Ascendant in its conquest of the racing realms, RFK Racing, once a titan in the Xfinity, NASCAR Camping World Truck, ARCA Menards, Trans-Am, and IMSA Camel GT Series, has set its sights on the Cup Series too, commanding the track with the No. 6 Ford Mustang GT driver. Esteemed competitors like Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, and Kyle Busch, among others, might only aspire to replicate the feats that the gladiator of RFK Racing achieved this week by winning the Michigan race. It is a spectacle that would indubitably be emblazoned as a golden chapter in the annals of John W. Henry, Fenway Sports Group, and Brad Keselowski.

In an intriguing twist of fate, it was Kyle Busch who initially publicized his ambitions of clinching the elusive zenith—the ultimate sweep—following his victory at the esteemed Pulaski County Motorsports Park in the SRX Series. Yet it is the driver of the No. 6 Ford Mustang who is tantalizingly close to turning this aspiration into a breathtaking reality.

RFK driver a whisper away from Kyle Busch 2010’s ‘Ultimate Sweep?’

Following a second consecutive victory in the prestigious 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing has ascended to be the crested jewel of the Ford camp, with the driver of the No. 6 Ford Mustang etching his name as their racing vanguard.

In an electrifying duel on the Michigan Speedway, Buescher demonstrated remarkable grit, fending off a formidable competitor, Martin Truex Jr., in the closing laps. He held his ground with unyielding determination, piercing the final lap’s tapestry to be the first to embrace the chequered flag’s glory in Position 1.

The racing annals etch a notable record as Chris Buescher emerges as the first driver to bask in the glory of two consecutive victories in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, a distinction he achieved following his triumph in Monday’s rain-soaked Cup Series race at the Michigan International Speedway. A feat that proved elusive for Busch, who, despite seizing two back-to-back victories in the SRX series, met with an impasse at Lap 14 in Michigan.

A decade prior, in 2010, Kyle Busch had touched the zenith of racing glory, securing three national wins in a single week to achieve the “ultimate sweep.” His desire to relive that triumph, publicly stated before the Richmond race, is met with the bitter irony of seeing Buescher inching closer to that coveted milestone, a turn of events likely to cast a pall of disappointment on him.

Still, when quizzed about his back-to-back victories and Buescher’s response had this been predicted a mere ten days ago, his reply was steeped in humility. He mused, “I hope you’re right, and that would be our plan. (laughs) I kind of got to the point where I don’t like points races; I don’t like doing it that way. We come to tracks to win races. That’s been our goal every single week of the season. […] Like I said, it surprises you a little bit, but it was always our intention to win every single weekend we show up. It’s good that it’s at two drastically different racetracks, as well.”

Adding to his reflections, he emphasized the burning ambition that fuels every NASCAR driver—the hunger to win races, not merely accumulate points.

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Buescher acknowledged a pre-victory shift in strategy before his back-to-back triumphs on the tracks

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Even though, as the luminary of RFK Racing postulated, the primary ambition for NASCAR drivers is to seek victories rather than points accumulation, there was a juncture before his Richmond win when he and his team were engaged in fervent deliberations about the necessity of securing more points to ensure their entry into the top-16 playoffs.

He revealed, “We talked a lot in the past several months because we’ve gotten close to the playoffs; we’ve been in a decent place in points but not locked in by any means. More than I would like, we’ve had considerations about points and what we’re going to have to do, right?”

It’s also pertinent to acknowledge that Bubba Wallace and Ty Gibbs share a similar fate, a fact approved by Denny Hamlin. They too, are engaging in the pursuit of points, a strategic approach that, while diverging from the primary objective of winning, cannot be deemed inferior and indeed serves to keep drivers hopeful about their prospects of securing a place in the top-16.

Yet, the accolades that Chris Buescher has garnered this season are certainly worthy of high praise. However, the spotlight will undoubtedly be on whether he can mirror Kyle Busch’s sweep from 2010 and etch his name alongside this revered feat in racing history.

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