After back-to-back top-10 finishes to kick off the 2009 season, Kurt Busch has created a wave of momentum as the No. 2 Penske Racing team heads to Busch's hometrack. It is safe to say that no other driver, except for his brother of course, would want this win more.

"You could say that I have a race win scale that's based on what I feel is the level of prestige associated with a particular victory," said Busch. "It's a given that the Daytona 500 is our biggest race - it's NASCAR's ‘Super Bowl,' that's for sure. You'd have to put Indy and the Brickyard (400) as second on that list, just because of the incredible history the facility hosting the race has.

"In my mind and on my personal scale, I have to put a Vegas win as next - as the third most prestigious on the list," Busch added. "There are a lot of big races out there. You can't deny that the Coke 600 is big -- really big. A win at Darlington is certainly special from an historical angle. Man, what about the August night race at Bristol?"

Spending a few days in the Mohave Desert to kick back before the Shelby 427, the No. 2 team got the chance to relax and have fun before getting back to business when the weekend starts.

"It's a couple of days of getting back to nature," Busch said of what has become an annual tradition for the team. "We'll be doing some 4-wheeling, socializing, enjoying our sponsor's product and, like I said, making some memories."

With the goal of winning at his hometown, Busch explains what he would do if he were to take the checkered in this weekend's Shelby 427.

"You know, if I was to win at Vegas, oh man, I'd come unglued," Busch exclaimed. "It's my big race. A lot of people like going to Vegas, doing the race and the city in one huge weekend with so much going on. It's my hometown."

Busch added, "I want to win at all the tracks and hopefully I'll be around long enough to win at most of them. But, Vegas is No. 1 on my hit list right now."