Usually drivers like Busch try something like driving the Indy 500 and Coca Cola 600 in the same day but this time the NASCAR 2004 Sprint Cup Series champion will be attempting some unusual double duty on Saturday, April 24. Barring inclement weather, Busch will qualify his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama then fly to Concord, NC, to race his 1970 Dodge Challenger at zMAX Dragway during PINKS All Out.
Busch, who recently got his NHRA competitor's license at zMAX Dragway through Roy Hill's Drag Racing School, participated in the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., during an off weekend in March for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
"The Gatornationals were fun but now we get to run our Dodge Challenger all out," said Busch, who has already notched a victory this year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. "Hopefully, we will get to go up against a Chevy at PINKS All Out and take 'em down."
Busch will make practice runs in his Challenger, which he purchased off of eBay, before being matched up with several PINKS All Out participants and competing in a special exhibition portion of the program. With the help of longtime friend Jesse Walker, Busch has made many modifications to the Challenger, which now puts out nearly 1,200 horsepower.
After the exhibition competition, Busch will serve as one of the show's technical advisors through the remainder of eliminations. Say what? [4/13/10]
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