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Q&A: Kyle Busch.

Kyle Busch--driver of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Kellogg's Chevrolet Monte Carlo-Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl-2/13/05.©Dorsey Patrick,2005
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Q&A: Kyle Busch.

Thursday, 2nd February 2006

Heading into his sophomore Nextel Cup season, Kyle Busch sat down to discuss the start of his two-day test in Las Vegas and what it was like being back in his home town.

We didn't start off too well. We didn't think we were going to fair too well but Alan and all of the guys kept digging on the car and made it a lot better and so we were able to finish second. This year we came back here with something completely different than what we raced here last year. So we are trying to find something if we can of anything and see if we can make it work.

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How much more comfortable do you feel here in your second go around, as opposed to your rookie season?

KYLE BUSCH:
There's a little bit more of a comfort level that's been built up so far, but this is actually my third trip here, I ran here in the #84 Car Quest car a couple years ago and that was not a very good adventure for us, but last year was. Coming back this year, I've definitely got a lot more experience under my belt; and being able to run the full season last year in the Nextel Cup Series and do very well, end up 20th in points and all that kind of stuff. But to be able to come back out here to Vegas with the experience I have now, it makes it easier to do just a little bit better and of course being able to have a better feel for the race car.

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You finished second, your brother finished third last year, any little bragging rights going on and any little rivalry coming up here for March?

KYLE BUSCH:
Not really. We always try to go out there and beat each other anyways, but especially here in our hometown. It's a lot more fun. Coming out of here last year, I think Kurt had the quote that, him helping me was all over. But it still goes on today. We both talk to each other. We get a lot of help from each other. And him moving over to the new stable at Penske, has been a great experience so far and he's loving it over there.
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Kyle Busch--driver of Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Kellogg`s Chevrolet Monte Carlo-Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl-2/13/05.©Dorsey Patrick,2005
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series #5 Kellogg`s Chevrolet driver Kyle Busch at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL-2/20/05 ©Dorsey Patrick
#5 Kellogg`s Chevrolet Monte Carlo-Kyle Busch  practices for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,Fl- Feb. 2005. ©Dorsey Patrick
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Tony Stewart addresses the media in Las Vegas. [Pic Credit Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images]
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