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Article: Busch on Pole in Race for NASCAR Title
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- November 20, 2004
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MIKE HARRIS, AP Motorsports Writer
AP Online
11-20-2004
Dateline: HOMESTEAD, Fla.
NASCAR points leader Kurt Busch is all smiles as he walks back to his garage after winning the pole position during Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 qualifications at the Homestead Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. for the NEXTEL Cup Ford 400 race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
Kurt Busch came to Homestead-Miami Speedway with more in mind than just winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship.
"I was just joking in the prequalifying interview that we needed a pole to get into the Bud Shootout, and now here we are," Busch said after taking the top spot in qualifying Friday for the season-ending Ford 400.
His first ...