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五月的覺醒

儘管早期的統計數據出現了一些問題，但在過去幾周里，情況發生了巨大的轉變。 Baseball Savant 的基礎數據證明 Busch 的精英核心特質完好無損。他擁有 82% 的擊球跑動值和 88% 的守備跑動值，在一壘上擔任可靠的防守者，並具有 93% 的上壘出局值 (OAA)。

最令人印象深刻的是，他對本壘板的眼光已經達到了精英級別。布希的走球命中率為生涯最高的 16.1%，在所有大聯盟擊球手中排名第 96%，同時他的追球率保持在第 79%。

這種堅持不懈的紀律為整個五月的安靜覺醒奠定了基礎。在上個月的 130 場比賽中，Busch 的得分為 0.300，OPS 為 0.956。他擊出 4 支全壘打，打出 24 分打點，並在 27 次三振中保送 25 次。他再次有系統地擺好棒球位置（第73%），這表明他正在迅速解鎖一年前讓他如此致命的最佳發射角度。

點燃五花小熊的火花

小熊隊已經確定了 2026 年開始的波動性。芝加哥隊與 2017 年道奇隊一起，成為 MLB 歷史上唯一兩支獨立取得 10 連勝的球隊，這是前所未有的不一致壯舉 和 單季10連敗，而小熊隊在前55場比賽中就完成了這一切。

儘管投手們面臨無情的傷病，但進攻組的作用就像電燈開關一樣。對於全國聯盟的其他球隊來說，最可怕的部分是芝加哥隊成功地連續兩次取得兩位數的連勝，而他們的明星一壘手陷入了災難性的恐慌之中。

現在布施已經找回了原來的自己，他為這支不穩定的陣容提供了急需的中流砥柱。為了最大限度地發揮這種連勝勢頭，布希可以從在比賽初期表現得更加激進中受益，而今年他在比賽中的表現絕對是致命的。

在 0-0 的統計中，他的得分為 0-0，OPS 為 1.152。當他以 1-0 或 2-1 領先時，他的總計 26 投 10 中 (0.385)，並且持續帶球上壘。

隨著邁克爾·布施繼續相信他的揮桿決策並以權威的方式舉起球，他將成為穩定小熊隊並推動他們重返真正的季後賽競爭的不可或缺的火花。

With NASCAR’s silly season just a few months away, Kyle Busch’s future is the biggest uncertainty in the Cup Series right now. Now the uncertainty may be less.

Bob Pokrass of Fox Sports wrote that if Busch were to leave RCR, which he is still reluctant to do, joining Spire Motorsports is the “most logical” destination for the future Hall of Famer.

RELATED: What’s happened during and since Kyle Busch’s winless streak

There were reports in February that Spier wanted to hunt big game in the NASCAR Silly Season. Team co-owner Jeff Dickerson is adamant that Spire become one of the top teams in the Cup Series and has shown a willingness to take aggressive steps to improve.

However, no move is necessarily guaranteed. Carson Hocevar is emerging as a superstar in NASCAR and scored a dominant win for Spire at Talladega. Meanwhile, the inclusion of Daniel Suarez has been a huge benefit.

RELATED: NASCAR All-Time Cup Series Winners, Including Kyle Busch

Suárez, who many believed was struggling to save his Cup career entering 2026, has the highest average starting position (12.92) and average finishing position (15.00) in his Cup Series career. He currently sits 14th in the points, one spot off the lead in The Chase while Busch is 24th.

Who could replace Kyle Busch at Spire Motorsports?

Entering 2026, the most likely scenario appears to be that Daniel Suarez does not live up to expectations in his first season with Spire Motorsports and is replaced by Kyle Busch in the No. 7 car. Circumstances may have changed that.

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However, Michael McDowell has been Spire’s worst performing driver this season. Despite finishing second at Watkins Glen, McDowell is 21st in points and trails Suarez in average starting position (17.78), average finishing position (19.92), and points (225, 21st).

“”It’s tough… but, no, I don’t plan on quitting my job anytime soon. But I feel like there’s clearly a limit to how long you can do this. I don’t know what that number is, but I want to perform well and as long as I’m performing well, I love doing it.

Michael McDowell talks to The Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi about his struggles this season, plans for the future

McDowell, who will turn 42 in December, has given no indication of interest in moving away from full-time racing. If Spire wants to make a change, it now seems possible that Busch could replace McDowell in the No. 71 car next season.

RELATED: Latest discussion on potential landing spots for Kyle Busch in 2027

However, the most likely outcome is that McDowell will get another season with Spire and Busch will remain with Richard Childress Racing. If both drivers struggle to perform well again in 2027, they will surely be replaced by up-and-comers in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

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Kyle Busch made headlines before this weekend’s NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway by suggesting he could get paid for comments he made earlier in the week about Denny Hamlin. Since Busch’s on-track performance isn’t adding anything to the feud, he’s now working behind the microphone.

In a recent interview, Busch said that Hamlin played the role of the villainous driver who is winning too much. However, they are not talking much, leaving Hamlin to “run his mouth” and say he “might have to face him again here soon” and that Busch has been “washed up” as a driver.

“He has his own podcast and he’s been running his mouth lately so he might be here again soon… He’s been telling me I’m tired and can’t drive anymore.”

RELATED: NASCAR Insider Highlights Kyle Busch’s Options in Free Agency

To set the record straight, Hamlin never said his former partner was washed up or could no longer drive. Instead, on last week’s episode of Actions Detrimental, the driver of the No. 11 car said Busch should “take it better” amid Richard Childress Racing’s ongoing struggles. Hamlin also said that anyone still holding out hope that Busch would regain his former glory as a consistent winner will be “very disappointed” because the 40-year-old “doesn’t know how to get speed out of a Next Gen car on a consistent basis.”

Hamlin, who has scored 12 Cup Series wins since his last trip to Victory Lane in Busch’s No. 8 car, also compared himself to Busch, saying he “can’t catch that guy’s helmet talent-wise”. Apparently, Bush didn’t hear that part of the segment. It’s also notable that when Busch was on the podcast last year, Hamlin credited him with developing his career.

RELATED: Denny Hamlin gives clear message on Kyle Busch’s struggles

Busch also revealed his “hate list” of fellow NASCAR drivers, which includes Carson Hocevar, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski. As with Hamlin, the only problem he may cause for them is when he’s going to lag, and probably not for the first time in that race.

NASCAR statistics support this. Over the last six races, Busch ranks 31st in average finishing position (25), which puts him well behind Hamlin (5.3, second), Keselowski (10.0, sixth), Hocevar (14.3, 13th) and even the struggling Logano (19.8, 21st).

RELATED: Kyle Busch winless streak, what’s happened since and before last win

Even in the last 15 races leading up to Talladega, Busch is 21st in average finishing position (20.6), while Hamlin is fifth (11.8), Keselowski is sixth (12.5), Logano is 12th (15.3), and even Hocevar (19.6) is slightly ahead of the future Hall of Famer. None of these drivers can really see Busch as a rival because he is not providing them any competition.

Busch’s frustration with RCR is obvious, but what has brought his struggles even more into the spotlight is that Dillon has been performing better than him this season. Both are forced to deal with RCR providing inadequate support, but the driver of the No. 3 car is handling it better and producing better results.

Notably, Hamlin did not respond to Busch’s weekend comments during Monday’s episode of Actions Detrimental. It will be interesting to see how things play out between the two drivers in the coming weeks, when Hamlin will inevitably tie Busch for a career Cup win and ultimately surpass him this season.

RELATED: NASCAR Cup Series all-time win list, including Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin

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凯尔·布​​希 (Kyle Busch) 本周末在堪萨斯赛道 (Kansas Speedway) 纳斯卡 (NASCAR) 比赛之前成为头条新闻，他表示他可能会因本周早些时候发表的言论而对丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 进行报复。由于布希在赛道上的表现并没有增加任何不和，他现在在麦克风后面加倍努力。

在最近的一次采访中，布希表示，哈姆林已经扮演了赢得很多胜利的恶棍车手的角色。然而，他们并没有谈论太多，哈姆林可能会因为“乱说”并说布希作为一名车手“被洗白”而“很快再次在这里遇到”。

“他有自己的播客，最近他一直在胡言乱语，所以他可能很快就会再次在这里遇到……他一直告诉我，我已经精疲力竭了，不能再开车了。”

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为了纠正这一记录，哈姆林从未说过他的前队友已经被洗干净或不能再开车了。相反，在上周的《Actions Detrimental》节目中，11 号赛车的车手表示，在理查德·柴尔德里斯赛车队 (Richard Childress Racing) 持续陷入困境的情况下，布希应该“更好地掌控它”。哈姆林还表示，任何仍然期待布希重新夺回昔日冠军荣耀的人“都会非常失望”，因为这位 40 岁的人“不知道如何持续提高下一代汽车的速度”。

自从布希上次驾驶 8 号赛车驶入胜利车道以来，哈姆林已经取得了 12 场杯赛冠军，他还表示，在将自己与布希进行比较时，他“无法在天赋方面抓住这个家伙的头盔”。显然，布希没有听到这部分内容。还值得一提的是，去年布希在播客上时，哈姆林称赞他的职业发展。

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布希还透露了他对 NASCAR 车手的“仇恨名单”，其中包括卡森·霍切瓦 (Carson Hocevar)、乔伊·洛加诺 (Joey Logano) 和布拉德·凯瑟洛夫斯基 (Brad Keselowski)。与哈姆林的情况一样，他能给他们带来的唯一问题是当他即将被圈时，甚至可能不是在那场比赛中第一次。

纳斯卡的统计数据证明了这一点。在过去的六场比赛中，布希的平均完赛名次（25）排名第 31，这使他远远落后于哈姆林（5.3，第二）、凯瑟洛夫斯基（10.0，第六）、霍切瓦尔（14.3，第 13），甚至落后于苦苦挣扎的洛加诺（19.8，第 21）。

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即使回顾塔拉迪加之前的最后 15 场比赛，布希的平均完赛名次（20.6）也排名第 21，而哈姆林排名第五（11.8），凯瑟洛夫斯基排名第六（12.5），洛加诺排名第 12（15.3），甚至霍切瓦尔（19.6）也稍微领先于未来的名人堂成员。这些车手中没有一个人能真正将布施视为竞争对手，因为他没有为他们提供任何竞争。

Busch 对 RCR 的失望是显而易见的，但更让他的挣扎受到关注的是 Dillon 本赛季的表现超过了他。两人都被迫应对 RCR，给予他们足够的支持，但 3 号赛车的车手似乎处理得更好，并取得了更好的成绩。

值得注意的是，哈姆林没有回应布希周末在周一的《有害行动》节目中的评论。有趣的是，未来几周，哈姆林将不可避免地与布希并列职业杯冠军，并最终在本赛季超越他，看看两位车手之间的关系可能会受到怎样的影响，这将是一件很有趣的事情。

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Kyle Busch has not won more than 100 consecutive Cup Series races, punctuating his stellar career that seemingly featured him with more than 80 wins. Now, amid growing skepticism and criticism, Bush appears to be taking issue with recent comments made by his former running mate.

When The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck asked for a reaction to Denny Hamlin’s recent comments about the future Hall of Famer’s struggles in the No. 8 car on Saturday, Busch fired back at his former teammate. He also said that he could create problems for him on the track as payback.

“80 percent of people don’t know what they’re talking about. In this case, I don’t know if Denny Hamlin even knows what he’s talking about. He can curse at me all he wants. I can definitely make his life hell.”

Kyle Busch on Denny Hamlin’s comments and the ongoing conversation about his struggles

RELATED: Denny Hamlin gives clear message on Kyle Busch’s struggles

As for Busch’s aspirations to make Hamlin’s “life hell” with the No. 8 car, that may prove a little difficult if recent history is any guide. He finished 25th at Bristol Motor Speedway and 24th at Martinsville Speedway, meaning he finished several laps behind the No. 11 car. For Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway, check out NASCAR’s starting lineup today Hamlin is starting second after posting the second-best lap time (29.161 seconds) in qualifying with a top speed of 185.179 mph, while Busch qualified 23rd at 29.653 seconds with a top speed of 182.106 mph.

It’s understandable why Bush is disappointed. He is approaching his third full season without a win in the Cup Series, and his on-track results are only getting worse. He moved up to 24th in the standings on Sunday, just 7 points ahead of teammate Austin Dillon. Busch’s frustrations are heard over the radio, and it becomes clear that he is fed up with his situation at Richard Childress Racing in a contract year.

Hamlin’s comments came on the latest episode of Actions Detrimental. He also admitted of Busch that “talent-wise I can’t hold that guy’s helmet”, but added that his former teammate “must keep it better than your teammate (Dillon)” and added that Busch has long struggled with the Next Gen car.

Busch clearly heard those comments and said it’s the No. 8 car and team that is the biggest issue, adding that he would be happy to swap places with Hamlin and see how he handles it.

“If Denny wants to swap cars, I’ll swap cars with him any day of the week, any time. I’d love for him to show me he can take it better than me.”

Kyle Busch responds to Denny Hamlin’s comments about No. 8 car, Busch’s struggles

Hamlin never said RCR was blameless in Busch’s winless streak, even saying the team was “not good right now.” However, as someone who used to be teammates with Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing, he noted that he struggled with consistency; Even at that time, there were issues.

To that point, Busch had only one win in his final season with Joe Gibbs Racing, and had an average finishing position (16.7). Fast forward to 2026, Busch’s replacement, Ty Gibbs, is racking up wins and six consecutive top-six finishes, while Busch has finished outside the top 20 in the last four races.

RELATED: NASCAR Cup Series all-time win list, including Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin

Busch’s frustration is understandable, and these comments coming from Hamlin may be especially impressive given what has happened over the past three years. Since Busch’s last win in the Cup Series, Hamlin has won 12 races, and now needs just one more trip to victory lane to tie for career Cup Series wins.

Given Busch’s declining performance and some of the public’s frustration towards former teammates and current crew members, he may not even have the options he is entitled to next year after his contract expires.

RELATED: Kyle Busch winless streak, things that happened before and after the win

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几年前，NASCAR 车手丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 能够赶上凯尔·布希 (Kyle Busch) 在杯赛系列赛中取得胜利似乎是不可想象的。现在，两位未来的名人堂成员在排行榜上并驾齐驱，哈姆林也参与了他的同行长达两年的挣扎。

在最新一集的《有害行动》中，哈姆林在播客中花了很大一部分时间谈论布希在杯赛系列赛中两年的胜利荒以及他与理查德·柴尔德里斯赛车队的困境。虽然许多球迷很快就把责任归咎于 RCR，并相信布希下赛季将在一支新球队中重拾昔日的辉煌，但哈姆林却持怀疑态度。

“如果你期望凯尔·布希定期回到胜利车道，那你就是在自欺欺人，否则你会非常失望。”

丹尼·哈姆林谈纳斯卡车迷仍期待凯尔·布希重返辉煌

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Rowdy Nation 的许多人对 RCR 缺乏对 Busch 的大力支持表示批评，8 号车队和赛车本身经常被认为是胜利荒的部分原因。然而，值得将 Busch 与他自己的 RCR 队友之一进行比较。

根据 DriverAverages.com 的数据，在过去 36 场比赛中，奥斯汀·狄龙 (Austin Dillon) 在杯系列赛中以平均完赛位置 (21.1) 排名第 23 位，其中 18 次进入前 20 名，5 次进入前 10 名，并取得一场胜利。在同一时期内，布希的平均成绩也好不到哪里去，平均名次为 19.1，21 次进入前 20 名，6 次进入前 10 名，但获胜次数为零。正如哈姆林还指出的那样，狄龙似乎比未来的名人堂成员更好地处理这种情况，后者应该成为球队的领导者。

“你是名人堂、拉什莫尔山车手，那么，你就比你的队友表现得更好。如果你是最伟大的，那么你就比你赢得 10 场比赛的队友表现得更好。想办法。我认为这是他应该能够做到的，但它没有发生。是时候诚实地面对正在发生的事情了。”

丹尼·哈姆林谈凯尔·布希与理查德·柴尔德里斯赛车队的情况，

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其他人则指出纳斯卡转向下一代汽车来解释布希的困境。哈姆林同意他的前队友在驾驶新车时遇到了困难，很大程度上无法学习如何更持续地获得更好的速度。

还有一些人强调了 Busch 在 2023 赛季带领 RCR 取得的三场胜利。然而，哈姆林指出，这些胜利是在每个人都对下一代汽车不熟悉并试图弄清楚它的赛季中取得的。既然其他人都已经弄清楚了事情的真相，布希就是那个在多年后努力适应的人。

“我认为他不知道如何持续地提高下一代赛车的速度。有过一些闪光。是的，他在 RCR 的第一个赛季赢得了三场比赛。那是下一代赛车的第一年，不是吗？当时每个人都在猜测。”

丹尼·哈姆林谈凯尔·布希在早期成功后对下一代汽车的问题

值得称赞的是，RCR 在 2026 赛季之前为 Busch 任命了一位新的车队负责人。八场比赛结束后，广播中已经多次捕捉到布施和车队之间的紧张关系。波尔曼已经与布希合作了几个月，甚至他现在也对车手不断抱怨赛车感到沮丧，并在布里斯托尔比赛期间说“每周都是同样的事情”。

布施可能会在赛季结束后合同到期后离开 RCR，这对于他现在的球队和这位 40 岁的球员来说都可能是一种解脱。正如哈姆林还指出的那样，考虑到布希的年龄和波动性，没有任何一支顶级球队可能会愿意与他较量。如果顶级赛车不是一个选择，并且 Spire Motorsports 决定对丹尼尔·苏亚雷斯驾驶 7 号赛车感到满意（从目前的表现来看，这似乎是合理的），布希明年可能会发现自己处于同样的境地，结果对他来说比他的新车队更受控诉。

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马特·约翰逊 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》杂志《NFL》和《大学橄榄球》的高级编辑。他的工作包括每周 NFL 和大学……有关马特·约翰逊的更多信息

凱爾·布​​希 (Kyle Busch) 並不相信 NASCAR 恢復大通賽制的決定是正確的。這位老將在最近的一次媒體露面中讓所有人都知道了這一點，他開始深入探討這項運動最初放棄該系統的原因。

在 SiriusXM NASCAR 廣播節目中，布希對恢復 10 場比賽、基於積分的冠軍賽制背後的邏輯表示懷疑。他認為，通過將其恢復，他們基本上忽略了該格式最初存在的問題，特別是對於遭受過一次代價高昂事故的車手而言。

“我認為我們過去是出於某種原因而擺脫了它，所以我不太確定為什麼我們會回到它。我們擺脫它的原因顯然是吉米·約翰遜的統治地位第一。但我覺得第二是，有時像我這樣的人會經歷一兩場糟糕的比賽，然後將他們淘汰出錦標賽。”

這位 40 歲的車手以自己的個人經歷為例，說明舊的追逐賽形式是多麼無情。在這 10 場比賽的初期就被一場車禍淘汰，即使你之後跑得很好，積分差距也幾乎不可能挽回。 “你會陷入崩潰和繁榮之中，”布希補充道。 “你無法獲得足夠的積分來重返冠軍，但你將獲得積分第三。”

凱爾·布​​希 (Kyle Busch) 擔心大通賽制仍會因一場糟糕的比賽而懲罰車手

根據 NASCAR 最新更新的 2026 年 Chase 賽制，比賽勝利對於車手來說價值更大，理論上可以讓車手有更好的機會從挫折中恢復過來。但實際上，布希認為這將主要使亨德里克賽車運動隊、喬吉布斯隊和彭斯克隊等強隊受益。幾乎可以一周又一周獲勝的球隊。

對於其他司機來說，一切如常。你仍然需要完美地駕駛，犯錯的餘地仍然很小。

RCR 車手還指出，車隊制定策略的方式已經發生了變化。在常規賽中獲得賽段積分至關重要，排位賽位置最終可能成為一個重要因素，並可能決定您在賽道上保持位置並避免在賽道上陷入麻煩的程度。

在後來的採訪中，凱爾·布希 (Kyle Busch) 表示，如今 NASCAR 的比賽方式，其非常激進的重新啟動和過於頻繁的事故，可能會給 Chase 帶來全新的複雜性。 “按照今天的比賽方式，每個人都在不斷地碾壓每個人。你可能會看到我們所有 16 個人都在比賽中表現不佳。所以你知道，如果我們所有人都在比賽中表現不佳，那可能會被視為你的一次性比賽，而你必須在其他九場比賽中表現出色，”他說。

這位兩屆杯賽冠軍在經歷了艱難的 2025 年賽季後發表了上述評論，他在 2025 年經歷了兩次 DNF，沒有贏得一場比賽，並且在 36 場比賽中只獲得了 3 次前五名。他最終在車手積分榜上排名第 21 位，但如果採用 Chase 賽制，他的排名將是第 19 位。在那場比賽中，凱爾·拉爾森（Kyle Larson）將獲得冠軍。

我對賽車運動的熱愛始於我在突尼斯的童年，當時我和家人一起觀看比賽。快進到今天，…更多關於 Farah Ben Gamra 的信息