LAS VEGAS — A day after driving into victory lane with a new racing team, Kyle Busch was feeling vindicated and invigorated.
People who had questioned his move to Richard Childress Racing were now saying lots of nice things after the two-time NASCAR champion from Las Vegas steered his No. 8 Chevrolet into victory lane at frigid Auto Club Speedway in California.
It happened Sunday, in just his second race with RCR and only a week after a late pileup knocked him out of contention at the Daytona 500 he seemed destined to win.