As many NASCAR fans are aware, most Nextel Cup drivers spend some time in the Busch Series before graduating to Nextel Cup. 2004 Nextel Cup champ Kurt Busch didn't do that. He went directly from the Craftsman Truck series to Nextel Cup. So believe it or not, Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway was Busch's first Busch Series race. Some rookie, huh. Denny Hamlin-#20 Rockwell Automation Chevy started on the pole.
The first half of the race was uneventful with Jeff Burton-#21 Coast Guard Chevy leading and Kurt Busch-#39 Penske Truck Rental Dodge in second. Busch took the lead during caution flag pit stops. Greg Biffle-#16 Ameriquest Ford was in second. He had one final chance to get the win when a Burney Lamar-#77 General Dollar Stores Chevy spin set up a green/white/checker finish. Busch held off Biffle and became the fourth driver in history to win his very first Busch Series start and the first since Terry Labonte in 1985. The Busch Series is in Nashville next week.
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