Kyle Busch a survivor

Kyle Busch was one of the few NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers in the Chase who escaped Dover International Speedway with a decent finish. Busch finished fifth in the race and ended up fourth in the Chase standings.
He was helped out a little by Carl Edwards, who was penalized after the Dover race because his car did not pass post-race inspection.
Edwards, winner of the Dover race, should have been in third place in the Chase standings, but part of his penalty was losing 25 points in the standings. He fell to sixth place, which consequently moved Busch up to fourth.
It's a good start to the week when you can move up a spot in the standings without even racing.
The next race on the Cup schedule is Kansas Speedway. Busch's team is bringing the car it raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway to Kansas. The car hasn't fared that well this season. It was ninth at Vegas and 30th at Lowe's.
Busch said Kansas has more similarities to Chicagoland Speedway than Vegas or Lowe's, making the choice in car even a little more curious.
"Kansas and Chicago are practically identical," said Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "I've never seen two race tracks that were made so similarly. The only differences are that Kansas is a little bit flatter, narrower and it says 'Kansas Speedway' on the soft walls."
Apparently Alan Gustafson, Busch's crew chief, has a strategy for his driver in the Chase.
"I did a little research and two out of the past three Nextel Cup champions have had an average finish in the Chase of eighth," Gustafson said. "So far, we've had an average finish of 4.5 and I think being 10 points out of first at this point is a great start. It seemed like everyone had issues at Dover. Thankfully, we persevered and finished well. Every lap of every race counts."