HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch opened the season in a hospital bed and ended it in victory lane with the championship trophy.
Busch completed his comeback Sunday night by winning his first career Sprint Cup title only nine months after a serious crash at Daytona nearly ended his season. He crashed into a concrete wall the day before the Daytona 500 and broke his right leg and left foot
Despite multiple operations and grueling rehabilitation, Busch missed only 11 races and was back in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in late May. Nascar granted him a waiver to race for the championship if he earned a berth in the playoffs, and Busch was off and runnin
“I don’t know if I quite understand life yet, but there’s something to be said about this year,” an emotional Busch said on his team rad
He won the season finale Sunday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim the title, and knocked Kevin Harvick from his perch as reigning champion.