NASCAR at Pocono: Kurt Busch watches Cubs play in NY, claims racing win at Citi Field

Tom Gatto

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NASCAR champion Kurt Busch combined two of his favorite things — racing and the Cubs — on a Saturday night in New York.

Busch came to Citi Field to promote his car manufacturer, Ford, the day before he's scheduled to drive in the Pocono 400 in nearby eastern Pennsylvania:

(Yes, the Mets jersey is a little jarring.)

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The Stewart-Haas Racing driver even managed to get in some track time — OK, warning track time — when he wasn't watching his Cubbies take on the Mets, and his car looked strong as he rallied for the victory.

Fun times. 

The Cubs had a tougher go of it; the game went extra innings (no green-white-checkered jokes, please). (UPDATE: Chicago prevailed 7-1 in 14.)

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.