--- 4/24/05... We all need a vacation and I'm no exception, I'm just now getting back from mine. From all evident events of this past weekend, it appears that Kurt Busch is also back from a vacation, taking his first win of the season at Phoenix.

Busch's last win was last September at New Hampshire, which was the 2004 Cup Champion's one and only win in the final ten events of the Chase for the Championship. He also won the first event at New Hampshire, sweeping that venue, along with a win in the spring Bristol event.

This was the 11th trip to Victory Lane for Busch, in his fifth year as a full time Cup Series driver. Up to this point in his Cup Series Career, he's scored 39 top five finishes, 65 top ten finishes, and is second in the driver's point's standings.

Below, please see a chart I've made up of the top five finishers in the eight events we've had so far this season:

Track	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Daytona -	J. Gordon	Kt. Busch	Earnhardt	Riggs	Johnson
California -	Biffle	Johnson	Kt. Busch	McMurray	Edwards
Las Vegas -	Johnson	Ky. Busch	Kt. Busch	J. Gordon	Harvick
Atlanta -	Edwards	Johnson	Biffle	Martin	Kahne
Bristol -	Harvick	Sadler	Stewart	Earnhardt	Jarrett
Martinsville -	J. Gordon	Kahne	Martin	Newman	R. Wallace
Texas -	Biffle	McMurray	Johnson	Mears	Marlin
Phoenix -	Kt. Busch	Waltrip	J. Burton	Earnhardt	Vickers

Thanks for stopping by after I've been away for a few weeks! I hope to update the site more often these days, and will be adding to the above chart as the season progresses.