Kurt Busch Gets NHRA Pro Stock License

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Kurt Busch to do more drag racing: On a beautiful late fall day in Rockingham, NC, Kurt Busch took the next step in his recent drag racing endeavor. Busch ran quick enough, in a Roy Hill-owned Pro Stock, to earn his Pro Stock license. There were no other competitors on site. It was Kurt Busch, his drag racing crew, the track prep crew and Roy Hill conducting the first day of a three day class of teacher, student and the necessary back-up personnel needed for Busch to earn his stripes in a Pro Stock car. Busch and his drag racing crew, individuals dedicated to drag racing, under the tutelage of Hill were put through the paces over the course of three days to ensure come 2011 they would be ready for whatever might transpire. The whispered word, at least around the sole media member allowed on site, was Busch will return to Gainesville, FL next March with hopes of making his NHRA Pro Stock debut. On the evening of the second day Busch paused from his schedule to confirm the goal. "If we're ready," noted Busch, "We plan on renting a car from Allen Johnson, with the blessing of Mopar, and attempt to make the field in Gainesville." On the very first day Busch went quick enough to earn his NHRA Pro Stock license; but nowhere near quick enough to compete against the seasoned veterans. There is still plenty of work to be done. Work every team must complete before showing up at the track hoping to compete. "He's earned his license," said Roy Hill, owner of Roy Hill's Drag Racing School and a former owner of Rockingham Dragway, then adding "That doesn't mean he's ready to compete at the top level. He'll get there but this isn't as easy as everyone thinks. Kurt's learning and learning quickly and it won't be long before he is ready