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Latest News:

• 11.23.09

  Kyle Busch used great racing and solid pit stops to come from 30th starting spot to finish eighth in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, joegibbsracing.com reports.

  Impact:
  Busch had to battle, but he collected his 13th Top-10 finish of the season in the Ford 400. It was a very encouraging sign for a driver that has struggled at times this season. 2010 could hold a potential championship for the Joe Gibbs Racing ace.

• 11.21.09

  Kyle Busch won the Ford 300 Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. The victory allowed Busch to clinch the 2009 Nationwide Series Championship.

  Impact:
  Busch and the No. 18 Toyota team dominated yet again on Saturday, which was a fitting end to the season. He led 73 of the 200 laps run and collected his ninth win of the season. Busch clinches the Nationwide Series championship by finishing 210 points ahead of Carl Edwards.

• 11.15.09

  Kyle Busch finished ninth in the Able Body Labor 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday.

  Impact:
  It wasn't the dominant Busch and No. 18 team that we're used to seeing this season on Saturday at PIR. The Joe Gibbs Racing star failed to lead a lap and barely cracked the Top 10 after 200 laps of racing at the one-mile oval. Busch didn't clinch the championship since Carl Edwards led the most laps and won the race. However, he needs only to start the race next week at Homestead to clinch the Nationwide Series title.

• 11.14.09

  Kyle Busch finished second in the Lucas Oil 150 Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday night.

  Impact:
  Busch led 30 laps early on in the event, but he was a fixture in the Top 5 for most of the night at PIR. Busch got a shot at leader Kevin Harvick on the green-white-checkered finish, but had to settle for the runner-up finish. It was his 11th Top 5 of the season in just 14 starts.

• 11.08.09

  Kyle Busch finished 11th in the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

  Impact:
  Busch came up short in his attempt to win three NASCAR events in the same weekend. However, he dominated much of Sunday's 500-mile event at Fort Worth. Busch led 232 of the 333 laps and was leading late until he ran out of fuel in the closing laps. He fell back to finish 11th, one lap down when the checkered flag flew.

• 11.07.09

  Kyle Busch won the O'Reilly Challenge Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday.

  Impact:
  It was another dominant performance by Busch. He led 179 of the 200 laps and held on to win his eighth race of the season. The victory makes Busch two-for-two in his quest for the "triple" this weekend at TMS. Busch extended his championship standings lead to 272 points over Carl Edwards as a result.

• 11.07.09

  Kyle Busch won the WinStar World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night.

  Impact:
  Busch led 54 laps and held off a late furious charge by Matt Crafton to capture his seventh win of the season at TMS. On Saturday Busch will climb into his Nationwide Series car at Fort Worth and attempt to win his second NASCAR event of the weekend.

• 11.05.09

  Kyle Busch will attempt to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three national series races in the same weekend as he goes for the "triple" at Texas Motor Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing PR reports.

  Impact:
  While it's unlikely that Busch will win the Sprint Cup event on Sunday at TMS, he's a big contender to win both the Nationwide and Truck Series events at the Texas oval. Busch is poised to have a huge weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.

• 10.31.09

  Kyle Busch won the Mountain Dew 250 Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.

  Impact:
  Busch got some big drafting help from Billy Ballew Motorsports teammate Aric Almirola and passed Todd Bodine to capture his sixth win of the season. Busch and Almirola gave team owner Billy Ballew a one-two finish for the team's 300th start.

• 10.27.09

  Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Dave Rogers will be assuming the duties as crew chief for the Sprint Cup Series No. 18 Toyota and driver Kyle Busch starting with the November 8 race at Texas Motor Speedway, joegibbsracing.com reports.

  Impact:
  JGR will bring Rogers over from their Nationwide Series No. 20 team to crew chief Busch's No. 18 Cup team. Steve Addington will be reassigned to another position within JGR after the Talladega race this weekend. We'll see if Busch's performance improves over the final three races of this season with Rogers in command of the team.

• 10.26.09

  Joe Gibbs Racing is looking at several things to improve the performance of Kyle Busch's No. 18 team in 2010, including the possibility of replacing crew chief Steve Addington, ESPN.com reports.

  Impact:
  After two seasons of battling with consistency issues, Busch's team may be in line for a shake up. The No. 18 team has come out of the gates strong in each of the last two years, but has faded going down the stretch into the Chase. Addington may be on the hot seat as a result. We'll continue to watch this story closely going into the off-season.

• 10.25.09

  Kyle Busch finished fourth in the Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

  Impact:
  A late charge by the Joe Gibbs Racing star moved him into the Top 5 and that's where Busch finished after 500 laps. It was a great run for the struggling No. 18 team. Busch hasn't had much consistency this season, and maybe this finish will be something to build on as the season comes to a close.

• 10.17.09

  Kyle Busch won the Dollar General 300 Nationwide Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night.

  Impact:
  Busch had gone nearly a month since winning a race in one of NASCAR's top three divisions. He snapped that drought on Friday night a LMS by dominating the Dollar General 300. Busch led 137 of the 200 laps run, and turned in another classic performance for the Joe Gibbs Racing star. He extended his championship standings lead to 195 points over Carl Edwards as a result.

• 10.11.09

  Kyle Busch, who was battling the flu on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, stepped out of the No. 18 Toyota on lap 61 of the Pepsi 500 and turned the driving duties over to relief driver David Gilliand.

  Impact:
  It must have been a miserable weekend for Busch. He has been dealing with the flu the last few days. Busch woke up on Sunday morning feeling worse than Saturday, and he knew that he would need a replacement driver standing by at Fontana. Gilliland stepped into the JGR Toyota on lap 61 and finished the Pepsi 500 in 24th-place.

• 10.09.09

  Kyle Busch blew an engine in his No. 18 Toyota during Friday's practice for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway.

  Impact:
  Tough break for Busch and the No. 18 JGR team. They will have to start from the rear of the field due to the engine change on Friday.

• 10.07.09

  Kyle Busch has an unusual history at Auto Club Speedway in California. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver almost got to race a NASCAR truck there when he was just 16 and four years later went on to earn his first career Sprint Cup victory there, scenedaily.com reports.

  Impact:
  This has been a difficult season for Busch and the No. 18 team, but it has held some success for the talented driver. Busch has a winning history at Fontana with one Cup victory, two Nationwide victories and two truck series victories at the two-mile oval. He should challenge the Top 10 in Sunday's Pepsi 500.

• 10.03.09

  Kyle Busch finished second in the Kansas Lottery 300 Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday.

  Impact:
  Busch dominated by leading 173 of the 200 laps run on Saturday at Kansas. However, he lost the lead to JGR teammate Joey Logano with just four laps to go and had to hold on for the runner-up finish. This was Busch's series-leading 21st Top 5 of the season. He extends his championship standings lead to 245 points over Carl Edwards.

• 09.26.09

  Kyle Busch won the pole for the Dover 200 Nationwide Series race at Dover International Speedway on Saturday. He turned a fast lap of 154.110 mph.

  Impact:
  Busch beat out Carl Edwards to capture his third pole of the season on Saturday at the Monster Mile. It was his 18th career pole position in Nationwide Series competition. Busch has led over 350 laps for his career at the one-mile oval and he owns one victory at the track. He should challenge for the win on Saturday afternoon.

• 09.23.09

  NASCAR has issued penalties to Kyle Busch and the No. 18 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of a rule infraction found last Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR.com reports.

  Impact:
  Busch's Toyota was too low on the front left fender in post-race inspection at Loudon. NASCAR has penalized Busch and team owner Joe Gibbs 25 championship owner/driver points and levied a $25,000 fine on crew chief Steve Addington. In addition, Addington was placed on probation until the end of this year.

• 09.21.09

  Kyle Busch, who finished fifth in Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire, failed post-race inspection of his No. 18 Toyota. The car was found to be too low in the left front, ESPN.com reports.

  Impact:
  This will likely tarnish Busch's Top 5 run at Loudon. NASCAR will almost certainly penalize the No. 18 team and driver Busch as a result of this infraction. A penalty and fine announcement would most likely come on Tuesday afternoon.