Some final thoughts before the Bristol race

It's hard to bet against Kyle Busch right now.
So much has changed since he won the Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway last year, and yet, he has to be considered the favorite to win again.
He changed teams, switching from Hendrick Motorsports to Joe Gibbs Racing, changed engine manufacturers, from Chevrolet to Toyota, and changed his image, from reckless upstart to unparalleled talent.
Even the track has changed since he won last year's Cup race at Bristol, the first with NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow.
Busch said he is trying to approach the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol like any other race.
“It’s really no different than any other weekend -- we’re just going to go out there and do the best we can," said Busch, driver of the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. "We’ll see what kind of car we have here at the beginning of practice with the new surface and everything -- being with JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) this year versus the Hendrick (Motorsports) stuff last year. We won this race last year, but it was the old concrete and we didn’t run as well as we wanted to on the new concrete last fall. The 18 car seemed to be OK so that’s something to look forward to and we’ll try to see what we can get when we get out there."
Getting out there has been a challenge. Rain washed out qualifying and shortened the Nationwide Series race. But it doesn't seem to matter with Busch.
His cars have been fast and it looks like he was the one who made the best off-season move.
Before the season started, it was Dale Earnhardt Jr. who was making all the right moves, leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc., heading to Hendrick, with its champion drivers and winning ways.
Nobody seemed to notice Busch made a move to a team with its own rich championship tradition and formula for winning.
It could be Busch is off to a fast start and will burn out at some point. It could be Joe Gibbs Racing will hit some speed bumps and take a step back to two. It could be that Toyota is a one-hit wonder, and Busch's win last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway will be its only win of the year.
Of course, none of those are safe bets. Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota are on a roll and it doesn't look like it's going to slow down any time soon.