NASCAR Cup Series

Kurt Busch considers resurgence a team effort

Published Mar. 19, 2009 8:44 p.m. ET

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Things are certainly going well for Kurt Busch these days.

His Penske Racing team appears to be back on top of its game. The new Dodge engine is performing well, and the crew is ripping through pit stops and helping Busch stay ahead of the competition. And he has already notched his first win of the season — a dominating runaway at Atlanta Motor Speedway — and sits third in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings at this early juncture.