Kyle Busch is a big NFL fan.
More specifically, the 22-year-old Las Vegas native loves the Denver Broncos.
But if recent published reports are accurate, he’ll soon become a Washington Redskins fan as well. Or at least, he better be. Tom Goff, Post-Crescent
Aug 05, 2007
‘‘I really think he’s probably one of the fastest guys on the track week in, week out,’’ Johnson said, ‘‘but he needs to grow a little bit and mature in other areas to become a team leader and have some stability in his racing career.’‘
But is it in Busch’s makeup to be a leader?
Earnhardt may have driven with little regard for those in his way. But he always had his cool, which eventually allowed him to make the transition from loner to legend. Jay Hart, The Morning Call
July 31
He admitted the frustration of being ousted from the organization and the ensuing search for a new team, which appears narrowed to Joe Gibbs Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc. and Evernham Motorsports, had taken its toll. It was a classy move by a driver who has shown little class over the past month.
By David Newton, Read More.. Sports.ESPN.Go.Com
July 12, 2007
“I was real proud of what Kyle did,” Gordon said. “It showed to me a lot of maturity and it took a big person to do what he did. I was really proud of him and it will make a huge difference for the way we race the rest of this season and moving forward.”
David Newton ESPN: Kyle Busch walked down pit road following Saturday night’s Nextel Cup race at Daytona International Speedway to congratulate teammate Jeff Gordon.
The reception wasn’t what he expected. “I got blown off,” Busch said. It didn’t start on pit road. It started on the track, where Busch got little help from any of his soon-to-be ex-Hendrick Motorsports teammates on a 2.5-mile track where friends are key.
9th July
Ed Hinton - Orlandosentinel: Jamie McMurray got a lot of help from his teammates. Kyle Busch got none from his in what now appears to be all-out estrangement. The difference manifested itself as only. 005 of a second, the margin by which McMurray beat Busch in Saturday night’s Pepsi 400.
Seven times they exchanged the lead on the final lap, with McMurray getting the crucial aerodynamic shove at the final moment from teammate Carl Edwards of Roush Fenway Racing.
2nd July
Steve Waid from SceneDaily.com: Seems Kyle Busch won’t have any problem hooking up with a quality Nextel Cup team for next season. There’s plenty of interest from several organizations that know the 22-year-old is very talented and likely to be one of NASCAR’s top stars in the years ahead.
The word is that Richard Childress Racing, Dale Earnhardt Inc., Ginn Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing, Evernham Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Penske Racing and Robert Yates Racing have expressed an interest in Busch.
Whew!
Rumor had it Busch would narrow his choices down to four teams by this past weekend. He’s said he would like to have a few more conversations, get a deal done and move on.
2nd July
Brendan A. McGrail from TELEGRAM & GAZETTE: “Penske would be stupid not to look at Kyle, so that talk is under way,” Kurt said in a national teleconference last week. But Kyle later said, “Penske is not one that I’ve sat down and talked to.”
He has stated very clearly he wants to be part of a competitive team. He has not said, however, that he insists on being on a Nextel Cup team.
“I’m looking forward to being able to hear from McLaren,” he said. McLaren, of course, is one of the top teams in Formula 1 racing.
Busch has also made it clear that he’s not in any hurry. While teams are rushing to sign big-name drivers to keep big-name sponsors, Busch wants to take his time and make sure he finds the right fit.
June 29
Joe Menzer from NASCAR.COM: Kyle Busch said he knows what he wants for Kyle Busch when it comes to the driver’s future. And what he said he wants is to drive for an organization that will back him completely, in public and behind closed doors. He indicated that he isn’t sure he always has received that kind of support from Hendrick Motorsports.
“[I want] somebody looking out for Kyle Busch. Somebody that will back me, somebody that will, you know, I guess back me up when I’m right—and when I’m wrong, take me off to the side and sit me down and tell me,” Busch said Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway, where he was preparing for Sunday’s Lenox Industrial Tools 300. “Just an organization that will be to the point, and tell you to your face. I don’t need somebody or something where people will be sort of two-faced, telling you that you’re great and this and that and everything else, and then go behind closed doors and tell somebody else, ‘Man, he’s out of control. What are we doing? This, that and whatever.’
June 29
Shawn Courchesne from courant.com: Asked if he felt that was something he didn’t get at Hendrick, Busch wavered.
“No, I don’t feel, . . . I didn’t see it but I’ve heard it so I’d rather just look and find somebody that does stand behind me, that I know stands behind me, that I hear it from everybody that they’re standing behind me and everything like that instead of hearing it through the grapevine that there’s different things being said,” Busch said.
Busch understands that he can’t be as choosy about factors with a team as Earnhardt, arguably the most popular driver in the sport.
“The competition of course is number one,” Busch said. “Dale Earnhardt, Jr. we have to remember is Dale Earnhardt, Jr. He can sell a chocolate popsicle to a woman in a white dress. It’s easy.
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