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Kyle Busch was asked by reporters at Lowe's Motor Speedway about his plans to race in the Nationwide Series event at Watkins Glen International in New York. He said he would be there, added a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race to his schedule and perhaps has Formula One in his future.
Busch, the leader in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series standings, is second in the Nationwide Series standings and sixth in the Truck Series standings.
Busch said he is racing in the Watkins Glen and Nashville Speedway races in the Nationwide Series.
"We're already going to be there for the weekend in Watkins Glen with the Cup stuff so we figured we might as well do something with the Nationwide side and didn't have anything going with Gibbs yet," said Busch, driver of the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Cup Series. "We're going to have David Stremme as the engineer and we're going to go out there and take it to them guys, hopefully."
Apparently the Nashville race deal was already on his schedule.
"That's a Braun race with the No. 32 Dollar General Camry," Busch said. "To be honest with you, I guess I'll announce it here now. We're going to try to run the Truck race Friday night, too. So, we're going to run the Truck race Friday night in Texas, and then practice and do everything in Pocono then go to the Truck race. We'll come back and practice Saturday and go to Nashville for the Nationwide race and then come back and race Sunday in Pocono. It'll be a fun weekend."
As for Formula One, Busch said he is working on a test session for November or December, perhaps in Japan.
"We're actually working on that right now as a matter of fact," Busch said. "We're working on a test session right now at the end of November or beginning of December sometime going to Japan and doing a little exhibition sort of deal and see what it's like. We'll take the Cup car over there, too I think. Just kind of run around there at either Twin Ring (Motegi) or something like that and show them what the Cup cars are like and try to get in the Formula One car, too."
Formula One might be a pipe dream, but Busch said he is curious to see how his body reacts to the Formula One cars.
"We'll see how good I test, first," Busch said. "We'll see if my neck can withstand the G-Forces of the breaking and everything. I wouldn't mind it. If I can do it and I'm good at it then I'll give it a shot and try it. It seems as though their racing isn't all that great -- they kind of get stuck in line and the aero takes over everything. Toyota is not necessarily one of those companies at the moment that is like Ferrari or McLaren or Renault was a couple years ago. It would take -- I don't think it is just a driver to put in the seat to make it go. You need a little bit more of a car."

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