One carburetor short of leading

Kurt Busch is 11th in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series standings, but he says he's a lot closer to the lead than people think.
“I’m one carburetor short of leading in points, so for us it’s been good," said Busch, driver of the No. 2 Dodge for Penske Racing. "We’ve worked hard to get into the Chase and we’ll still continue to give a good effort all the way up until the end. Each race it just continues to get tougher and tougher the closer you get until the end."
Busch's first two races of the Chase haven't been that good. He was 25th in the New Hampshire race, the first race of the Chase. He lost a cylinder and had carburetor problems which resulted in his being the worst finishing Chase driver in the race. He followed that with a 29th place finish at Dover, where he hit the wall late in the race and got knocked out of the top five.
Busch will start 12th in Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway, the third race in the Chase, and will need a strong showing to get back in championship contention.
"There are still plenty of races to go," Busch said. "Eight races as a matter of fact. And we feel like this weekend is a great opportunity to get the Miller Lite Dodge to run good on a mile-and-a-half track. The same type of cars that we had earlier at Michigan and Pocono where we have a couple wins this year, so I’m looking forward to it. I can’t wait to hit the track and be out there with the downforce car and to just feel the downforce again and have a good weekend.”