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Giuseppe F1

16th May 2008, 20:36

This is going to be great to see.

As the report states the test will be in Japan, I imagine that this will take place at the Toyota Motorsports End of Year Festival at the Fuji Speedway which Toyota own.

Seems Kyle has a bit of the open-wheel bug.....IIRC, didnt he test a Champcar a few years back too?

If Toyota plan to extend this invitation to any more of their NASCAR drivers, would love to see Tony Stewart get a run in an F1 car finally......if he can fit that is! :p

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http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20361.html

MAY 16, 2008

NASCAR star Kyle Busch to test Toyota F1

MAY 16, 2008

Kyle Busch, the 23-year-old rising star of NASCAR, says that he will be testing a Formula 1 car later this year in Japan. Busch drives an M&M-sponsored Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing and it is anticipated that the test would be at the wheel of a Toyota Formula 1 car. The youngster has been racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup since 2004 when he did six races with Hendrick Motorsports. He won his first Cup race a year later at the California Speedway, becoming the youngest-ever winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, at 20 years and 125 days. He followed that with a second victory two months afterwards at Phoenix and was named Rookie of the Year. In 2006 he was a frontrunner but ended the year 10th in the championship. He continued with Hendrick in 2007 but in July last year Hendrick announced it was signing up Dale Earnhardt Jr and he he found himself looking for work, ending up at Joe Gibbs. This year he has won three races to date.

He says that he would like to go to Formula 1 before he is 30 but the Nevadan understands that convincing an F1 team to take him seriously is going to require a lot of winning in NASCAR.

Jag_Warrior

16th May 2008, 20:45

His brother Kurt tested a Champ Car in the CART days. Ford was his backer then. He did rather well, as best I can recall. I don't think Kyle has ever tested an upper tier formula car.

I think this is great. I hope he presents himself well. Having Danica being spoken of as an American in F1 makes us look like fools. Kyle is aggressive, but he can wheel a car into victory lane... without special circumstnces having to come into play.

colinspooky

17th May 2008, 00:05

have to say not keen on the guy but would like to see him in a race - may brighten the sport up a bit

harvick#1

17th May 2008, 07:17

that would be extremely interesting.

but with Toyota F1, biggest waste of money in all of Motorsports. maybe Kyle can impress the F1 team because it would be very cool to see a American back in the series. Scott got a bum deal, and as Jag said, Having Danica being considered over a whole bunch of other, more talented drivers is just idiotic, and shows we only want to put on a display for the media

call_me_andrew

17th May 2008, 09:12

That would be something to see.

A competent American driver in F1: good.
NASCAR fans being rid of Kyle Busch: good.

It's win-win!

Lee Roy

17th May 2008, 14:27

This is cool. Hope he does well.

I can't wait to see it. I really enjoyed the "Tradin' Paint" thing a few years back with Jeff Gordon and JPM.

Hey, I like Kyle Busch in NASCAR, but I'm just as big of an F1 fan, so I'd enjoy watching him there also.

veeten

17th May 2008, 16:03

This is cool. Hope he does well.

I can't wait to see it. I really enjoyed the "Tradin' Paint" thing a few years back with Jeff Gordon and JPM.
Thanks, Lee Roy. I knew that there was someone else, besides myself, that would remember that. :)

A great time that was, and some say that that was the impetus that got JPM to NASCAR after the whole row with McLaren. Not to mention that Jeff was, after the initial setup laps, only a few tenths of a second off the grid time for the previous year's USGP. Not bad when considering that the car, the BMWWilliams F1, wasn't on full race setup.

Hey, I like Kyle Busch in NASCAR, but I'm just as big of an F1 fan, so I'd enjoy watching him there also.
I'd like to see Gibbs Racing send over the M&M's Sprint Cup car, in that same vein as 'Tradin' Paint', with either Timo Glock or Jarno Trulli, just to give them a small sample of what the car can do. :)

colinspooky

19th May 2008, 17:18

Having Danica ........ put on ..... display

Sorry, but that sounds just perfect. Not those awful fake glamour shots, but as her like she was on the lap of honour in Japan. hmmmmm...............

Mark in Oshawa

22nd May 2008, 20:37

This is all for publicity. Busch hasn't enough road racing experience for this test to have any true meaning. That said, I think he would be perfect for f1 in his mentality and his aggressive style, but he has no shot of going to f1.

AS for the Tradin' Paint publicity stunt, it was great entertainment and I hope Gibb's does send over the M and M's 18. I do know that no f1 driver will understand NASCAR without experiencing it, but that exchange with Jeff Gordon gave JPM the seed of thought to come to NASCAR.

Nicholas Morse

25th May 2008, 10:51

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxAu4xennIM

Kurt Busch didn't do so hot in CART, but what can you do, he had never driven anything like that before.

He wasn't really pushing it, but he wasn't trying to gain a ride and he was trying to do anything special besides enjoy the experience.

-Nic

RaceFanStan

27th May 2008, 13:03

Kyle Busch will race in ALL 3 NASCAR events @ Dover :
Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday, May 30th
Nationwide Series race on Saturday, May 31st
Sprint Cup Series race Sunday, June 01st

oldhippie

27th May 2008, 18:39

go kyle busch!
sweep the weekend at dover!

jeffmr2

27th May 2008, 19:57

go kyle busch!
sweep the weekend at dover!

I'm with you on that,go Kyle!!!!

Rapier Racer

28th May 2008, 23:04

That would be oustanding, go Kyle your the man! :D :bounce:

ms0362

28th May 2008, 23:11

I don't see him being very successful in a FI ride.

RaceFanStan

29th May 2008, 01:29

Kyle Busch didn't pursue driving a F1 car, the F1 team came to him. http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/smilies/bomb.gif
Kyle Busch should have told the F1 team to go fukk themselves
and to quit trying to draw on the NASCAR fanbase, it won't work http://www.motorsportforum.com/forums/images/icons/tongue-anim.gif

Yankee Racer

29th May 2008, 03:30

It's publicity. If Kyle does well, it might open up F1 fans' eyes to NASCAR and the fact that the drivers do have legitimate talent.

And, no matter what, we see a lot of Toyota logos, and that's pretty much the goal of this whole experiment.

Jag_Warrior

29th May 2008, 04:35

JovialJooles

29th May 2008, 16:31

Kyle Busch will race in ALL 3 NASCAR events @ Dover :
Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday, May 30th
Nationwide Series race on Saturday, May 31st
Sprint Cup Series race Sunday, June 01st

Yep, go Kyle go.

As for F1 test, I'd love to see him hang it out in an F1 car.

As to racing in F1, why on earth would he? He's a racer, he won't get to race in F1, just drive round in a queue for 2hrs.

He certainly won't earn as much in F1.

Kyle may be young, but he's got his head screwed on, let's not forget, he chose JGR this year after Mr Hendrick let him go (Doh!). :)

RaceFanStan

30th May 2008, 14:15

Kyle Busch announced that he will be attempting a NASCAR tripleheader next weekend.
Kyle Busch will race in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series & Craftsman Truck Series.
Surprising that each event will be in a DIFFERENT state all during the same weekend :!:
Friday June 06th - Craftsman Truck Series race @ Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday June 07th - Nationwide Series Race @ Nashville, Tennessee
Sunday June 08th - Sprint Cup Series Race @ Pocono, Pennsylvania

Kyle Busch also plans to get in some practice laps & qualifying for ALL 3 series http://www.motorsportforums.com/forums/images/smilies/roll_eyes.gif

Racing in all 3 series this weekend @ Dover will be easy compared to next weekend :!:

Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left

30th May 2008, 16:20

Kyle Busch announced that he will be attempting a NASCAR tripleheader next weekend.
Kyle Busch will race in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series & Craftsman Truck Series.
Surprising that each event will be in a DIFFERENT state all during the same weekend :!:
Friday June 06th - Craftsman Truck Series race @ Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday June 07th - Nationwide Series Race @ Nashville, Tennessee
Sunday June 08th - Sprint Cup Series Race @ Pocono, Pennsylvania

Kyle Busch also plans to get in some practice laps & qualifying for ALL 3 series :crazy:

Racing in all 3 series this weekend @ Dover will be easy compared to next weekend :!:

If he manages to put in a good performance and stay focused for the Cup event ill be impressed.

JovialJooles

30th May 2008, 17:08

Am I Going Mad, Or Have Some Posts Been Deleted? ;)

Old3Fan

2nd June 2008, 15:52

ShadowCar

3rd June 2008, 02:52

Kyle Busch announced that he will be attempting a NASCAR tripleheader next weekend.
Kyle Busch will race in the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series & Craftsman Truck Series.
Surprising that each event will be in a DIFFERENT state all during the same weekend :!:
Friday June 06th - Craftsman Truck Series race @ Fort Worth, Texas
Saturday June 07th - Nationwide Series Race @ Nashville, Tennessee
Sunday June 08th - Sprint Cup Series Race @ Pocono, Pennsylvania

Kyle Busch also plans to get in some practice laps & qualifying for ALL 3 series :crazy:

Racing in all 3 series this weekend @ Dover will be easy compared to next weekend :!:

Ok, that clinches it. He's an egomaniac. What, he thinks the Trucks and Nationwide series can't live without him. It's becoming ridiculous....all Kyle all the time.

e2mtt

3rd June 2008, 03:22

...and what made it worse was Darrell Waltrip on Fox talking about him non-stop.

jeffmr2

3rd June 2008, 09:56

Of course he's going to be the most talked about driver simply through leading most laps in many races.
I'm a big fan of Kyles but think he is taking on too much this weekend,he should focus on sprint cup.As mighty as he is it just has to affect his performance in sundays race,i wish Gibbs would step in and at least say no way to texas.

Haulin'AssAndTurnin Left

3rd June 2008, 13:00

hes gonna burn himself out.

JovialJooles

3rd June 2008, 17:28

Here's a scary thought...

Perhaps Kyle just likes to race! Yikes :p

Still it gives all the whingers plenty of ammunition I suppose. :rolleyes:

gloomyDAY

4th June 2008, 07:54

This weekends schedule is going to be exhausting for Kyle.
One race and you'd think he's be too tired for another round.

I hope he can pull it off, but it's going to be tough.

Rapier Racer

6th June 2008, 00:56

It's becoming ridiculous....all Kyle all the time.

My God, I can't think of any other driver who it all seems to be about, all the time :rolleyes:

JovialJooles

6th June 2008, 01:00

No, I've tried 88 times to think of a driver and no-one springs to mind. :p

gloomyDAY

6th June 2008, 01:33

No, I've tried 88 times to think of a driver and no-one springs to mind. :p :D Nice one!

How is Kyle going to do this with a freakin' camera crew chasing him around?
Honestly, I would be drained and would want everyone to go away.

harvick#1

6th June 2008, 07:09

maybe if Kyle quits winning, the media will back off.

but DW and Larry Mac is done and we will have to wait and see if the TNT crew will bleed it out more.

RaceFanStan

24th June 2008, 13:25

The crowd @ Sonoma seemed to like that Kyle Busch won. :eek:
I didn't hear any boos & lots of cheers, it blew me away. :s hock:
I must admit I also enjoyed it :D

jeffmr2

24th June 2008, 20:07

The crowd was much the same towards hin in fontana in february,lots more chears than boos,i guess californians appreciate immense talent more so than most people.
The following week in vegas mind you he was bood loads!!!

Rapier Racer

26th June 2008, 21:31

:D Go Kyle! The cheering probably won't last, the boos don't bother him anyway and rightly so. Gotta love that take a bow bit he does, specially when the entire team did it at the Allstar race.

RaceFanStan

27th June 2008, 00:23

I think Kyle Busch adds a flavor to NASCAR that has been missing for a few years ...
even the dissenters have to admit Kyle Busch is extremely aggresive & very talented ...
the fact that he is also unpredictable requires his competitors to give Kyle their attention ...
winning is the number one goal for Kyle Busch in ANY series he competes in ...
IMO a good nickname for Kyle Busch would be "The Win Warrior". :D :up:
(NO doubt some drivers dread to see Kyle Busch coming up on them in their rear-view mirror.) :eek:

Yes, count me in as a fan of Kyle Busch, I like his style of driving
his win at any cost attitude helps make NASCAR more exciting. :D :up:

(I am a big fan of the "bad boys" & I have to add Kyle Busch to my short list of bad boy favorites.)

wedge

27th June 2008, 01:53

Yes, it's great to see Kyle let the driving do the talking but I just can't help but think when his form dips the moaning and whining will return.

RaceFanStan

21st August 2008, 20:15

Kyle Busch won the Craftsman Truck Series race @ Bristol August 20, 2008.
It was Kyle Busch's 17th win overall for 2008 in NASCAR's top 3 series
Kyle Busch's 2008 win tally now stands at :
Sprint Cup Series = 8 wins in 23 races (Bristol ~ Saturday night August 23 ~ next event)
Nationwide Series = 6 wins in 21 races (Bristol ~ Friday night August 22 ~ next event)
Craftsman Truck Series = 3 wins in 11 races