Kurt Busch will race for Furniture Row Racing next season
replacing Regan Smith.
“Though we have made strides as a resourceful single-car Sprint
Cup team, we are not where we want to be, which led us to the difficult
decision of making a driver change as we move forward,” said Furniture Row
Racing's general manager Joe Garone. “Kurt’s exceptional driving talent has the
capacity to take a team to another level. We look forward to having Kurt join
our Denver-based organization and feel his racing experience will play an
important role as we plan ahead to 2013.”
Garone also spoke highly of current driver Regan Smith, saying, “As
our team driver the past four years, Regan has represented Furniture Row Racing
with both class and competitiveness. His win at Darlington in 2011 – the first
for Furniture Row Racing – will be a memory forever etched in our
organization’s history. He is a friend, and will always be a friend of
Furniture Row Racing. We wish him all the best.”
Busch, a 34 year-old native of Las Vegas, has been a full time
driver in the Sprint Cup Series since 2001. He has 427 Cup starts and has
scored 24 wins, 89 Top-5 and 171 Top-10 finishes, along with 15 poles. He has
qualified for the Chase six times in nine years and won the championship in the
inaugural Chase season of 2004, in only third full season in the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series.
“Furniture Row Racing has the commitment, talent and resources to
compete at a high level in the Sprint Cup Series,” said Busch. "I have
watched with admiration on how this team has grown over the years and that is
why I am excited about the opportunity as I eagerly look forward to a new
chapter in my racing career."
Busch currently drives currently races for James Finch’s Phoenix
Racing, ranking 25th in championship points with one Top-5 and Two
Top-10 finishes in 28 starts. Finch announced recently that he may be forced to
close the team’s doors at season’s end if additional sponsorship cannot be
found.
Contract details have not been released.
damn, sucks for Regan after he bought a house in Denver and was totally committed to the team, best of luck Regan
ReplyDeleteNo kidding. You go out on a limb for a team, it would be nice for them to stay out on that limb with you. Business is business, but without a Regan Smith-type, FRR would've been a by-gone memory years ago.
DeleteJust like the Penske 22. It won't matter who drives both shotty cars. All the talent in the world won't get those cars to victory lane!!
ReplyDeleteWow Honestly although I am not a K busch fan If I was the owner of FRR I would do the same thing I mean you are getting him at a steale
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm on the other side of that fence.
DeleteI'd be worried about potential customer loss when KB blows a gasket while showing the country my company logo.
Robert Y
Cincinnati
well so much for being represented with "class",, hope they don't listen to radio the way he talks to the crew! Hope Regan finds a ride with a team that will appreciate him..
ReplyDeleteAsk James Finch how much it has cost him to replace all of Kurts' wrecked cars thid year.
ReplyDeleteHaters gonnna hate. Don't you folks have something better to do? Kick the guy some more. You all want him to be nicey nicey, but on your terms. There's an on/off switch on your radio and TV, if you don't like the product or participants, find something else to do. Some of you folks just wait here to spew garbage instead of hoping for the best and wishing the same. Shame on you all. If you're all so great, go turn a lap behind the wheel of a Sprint cup that wants to go straight and see if you make it.
ReplyDeleteWow honestly also ....
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