Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the No. 18 Dollar General Toyota Tundra for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
He currently holds the record for most NASCAR wins in a season between the top three NASCAR series with 24 wins, which he accomplished in 2010. He also is the only NASCAR driver to win races in two of its national touring series on the same day, winning the Camping World Truck Series and Nationwide Series races held on February 21, 2009. On August 21, 2010, Busch became the first driver to win in all three of NASCAR's top three touring series in the same weekend (Bristol). Busch became the first driver in Nationwide series history to lead more than 10,000 laps. He has led a total of 10,035 laps in the Nationwide Series.[1]
Busch is also only the second driver to ever win on his birthday, winning the 2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway, which was run on his 24th birthday. Cale Yarborough was the first.
Kyle Busch married Samantha Sarcinella on December 31, 2010 in Chicago. Sarcinella is a native of St. John, Indiana and a graduate of Purdue University.
He is the younger brother of 2004 Nextel Cup Series champion Kurt Busch.
Early life
Kyle Busch's first driving lessons came at the age of 6 when he drove around the cul-de-sac of his family's Las Vegas neighborhood in a makeshift go-kart. Although he was too small to reach the throttle, Busch still was able to pick up the basics from his father Tom, who controlled the gas pedal as his young son steered the kart. Throughout his childhood, Busch spent many hours as an apprentice to his father and older brother Kurt in the family garage learning to build and repair race cars. By the age of 10, he was a full-fledged mechanic and served as crew chief of his older brother's dwarf car team.
In 1998, shortly after his 13th birthday, Busch's driving career officially began. From 1999 through 2001, Busch earned more than 65 wins in legends car racing as he racked up two track championships at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's "Bullring" before moving to late models. He captured 10 victories in late model competition at the Bullring in 2001.[2]
Early career
At the age of 16, Busch began competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck Series) for Roush Racing as a replacement for Nathan Haseleu and Chuck Hossfeld, who were released midway in the 2001 season. He made his debut at Indianapolis Raceway Park, impressing many people with a 9th place finish. In his second race at Chicago Motor Speedway, he was leading with less than 20 laps to go and was on his way to winning the race, until his truck ran out of fuel with 12 laps to go.
Busch was the fastest in practice for a 2001 Craftsman Truck Series race at California Speedway in Fontana, CA, when he was ejected from the track by CART officials because the American Racing Wheels 200 was part of a CART weekend featuring the Marlboro 500 CART FedEx Championship Series event.[3] Marlboro threw Busch out of the garage because of an interpretation of the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, prohibiting people under 18 years of age in participating in events sponsored by tobacco companies. He earned two top-10 finishes in six starts in the #99 Eldon Ford F-150 in what had been scheduled to be a full-season campaign for 2002.
Six weeks after the incident, NASCAR imposed a minimum age of 18 years starting in 2002 to prevent future incidents from happening again, because Winston was the premier series sponsor at the time. When the age requirements were put in place, Busch switched from NASCAR to the American Speed Association (ASA) series, finishing 8th in points.
In 2002, Busch graduated a year early with honors from Durango High School in Las Vegas, Nevada to focus on his driving career. That same year, he made his debut in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway, finishing twelfth in the #22 WP Motorsports Chevrolet.
In 2003, Busch signed a driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports, and drove seven ARCA races in their #87 ditech entry. He won his first two races at Nashville Superspeedway and Kentucky Speedway, and won his most recent ARCA race the following year at Daytona.
He is often nicknamed "Shrub", since he is the younger brother of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch and a small bush is called a shrub.[4]
NASCAR career
2003–2007
Upon turning 18, Busch partnered with Hendrick Motorsports to run six NASCAR Busch Series races at selected tracks, running the #87 Ditech.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo for NEMCO Motorsports. During his seat time in that ride, Busch finished a Busch Series career-high second in his first NASCAR Busch Series race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in May 2003.
Busch's first full-time season began in 2004, as he competed in the Lowe's car vacated by Brian Vickers, who had moved up to the NEXTEL Cup series. Busch clinched Rookie of the Year honors in the series, receiving his first top-10 finish of the season at the second race in Rockingham, won his first pole of the season in the fifth race, and claimed his first victory at the Richmond International Raceway at the Funai 250 in May.[5] Busch went on to claim five wins in 2004, making him the record holder of most races won by a driver in their rookie season,[6] and finished second to Martin Truex, Jr. in the overall points. Busch also qualified for six Nextel Cup races out of nine attempts in 2004 in the #84 Carquest Chevrolet for Hendrick, his highest finish being 24th at California Speedway.
After the announcement that long time Hendrick NEXTEL Cup series driver Terry Labonte would be running a limited schedule in 2005 and 2006, Busch was picked to take over the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo, crew chiefed by Alan Gustafson. He won his first career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on September 4 in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway,[7] driving for Rick Hendrick. At the end of the season Busch won the 2005 Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year with 2 wins and a 20th place points finish.[8] The earlier win at Fontana made Busch eligible to become a part of the 20 NASCAR Triple Threats, a group of drivers who have won a race in NASCAR's top three divisions. At the time, he was the youngest-ever winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, at 20 years, 125 days, a mark that has since been eclipsed by current teammate Joey Logano. He also became the youngest pole sitter in NEXTEL Cup history after winning the pole for the 2005 Auto Club 500.[9]
Busch returned to the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005 for a limited number of races in Billy Ballew Motorsports's Chevrolets, winning his first career truck series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 20, 2005, becoming the youngest driver to win a Truck Series race, at 20 years 19 days.[10] He would also win the truck race at Dover International Speedway, and the fall race in Atlanta Motor Speedway, both 200-mile races. In addition, he ran a limited schedule in the Busch Series driving the #5 and #57 for Hendrick. He won at Lowe's Motor Speedway; but did not qualify for the race at Texas Motor Speedway, a track he had won the pole at one year earlier.
In 2006, he took the victory in the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, and qualified for the Chase for the Cup during the last race before the 2006 Chase at Richmond International Raceway, in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, where he finished second after leading the most laps. He entered the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup fourth in Cup points. Busch started the first race of the Chase mid-pack in the 43 car field at the New Hampshire International Speedway but got caught up in an incident on lap four when he and the #66 Best Buy Chevrolet of Jeff Green made contact, knocking his front suspension out of line, and eventually spun out and wrecked the car. Busch followed up the next week at Dover International Speedway with an initially strong run before an engine failure took him out of the race. Busch then went to the Kansas Speedway and led several laps before being caught for speeding on pit road and finished in the bottom half of the top-ten. He finished the season in tenth place in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup standings, 448 points behind champion Jimmie Johnson. His winnings for the 2006 season sum up to $5,537,337. Busch is currently the youngest driver to make the NASCAR NEXTEL Chase for the Cup.
Busch repeated his Lowe's victory in 2006 in a truck painted to resemble the Rowdy Burns car from Days of Thunder, in a tribute to Bobby Hamilton (who was the stunt driver for the character), who was in the midst of a cancer battle which would later take his life. In addition, he ran nearly the entire 2006 season in the #5 Lowe's/Shop-Vac Chevy, winning one race and finishing seventh in points despite skipping one race.
Busch became the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver to win in NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow at the 2007 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. He also scored Hendrick Motorsports their 200th NASCAR win (in all series), and also scored Chevrolet's 600th NASCAR victory, the first by the Chevrolet Impala since Wendell Scott's 1963 win in Jacksonville, Florida.[11] At the Aaron's 312 Busch Race at Talladega, Busch went on a wild ride down the backstretch when he got turned into teammate Casey Mears' car by Tony Stewart. The car spun towards the outside wall and flipped onto its roof. The car then slid down the track and hit the turn 3 grass, flipping side over side. The car flipped a total of seven times, but Busch walked away unscathed. In the Nextel All-Star Challenge at the Lowe's Motor Speedway, he and older brother Kurt Busch got together, knocking them both out of the race. In June 2007, Busch announced his plans to leave Hendrick Motorsports after the 2007 season. The two sides had been working on a contract extension but eventually agreed mutually to part ways.[12] It was announced the same day that Dale Earnhardt Jr. would be replacing him at Hendrick Motorsports. However, days later Busch stated that he had no idea he was going to be released.[13] It was announced two months later that Busch had chosen Joe Gibbs Racing for his team in the 2008 season. He replaced J. J. Yeley in the #18 Toyota Camry, with M&M's coming over from Yates Racing as the primary sponsor. In the Busch Series, he ran nineteen races and won four times, garnering a sixteenth-place points finish. He also made eleven starts in the Craftsman Truck Series for Billy Ballew in the #51 Flanders Beef Patties truck, winning 3 times.[14]
2008–Present
Busch's tenure with Gibbs started off with leading the most laps (86) in the 50th Annual Daytona 500 before finishing 4th. He followed that with another 4th place finish in the Auto Club 500. As a result, he took the lead in the points standings for the first time in his career. Busch led 173 of the 325 laps and won the Kobalt Tools 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was the 5th career win for Busch, and the first Sprint Cup points race victory for Toyota.
On August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl Edwards tapped Busch's rear bumper on lap 470/500 to take the lead Busch had owned for most of the race. After the race, Busch pulled alongside to bump into Edwards repeatedly, to "let him know I didn't appreciate the way he passed me."[15] Edwards responded by spinning out Busch. The following week, NASCAR announced that both Edwards and Busch were being placed on probation for the off-track argument.[16]
Busch's hopes for his first championship were dashed by two consecutive DNF's at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway, wiping out his 20-point lead and dropping him to 12th in points. However, Busch ralled back with top fives and gained two more spots to close out his first season with JGR 10th in points. Busch had a career-high eight wins and twenty-one top-tens that season.
Busch also ran 30 Nationwide races, and along with Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and Tony Stewart helped win the 2008 Nationwide series Owners Championship for Joe Gibbs Racing for the number 20 car. He ran in the series for three different teams and in 4 different numbers, running Braun Racing's number 32 with Beringer and Dollar General sponsorship, the 92 Toyota with Zippo BLU sponsorship for D'Hondt Motorsports in the Zippo 200, and for Joe Gibbs Racing in the number 18 with sponsorship from Interstate Batteries, DLP, Z-Line Designs and Southern Farm Bureau Insurance and the number 20 with Doosan Infracore, Farm Bureau and Z-Line as sponsors.
Busch accumulated 4 poles, 20 top tens and 18 top fives in his partial season, and won 10 races which tied the Nationwide series record for most wins in a season with Sam Ard, who had accomplished the feat some 24 years earlier. In the Craftsman Truck Series, Busch finished second in the Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona International Speedway, and followed it up a week later with a win in the San Bernardino County 200 at the newly named Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Two weeks later at Atlanta, he raced to another win in the American Commercial Lines 200. Busch acquired his 2nd Craftsman Truck Series pole in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.[17] His 3rd win of the 2008 truck series season was at Bristol Motor Speedway on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
On February 12 2009, Busch won the second Gatorade Duel at Daytona. This was the first qualifying race win for Busch, allowing him to start fourth in the 51st Daytona 500. Busch led 88 laps, leading the most for the second year in a row. However, he was taken out on lap 125 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned into Brian Vickers' car, starting a chain reaction crash that sent Vickers into Busch's car, wrecking it, and several other lead lap cars. The following week, Busch made NASCAR history, becoming the first person in the history of the sport to win races in two of NASCAR's touring series in the same day by winning the San Bernardino County 200 in the afternoon and the Stater Brothers 300 in the evening. The next week, he won the 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his hometown. After the race, he and his brother exchanged a long, passionate hug, perhaps signaling the end of their feud. Darrell Waltrip was quoted as saying it was the "sweetest thing he had ever seen".[18] Busch was the first to win three Cup races in 2009, collecting his third win at Richmond International Raceway. With his win in the 2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400, Busch joined Cale Yarborough as the only drivers to win on their birthday.
Busch was involved in a violent wreck at the end of the 2009 Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway. While leading on the final lap, only yards from the finish line, Tony Stewart and Busch made contact, sending Busch spinning hard into the outside wall, his car nearly flipping over, which was then hit by Kasey Kahne, sending the car up on its nose. Busch took another hard hit in the driver's side from teammate Joey Logano before spinning to a stop in the infield. Stewart won the race.[19] Busch would finsh 5th at Richmond, but he missed the Chase for the Sprint Cup by 8 points. Brian Vickers would get the last spot.
In the Nationwide Series on November 21, 2009, Kyle Busch won both the Nationwide Series finale and his first NASCAR Championship, becoming the first driver since Sam Ard in 1983 to win the season finale and the championship in the same year.[20][21][22] Busch finished the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season with 9 wins, 25 top 5's, and 30 top 10's.
Busch's 2009 season in the newly-renamed Camping World Truck Series started off much like the 2008 season had. Finishing second in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway to Todd Bodine, as they had finished in 2008, Busch then dominated the San Bernardino County 200 a week later at Auto Club Speedway, winning the pole and leading 95 of 100 laps. Bodine finished second – again, the same as the two had finished in this race the year before. The following race, the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Busch again won the pole, and overcame an ill-handling truck as well as transmission problems to take the lead in the closing laps. Busch was able to hold off Kevin Harvick to win the race for the second year in a row. It was his fourth win in five Truck Series starts at Atlanta.
On December 11, 2009, Kyle Busch announced the formation of Kyle Busch Motorsports that will field two teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. KBM will have two truck teams running in the series.[23] The #18 Toyota Tundra was to be driven by Busch part time, with the remainder of races to be driven by Brian Ickler. The second truck, the #56 Toyota Tundra, was to be driven by Tayler Malsam. However, after both Ickler and Malsam accepted jobs to drive in the Nationwide Series, and while suffering financial troubles due to lack of sponsorship, Busch withdrew the #56 from competition and has hired various drivers such as Johnny Benson and Kasey Kahne as well as Brian Ickler to fill in on #18 when Busch wasn't driving it himself.
On August 21, 2010, Kyle Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to win all 3 NASCAR tour events in one weekend. This was achieved at Bristol with a win for the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and the Sprint Cup Series. Busch started 19th in his Doublemint Toyota. He worked his way to the front, but Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart led him until a caution came out. Stewart checked up, allowing Tony Raines in the #37 car to hit his rear bumper, losing him the lead and the race. On the restart, Busch passed Johnson for the lead, but soon after Johnson was turned into the wall by Juan Pablo Montoya. Kyle Busch continued on to win the race leading the most laps and setting yet another record. Now Kyle is one of the dominant forces in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Series. In the Nationwide series he has already won 11 races this year, setting an all-time record for most wins in a season. To add to this accomplishment, Kyle is also driving on a limited schedule. On October 30, 2010, Busch scored a controversial victory in the Camping World Truck Series Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, which saw then-leader Aric Almirola force Busch's truck below the track's yellow out-of-bounds line as Busch made the winning pass at the finish line.
For 2011, Busch's Speedweeks started off on a low note, as he crashed out of the Budweiser Shootout along with teammate Joey Logano. Busch also raced in all 3 NASCAR events at Daytona, finishing 5th in the Truck Race, 7th in the Nationwide race, and 8th in the Daytona 500. The next week at Phoenix, Busch dominated the Truck race and led every single lap in the Bashas' Supermarkets 200. Kyle Would also Sweep the weekend at bristol in the nationwide and cup series on the March 19th and March 20 Race Weekend at Thunder Valley. On April 30, 2011, Kyle won at Richmond International Raceway, capturing his 2nd win in the 2011 season. Following an on-track incident with Kevin Harvick during and after the Southern 500 at Darlington Speedway, Kyle was fined $25,000 and put on probation for 4 races (plus the All-Star Race).[24]
Following the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, pit reporter Ray Dunlap tweeted, “Hot news from the track. Grandpa Childress put a whipping on Kyle Busch in the truck garage". Dunlap mistakenly referred to him as "kubu", which is Twitter shorthand for Kurt Busch, who was not involved.
It is believed that Kyle Busch's post-race bump of Joey Coulter, who drove the #22 Richard Childress Racing-owned Chevrolet Silverado, was in response to Coulter passing Busch on the final lap. NASCAR is reportedly looking into the incident.[25]
2010 Results
Sprint Cup Series
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| # | Date | Race | Track | Start | Finish | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2011 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | |||||
| 02/11/2010 | Gatorade Duel – Race 2 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||
| # | Date | Race | Track | Start | Finish | Points | |
| 1 | 02/14/2010 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||
| 2 | 02/21/2010 | Phoenix International Raceway | |||||
| 3 | 03/01/2010 | Shelby American | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 4 | 03/07/2010 | Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
| 5 | 03/21/2010 | Auto Club 400 | Auto Club Speedway | ||||
| 6 | 03/29/2010 | Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | ||||
| 7 | 04/10/2010 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Raceway | ||||
| 8 | 04/19/2010 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | ||||
| 9 | 04/25/2010 | Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 | Richmond International Raceway | ||||
| 10 | 05/01/2010 | Showtime Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | ||||
| 11 | 05/08/2010 | Fedex 400 Benefitting Autism Speaks | Dover International Speedway | ||||
| 05/22/2010 | Sprint All-Star Race | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||
| 12 | 05/30/2010 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
| 13 | 06/06/2010 | STP 400 | Kansas Speedway | ||||
| 14 | 06/13/2010 | Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 | Pocono Speedway | ||||
| 15 | 06/20/2010 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Michigan International Speedway | ||||
| 16 | 06/27/2010 | Toyota / Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | ||||
| 17 | 07/03/2010 | Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||
| 18 | 07/10/2010 | Quaker State 400 | Kentucky Speedway | ||||
| 19 | 07/25/2010 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ||||
| 20 | 08/01/2010 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Raceway | ||||
| 21 | 08/08/2010 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | ||||
| 22 | 08/15/2010 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | ||||
| 23 | 08/21/2010 | Carfax 400 | Michigan International Speedway | ||||
| 24 | 09/05/2010 | Irwin Tools Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
| 25 | 09/11/2010 | AdvoCare 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||||
| 26 | 09/11/2010 | Air Guard 400 | Richmond International Raceway | ||||
| # | Date | Race | Track | Start | Finish | Points | |
| 27 | 09/19/2010 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ||||
| 28 | 09/26/2010 | AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway | ||||
| 29 | 10/03/2010 | Price Chopper 400 | Kansas Speedway | ||||
| 30 | 10/10/2010 | Pepsi 400 | Auto Club Speedway | ||||
| 31 | 10/16/2010 | Bank of America 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
| 32 | 10/24/2010 | Tums Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | ||||
| 33 | 10/31/2010 | Amp Energy 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | ||||
| 34 | 11/07/2010 | AAA Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 35 | 11/14/2010 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix International Speedway | ||||
| 36 | 11/21/2010 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | ||||
Nationwide Series
| # | Date | Race | Track | Start | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/13/2010 | Drive4COPD 300 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||
| 2 | 02/20/2010 | Stater Brothers 300 | Auto Club Speedway | ||||
| 3 | 02/27/2010 | Sam's Town 300 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 4 | 03/20/2010 | Scotts Turf Builder 300 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
| 5 | 04/03/2010 | Nashville 300 | Nashville Superspeedway | ||||
| 6 | 04/09/2010 | Bashas' Supermarkets 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | ||||
| 7 | 04/19/2010 | O'Reilly 300 | Texas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 8 | 04/25/2010 | Aaron's 312 | Talladega Superspeedway | ||||
| 9 | 04/30/2010 | Bubba Burger 250 | Richmond International Raceway | ||||
| 10 | 05/07/2010 | Royal Purple 200 | Darlington Raceway | ||||
| 11 | 05/15/2010 | Heluva Good! 200 | Dover International Speedway | ||||
| 12 | 05/29/2010 | Tech-Net Auto Service 300 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
| 13 | 06/05/2010 | Federated Auto Parts 300 | Nashville Superspeedway | ||||
| 14 | 06/12/2010 | Meijer 300 | Kentucky Motor Speedway | ||||
| 15 | 06/19/2010 | Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards | Road America | ||||
| 16 | 06/26/2010 | New England 200 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ||||
| 17 | 07/02/2010 | 2010 Subway Jalapeño 250 Powered by Coca-Cola | Daytona International Speedway | ||||
| 18 | 07/09/2010 | Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola | Chicagoland Speedway | ||||
| 19 | 07/17/2010 | Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 | Gateway International Raceway | ||||
| 20 | 07/24/2010 | Kroger 200 Benefitting Riley Hospital For Children | O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis | ||||
| 21 | 07/31/2010 | U.S. Cellular 250 | Iowa Speedway | ||||
| 22 | 08/07/2010 | Zippo 200 | Watkins Glen International | ||||
| 23 | 08/14/2010 | Carfax 250 | Michigan International Speedway | ||||
| 24 | 08/28/2010 | Food City 250 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
| 25 | 08/29/2010 | Napa Auto Parts 200 Presented By Napa | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | ||||
| 26 | 09/04/2010 | Great Clips 300 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||||
| 27 | 09/10/2010 | Virginia 529 College Savings 250 | Richmond International Raceway | ||||
| 28 | 09/25/2010 | Dover 200 | Dover International Speedway | ||||
| 29 | 10/02/2010 | Kansas Lottery 300 | Kansas Speedway | ||||
| 30 | 10/09/2010 | Camping World.com 300 | Auto Club Speedway | ||||
| 31 | 10/15/2010 | Dollar General 300 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
| 32 | 10/23/2010 | 5-Hour Energy 250 | Gateway International Raceway | ||||
| 33 | 11/06/2010 | O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge | Texas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 34 | 11/13/2010 | Wypall 200 Powered By Kimberly-Clark | Phoenix International Raceway | ||||
| 35 | 11/20/2010 | Ford 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | ||||
- DNA means the driver did not attempt the race
Camping World Truck Series
| # | Date | Race | Track | Start | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/13/2010 | NextEra Energy Resources 250 | Daytona International Speedway | ||||
| 2 | 03/06/2010 | E-Z-GO 200 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||||
| 3 | 03/27/2010 | Kroger 250 | Martinsville Speedway | ||||
| 4 | 04/02/2010 | Nashville 200 | Nashville Superspeedway | ||||
| 5 | 05/02/2010 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 | Kansas Speedway | ||||
| 6 | 05/14/2010 | AAA 200 | Dover International Speedway | ||||
| 7 | 05/21/2010 | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ||||
| 8 | 06/04/2010 | WinStar World Casino 400K | Texas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 9 | 06/12/2010 | VFW 200 | Michigan International Speedway | ||||
| 10 | 07/11/2010 | Lucas Oil 200 Presented by Speed | Iowa Speedway | ||||
| 11 | 07/17/2010 | CampingWorld.com 200 | Gateway International Raceway | ||||
| 12 | 07/23/2010 | AAA Insurance 200 | O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis | ||||
| 13 | 07/31/2010 | Pocono Mountains 125 | Pocono Raceway | ||||
| 14 | 08/07/2010 | Nashville 200 | Nashville Superspeedway | ||||
| 15 | 08/14/2010 | Too Tough To Tame 200 | Darlington Raceway | ||||
| 16 | 08/18/2010 | O'Reilly 200 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
| 17 | 08/27/2010 | EnjoyIllinois.com 225 | Chicagoland Speedway | ||||
| 18 | 09/02/2010 | Built Ford Tough 225 presented by Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers | Kentucky Speedway | ||||
| 19 | 09/18/2010 | TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ||||
| 20 | 09/25/2010 | Smith's 350 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 21 | 10/23/2010 | Kroger 200 | Martinsville Speedway | ||||
| 22 | 10/30/2010 | Mountain Dew 250 Fueled By Fred's | Talladega Superspeedway | ||||
| 23 | 11/05/2010 | Winstar World Casino 350K | Texas Motor Speedway | ||||
| 24 | 11/12/2010 | Lucas Oil 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | ||||
| 25 | 11/19/2010 | Ford 200 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | ||||
- DNA means the driver did not attempt the race
Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Statistics
| Year | Races | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | DNF | Finish | Start | Winnings | Season Rank | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35.2 | 27.2 | $394,489 | 52nd | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2005 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 21.0 | 18.6 | $4,730,471 | 20th | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2006 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 15.5 | 14.9 | $6,077,337 | 10th | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2007 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 14.1 | 15.0 | $6,475,098 | 5th | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2008 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 12.5 | 11.9 | $8,276,725 | 10th | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2009 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 12.2 | $6,945,752 | 13th | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2010 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 14.0 | 15.8 | $6,088,001 | 8th | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2011 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | $2,158,660 | 3rd | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Totals | 231 | 21 | 7 | 71 | 109 | 24 | 15.8 | 15.0 | $42,157,771 | ||
(Data as of May 26, 2011)[26]
Formula One
Busch was one of three American drivers under consideration to drive for the US-based Formula One team US F1, along with Alexander Rossi and Jonathan Summerton before the team folded due to economic issues. Busch was supposed to have a test drive in Toyota F1 car at the end of 2008 season, but could not make it in the end because of Nationwide Series banquet.
Kyle Busch Foundation
According to the KBFoundation Mission Statement, The Kyle Busch Foundation is dedicated to providing essential tools for less fortunate children throughout the country. KBF will concentrate its efforts on assisting organizations in fostering a safe environment for children to live, learn and challenge themselves as well as seeing that day to day needs are met.[27] His foundation sponsors his #51 late model which is driven by Alex Haase. Busch also has personal sponsorship deals in place with NOS Energy Drink and Electric Visual, with both appearing on his late model at one time or another.
During the 2008 season, Busch announced the "Kyle's Miles" program, inviting consumers to go to www.dogsrule.com.[28] Kyle's Miles is a team-up with Pedigree to help dogs in shelters and breed rescue organizations.
Legal Troubles
May 24 2011, Busch was cited for reckless driving and speeding in Troutman, North Carolina, driving 128 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.[29]He claims he got carried away test driving a Lexus LFA and issued a public apology.
References
- ^ http://joegibbsracing.com/2011/03/19/kyle-busch-wins-again-10000-laps-lead-in-nationwide-series/
- ^ "Busch's Childhood". Kyle Busch Foundation.
- ^ "Kyle Busch". wetpaint.com. April 11, 2008.
- ^ Pistone, Pete (June 13, 2007). "Hendrick makes room at inn; now Junior's all out of excuses". CBS SportsLine.
- ^ "Busch Gets First Career Win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 15, 2004.
- ^ "Busch dominates at Michigan". St Petersburg Times. Florida. The Associated Press. August 22, 2004.
- ^ McCormick, Steve (September 5, 2005). "Kyle Busch takes first career win with California score". About.com.
- ^ "Kyle Busch". About.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Kyle Busch". timeken.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Parsons, Keith (May 23, 2005). "Busch dominates for first career Truck Series win". nascar.com. The Associated Press.
- ^ "Busch wins first COT race by beating Burton, Gordon". nascar.com. March 25, 2007.
- ^ Busch announces plans to leave Hendrick
- ^ ___article.html/hendrick_races.html "Busch denies he wants to leave Hendrick". Gaston Gazette.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Kyle Busch Career Statistics". Racing-Reference.info. 1985-05-02. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Hinton, Ed (August 24, 2008). "Edwards brings Bristol crowd to its feet with postrace spinout of Busch". ESPN.com.
- ^ Express, The Washington Post, August 28, 2008, p. 16.
- ^ "KB: Craftsman Truck Pole Sitter Carolina Education Lottery 200".
- ^ "Busch brothers hug it out in Vegas". FanNation.com. March 4, 2009.
- ^ Ganguli, Tania (July 4, 2009). "Stewart wins Coke Zero 400 in ugly finish at Daytona International Speedway". The Sun News. Myrtle Beach, SC. Retrieved 2009-07-04. [dead link]
- ^ "Busch wins title by starting finale". ESPN.com. The Associated Press. November 22, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Livingstone, Seth (November 22, 2009). "Busch basks in Nationwide title as Hamlin, Keselowski feud". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "News/Notes from Homestead". jayski.com. ESPN. November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ Kyle Busch Motorsports to field two trucks in 2010
- ^ The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nascar-hits-busch-and-harvick-with-25000-fines-for-pit-road-actions-probation-for-4-races/2011/05/10/AFbrqXhG_story.html.
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- ^ "KBFoundation Mission Statement".
- ^ ""Kyle's Miles" Drives NASCAR Fans Crazy For The Cause Of Dog Adoption". carjunky.com. May 13, 2008.
- ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/05/24/1222545/busch-gets-speeding-ticket-129.html
External links
- Samantha Busch's Agent is Domenick Nati
- Kyle Busch's Official Website
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