As Kurt Busch embraced a leadership role, Chip Ganassi Racing gained speed and results
5 years, 3 months ago

As Kurt Busch embraced a leadership role, Chip Ganassi Racing gained speed and results

New York Times  

Kyle Larson had heard about Kurt Busch’s reputation. “I am geared around winning and I don’t like to play ‘if.’ It’s a matter of ‘when’ we’re going to win and we did.” Ganassi, Larson and McCall offer Busch considerable praise for helping CGR rebound from what it considered a substandard 2018 season, in which only Larson qualified for the playoffs and CGR’s cars didn’t have the same speed as consistently shown this season. There isn’t just one thing, he’s helped in a lot of areas.” McCall believes Busch’s ability to detail what is going on with the car and what areas need improvement transfers across the organization. There’s not just one thing, it’s a lot of little stuff and details that sometimes you overlook or forgot about.” The leadership role Busch has taken has extended beyond CGR. “It’s all but imminent.” One goal that Busch laid out before the season was a deep playoff run and a realistic chance to win a second championship.

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NASCAR’s Larson fired after sponsors walk over N-word slur
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NASCAR’s Larson fired after sponsors walk over N-word slur

Associated Press  

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