Kyle Thomas Busch (born May
2, 1985 in Las Vegas,
Nevada
) is an American
race car driver.
He drives the #18
Mars/
Interstate Batteries/
NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for
Joe Gibbs Racing in the
Sprint Cup Series, the #18 Z-Line
Designs/
NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Gibbs in the
Nationwide Series, and the #51 Miccosukee
Resorts
Toyota Tundra for
Billy Ballew Motorsports in the
Camping World Truck
Series. He currently has the record for most wins in a season
between the three series with 21 wins, which he got in 2008. He
also is the only NASCAR driver to win races in two of its national
touring series on the same day by winning the
Camping World Truck Series and
Nationwide Series races held on
February 21, 2009.
He is only the second driver to ever win on
their birthday, winning on May 2, 2009, his 24th birthday, in the
Crown
Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400 at Richmond
International Raceway
. He is the younger brother of 2004 Nextel
Cup champion
Kurt Busch.
Childhood
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
home 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 cars 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.
Early career
At the age of 16, Busch competed in the
NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series for
Roush Racing as a
replacement after the team's two drivers were released midway in
the 2001 season.
He led in his second race at Chicago Motor
Speedway
and was about to win the race, until 12 laps to go
when he ran out of gas. He earned two top-10 finishes in six
starts in the #99
Eldon Ford F-150 in what was scheduled to be a
full-season campaign for 2002.
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. Marlboro threw Busch out of the garage because
of an interpretation of the
Master Settlement Agreement of
1998, prohibiting persons under 18 years of age in participating in
events sponsored by tobacco companies. (The MSA also resulted in
the benching in 2006 of 17-year old
Grand-Am Krohn Racing driver
Colin Braun for three sportscar races held in
conjunction with the Indy Racing League because Marlboro sponsored
both of
Penske Racing's
Indy Racing League efforts.
In 2008, four
full-time USAR Hooters Pro Cup drivers were banned from
participating in the Sears Auto Center 150 at the Milwaukee Mile
because they were under 18, and the race was held
in conjunction with an IndyCar race with Marlboro sponsorship on
the Penske cars.)
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, a Midwest based racing series. He finished eighth in the
championship points for the ASA series.
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
races in ARCA in their #87
ditech entry.
He won his
first two races at Nashville Superspeedway
and Kentucky Speedway
. He 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. He is also most
commonly referred to as
Rowdy Busch after
Rowdy Burns in the movie
Days of Thunder, as well as
Little
Busch after the TV series
Lil'
Bush. Recently
Mike Joy coined the
nickname
Wild Thing as he is always making daring
and bold moves on the track. Busch latest nickname is
The
Spider, for his tenacious driving style and the way he
preys on other drivers. Another nickname is
Daredevil."
NASCAR career
2003-2007
Kyle Busch at the March 5, 2006 race in Mexico City
Upon turning 18, Busch partnered with Hendrick Motorsports to run a
set of 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, 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. 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., 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 Company/Carquest Auto
Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
He won his first career NASCAR Nextel Cup
race (now known as Sprint Cup) on September 4 in the Sony HD 250 at Fontana
, 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.. 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).

Kyle Busch speeds out of the garage at
Phoenix
Busch
returned to the Craftsman Truck Series in 2005 for a limited number
of races in Billy Ballew
Motorsports's Chevrolet's, winning at Lowe's Motor
Speedway
, Dover International Speedway
, and the fall race in Atlanta
Motor Speedway
, all 200-mile races. He won his first
career Craftsman Truck Series race on May 20, 2005, at Lowe's Motor
Speedway
, driving for Billy Ballew Motorsports, becoming
the youngest driver to win a Truck Series race, at 20 years 19
days. 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
, 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 made contact with #66 Best Buy Chevrolet
of Jeff Green, and knocked the
front suspension out of line, eventually spinning out and wrecking
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. As a result, 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 edup to $5,537,337. Busch is currently the youngest
driver to make the NASCAR NEXTEL Chase for the Cup. He also became
the youngest pole sitter in NEXTEL Cup history.
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 historic 1963 win in
Jacksonville, Florida. 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, which was similar
to the bump Brian Vickers gave to Jimmie Johnson in the 2006
UAW-Ford 500. 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 of the season, 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. 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.. 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 sponsor. That season, he ran
nineteen races and won four times, garnering a sixteenth-place
finish. He also made eleven starts in the #51
Flanders Beef Patties truck.
2008-Present

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Car
Busch's tenure with Gibbs started off with leading the most laps in
the 50th Annual
Daytona 500 before
finishing 4th. He led the most laps (86). 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 victory for
Toyota.
Busch had a career-high eight wins and twenty-one top-tens that
season.
Busch's hopes for his first championship
were dashed by two consecutive DNF's at Loudon
and Dover
, 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.
On August
24 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 and
smash into Edwards repeatedly, to "let him know I didn't appreciate
the way he passed me." Edwards responded by spinning out Busch.
Busch was called to the hauler after the incident. The following
week, NASCAR announced that both Edwards and Busch were being
placed on probation for the off-track argument.
In 2008, Busch ran 30 of 35 total 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 for Braun Racing's number 32 with Beringer and Dollar
General sponsorship, for D'Hondt
Motorsports number 92 Toyota with
Zippo BLU sponsorship for the Zippo 200, and for Joe Gibbs Racing in the number
18: Interstate Batteries,
DLP, Z-Line
Designs and Souther
Farm Bureau Insurance and number 20 Doosan Infracore
, Farm Bureau and Z-Line Toyota. Busch accumulated 4
poles and 20 top tens in his partial season, 18 of which were top
5's, and of those, 10 were history-tying wins 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 trucks, the 2008 season off with a second place finish
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 (previously California
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 for the North Carolina Education
Lottery 200
at Lowe's Motor
Speedway
. His 3rd win of the season was at Bristol
Motor Speedway on Wednesday, August 20, 2008.
On February 12, 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
during the big one 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".
[111013] He was the first to win three Cup
races in 2009, collecting his third win at Richmond
International Raceway
. By winning Richmond, 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
Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. 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, nearly flipping over,
and then being 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.
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
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
, 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. Busch nealy won the
2009 Coke Zero 400 but turned into Tony
Stewart's fender, sending him airborne and then into a pack of
cars, nearly flipping. This mistake caused him to miss the Chase.
Kyle finshed 5th at Richmond, but he failed to make the Chase for
the Cup.
Brian Vickers would get the
last spot (12th).
Busch will also run full-time in the Nationwide Series in 2009,
with NOS and Z-Line sponsoring his car with
New Balance and
Pizza
Ranch.
At the O'Reilly Challenge, ESPN broadcaster
Rusty Wallace predicted that Busch would lead
180 laps at Texas. This proved to be near-accurate, as Busch led
179 laps and won.
Busch's name has been mentioned in consideration for a seat with
USF1 in their maiden season of Formula One in
2010. They are hoping to hire young American talent as the only
American team in F1.On November 21,2009 Kyle Busch won his first
Nascar Championship in 2009 while in the Nationwide Series.
2009 Results
Sprint Cup Series
|
2009 PreSeason Races
|
| # |
Date |
Race |
Track |
Start |
Finish |
Rank |
Behind |
|
02/07/2009 |
Budweiser Shootout |
Daytona International Speedway |
10th
|
10th
|
--
|
--
|
|
02/12/2009 |
Gatorade Duel - Race 2 |
Daytona International Speedway |
8th
|
1st
|
--
|
--
|
|
2009 Regular Season - Races 1 -
26
|
| # |
Date |
Race |
Track |
Start |
Finish |
Rank |
Behind |
| 1 |
02/15/2009 |
Daytona 500 |
Daytona International Speedway |
4th
|
41st
|
38th
|
-140
|
| 2 |
02/22/2009 |
Auto Club 500 |
Auto Club Speedway |
10th
|
3rd
|
18th
|
-170
|
| 3 |
03/01/2009 |
Shelby 427 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
1st
|
1st
|
6th
|
-54
|
| 4 |
03/08/2009 |
Kobalt Tools 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
9th
|
18th
|
7th
|
-120
|
| 5 |
03/22/2009 |
Food City 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
19th
|
1st
|
4th
|
-85
|
| 6 |
03/28/2009 |
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 |
Martinsville Speedway |
4th
|
24th
|
6th
|
-159
|
| 7 |
04/05/2009 |
Samsung 500 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
8th
|
18th
|
7th
|
-240
|
| 8 |
04/18/2009 |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 |
Phoenix International Raceway |
2nd
|
17th
|
7th
|
-216
|
| 9 |
04/26/2009 |
Aaron's 499 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
23rd
|
25th
|
6th
|
-175
|
| 10 |
05/02/2009 |
Crown Royal presents the Russell Friedman 400 |
Richmond International Raceway |
14th
|
1st
|
5th
|
-127
|
| 11 |
05/09/2009 |
Southern 500 |
Darlington Raceway |
14th
|
34th
|
7th
|
-221
|
|
05/16/2009 |
Sprint All-Star Race |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
13th
|
7th
|
--
|
--
|
| 12 |
05/24/2009 |
Coca-Cola 600 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
2nd
|
6th
|
6th
|
-182
|
| 13 |
05/31/2009 |
Autism Speaks 400 |
Dover International Speedway |
6th
|
23rd
|
6th
|
-219
|
| 14 |
06/07/2009 |
Pocono 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
6th
|
22nd
|
9th
|
-312
|
| 15 |
06/14/2009 |
LifeLock 400 |
Michigan International Speedway |
2nd
|
13th
|
9th
|
-329
|
| 16 |
06/21/2009 |
Toyota/Save Mart 350 |
Infineon Raceway |
2nd
|
22nd
|
9th
|
-402
|
| 17 |
06/28/2009 |
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
9th
|
7th
|
8th
|
-416
|
| 18 |
07/04/2009 |
Coke Zero 400 |
Daytona International Speedway |
8th
|
14th
|
8th
|
-485
|
| 19 |
07/11/2009 |
LifeLock.com 400 |
Chicagoland Speedway |
6th
|
33rd
|
10th
|
-586
|
| 20 |
07/26/2009 |
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
20th
|
38th
|
14th
|
-707
|
| 21 |
08/03/2009 |
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
14th
|
16th
|
13th
|
-726
|
| 22 |
08/10/2009 |
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen |
Watkins Glen International |
8th
|
4th
|
13th
|
-756
|
| 23 |
8/17/2009 |
Carfax 400 |
Michigan International Raceway |
39th
|
23th
|
15th
|
-779
|
| 24 |
8/24/2009 |
Sharpie 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
15th
|
1st
|
13th
|
-653
|
| 25 |
9/06/2009 |
Pep Boys Auto 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
5th
|
13th
|
14th
|
-654
|
| 26 |
9/12/2009 |
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 |
Richmond International Raceway |
8th
|
5th
|
13th
|
-1845
|
- Blue means the starting position
based on 2009 owner points at the time.
- Green means the driver had to move
to the back of the field due to an engine change or a backup
car.
Nationwide Series
|
2009 Season - Races 1 - 35
|
| # |
Date |
Race |
Track |
Start |
Finish |
Rank |
Behind |
| 1 |
02/14/2009 |
Camping World 300 |
Daytona International Speedway |
13th
|
4th
|
4th
|
-30
|
| 2 |
02/21/2009 |
Stater Brothers 300 |
Auto Club Speedway |
2nd
|
1st
|
1st
|
+20
|
| 3 |
02/28/2009 |
Sam's Town 300 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
2nd
|
39th
|
5th
|
-109
|
| 4 |
03/21/2009 |
Scotts Turf Builder 300 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
4th
|
6th
|
3rd
|
-124
|
| 5 |
04/04/2009 |
O'Reilly 300 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
1st
|
1st
|
2nd
|
-38
|
| 6 |
04/11/2009 |
Pepsi 300 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
4th
|
2nd
|
2nd
|
-23
|
| 7 |
04/17/2009 |
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 |
Phoenix International Raceway |
5th
|
10th
|
1st
|
+47
|
| 8 |
04/25/2009 |
Aaron's 312 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
9th
|
10th
|
1st
|
+62
|
| 9 |
05/01/2009 |
Lipton Tea 250 |
Richmond International Raceway |
3rd
|
1st
|
1st
|
+82
|
| 10 |
05/08/2009 |
Diamond Hill Plywood 200 |
Darlington Raceway |
1st
|
16th
|
1st
|
+37
|
| 11 |
05/23/2009 |
Carquest Auto Parts 300 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
2nd
|
3rd
|
1st
|
+73
|
| 12 |
05/30/2009 |
Heluva Good! 200 |
Dover International Speedway |
3rd
|
17th
|
1st
|
+40
|
| 13 |
06/06/2009 |
Federated Auto Parts 300 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
1st
|
1st
|
1st
|
+65
|
| 14 |
06/13/2009 |
Meijer 300 |
Kentucky Speedway |
2nd
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+137
|
| 15 |
06/20/2009 |
NorthernTool.com 250 |
Milwaukee Mile |
10th
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+127
|
| 16 |
06/27/2009 |
Camping World RV Sales 200 |
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
9th
|
1st
|
1st
|
+162
|
| 17 |
07/03/2009 |
Subway Jalapeño 250 |
Daytona International Speedway |
19th
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+172
|
| 18 |
07/10/2009 |
Dollar General 300 |
Chicagoland Speedway |
6th
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+192
|
| 19 |
07/18/2009 |
Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 |
Gateway International Raceway |
9th
|
1st
|
1st
|
+212
|
| 20 |
07/25/2009 |
Kroger 200 |
O'Reilly Raceway Park |
41st
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+192
|
| 21 |
08/01/2009 |
U.S. Cellular 250 |
Iowa Speedway |
27th
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+207
|
| 22 |
08/08/2009 |
Zippo 200 |
Watkins Glen International |
7th
|
2nd
|
1st
|
+212
|
| 23 |
11/21/2009 |
Ford 300 |
Homestead–Miami Speedway |
5th
|
1st
|
1st
|
+210
|
- Green means the driver had to move
to the back of the field due to an engine change, a backup car or a
driver change.
Camping World Truck Series
|
2009 Season - Races 1 - 25
|
| # |
Date |
Race |
Track |
Start |
Finish |
Rank |
Behind |
| 1 |
02/13/2009 |
NextEra Energy Resources 250 |
Daytona International Speedway |
19th
|
2nd
|
2nd
|
-20
|
| 2 |
02/21/2009 |
San Bernardino County 200 |
Auto Club Speedway |
1st
|
1st
|
1st
|
+5
|
| 3 |
03/07/2009 |
American Commercial Lines 200 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
1st
|
1st
|
1st
|
+25
|
| 4 |
03/30/2009 |
Kroger 250 |
Martinsville Speedway |
11th
|
17th
|
1st
|
+38
|
| 5 |
04/27/2009 |
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 |
Kansas Speedway |
DNA
|
DNA
|
6th
|
-119
|
| 6 |
05/15/2009 |
North Carolina Education Lottery 200 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
1st
|
2nd
|
4th
|
-114
|
| 7 |
05/30/2009 |
AAA Insurance 200 |
Dover International Speedway |
10th
|
9th
|
4th
|
-56
|
| 8 |
06/05/2009 |
Winstar World Casino 400 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
DNA
|
DNA
|
12th
|
-202
|
| 9 |
06/13/2009 |
Michigan 200 |
Michigan International Speedway |
4th
|
2nd
|
5th
|
-182
|
| 10 |
06/20/2009 |
Copart 200 |
Milwaukee Mile |
DNA
|
DNA
|
15th
|
-338
|
| 11 |
06/27/2009 |
MemphisTravel.com 200 |
Memphis Motorsports Park |
DNA
|
DNA
|
18th
|
-533
|
| 12 |
07/18/2009 |
Built Ford Tough 225 |
Kentucky Speedway |
DNA
|
DNA
|
19th
|
-723
|
| 13 |
07/24/2009 |
AAA Insurance 200 |
O'Reilly Raceway Park |
9th
|
10th
|
19th
|
-779
|
| 14 |
08/01/2009 |
Toyota Tundra 200 |
Nashville Superspeedway |
DNA
|
DNA
|
19th
|
-974
|
- 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 |
50th |
Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2005 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
8 |
21.0 |
18.6 |
$4,185,239 |
20th |
Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2006 |
36 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
18 |
2 |
15.5 |
14.9 |
$4,821,093 |
10th |
Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2007 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
20 |
2 |
14.1 |
15.0 |
$4,685,518 |
5th |
Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2008 |
36 |
8 |
2 |
17 |
21 |
2 |
12.0 |
10.1 |
$6,617,590 |
10th |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 2009 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
18.0 |
8.4 |
$4,510,380 |
13th |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
|
| Totals |
170 |
16 |
10 |
53 |
80 |
20 |
19.4 |
16.0 |
$24,476,193 |
|
|
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. 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. Kyle's Miles is a
team up with
Pedigree to help dogs
in shelters and breed rescue organizations.
References
- Dale Earnhardt Incorporated Dale Earnhardt
Incorporated, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, NASCAR,
AUTO RACING,Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports -
CBSSports.com
- Busch announces plans to leave Hendrick
- ___article.html/hendrick_races.html Sports:
Notebook: Busch denies he wants to leave Hendrick | busch,
hendrick, races : Gaston Gazette
- Express (Washington Post), August 28, 2008, p. 16.
- F1.com
- Career Stats
External links