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The Sprint Cup Series is beginning to look like the Busch Series. The Busch brothers, Kyle and Kurt, have won the past three races.
Kyle started the streak by winning the Shelby 427 in his hometown of Las Vegas. Then Kurt triumphed at the Kobalt Tools 500 outside Atlanta, and Kyle completed the hat trick with his victory at Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol.
The Busch brothers’ victories haven’t been flukes. In all three races, one of the brothers has dominated the race.
The only time Kyle lost the lead on the track Sunday was when he was passed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, who finished second. He also lost the lead on pit road, which he responded to with a frustrated scolding of his crew over the radio.
The scolding was not out of character for Kyle, who certainly isn’t a warm and fuzzy personality. His criticism of his crew and mocking of Dale Earnhardt Jr. when Junior got the lucky dog on Sunday are two examples of why Kyle is still seen by many as a petulant brat.
Regardless of his personality, Kyle is a terrific driver. By the way, Kurt isn’t too bad, either.
Kurt is in second place in the overall standings, 76 points behind the consistently strong Jeff Gordon, who finished in the top five again this week. Kyle is in fourth place, 85 points behind Gordon.
Can the Busch brothers continue to keep the championship trophies all in the family or will someone else step up and end their winning streak. We’ll find out Sunday in Martinsville.