Does Nashville Have Busch’s Number?

Kyle Busch comes to Nashville off his win last week at Texas – his 23rd in 143 career races.

His last win moves him up to seventh all-time – and he’s back to within striking distance of standings leader Carl Edwards at 38 points out. But does he have any real momentum on his side? Maybe not if he lets it haunt him that he’s never won at Nashville.

Nashville looks like his thorn in Kyle Busch’s side.

He has only one top-10 finish in six tries, which was a sixth-place in his first race there in 2004. Last year he captured the pole and led a race-high 125 laps but a self-inflicted wound, a spin on Lap 62, took him out of contention and he finished 16th.

Then he also has to keep an eye towards Carl Edwards. Edwards has been given the nickname of “Concrete Carl” thanks in large part to basically owning the track.

He’s the all-time leader in wins with three and has finished out of the top five only once – last June when he was 13th.