5 Reasons Kurt Busch Might Win the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Title

#2 Kurt Busch finishing 4th at Phoenix

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Although a fourth-place finish by Kurt Busch at ISM Speedway might not seem like much at first, one has to consider the implications. For those that aren’t familiar, The track is home to the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series season, where four drivers face off in a heads-up battle for the championship. In other words, the highest finishing driver wins the season title.

Busch might not have gotten the win at Phoenix, but he is one of the only drivers in the top-16 right now that finished strong. . For example, Chase Elliott, who sits first in the points standings, finished 11th at Phoenix. That’s not a good showing for a guy that won the championship there two years ago. The point is, he has a pretty good chance compared to some of those guys if given a chance at the Final Four. He also has arguably one of the most historically dominant teams in JGR behind him as a satellite team. This gives him an edge if Toyota does manage to sort out its performance issues.