Like him or not, I have to like where Kyle Busch was spending his time while many of his fellow drivers were cavorting with the wine & cheese set in the Rolex 24 sporty car race at Daytona this past weekend. Kyle was off racing and winning on a 3/8-mile track in Cordele, Georgia - Watermelon Capital Speedway!
What a distinctive name for a racetrack! How I wish the late, great Al Grinnan of Fredericksburg, Virginia had lived to compete at this track. Al was known for taking pickup truck loads of watermelons to Wilson, Cumberland International, Langley, South Boston, Beltsville, Old Dominion, Martinsville & Southside to share with fellow competitors and fans.
Watermelon Capital Speedway - Cordele, Georgia
Monday, January 30, 2012
Kyle Busch already a winner in 2012
The 2012 CRA Super Series SpeedFest 200 may have started at a new venue, but for Kyle Busch and his No. 51 KBM Camry the race ended in a familiar location - Victory Lane. Busch, who won back-to-back SpeedFests in 2009 and 2010 when the event was held at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Ga., led 86 of the final 100 laps of Sunday's race at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga. en route to his third career SpeedFest title.
"It feels good to be the SpeedFest 2012 winner and to get my first win as a member of the Monster Energy family of athletes," said Busch. "It was an awesome weekend -- the turnout in the grandstands was great and the car count was phenomenal.
"Everyone with the CRA Super Series does such a great job and I love competing in their events. I can't say enough about Chris Gabehart and all the guys that work on this KBM Camry -- they build fast cars that are a lot of fun to drive."
Bubba Pollard finished second, followed by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular David Ragan in third. Casey Smith and T.J. Reaid rounded out the top-five finishers. The race featured 13 cautions for 86 laps. Seven of the 30 cars were unable to finish the race.
Read more here: http://thatsracinluckydog.blogspot.com/2012/01/kyle-busch-already-winner-in-2012.html#storylink=cpy
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