Bowles-Eye View: Who Gets an Early Christmas Gift? Sorting Through Potential Kurt Busch Replacements
With Kurt Busch out at Penske, here’s a look at the most likely candidates to take the slot.
Cup Series
Full Throttle: Burned at the YouTube Stake – How Technology Brought Kurt Busch Down
Kurt Busch is unemployed after a mutually agreed upon release by Penske Racing, which was spurred on by his videotaped outburst at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: AJ Allmendinger
AJ Allmendinger has yet to break through for that first Sprint Cup Series victory, but after a number of impressive runs in 2011.
Kurt Busch Out at Penske Racing
Kurt Busch will not return to Penske Racing in 2012.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Tony Stewart
Since Tony Stewart was at the top of the points at season’s end, the 2011 champ was also the highest-ranking driver within the Stewart-Haas stable.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Obviously, the high point of Carl Edwards’s season was that win at Las Vegas.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Kevin Harvick
The last race of the regular season, Kevin Harvick won Richmond – in something of a demolition derby – and set up the Chase as something to watch.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Matt Kenseth
If a sponsor isn’t found for the No. 17, Matt Kenseth could be facing a tough year in 2012.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Despite completing his third full year without a win, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was once again one of the best performing drivers at Hendrick.
2011 NASCAR Driver Review: Brad Keselowski
I’d say after this season everyone but Kurt Busch is going to agree that Brad Keselowski is now top banana for Penske South.