Kurt Busch Thinks Kyle Is Putting Extra Pressure to Win in the 2020 NASCAR Season

The 2020 NASCAR season has been a tough one for the Busch brothers. The two champion brothers are among the finest drivers in NASCAR. However, the duo is winless in 2020. Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR champion won his last race at the 2019 Quaker State 400 in Kentucky. While Kyle Busch, the NASCAR defending Champion, won his last race at the 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400. It was the final race of the 2019 NASCAR season when he won the championship.

Both the drivers are entering the 2020 Post-season without a win. The last winless season for Kurt Busch was 2013. Kyle Busch has never had a winless season before the 2020 season.

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Can the Busch brothers win a race in NASCAR 2020 season?

Kevin Harvick has dominated the 2020 NASCAR season with 7 wins. He drives the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. Kevin is the favorite to win the 2020 season. After Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin is the next name. He has won 6 races so far and has given cut-throat competition to Kevin Harvick.

Kurt Busch feels that the brothers can still turn the tide.

FTW reports, “We know that this is an opportunity to do something great. So just one week at a time. …

“I know my little brother, though. He’s putting a little extra stress on himself because he wants to win a race and continue his streak of winning seasons. And so, he’s thrown a little extra pressure on himself that way. And so maybe that’ll be a distraction for him.”

Kurt Busch is definitely surprised by a winless season.

He says, “I never would have guessed. I felt like the way our season started was strong and consistent, and then we had a shot to win the first race back, after our delay [because of the COVID-19 pandemic], at Darlington [in May]. And then, it just seemed like these opportunities here or there just like slipped through our fingers and we didn’t execute to get those wins.

“And so, my little brother, same thing. I feel like his luck — he’s challenged his luck in many different ways and it just hasn’t unfolded for him to get those wins. But hey, we’re both championship eligible. We’re in the playoffs, and here’s the reset. So here we go.”

The primary playoff race is Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, trailed by races at Richmond Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway. There are 10 races in the playoffs. After the three races,12 drivers out of 16 remains in the run for the title.