Five months ago, the newly formed Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) team attempted the famous Tennessee short track for the first time with their owner-driver, Kyle Busch, who by all accounts is a master of the .533-mile short track. Their race together was a difficult one. It started with a top-10 qualifying run, followed quickly by a first-place position and the lead for 40 laps, until a pit stop miscue and then a late-race blown tire, forced the team to record a 17th-place finish. This week’s visit to Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (BMS) marks the 22nd race for the first-year team, who travels to the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile” once again, with high hopes of giving their boss his first taste of victory in the No. 54 Monster Energy machine.
Busch is no stranger to success on the high banks of Bristol. In 38 races across all three of NASCAR’s premier series, the 27-year old has amassed 12 wins, three poles, 20 top-five finishes, 27 top-10 finishes and 2,732 laps led. In the Nationwide Series specifically, over 16 starts, Busch has recorded four wins, two poles, nine top-five finishes and 12 top-10 finishes. He is the last driver to win from the pole position at BMS during a Nationwide Series event, done in August of 2011.
In 14 Bristol NNS starts, Busch ranks first among drivers in several statistical categories over the past seven years, including Driver Ranking (112.3), Most Green Passes (388), Most Quality Passes (296), Highest Number of Fastest Laps Run (488), Most Number of Laps Led (1014) and Highest Percentage of Laps Led (27.4%).
The KBM team travels to this weekend’s event at one of the fastest short tracks on the NASCAR circuit, where they know their leader is considered the ‘best’ at securing victory. The goal this week is to minimize errors, which will allow their company owner-driver to take the lead and maintain it, in order to cross the finish line and register that first win in his own car.
In five months since their last Bristol Motor Speedway effort, the No. 54 Monster Energy team has improved, and looks forward to showcasing their growth. Busch, as a driver, is recorded as the number one closer and fastest driver late in a run, at BMS. You can bet money, he will be charging hard.
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