Jimmie Johnson is putting a whoopin' on everybody! Kurt Busch More Quotes by Kurt Busch More Quotes From Kurt Busch The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it. Kurt Busch events race people It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists. Kurt Busch north-carolina driving thinking Each driver has their own identity and from one week to another, normally it stays the same. Kurt Busch drivers week identity I know where my priorities lie. Kurt Busch priorities knows lying I've been fined probably more than any driver, and I've probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver. Kurt Busch drivers my-own pockets There wouldn't be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team. Kurt Busch aerodynamics racing team Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person. Kurt Busch leaving organization easy I also appreciate the lasting friendships I've made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge. Kurt Busch shells appreciate years I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races - 16 in all. I'm proud that we won on a variety of tracks. Kurt Busch grateful race years James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we'll be very competitive at Daytona. Kurt Busch finches car race James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun. Kurt Busch car race fun When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, lament about it being a tough day, and then say, 'We'll just try to get them next week at Darlington'. Kurt Busch sunday trying next-week We led a lot of laps. We were up front a lot. But when I was out front, he could keep the closest distance to me, that kind of worried me for a finish like that in the long run. Kurt Busch lifestyle We kind of lost control that pit stop where we came in the leader and came out third, i thought if we could keep in touch with (Jones and Larson), keep close to them, we might be able to out-pit road them at the end of the race. We got by one of them, but not the other one. But overall, good day. Kurt Busch lifestyle We were going to be right on the verge, you have to go hard first and worry about fuel afterwards. After I got Blaney, I was able to save a little bit and take care of my tires for the rest of the lapped traffic I had to get through. Kurt Busch lifestyle This makes last weekend feel so much stupider, i wish we would have swept last weekend, too, with two weekend sweeps in a row. But well take what we got today. Kurt Busch lifestyle To finish third... and to run with the whos who of the sport, it just shows Ganassi has got the right stuff. Kurt Busch lifestyle I tried to donate it back to the Boston Aquarium. I didn't want to eat the poor guy, but I learned that, when you are on the bottom of the ocean for 80 years and you are dragged up to the surface, you are not all that happy. The stress and turmoil for the lobster, he wasn't going to make it anyway. We probably should have cooked him up, dipped him in butter and celebrated. Kurt Busch sports Tony went through some tough spots. I've been through some tough spots, it's about persevering and pushing hard and believing in the people around you and having a good support system. Kurt Busch sports Everybody on the outside can tell me I'm crazy, but I lived on the inside and saw it firsthand. Kurt Busch us
