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Kurt Busch channels Ricky Bobby at Talladega

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    NASCAR driver inspired by spoof film, hopes to draw attention to troops

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We're getting hearing -- -- Will we be painted that caught.

Yeah Monday.

-- the -- but but what companies MA news you.

That's seen from Talladega nights is offering inspiration to our next guest who has believe it or not -- sponsor.

As he gears up for today's big race in Talladega so get ready for the -- Of Kurt Busch the NASCAR driver joins us live from Talladega good -- -- Good morning guys good to talk to you good to have you so there's a lot of drivers that.

Might inspire you Dale Earnhardt added Richard Petty Darrell Waltrip -- even Cole trickle my wife might add.

Why Ricky Bobby for you.

-- this fits in so many different ways for us at Phoenix racing were looking for sponsorship.

As well as with the armed forces foundation and their work through PT ST.

This is just an inspiration for me -- Ricky Bobby and all the struggles he went through to get back to the top.

I'm using him to try to get back to -- top as well.

So you have the me -- did Ricky Bobby made famous you have a cougar painted on your car and -- -- -- from what I'm told you have a cougar.

In your car is that correct.

Yes we have put here in the cougar in the backseat of the car she's my inspiration to drive fast -- shake and bake.

With the rest of the crowd out there to make sure we come out on top.

My sources tell me you do mean Ricky Bobby impression I wanna hear some your favorite lines now -- He also my -- -- When I wake up in the morning I've his excellence.

That's my favorite one and then there's another one of when he's talking with the competitor John -- of the week.

We have not French we are Americans and America is -- best country out there.

That that's not too bad Ricky Bobby when he sits down at dinner he gives thanks for Domino's KFC and always delicious Taco Bell but -- you.

The troops are very important how to -- play and -- specifically the armed forces foundation.

Yeah after the AF -- they are very supportive of PT SD and then creating awareness around this and today's race is dedicated to sergeant.

Nick McDonald who -- took his life just a few weeks ago he's 26 years old.

Served three tours in Iraq and he took his life is struggling with medicine and trying to figure out what to do after he was discharge from the army.

And we're trying to get congress to pass legislation.

To help with our military to take care of them once they're moved on.

About eighteen months his own past.

What the military can give for care.

So the -- FP TSD.

Is on the -- of course with the Dugard in the inspiration of what you have to do mentally to stay focused and to make the best that you can out of the situation.

So occurred with 24 wins how do you have no official sponsor.

I think thefts were out with a small team this year in the way that my team in the united -- it weighs in December.

You know contracts are really written in this September October timeframe.

So this year is good year for me to be a free -- to talk with other big teams small teams you name it to see where the best place that I can fit in this.

All right -- I know -- urging people to.

Text AFF.

250555.

I'll put that out on Twitter that's donate five dollars to the armed forces foundation benefiting troops with PT -- it's a very worried because -- Can you give me a little shake and -- -- -- reach out to the camera.

You give me a little shake and -- before we go.

-- my -- -- do my hands and let -- suppose to have my hints here.

I'm I'm Ricky Bobby and I just wanna thank everybody for -- for the -- theft and check it out on FaceBook and check your bank should -- -- bay Contra type Kurt Busch best electing new today at Talladega and again it's -- -- fourth since theft and dazed and -- has some moves on and off the track deadening.

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