Kimi Raikkonen joins Kyle Busch team

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    Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen will compete in three to five races for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Truck Series, and will debut May 20 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    Busch said the 31-year-old driver, who shopped himself to several teams, approached his organization in mid-March.

    "I have yet to speak to Kimi myself, but apparently there's an interest with him that he wants to run in NASCAR," Busch said Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. "And apparently we won the war.

    "Kimi, from what I understand, was real adamant with wanting to work with me and our teams and put together a deal."

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