SONOMA, Calif. – It certainly seemed as if Kurt Busch’s season was in serious trouble just two months ago, when poor performances led to an intense radio tirade against his entire Penske Racing organization.
What could have destroyed his race team has actually had the opposite effect.
Busch’s impressive turnaround continued Sunday with a dominating run at Infineon Raceway, where he earned his first career road course victory and his first win of the season.
“We’ve been on a great run these last few weeks,” Busch said. “To get a road course win, it’s a big check mark on my list. It’s just really neat to bring home that ‘W.”‘
Busch led a race-high 76 laps and beat Jeff Gordon by almost 4 seconds for his first win of the season. It’s a marked turn for Busch, who unraveled over his team radio at Richmond in early May because of how poorly his Dodge had been running.