{"id":16528,"date":"2018-04-20T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T00:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=16528"},"modified":"2018-04-20T19:51:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T00:51:48","slug":"nascar-friday-richmond-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/20\/nascar-friday-richmond-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR: Friday Richmond Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch hopes to rediscover magic touch at Richmond<\/b><\/p>\n

RICHMOND, Va. \u2013 For a driver with a two-race winning streak, Kyle Busch<\/strong> wasn\u2019t exuding confidence when he took questions from reporters Friday afternoon at Richmond Raceway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Flavor Vote Toyota, drives during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 20, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Busch used to own the spring race at Richmond. He won it four straight years from 2009 through 2012. In each of those years, the race fell on or near his May 2 birthday, and Busch was unabashed about gifting himself with the Richmond trophy.<\/p>\n

But times have changed, and so have NASCAR rules. In recent years, Busch hasn\u2019t been able to find the edge he enjoyed during his heyday at the .75-mile short track. And with six dry years in the interim, Busch can hardly remember what it feels like to celebrate in Richmond\u2019s Victory Lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe success is almost forgotten it\u2019s been so long ago,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we certainly want to get back to our winning ways and doing a better job of being up front and winning here at Richmond. We\u2019re just kind of missing a little bit.<\/p>\n

Kyle Busch Interview – <\/h3>\n