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NASCAR driver
Kurt Busch
Busch at Daytona International Speedway in 2023
Born
Kurt Thomas Busch (1978-08-04) August 4, 1978 (age 45) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
160 lb (73 kg)
Achievements
2004 Nextel Cup Series Champion 2003 IROC Champion 2010 Coca-Cola 600 Winner 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Winner 2011 Budweiser Shootout Winner 2017 Daytona 500 Winner 1999 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Champion
Has won a race with all current engine suppliers (Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota)
Awards
2000 Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year 2014 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
776 races run over 24 years
2022 position
30th
Best finish
1st (2004)
First race
2000 MBNA.com 400 (Dover)
Last race
2022 Ambetter 301 (New Hampshire)
First win
2002 Food City 500 (Bristol)
Last win
2022 AdventHealth 400 (Kansas)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
34
339
28
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
30 races run over 5 years
2013 position
104th
Best finish
39th (2006)
First race
2006 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last race
2013 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
First win
2006 O'Reilly 300 (Texas)
Last win
2012 Subway Jalapeño 250 (Daytona)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
5
23
3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
28 races run over 3 years
2012 position
87th
Best finish
2nd (2000)
First race
2000 Daytona 250 (Daytona)
Last race
2012 Fred's 250 (Talladega)
First win
2000 Sears DieHard 200 (Milwaukee)
Last win
2000 Motorola 200 (Fontana)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
4
20
4
IndyCar Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2014 position
25th
Best finish
25th (2014)
First race
2014 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
0
0
0
Statistics current as of December 25, 2021.
Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is a former American auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. He is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the 2017 Daytona 500 winner. He is the older brother of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.
Busch has driven for Chip Ganassi Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Phoenix Racing, Penske Racing, and Roush Racing in his Cup career, which began in 2000. He is the winner of thirty-four Cup races and won his championship in the first season using the "Chase for the Cup" points format. With a 2006 win in the Busch Series, he became one of only 36 drivers to win races in all three of NASCAR's top divisions: the Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. His early career received significant media attention as his aggressive driving style led to incidents with other competitors, while also having confrontations with his team members and members of the media itself. His later career saw him gain a reputation for helping his race teams improve their programs over time, and is the only driver to have won at the Cup level for the four manufacturers (in order) Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet and Toyota.[1]
In addition to his stock car racing career, Busch has also raced in the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and in the National Hot Rod Association. In 2023, he was named to NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers.
^Smith, Fred (October 15, 2022). "Kurt Busch Steps Away From Full-Time NASCAR Racing". Road & Track.
Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is a former American auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2022, driving...
all time. Busch is also a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion. He is the younger brother of 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion KurtBusch. Busch is the former...
conclusion of the Charlotte Roval race. KurtBusch (2022) On August 27, 2021, 23XI Racing announced that KurtBusch will pilot the No. 45 Toyota Camry in...
(3716) Greg Biffle (−185) Rusty Wallace (−304) Jimmie Johnson (−316) KurtBusch (−412) Mark Martin (−443) Jeremy Mayfield (−488) Carl Edwards (−602) Matt...
23XI to lease or purchase one of FRM's charters. On August 27, 2021, KurtBusch was officially announced as the driver of the No. 45 car. On October 3...
season began on Saturday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. KurtBusch, who drove a Ford for Roush Racing, was the Nextel Cup champion. It would...
J. J. Yeley after getting into Kyle Busch. Busch and Brad Keselowski had tires go down and both spun. KurtBusch was able to take the lead from Clint...
Daytona International Speedway. Top ten results 15- Michael Waltrip 97- KurtBusch 48- Jimmie Johnson 29- Kevin Harvick 6- Mark Martin 31- Robby Gordon 20-...
on the pole. One week after KurtBusch dominated at Atlanta, his brother Kyle Busch would dominate this race. Kyle Busch led 378 of the races 503 laps...
champion KurtBusch replaced a retired Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Dodge for Penske Racing. 2003 Rookie of the Year Jamie McMurray replaced Busch to drive...
choosing the 2004 season champion, KurtBusch for the 2013 season, and for the final six races of the 2012 season. Busch was previously with the Phoenix...
his driver KurtBusch, and Landon Cassill. On the final restart, Stewart and Busch battled for the win, only to be passed up by Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson...
debut (after Dale Earnhardt, Ricky Rudd, Joe Ruttman, Terry Labonte, and KurtBusch) and the first to do so without prior experience in the NASCAR Cup Series...
The Busch Light Clash is an annual non-championship pre-season NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event held in February before the season-opening Daytona 500...
including Dale Earnhardt Jr., KurtBusch, Daniel Suárez, and others. The last 150 laps were a battle between Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski. Keselowski...
Harvick, KurtBusch, and Casey Atwood with 35. Harvick did not compete in the Daytona 500, Atwood did not qualify for the spring Atlanta race, and Busch failed...
and Kyle Busch continued to lead. Busch led 256 laps, but was taken out of the race when he spun and Justin Allgaier ran into him. KurtBusch and Brad...
2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023. Q&A with KurtBusch is underway at Richmond Raceway, hosted by @loriwaran. Busch mentions joining the FOX booth for COTA...
a few cars stayed out, giving the lead to Kyle Busch. Kyle Busch held off his older brother KurtBusch to win the race, his third win of the season and...
Kyle Thomas Busch is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. As of 2023, Busch drives full-time in the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro...
2006 NASCAR Busch Series Previous 2005 Next 2007 Champions | Seasons The 2006 NASCAR Busch Series opened on February 18, 2006, at Daytona International...
Stewart-Haas Racing expanded to a four-car team with the addition of KurtBusch in the No. 41. Busch previously drove the No. 78 Chevrolet for Furniture Row Racing...
NASCAR Truck Series, fielding trucks for drivers such as KurtBusch, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ricky Craven, David Ragan, Mark Martin, Travis...
spring Talladega race became tied (with Ricky Craven's photo finish with KurtBusch at Darlington in 2003) for the closest finish in the series, and six other...
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