Kyle Busch To F1? Not Impossible

He won the Nationwide Series race at Mexico City, the Sprint Cup race at Sonoma and the Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen. Kyle Busch, obviously, is a pretty good road racer.

So what's next, Formula One?

Well, maybe.

Busch still plans to test a Toyota F1 car in Japan after the season. It's a publicity gimmick, but with Busch emerging as one of the top drivers in NASCAR and maybe even a special talent on road courses, who's to say he wouldn't get a second look for the world circuit if he fares well in his test?

He's still young enough at age 23. And he's certainly brave enough.

"From what I'm told by Scott Speed and Juan Pablo Montoya, the engineers sort of set it up and they drive it for you," Busch said. "They tell you where to brake, how fast to go through that corner and stuff. If they tell me to go wide open through one corner, I'd better hope it sticks because I'm going to do it."

Here's a note of interest about Busch's road course prowess. Busch has won two of his first eight Sprint Cup road courses races.

The great Dale Earnhardt won only one of his 47 career starts on a road course. TBO.com

[Editor's Note: Too funny. A NASCAR driver will never get a F1 ride. Never. There hasn't been a NASCAR driver yet who has shown they can be competitive in a rear-engine open wheel car.]