Sprint Cup Series Season Recap: 13th Place ? Kyle Busch

Start ?N? Park Blog is taking a look back at the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver by driver. This recap will take a look at the driver?s stats, the season?s highlights, the season?s lowlights, what a quick look at next year. This installment takes a look back at Kyle Busch who finished in the 13th place in the final standings.
2012 Statistics:
Points: 1,133
Position: 13th
Preseason Pick: 10th
Starts: 36
Poles: 2
Wins: 1
Top 5s: 13
Top 10s: 20
DNFs: 4
Earnings: $6,599,391
What Was Said Prior To The Season:
?With all the talk about Kyle concentrating on Sprint Cup only in 2012, you?d think he?d be a shoe in for the title. Because everyone has said, he does too much other stuff to win it all. Well here we are and I?m putting him 10th, why is that? I?m not sold on Joe Gibbs Racing as a whole being a strong enough team in 2012 to put him to the top. Then, after all, is the man behind the wheel. I boasted last year about how he changed and he didn?t change one bit. It just took two mo...

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