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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP: Starting young ... and first.(sports)
Publication: Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) Publication Date: 27-FEB-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: JEFF WOLF , REVIEW-JOURNAL
FONTANA, Calif. -- A member of the Busch family will start on the pole in today's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at California Speedway.
But it won't be reigning series champion Kurt Busch.
Nineteen-year-old rookie and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch captured the top spot Saturday for the Auto Club 500, breaking a 53-year-old series record for the youngest pole winner.
He did it by shattering a 2-year-old track record with a best lap of 38.248 seconds at 188.245 mph and will be the third consecutive rookie to start from the pole at the track.
"It's awesome. I can't thank enough people," said Busch, who earned a $5,100 bonus and...
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