Some final thoughts before the Michigan race

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Kyle Busch is back to making enemies. After bumping Ron Hornaday Jr. in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday night, he not only made the three-time Truck Series champion mad, but also his team owner, Kevin Harvick.
Despite how many feathers Busch ruffles, he is still a favorite to win the Cup race at Michigan. He's a favrorite to win any race. But if Busch wins the Cup race at Michigan, he will have more enemies than he ever dreamed of.
The last thing the Motor City wants to see is a Toyota winning a race in the land of Fords, Dodges and Chevys.
Jack Roush and Ray Evernham might be the only men who can save Motor City from embarassment. Carl Edwards, driver for Roush Fenway Racing, won the Cup race at Auto Club Speedway and has a stellar record at Michigan.
Kasey Kahne, driver for Gillett Evernham Motorsports, has won two of the past three Cup races and the All-Star race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kahne and Edwards have the best chance to challenge Busch for a win at Michigan.
About the only thing that is certain is that Chevrolets will struggle. No Chevrolet driver has won a race at Michigan since 2001. That's seven years of Dodges and Fords.
But as long as Busch is driving a Toyota, there could be a new king of Motown.

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