Kyle Busch could edge closer to his 100th NASCAR national series victory this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he – like many of stock car racing’s current stars – has yet to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
Busch, who’ll also compete in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Top Gear 300, posted win No. 97 on May 20 capturing the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 200 for the fourth time. The victory moved Busch into a tie for third (with NASCAR Hall of Fame member Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip) on the all-time national win list.
Others looking for their first CMS points win: Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner Kevin Harvick, as well as Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin.
Trevor Bayne and Regan Smith both nabbed their first career wins this season. Who’s next? Historically, Charlotte’s a good spot for first-time wins.
The race has a star-filled roster of first-time NASCAR Sprint Cup winners beginning with NASCAR Hall of Fame member David Pearson in 1961. He’s joined by Jeff Gordon, 1994; Bobby Labonte, 1995; Matt Kenseth, 2000; Casey Mears, 2007 and David Reutimann, 2009.
The 1.5-mile track’s fall Bank of America 500 has produced three additional first-time winners: Buddy Baker, Charlie Glotzbach and Jamie McMurray.
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