Title is big, but Busch wanted more
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Kyle Busch talks to his Cup crew during practice at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Miccosukee Resorts/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Miccosukee Resorts/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota, stands on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 20: Kyle Busch (R), driver of the #51 Miccosukee Resorts/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota, and his girlfriend Samantha Sarcinella (L) take pictures on the grid prior to the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - NOVEMBER 18: Kyle Busch, Ron Hornaday Jr., Karl Edwards and other drivers and fans attend the NASCAR and Nationwide Fan Event at Lummus park on November 18, 2009 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Kyle Busch still wonders what could have been.
Even with eight Nationwide Series wins this season, 11 runner-up finishes and a guaranteed series championship as soon as he takes the green flag in Saturday's Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Busch still looks for more.
"You know, what would be impressive is if those 11 second-place finishes were wins," Busch said. "That would be 19 wins. That's what's stupid. That's what's silly."
Busch's statistics this season are astounding.
He has 29 top-10 finishes in 34 starts. He has series records for runner-up finishes and laps led (2,625) with one race remaining.
During one 10-race stretch this summer, Busch finished first (three times) or second (seven times).
"It'll be my first NASCAR championship, so of course it would mean a lot to me. I haven't won a championship since 1999 when I was racing Legends cars," Busch said.
"It's big to win any NASCAR championship, no matter what division it is."
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