
Kurt Busch: Rising Star or Black Hole
By sfbay
Kurt Busch has been one NASCAR driver who has been in the news for one reason or the other ever since his entry on the NASCAR circuits. This highly talented driver, who has been driving in both the Busch Series (#12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge) and the Nextel Cup Series(#2 Miller Lite Dodge), has been a Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year , an IROC champion and a NEXTEL Cup Champion
Kurt Busch has been one NASCAR driver who has been
in the news for one reason or the other ever since his entry on the NASCAR
circuits. This highly talented driver, who has been driving in both the Busch
Series (#12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge) and the Nextel Cup Series(#2 Miller Lite
Dodge), has been a Craftsman
Truck Series Rookie of the Year , an IROC champion and a NEXTEL Cup Champion to
boot. Kurt Busch started his career with NASCAR in 1998 competing with many
other racing stars of today, notably Ron Hornaday, Matt Crafton and Kevin Harvick when
he participated in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series at
Tucson Raceway Park.
The big break in Busch’s career resulted because of the
untimely shooting of Chris Trickle. After Trickle was severely injured in the
shooting, Star Nursery hired Busch to replace him in the AutoZone Elite
Division Southwest Series championship, which he luckily went on to win in
1999. His win here further led to his try out for the Roush Racing "Gong
Show", which cleared the way for his entry to the Craftsman Truck Series
which he also won.
Busch first brush with major controversy started
around this time, when he was chosen by Jack Roush to participate in the
Winston Cup Series. The hullabaloo over Roush’s choice overlooking a more
experienced Greg Biffle, especially since Busch had no experience at the Busch
Grand National Series ensured that his name was heard by one and all. Another
one of the major controversies that Busch has been mired in has been his
relationship with fellow driver Jimmy Spencer, which has been in the news ever
since they bumped their cars during a race at the Michigan International
Speedway. Spencer’s manhandling of Busch afterwards further led to his image
being badly tarnished.
On top of this, Spencer has not been the only one on
Busch’s hate list, what with his having had altercations with Greg Biffle,
Tony Stewart
and Kevin Harvick.
His reckless driving spells and run-ins with the police have further harmed
both his reputation and his standing with fans. On numerous occasions during
Busch’s misbehavior, the team management also had to take action against Busch
by suspending and penalizing him.
Kurt Busch has been working hard to shut his
detractors up, and a major milestone in this quest came when he managed to join
the elite club of racing car drivers to have won all three of NASCAR's top
championships, namely the Craftsman Truck Series, the Busch Series and the
Nextel Cup. In order to win his fans
back, he has also increased his appearances at charities and has been
contributing to a number of good causes of late. His self destructive streak
also has been in hiding for some time, and let’s hope that it stays that way so
that Kurt Busch can actually realize the potential and talent that he has been
born with.
About the Author
Article written by Robert Riles, owner of http://www.skyfireproducts.com
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