Is Kyle Busch Really Toast?
Kyle Busch still has the best season-to-date Driver Rating, despite finishing 34th and 43rd the last two races. But for the third straight week, his track specific DR is sub-top ten at 16th best 80.0, with just one top ten in four races. The Shrub has been good on intermediates, finishing top ten in nearly half of his starts. The question is, can the Joe Gibbs Racing no.18 right the ship. If Kyle was feeling championship pressure, that should be gone – at least for now. Gibb’s team leader – I think he’s still the team leader – Tony Stewart has the third best Kansas and combined DR. He has won at Kansas and eight wins on intermediate tracks. Can Tony win another race before he leaves Joe Gibbs Racing for good? Jeff Gordon is the only driver to win more than once at Kansas with two to go with ten other intermediate track wins the last five years. Gordon has the fifth best combined DR and he’s coming off a solid seventh at Dover. His average finish at Kansas – 10.6 – is better than all bu
