Kyle Busch ready for Mexico challenge

Busch will be among the seven Cup regulars racing in the first NASCAR road-course event of the year, which some will take as a preparation for the two events at Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen later this season.

The Gibbs driver will race at Mexico for the second time, after taking part in the 2006 event, when he finished seventh after leading five laps.

"We should have won that race a couple of years ago when I got wrecked going for the lead," Busch said. "The race track is a lot of fun. The whole atmosphere and how passionate the race fans are what make it exciting.

"As far as the race track, they took the chicane out, so I'm really going to miss that part of the track. It was really fun for me to go through the chicane and let the car slide around and then get it slowed down for turn one."

For Busch, who is by no means a road-course specialist, the opportunity of competing in this type of track is something he enjoys, making next weekend a very relaxed one for him despite being in contention for the lead of the championship.

"For me, I love road racing because it's almost like an off-weekend to me," he says. "You get a chance to turn right and left and be kind of crazy. You try not to go off course, but it does happen and you get a chance to rebound as quickly and smoothly as you can.

"For me, it's just a matter of going out there and relaxing and being as patient as I can be behind the wheel of the car. Sometimes driving it hard isn't the smoothest way around. You just try your best to get through the corners smoothly without losing your momentum."

Busch is currently not scheduled to compete in every Nationwide Series event, but after two wins in a row, he admits he would consider contending for the championship and making every race.

"The consideration is there, but it's a race-by-race deal for me right now," Busch said. "If I go out and win a bunch of these in a row, we might reevaluate. Our concentration is on our Cup effort, and we're second in points over there and running consistently near the front every week.

"We still have to concentrate on the Cup stuff to make sure we stay toward the front in points and make the Chase."

Busch is currently second in the Sprint Cup Series standings, third in the Nationwide Series and he leads the points in the Craftsman Truck Series.