Kyle Busch ‘Charging’ Toward the Chase

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule reaches the halfway point, and with just nine races remaining before the 12-driver field is set for the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Kyle Busch is making a “charge.”

Coming off Sunday’s fifth-place finish at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, his eighth top-five of the season, Busch now finds himself with two wins and is seventh in the standings.

The driver of the No. 18 Interstate All Battery Center Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) looks to continue his “charge” as the first half of the season concludes and the run-up to the Chase commences with Saturday night’s traditional midsummer Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

Busch & Company will roll into Daytona with a different look gracing the No. 18 Toyota this weekend – the metallic and reflective green-and-gold scheme for Interstate All Battery Center stores. The Interstate All Battery Center colors this weekend come as the company continues its franchise expansion throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Recognized as a top-50 franchisor by Franchise Business Review, All Battery Center stores provide “Every Battery for Every Need,” with more than 16,000 portal power solutions.

Interstate Batteries colors are already two-for-two this season with Busch’s wins at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., and Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Needless to say, Busch and the No. 18 team look to continue that streak Saturday night at Daytona.

Busch is certainly no stranger to victory lane in the Coke Zero 400, having won the July 2008 race behind the wheel of – yes –the Interstate Batteries Toyota. The Las Vegas native has fared much better in his summer races at Daytona during his career as the track is much more slick thanks to Florida’s July heat. He has recorded four top-five finishes in his eight July starts there.

With all of that in mind, Busch heads back to Daytona this weekend sporting different colors and hoping for some good fortune in a restrictor-plate style of racing where a driver not only has to be good, but have good fortune to go along with it. He would like nothing more than to start July in the best way possible – by bringing the Interstate All Battery Centers green-and-gold paint scheme to victory lane Saturday night as the No. 18 team continues its “charge” toward the Chase.

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