Kyle Busch and team return to Dover with confidence

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 25, 2012) - If anyone is going to master Dover (Del.) International Speedway this weekend in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, it's going to be the duo of Kyle Busch and his No. 54 Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) team crew chief Mike Beam. Between them, they've accomplished 11 wins and led 1,580 laps across NASCAR's top three divisions on the one-mile oval, appropriately named the "Monster Mile." How fitting would it be for them to achieve victory together in their inaugural season, and in support of their full-time partner Monster Energy?

In 2010, Busch dominated the Delaware short track, achieving wins at both the spring and fall Nationwide Series events. In the spring race that year, Busch earned his victory from the pole position after, leading 191 of the 205 event laps. In the fall race, he backed up the win from the second-place starting spot, again dominating with the lead in 192 circuits of the 200-lap race. Needless to say, Busch is used to racing up front on this short track.

That year and in 2011, the driver and his crew chief were also working under different colors. For Busch, after earning victory in the NASCAR Truck Series the day before, he ran very strong in the Nationwide Series spring event and finished in second place - to a car led by Mike Beam. Beam's team achieved victory at that first Dover event, from the pole position and with 87 laps led. They followed it up with a strong repeat victory in the fall race, leading 179 of 200 laps, proving he too, is accustomed to leading and winning at the Dover facility.

This time the two winners will be paired up together. In his 17th start as owner-driver of the black No. 54 machine, Busch is eager to repeat success and earn his first victory of the year, with his KBM crew chief, team and sponsor.

Kyle Busch, Driver of the No. 54 NASCAR Nationwide Series Monster Energy Camry:

You've had much success on this Dover racetrack, how much are you looking forward to attempting it in your own ride?

"Kurt ran here for us in the spring and did a really good job, finished fourth, and gave us some good notes to return with. I have high expectations for this one since I feel I know the track pretty well, and I know Mike (Beam, crew chief) has been successful here too. In fact, I finished second to him here last year, so I want another stab at it and this time we can win it together."

Mike Beam, Crew Chief of the No. 54 NASCAR Nationwide Series Monster Energy Camry:

How will this Dover event be different from the spring race?

"We are taking the #003 chassis again, but we've updated the car. It ran well in Dover the first time and then at Bristol, but we know it's better now. I know our team and fleet of cars have improved since the first race, and every week we are trying our best.

It's also exciting to have Kyle in the car, since he's so good there. I'm usually up against him and he was always hard to beat here. This time we are together. We need to win a race with Kyle and hopefully we can do that this weekend."

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Chassis KBM-003: KBM will unload car #003, raced several times this season, including a fourth-place finish at the first Dover event in June. The Camry was also driven by Kyle Busch at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway (33rd, wreck), New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (28th) and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (3rd). The backup machine is Chassis KBM-007, regularly traveled as a second team car.

Source: Kyle Busch Motorsports