good news? GODSPEAK: The There was some griping about Kyle Busch win- 2015 season for ning the championship even though he missed 11 Stewart was an races. But there didn’t seem to be much resent- anomaly. New ment to Toyota winning its first Cup Series title. crew chief and Oh wait, is that really progress? Maybe it infers new energy will that all of the old-school NASCAR lifers have quit revive the old ver- caring about such things. If they no longer have sion of Tony. enough emotion to get worked up over Toyota, KEN’S CALL: I’m that’s worrisome. Maybe this stirred them up. beginning to Ken Willis has been think Godwin covering NASCAR for has a secret No. The Daytona Beach 14 tattoo some- News-Journal for 27 where. Ain’t years. Reach him at ken. looking. And don’t [email protected] expect Tony to suddenly find the NASCAR CHAMPION old magic. NASCAR Stats: Cup Series all-time statistical updates If there was a Most Popular Driver alter- Another NASCAR season means updates to native to Junior, who the record book. Jeff Gordon, who retired as NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch poses in front of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign would it be? a full-time Cup Series driver after compet- during NASCAR Champion’s Week. NASCAR VIA GETTY IMAGES/STREETER LECKA ing this year, topped two all-time records. GODSPEAK: Sur- Here are a few select categories that prised Jeff Gordon changed after the 2015 season: for Kyle Busch, who has been a Cup didn’t get it. My Busch battles back Godwin Kelly is the Daytona regular since 2005, when he joined runner-up choice Beach News-Journal’s motors- Consecutive Cup starts (active drivers) from leg injuries to be up with Hendrick Motorsports, ports editor and has Jeff Gordon 797 Jimmie Johnson 504 would be Clint crowned NASCAR Cup where he would get the boot two covered NASCAR Ryan Newman 504 Kevin Harvick 496 Bowyer. years later to make room for Dale champion for 30 years. Jamie McMurray 472 Greg Biffle 465 KEN’S CALL: This Earnhardt Jr. Reach him at Kasey Kahne 432 past year, Jeff By Godwin Kelly Everybody knows Busch can godwin.kelly@ [email protected] drive a race car. But nobody Gordon. Other- news-jrnl.com All-time consecutive years with a pole wise, like it or not, expected to see him at the cham- Jeff Gordon, 23 seasons, 1993-2015 It is an improbable storyline: pion’s table in Las Vegas. it’s Danica. David Pearson, 20, 1963-1982 Driver seriously injured, misses 11 “I don’t know that anybody Richard Petty, 18, 1960-1977 If you’re Kyle Busch, Cup races, then roars back to win In his fifth start of the season could have ever dreamt of this year Darrell Waltrip, 13, 1974-1986 do you save the rod the coveted NASCAR champion- at Sonoma Raceway on June 28, especially, but to have dreamt of Bill Elliott, 12, 1984-1995 they’ll pull from ship. Kyle Busch lived it and made Busch got that win; then for good my career path the way it’s kind your leg? it happen. measure, he scored three more in of gone, it’s certainly amazing to All-time race winners GODSPEAK: Most At the start of the season, his next four Cup starts. have the opportunity right now to Richard Petty 200, David Pearson 105, nobody gave Kyle Busch a chance drivers keep the He made it through to the be in this position with Joe Gibbs,” Jeff Gordon 93, Bobby Allison 84, to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Round at Busch said. Darrell Waltrip 84 Cale Yarborough 83 hardware doctors Series championship, given the Homestead-Miami Speedway Gibbs boasts four Cup champi- Dale Earnhardt 76, Jimmie Johnson 75, pull out of their fact he watched the Daytona 500 with consistent finishes, then onships with three drivers. Rusty Wallace 55, Lee Petty 54, bodies. Probably from a Daytona Beach hospital earned the crown by winning “It’s a thrill,” Gibbs said. “It’s Ned Jarrett 50, Junior Johnson 50, headed to Busch’s bed. the Ford EcoBoost 400, just one been 10 years since we won one.” Tony Stewart 48, Herb Thomas 48 trophy case. Busch overcame his injuries, position in front of 2014 cham- Now that the 2015 season is Buck Baker 46 Bill Elliott 44, then overcame a stellar group KEN’S CALL: If pion Kevin Harvick. officially over, Busch is scheduled Mark Martin 40, Tim Flock 39, of stock-car competitors to to head back into the operating Bobby Isaac 37, Matt Kenseth 36, big enough, it reach the championship table It’s the stuf of fairy tales. room on Dec. 17 to have the metal Kyle Busch 34, Fireball Roberts 33, becomes a fire at Friday’s Cup Series Awards Busch, who drives the No. 18 hardware extracted from his foot Dale Jarrett 32, Kevin Harvick 31, poker. Ceremonies. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, became and leg. Rex White 28 “It’s been truly remarkable,” the first driver in NASCAR’s The leg surgery will be the most Busch said. modern history (since 1972) to win dramatic. Other active drivers: The 30-year-old driver broke the championship without starting “Just having to re-go through Dale Earnhardt Jr. 26 Denny Hamlin 26, his left foot and right leg after his every race on the schedule. the knee and to cut the knee open Carl Edwards 25 car smashed into an inside retain- Not only that, but he nabbed again in order to pull the rod out, ing wall at Daytona International Toyota’s first championship since that’s going to be the most trau- Combined NASCAR wins from different series ONLINE EXTRAS Speedway 10 laps from the finish the car maker joined the series in matic part,” he said. Richard Petty 200 (Cup Series) of the Speedweeks Xfinity race on 2007. Toyota has poured millions He will be in rehab right up Kyle Busch 154 (34 Cup, 76 Xfinity, 44 truck) news-journalonline. the day before the 500. and millions and millions of dollars to the start of 2016 Daytona David Pearson 106 (105 Cup, 1 Xfinity) com/nascar Busch missed the first 11 into this effort and only found suc- Speedweeks. Jeff Gordon 98 (93 Cup, 5 Xfinity) Cup Series races of the season, cess after partnering with Gibbs. Before heading back to the Dale Earnhardt 97 (76 Cup, 21 Xfinity) facebook.com/ returning May 24 for the Coca- Fittingly, it was Busch who hospital, Busch plans to just nascardaytona Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor scored Toyota’s first Cup Series enjoy the moment and soak in his Consecutive lead-lap finishes (active drivers) Speedway. victory in 2008 at Atlanta Motor accomplishments. Joey Logano, 24 finishes, 7/27/2014 to 4/4//2015 Soon after, NASCAR Chair- Speedway. “It’s definitely caught up with Logano, 22, 5/9/2015 to 10/25/2015 @nascardaytona man and CEO Brian France ruled The championship put Busch everyone saying ‘champion’ or Dale Earnhardt Jr., 21, 1½0/2011 to 7/29/2012 that if Busch won a race and was in elite company. Busch and his calling me ‘champ’ or introducing Jeff Gordon, 21, 6/14/1998 to 2/14/1999 Questions? Contact among the top 30 in points by brother Kurt join Terry and Bobby me as the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Jimmie Johnson, 20, 4/2/2006 to 9/3/2006 Godwin Kelly at godwin. the end of the regular season, he Labonte as the only brothers to Cup Series champion,” Busch Clint Bowyer, 19, 4/7/2013 to 8/24/2013 [email protected] or could participate in the Chase earn Cup Series titles.
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