Kyle Busch has been known to enjoy New York City and the ample opportunities it offers young, rich superstars.
And after a dream regular season, the kid who has seemingly won everything this year had plenty of reason to run wild during NASCAR’s two-day tour through the city to promote the upcoming Chase for the championship.
The title can be lost by a single bad race, and Busch said his goal for Sunday is to simply get the best finish possible. But he also knows an average finish won’t get it done.
“We’re going to have to get a top 10,” he said. “If it’s a top five, its an excellent day. Anything worse than that, and we’re probably already going to be behind and have to play catch up.”
And that’s not something Busch has had to do this season. He’s been out front all year, and ticked off wins at a rapid pace that frightened the competition. But he’s considered to be in a bit of a slump right now - Busch followed an August win at Watkins Glen with consecutive second-place finishes, but he’s “only” finished seventh and 15th in the last two events.
So he’s ready to get his momentum back, and would have preferred not taking a midweek trip to New York before the Chase opener.
“Instead of having to take this week and come up here and talk about it, I would have preferred just going on to New Hampshire and getting this thing started,” he said. “It feels like it’s just a little different routine, feels a little bit different ... like you went on a mini vacation and now it’s like you have to go back to work.”
Question: So did you have any fun in New York?
Kyle Busch: I had fun in New York, it was a good time. The first day is just a little bit of work, but the second day is a lot. Then you get one day to get back to doing what you want to do.
Question: You are big football fan and follow the NFL. What did you think of Tom Brady getting hurt?
Kyle Busch: I don’t think it’s going to hurt that team because they have enough depth. They can insert a guy and the team will function just fine. And I think you have to give the benefit of the doubt to Matt Cassel and believe he’s going to do just fine. But the injury to Brady is kind of shocker.
Question: You grew up in Vegas, so what’s your favorite NFL team?
Kyle Busch: The Broncos. When John Elway was playing for the Broncos years ago, I met him at a dealership. Obviously I was a lot younger, and after I met him, I just kind of became a Broncos fan.
Question: Completely different subject now, your teammate got into it with his crew chief on the radio at the end of the race at Richmond. Is that unusual?
Kyle Busch: I don’t think so. Is it unusual for a husband and wife to bicker? I mean, you’ve got a relationship and Tony was so frustrated they didn’t get the win. They’ve been so close all year, and he’s won races every year going back like nine or 10 years. Now it’s getting down to the end of the year and he’s still trying to get a win and I think they just get frustrated. But what happens on the radio is pretty common.
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