Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - The Canadian PressCONCORD, N.C. — Stenhouse said he spoke to Busch’s team owner Richard Childress — who had threatened to go after Stenhouse himself if he retaliated against his driver in NASCAR’s longest race of the season — and said they are fine.
The potential for rain in Indianapolis on Sunday could throw a damper in his efforts to get back to Charlotte Motor Speedway if that race gets delayed. “It was an easy clean lap and my car was handling really well,” said the 21-year-old Gibbs, who grew up about 15 miles from Charlotte Motor Speedway. “But the biggest thing for me is winning the race.”Chris Buescher has endured a tough run of bad luck in recent weeks, losing two close Cup points races.