Busch to fill in for Keselowski at Watkins Glen

[CodeRed22]

Brad Keselowski will skip a second consecutive Nationwide Series start as he continues to recover from injuries suffered in a testing crash at Road Atlanta last week.

Penske Racing teammate Kurt Busch will replace Keselowski in the No. 22 Dodge Saturday at Watkins Glen International, the team announced Wednesday. The reigning champion in the Nationwide tour and a winner of two races in the Series this season, Keselowski turned his car over to teammate Sam Hornish Jr. for last weekend's event at Iowa Speedway.

Keselowski is still slated to drive in Sunday's Sprint Cup event at Watkins Glen. He won last weekend's race at Pocono despite suffering a fractured left ankle after his brakes failed in the test at Road Atlanta. He hit the unprotected Turn 1 wall at 100 mph and had to be airlifted to an area hospital.

Penske Racing president Tim Cindric said the remainder of Keselowski's Nationwide schedule will be determined on a race-by-race basis. Keselowski's Pocono victory, his second at the Sprint Cup level this season, placed him in the thick of the hunt for a wild card berth into the Chase.

What do you think of this?

 

[ValvolineMan]

Hmm.... Jimmie's also in this one, I smell fireworks.

 

[moppenheimer]

He was 4th in practice, so I say its alright for them, bad for those of us who dislike Busch(tee-hee)Whackers.

 

[GDP Racing]

Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch racing on Nationwide at The Glen ... mmm, interesting.

 

[Frigus5]

Haven't seen Kurt Busch in a N'Wide car in a while. If any Buschwackers are gonna be in this race, its awesome that Kurt and Jimmie will be. Two non-regular Buschwackers and they are currently in the heat of a tiff.

I'm excited for this race. Dump him Kurt. (y)

 

[AdamS]

Hmm.... Jimmie's also in this one, I smell fireworks.

This guy's gonna be glued to his TV tomorrow...

 

[4WideRacing]

I'm excited for this race. Dump him Kurt. (y)

Wait till the chase... but since Nascar doesn't like have at it boys dump him tomorrow!

 

[dalejrgamer]

Hmm.... Jimmie's also in this one, I smell fireworks.

Get yo popcrn rdy

 

[Janitor Dave]

I see Jimmie getting dumped within the first 40 laps. I'm calling it right here.

 

[Ryan597]

Kurt Busch will dump Jimmie Johnson on a GWC finish and cause a 10 car pileup that causes Jimmie to tumble 3 times heading into the esses. Then in the Cup race, Jimmie dumps Kurt on the first lap off of Turn 6 and causes a crash similar to Sam Hornish Jr's crash in 2009, which also collects Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. , Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, and Joey Logano. With 34 laps to go, Kyle Busch spins Jimmie heading into Turn 1 and causes Jimmie Johnson to come back down the track, get nailed by David Gilliland, and finsh 32nd. The incident cause Jimmie to lose the Championship to Carl Edwards by just 1 point.

Just speculating.

 

[4WideRacing]

Kurt Busch will dump Jimmie Johnson on a GWC finish and cause a 10 car pileup that causes Jimmie to tumble 3 times heading into the esses. Then in the Cup race, Jimmie dumps Kurt on the first lap off of Turn 6 and causes a crash similar to Sam Hornish Jr's crash in 2009, which also collects Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. , Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, and Joey Logano. With 34 laps to go, Kyle Busch spins Jimmie heading into Turn 1 and causes Jimmie Johnson to come back down the track, get nailed by David Gilliland, and finsh 32nd. The incident cause Jimmie to lose the Championship to Carl Edwards by just 1 point.

Just speculating.

Sadly Sunday's race will have little effect on Johnson's championship run.