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Kurt Busch: ‘Excited’ to return to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018

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Staff Report NASCAR.com December 12, 2017 at 4:33 pm

Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch will return to the Stewart-Haas Racing stable in 2018, filling one of the final few remaining pieces of NASCAR’s “Silly Season.”

Busch, in a statement provided to motorsport.com and kickinthetires.net, said:

“Having my hard work pay off by winning the … 2017 Daytona 500 has given me the drive to continue conquering the NASCAR world. I am excited to enter the 2018 racing season as a Monster Energy athlete where I will continue to drive my favorite manufacturer, the Ford Motor Company.

“Knowing that SHR is committed to optimum performance, I believe that I have everything I need to win races this season and take home the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup. I look forward to taking on next year with my team, sponsors and determination.”

Busch, 39, the 2004 premier series champion and a 29-time winner in the series, has driven for SHR since 2014 and this year carried Monster Energy as a primary sponsor on the team’s No. 41 Ford. His tenure at the team includes five wins, highlighted by February’s victory in NASCAR’s crown jewel at Daytona.

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Reports of Busch’s uncertain future first broke Aug. 1 with various outlets citing unnamed sources that the team did not pick up Busch’s 2018 contract option. SHR and the veteran driver, though, both insisted over the past four months that fans should expect the driver-team pairing to continue in 2018.

“I think my best chance to win races, to win championships is to be with Stewart-Haas Racing,” Busch told NASCAR.com during Champion’s Week in Las Vegas. “I’m not too worried about it.”

Busch’s return finalizes Stewart-Haas Racing’s four-car lineup in 2018. Clint Bowyer (No. 14) and Kevin Harvick (No. 4) both return, and Aric Almirola will drive the No. 10 Ford in 2018.

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2017/12/12/kurt-busch-return-stewart-haas-racing-2018/
 
I had to put this somewhere.. LOLOL


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meh, not as entertaining as he used to be,
before the meds.
 
He looks cool as a fool in a swimming pppool:) Good for him.
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Bucky Badger said:
Hope Kurt gets a few wins this year
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His performance in 2017 was inconsistent and a little worrying to me, but yes, seeing him win more races next year would be a welcome sight and it would put him back in the game for sure. :punkrocke
 
Does he really need to be in the game anymore? I like him but I think his career is headed downhill. I say that only because of the number of hungry drivers now in the sport who are willing to go the extra mile.
 
Pat said:
“Having my hard work pay off by winning the … 2017 Daytona 500 has given me the drive to continue conquering the NASCAR world. I am excited to enter the 2018 racing season as a Monster Energy athlete where I will continue to drive my favorite manufacturer, the Ford Motor Company.

“Knowing that SHR is committed to optimum performance, I believe that I have everything I need to win races this season and take home the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup. I look forward to taking on next year with my team, sponsors and determination.”
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Really? I think he needs a new publicist.
 
Team Penske said:
Does he really need to be in the game anymore? I like him but I think his career is headed downhill. I say that only because of the number of hungry drivers now in the sport who are willing to go the extra mile.
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Nobody 'really needs' to race automobiles in the first place.
 
Team Penske said:
Does he really need to be in the game anymore? I like him but I think his career is headed downhill. I say that only because of the number of hungry drivers now in the sport who are willing to go the extra mile.
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And who might those be? He has a win every year since he's been at the top level except 2012 (James Finch) and 2013 (Arguably could've had 4 or 5 wins with a better pit crew/strategy.) I would take him over at least 30 other guys every week.
 
No Gibson this year as crew chief. He will be a production mgr at the shop now.
Thought they were a good team. Will be interesting to watch and see what happens this year
with that team.
 
Team Penske said:
Does he really need to be in the game anymore? I like him but I think his career is headed downhill. I say that only because of the number of hungry drivers now in the sport who are willing to go the extra mile.
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Kurt regularly attends & drives the car at pit crew practice. He is usually the first driver to show up at competition meetings and the last to leave. He typically sits with the engineer and crew chief for one or two hours after the final practice of each race weekend (I know this because many times I've needed him and have had to wait that long). Also, he goes above and beyond promoting his sponsors, and has even been known to help promote sponsors he knows the SHR sales team are pursuing. What exactly did you have in mind when you use the phrase "go the extra mile"? Because that phrase describes Kurt and maybe a handful of others...but it definitely doesn't describe most. Especially the young ones.
 
Allenbaba said:
Kurt regularly attends & drives the car at pit crew practice. He is usually the first driver to show up at competition meetings and the last to leave. He typically sits with the engineer and crew chief for one or two hours after the final practice of each race weekend (I know this because many times I've needed him and have had to wait that long). Also, he goes above and beyond promoting his sponsors, and has even been known to help promote sponsors he knows the SHR sales team are pursuing. What exactly did you have in mind when you use the phrase "go the extra mile"? Because that phrase describes Kurt and maybe a handful of others...but it definitely doesn't describe most. Especially the young ones.
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I could be wrong I admit but I have found that MOST greats slack off a bit as they got older and the drive to prove themselves isn't 100%.. Young drivers entering cup racing with their first contract WILL have to earn the second one. The chances they will have to take and mistakes they will have to overcome makes it hard for the others to trust them in bad situations.
I was not putting Kurt down. I am glad to see him successful once again while RFR isn't a team that can attract his caliber of driver.
 
Team Penske said:
I could be wrong I admit but I have found that MOST greats slack off a bit as they got older and the drive to prove themselves isn't 100%.. Young drivers entering cup racing with their first contract WILL have to earn the second one. The chances they will have to take and mistakes they will have to overcome makes it hard for the others to trust them in bad situations.
I was not putting Kurt down. I am glad to see him successful once again while RFR isn't a team that can attract his caliber of driver.
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You make a great BK fan.
 
Glad for Kurt. He's a racer. And is subject to make things interesting from time to time.
 
jws926 said:
I am not surprised .
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I am, you'd think they would promote the **** outta their sponsors, especially in today's climate, sponsors are hard to come by and keep. Kurt has always been one of my favs, gotta get one of those monster energy kurt jackets before monster goes bye bye.

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JBone88 said:
I’m no Kurt Busch fan by any means, but the folks that think he can’t still wheel it with the best of them are kidding themselves.
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Agreed.
 
DWDawg said:
I am, you'd think they would promote the sh!t outta their sponsors, especially in today's climate, sponsors are hard to come by and keep. Kurt has always been one of my favs, gotta get one of those monster energy kurt jackets before monster goes bye bye.

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I do not think we are on the same page, or maybe I am completely misunderstanding your reply.
 
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