Kyle Busch second fast at Charlotte

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The BGN teams were at Charlotte for open test sessions today.



Persistent showers limited Busch Series drivers and teams to just one hour and 45 minutes of track time while heavy afternoon rain cut the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test session to just three hours.

Driving Richard Childress’ No. 21 Chevrolet, Harvick posted a lap of 30.161 seconds, 179.039 mph, on the unofficial watches to top the 14 Busch Series teams. Harvick, a four-time Busch Series starter at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, will be looking to duplicate the effort that saw him claim the pole for the 2001 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300.

Kyle Busch, who turned 18 on May 2 and plans to make his first Busch Series start in the May 24 race, was second fastest in the No. 87 Chevrolet at 178.974 mph with Ron Hornaday third quickest at 178.536 mph in the No. 2 Chevrolet. Matt Kenseth was fourth at 178.341 mph in the No. 17 Ford with defending CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 winner Jeff Green rounding out the top-five in the No. 32 Chevrolet at 178.141.

The top ten unofficial speeds:

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1. Kevin Harvick, 179.039; 2. Kyle Busch, 178.974; 3. Ron Hornaday, 178.536; 4. Matt Kenseth, 178.341; 5. Jeff Green, 178.141; 6. Dave Blaney, 178.118; 7. Tony Raines, 175.393; 8. Damon Lusk, 172.844; 9. Tim Sauter, 172.612; 10. Jeff Fultz, 171.276.
 
mabey he hasn't figured out how hard it is yet, hehe. For real though, come in and test second, granted it is a test, but still, pretty awsome driving i'd say.
 
It gonna be interesting Bush vs. Bush, Chevy vs. Ford, Rousch vs. Hendrick.
 
atta boy, man i can wait til he is racing in winston cup series, he'll make the greats look not so great!!!
 
Originally posted by toddgee24@May 9 2003, 11:50 AM
i hope he lives up to the hype
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so do i.. i think he'll run well in busch, but i don't know how he'll do in cup, which i think he'll hold off on for a few more years :p
 
It's nice to look forward to a new young face in WC soon, but if he does good in BGN, Just remember there have been plenty of good BGN drivers that have been terrible in WC. Hopefully he lives up to your expectations. Thats just my 2 cents. :p , BTW great forum here.
 
He looked pretty good in the ARCA race yesterday. But we must remember. There have been a number that looked great in ARCA and Busch then bombed in the cup raced. I think he will do good but it remains it be seen. :D
 
Originally posted by Bucky Badger@May 11 2003, 01:33 PM
It's nice to look forward to a new young face in WC soon, but if he does good in BGN, Just remember there have been plenty of good BGN drivers that have been terrible in WC. Hopefully he lives up to your expectations. Thats just my 2 cents. :p , BTW great forum here.
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We said about the same thing. Must have been typing mine out while you were posting yours. Anyway welome to the board. Pull up a keyboard and make your self at home. :bounce:
 
Originally posted by Gollum@May 11 2003, 08:54 AM
He looked pretty good in the ARCA race yesterday. But we must remember. There have been a number that looked great in ARCA and Busch then bombed in the cup raced. I think he will do good but it remains it be seen. :D
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Ya he could bomb in the Winston Cup series, but when I see Kyle drive like he did in both ARCA races it kind of reminds me of Ryan Newman from two years ago. I think Kyle is going to do very well in any racing series he is in.
 
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