Kyle Busch a Worthy Hero and NASCAR Champion?

You love him or you hate him.  There don't seem to be too many fans who feel ambivalent about Kyle Busch.  He wins too much.  He's too arrogant.  He's too immature.  Sure.  A lot of people feel that way.  If you feel that way, you're not alone.

What Kyle Busch does do well is win.  He's won eight Sprint Cup races this year, while winning six times in the Nationwide series and twice in the Crafstman Trucks series.  He probably would have won more if he'd been driving either the Nationwide or Trucks series full time.

Kyle is first in championship points in the Sprint Cup, and that accomplishment is not likely to be seriously challenged before the Chase for the Cup starts.  Kyle is on a roll and he seems to be unstoppable right now.

In his first year at Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch has dominated everything in sight. His current and former teammates have to be scratching their heads, wondering just what they have to do to catch this bad boy from Las Vegas.

Jeff Gordon, who drives the No. 24 Chevrolet for Kyle's former owner Rick Hendrick, is winless this season so far.  Jeff has four Cup championships and 81 wins in the series, but he's currently having one of the longest dry spells of his career.

Jimmie Johnson, who drives the No. 48 car for Hendrick, has won twice this season, but that is far short of his championship winning performance of 10 wins last year.

The only other Hendrick driver that has won is Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and he has won just a single race this year.

It's August, and Hendrick has only won three times in Sprint Cup?  Imagine that.

Arrogant or immature, it really doesn't matter. When Kyle Busch straps on that No. 18 M&M's Toyota he's going to be hard to beat pretty much wherever he goes.  Kyle wins on super speedways.  Kyle wins on short tracks.  Kyle wins on road courses.  Kyle can win anywhere, on any given day.

If there is any driver on the track in Sprint Cup who thinks he's better than Kyle Busch, he needs to think again.  Right now, he can beat anyone, anywhere.

His worst enemy is probably himself, and his ability to keep his emotions in check.  If he can stay cool under the pressure, Busch can win it all.

These next few months of NASCAR racing are going to be very interesting to watch.