Kyle Busch comes to Nashville off a win last week at Texas – his 23rd in 143 career races which moves him to seventh all-time – and he’s back to within striking distance of standings leader Carl Edwards at 38 points out. One would think he’s got momentum on his side. But one would be wrong. He’s never won at Nashville.

Actually, Nashville’s been an albatross for Busch. He’s got only one top-10 finish in six tries, a sixth-place in his first race there in 2004. Last year he captured the pole and led a race-high 125 laps but a self-inflicted wound, a spin on Lap 62, took him out of contention and he finished 16th.

Edwards, though, earned his nickname “Concrete Carl” thanks in large part to basically owning the track. He’s the all-time leader in wins with three and has finished out of the top five only once – last June when he was 13th.