LONG POND, Pa. – Kyle Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing team were in sync everywhere Sunday at Pocono Raceway except victory lane. When it was time to snap photos of the winning driver and crew, some members flashed one finger, while others held up six.
Yes, that’s one for the win at the Pennsylvania tri-oval and six for the total this season.
Busch then heard his name shouted from the top of the Richard Petty 200 Victory Circle. He craned his neck toward the section where the words were flanked by two images of Petty in his famous feathered Stetson hat and dark glasses. He still has a long chase toward Petty on the Cup Series wins list, but it hasn’t kept the 33-year-old star from thinking about how far he can get.
“The top!” Busch said. “Pretty simple.”
Busch had no one to bump him out of the lead this week and stormed from the bottom half of the field to another win.