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NASCAR Sprint Cup championship: Why Kyle Busch can repeat

Last season we witnessed one of the greatest comebacks in NASCAR history when Kyle Busch earned the first Sprint Cup Series title of his career after missing 11 races because of a leg injury suffered at Daytona.

Could we see a Busch repeat Sunday in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway? No driver has been as good since the start of the 2014 season at 1.5-mile tracks than Busch, who has recorded an 8.61 average finish in 31 races.

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Busch hasn't won since Indianapolis in July, but he's still managed to stay out front, exactly what he needs to do against Championship 4 contenders Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano and teammate Carl Edwards on Sunday at the 1.