Kyle Busch

Kyle BuschBusch at in 2020BornKyle Thomas Busch May 2, 1985 , Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Weight185 lb (84 kg)Achievements, , NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion Champion All-Time Wins Leader in (96) All-Time Wins Leader in (57) Winner Winner , Winner Winner Inaugural Winner , , Winner Winner 1st driver in to win on every track competed Youngest winner in the at 2009, 2017 Winner 2009 Winner 2011 Winner 2012 Winner Has a win in all 15 of his full-time seasons Former Awards

Best Driver Best Driver career540 races run over 17 yearsCar no., teamNo. 18 () position1stBest finish1st (, )First race ()Last race ()First win ()Last win ()WinsTop tens5629932 career354 races run over 18 yearsCar no., teamNo. 54 () position79thBest finish1st ()First race ()Last race ()First win ()Last win ()WinsTop tens9625668 career151 races run over 18 yearsTruck no., teamNo. 51 () position 96thBest finish14th (, )First race ()Last race ()First win ()Last win ()WinsTop tens5712022Statistics current as of May 21, 2020. Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985), nicknamed Rowdy and Wild Thing for his driving style and The Candy Man due to his longtime sponsorship with , is an American professional driver and team owner. As of 2020 he competes full-time in the , driving the No. 18 for , part-time in the , driving the No. 54 for JGR, and part-time in the , driving the No. 51 for . KBM runs multiple trucks in the Truck Series and a Super Late Model team. Busch is the champion and the and NASCAR Cup Series champion.

Busch is the younger brother of champion . He holds several records in NASCAR competition, including the most race wins in a season across the top three NASCAR series, with 24 wins, which he accomplished in 2010. He holds the record for most all-time wins in all three of NASCAR's national touring series with 209 (as of February 21, 2020). Furthermore, he holds the record for the most Xfinity Series wins in a season with 13 in 2010, and the most overall with 96. Busch also holds the record for most overall wins in the Truck Series with 57. As of 2019, he is the only driver in history to have 50+ wins in NASCAR's top 3 series. At Dover on May 6, 2019, he tied the record of consecutive top ten finishes to start a season by tying Morgan Shepherd with 11.

At age 19 years and 317 days, Busch became NASCAR's youngest ever pole winner in a Cup Series race at in 2005. He is the youngest driver to qualify for the , in 2006. Furthermore, Busch became the first driver to win a race and a championship in a Toyota in the , winning at during the 2008 season and the 2015 Cup Series championship. Additionally, he is the only driver to win four straight spring races at (2009–2012), and was also the inaugural winner of the first Cup Series race at , in 2011.

Busch, who began his NASCAR career in 2003, is one of only five drivers that have the Sprint Cup Series and the Xfinity Series, and in 2005 became the 14th of only 28 drivers to . In 2009, Busch became the first driver to win two of NASCAR's top touring series races in the same day (at ), followed in 2010 as the first driver to win races in all three of NASCAR's top three touring series in the same weekend (at ), which he did again at the same track in 2017.

When Busch won the at Richmond International Raceway as he turned 24, he was the second of just three people to ever win on their birthday. His team, , became the first team to win the owners' championship in its first year after recording 8 wins, 16 top 5, and 21 top 10 finishes in 2010.

Contents Early life and career Busch was born in . His first driving lessons came at the age of six when he drove around the of his family's Las Vegas neighborhood in a makeshift . Although he could not reach the throttle, Busch still was able to pick up the basics from his father Tom, who controlled the gas pedal as Busch drove the vehicle. Busch worked in the family garage with his father and older brother as he grew, becoming for his brother's team at age ten.

Busch began his driving career in 1998, shortly after his 13th birthday; from 1999 through 2001, Busch won over 65 races in , winning two track championships at the Bullring short-track, before moving to ; Busch scored ten victories in late model competition at the Bullring during the 2001 season.

At the age of 16, Busch began competing in the Craftsman Truck Series (now ), driving the No. 99 Ford for as a replacement for , who was released midway in the . He made his debut at , posting a 9th-place finish in his first race in the series. In his second race at , he was leading until his truck ran out of fuel with 12 laps to go.

Busch was the fastest in practice for the at in Fontana, CA, when he was informed he was not allowed to participate in events at the track, due to the fact that the , running at the track the same weekend had its race sponsored by Busch was decreed ineligible to compete due an interpretation of the of 1998, prohibiting people under 18 years of age in participating in events sponsored by tobacco companies; replaced Busch in the No. 99 Ford for the event and finished 25th. Busch competed in a total of six races in the Truck Series in 2001, finishing ninth twice, at IRP and at .

Six weeks after the incident, NASCAR imposed a minimum age of 18 years starting in 2002 to prevent incidents of the sort from happening again; this was partially because was the series sponsor of its premier at the time. When the age requirements were put in place, Busch switched from NASCAR to the (ASA) National Tour, finishing 8th in points.

In 2002, Busch graduated a year early with honors from in Las Vegas, Nevada to focus on his driving career. That same year, he made his debut in the at , finishing twelfth in the No. 22 Chevrolet for .

NASCAR career Hendrick Motorsports 2003 Busch entered the 2003 season as a for ; he ran seven races for the team, scoring his first career win at in April, and winning again at in May.

Having turned 18 in early May, he resumed his NASCAR career, driving seven Busch Series races in the No. 87 Chevrolet for . He posted two-second-place finishes in the seven races, including in his debut at , and again at . In November, Busch was set to make his cup debut in the No. 60 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports at before having to withdraw from the race after not having a backup available after failing pre-race tech.

2004 Busch began his 2004 season by competing in the 200-mile race at ; he won the event, beating for the win. He began his first full-time Busch Series season in 2004, replacing in the No. 5 Chevrolet. Busch scored his first career in the series in the fourth race of the year at , and his first career win in May at in the . Busch won four additional races, tying for the record for most wins by a driver in their rookie year, and finished 2nd in points behind series champion

Busch also made his debut in the Nextel Cup Series in 2004, driving the No. 84 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. He attempted to qualify for nine races in 2004, qualifying for six events with his first being at his home track of ; he posted a best finish of 24th at .

2005: Rookie season In October 2004, it was announced that Busch would be competing full-time in the Nextel Cup Series for starting in 2005, replacing in the No. 5 Chevrolet as Labonte semi-retired to run a partial season. Busch won his first career Sprint Cup race at in September, winning the ; at the time he was the youngest winner in the history of the series, at an age of 20 years, 4 months and 2 days, four days younger than previous record-holder . Busch won his 2nd race of the season later in the year at , on his way to finishing 20th in series points and winning the title. Busch also became the youngest in Nextel Cup Series history when he was the fastest qualifier for the at California Speedway in February.

Busch also competed on a limited basis in the and in 2005, in Busch Series competition he ran fourteen races, winning at in May; he won three races in eleven starts in the Craftsman Truck Series for ; his first career win, at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 20, 2005 made Busch the youngest winner in series history at the time.

2006 Busch scored one Nextel Cup Series win in 2006, taking the checkered flag in the at . Busch qualified for the for the first time in his career by finishing second at in September, moving into the top ten in points, he finished the year tenth in points, 448 behind series champion .

In the NASCAR Busch Series, Busch ran all but one race over the season, winning the spring race at , and finishing seventh in points; in the Craftsman Truck Series, Busch competed in seven races, winning the at , Busch's truck was painted to resemble the car from the movie .

2007 In 2007, Busch became the first Nextel Cup Series driver to win in the , winning the at in March over , despite winning, Busch stated an intense dislike of the Car of Tomorrow after the race. The win was the 200th NASCAR national touring series win for , the 600th NASCAR victory for , and the first win for a in NASCAR since won at in in December 1963. At in April, Busch left the track without informing his team after an accident; was asked by the team to relief-drive once the car was repaired. Later at in the Busch Series , Busch flipped his car seven times in a wreck with and , causing his to crack from the force of the wreck.

In the at in May, Busch and older brother were involved in an accident while racing for the win, knocking each other out of the race; afterwards the brothers were angry with each other, Kurt joking that "I won't be eating any Kellogg's soon", referencing Kyle's sponsor, and Kyle refusing to be interviewed. Both drivers were warned to avoid further incidents; while the brothers later stated that they were reconciling, it was later revealed that the two refused to speak to each other until their grandmother spoke with them at the family Thanksgiving dinner later that year.

On June 15, 2007, it was announced Busch would be leaving Hendrick Motorsports after the end of the 2007 season, a contract extension had been proposed, but instead was signed to replace Busch starting with the 2008 season. Busch stated that the decision to terminate his contract had been mutual, but it had been influenced by a change in agent. On July 7, 2007, Busch battled in the , finishing second to McMurray by only 0.005 seconds. In August, Busch announced that he would be joining for the 2008 season, replacing in the No. 18 Toyota.

Busch also ran nineteen Busch Series races in 2007, winning four times and finishing sixteenth in points, he raced eleven times in the Craftsman Truck Series for , scoring two wins.

Joe Gibbs Racing 2008 Busch in May 2008 Kyle Busch's 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CarBusch started his association with by leading the most laps in the , finishing 4th, he posted another 4th-place finish the following week at , becoming the series points leader for the first time in his career. At in the , Busch scored his first win with JGR and the first Sprint Cup points-race win for . At Busch became involved in an incident with with three laps to go, spinning Earnhardt and letting by to win; the move resulted in Busch being vilified by fans of Earnhardt, Jr.

The Candyman racing at The Irish Hills in 2008Busch won Sprint Cup races at , , , , , and over the summer of 2008, in August at , Busch was bumped out of the way after dominating the race by , who went on to win; after the race Busch began bumping Edwards' car to express his displeasure, and Edwards retaliated by spinning Busch to cheers from the crowd. Both drivers were placed on probation for the incident.

Busch entered the Chase leading the points standings, but consecutive poor finishes at and dropped Busch from a 20-point lead to twelfth in points; Busch rallied to finish tenth at the end of the season, with a career-high eight wins and twenty-one top-tens.

Busch's 2008 Atlanta-winning ride at the museum.Busch also ran in thirty Nationwide Series races during the ; he teamed with , and helped win the 2008 Nationwide series owners' championship for in the No. 20 Toyota. Busch competed for three different teams over the course of the Nationwide Series season, driving four different cars; and winning at least 1 race in 3 of the cars (the other was a one-off race). He collected ten race wins, four , twenty top tens and eighteen top fives during the year; his 10 wins tied the Nationwide series record for most wins in a season, set by 24 years earlier. The cars he drove during the year were the No. 18 and 20 for his cup team , the No. 32 of , a fellow Toyota team that was an independent xfinity team, and the No. 92 of (his ride with D’hont was a one off race).

In the Craftsman Truck Series, Busch finished second in the at , and followed it up a week later with a win in the at the newly renamed in Fontana, California. Two weeks later at Atlanta, he raced to another win in the ; his third and final win of the season came at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 20, 2008.

2009 Busch started his 2009 season with a win at in his qualifying race for the , he led the most laps in the Daytona 500 but was involved in and failed to finish the race. The next week at Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to win two national touring series races in the same day, winning the Truck Series and Nationwide Series . Busch then won Sprint Cup races at and .

Kyle Busch on pit road at . 2009 Nationwide championship car at On May 2, 2009, Busch became the second driver in Sprint Cup Series history to win a race on his birthday, after , with a win in the at . In the at , Busch was involved in a violent wreck while attempting to block to win, Stewart won the race but apologized in victory circle for the wreck. Busch went on to win his fourth race of the season at in August; he missed qualifying for the by eight points to .

In the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch was leading with 3 laps to go and it looked like he would sweep all 3 races at Texas that weekend for the first time, but he ran out of fuel and his brother Kurt Busch took the trophy.

Busch ran the entire 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule, making it the first time he had done so since his rookie year in 2004. In the at on November 21, 2009 Busch won the race, clinching his first NASCAR Championship; having won nine races over the course of the season, he was the first driver since in 1983 to win the season finale and the championship in the same year. He tallied nine wins, twenty five top fives, and thirty top tens. Busch also won seven races in the during the 2009 season. He also competed in a single event at , winning the race from the pole.

2010 Busch in April 2010On December 11, 2009, Busch announced the formation of , planning to field two teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2010. The No. 18 was to be driven by Busch part-time, with the remainder of races to be driven by , and the second truck, given No. 56, was to be driven by . However, after both Ickler and Malsam accepted jobs to drive in the , and while suffering financial troubles due to lack of sponsorship, Busch withdrew the No. 56 from competition; and drove the No. 18 when Busch wasn't driving it himself.

On August 21, 2010, Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to win all three NASCAR national touring series events run in a single weekend. This was achieved at , where Busch won in the Camping World Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and Sprint Cup Series events over a four-day period. Busch was described as "an ass" in driver introductions for the Cup race by fellow NASCAR star, , who Busch had intentionally wrecked in the Nationwide Series race the previous night.

On November 7, 2010 at , Busch spun midway through the race, and while pitting to change tires sped on pit road. While serving a penalty his in-car camera caught Busch flip to the officials; he was penalized two additional laps for the gesture, and was later fined $25,000 in addition to being placed on probation through the end of the year.

In the Nationwide Series he won 13 races in 2010, breaking the all-time record for most Nationwide Series wins in a season previously held by with 10. Busch also won three Cup Series and eight Truck Series races in 2010, including a win at over by 0.002 seconds, the closest finish in Camping World Truck Series history since the introduction of electronic scoring, his No. 18 Truck Series team won the 2010 owners' championship in the series.

2011 Busch's car during the Busch's 2011 Sprint Cup Series season began with a wreck in the at . Busch also raced in all three NASCAR points events at Daytona, with a best finish of fifth in the Truck Series event; the next week at Phoenix, Busch dominated the Truck Series race, and led every lap of the race in the Nationwide Series . He was close to sweep all 3 races at Phoenix again, but Jeff Gordon overtook him with 9 laps to go and took the trophy. Busch swept the March weekend at Bristol, his second sweep of a Bristol weekend. On April 30, 2011, Busch won his third straight spring race at Richmond International Raceway, capturing his second win of the 2011 season.

Following an on-track incident with during the on May 7, 2011, and a post-race scuffle that saw Busch push Harvick's unoccupied car on pit road with his car, Busch and Harvick were fined $25,000 and put on probation for four races, in addition to the . Following the at , Busch became involved in an altercation with ; Busch had bumped Childress' No. 22 truck, driven by , on the race's cooldown lap, and according to witnesses about 30 minutes after the race Childress came up to Busch, put him in a head lock and started punching him. Childress had previously stated, following Busch's altercation with Harvick at Darlington, that he would consider it personal if Busch damaged another vehicle he owned; Childress was fined $150,000 for the incident, and placed on probation for the remainder of the year. Busch stated that the bump had been congratulatory, and that had he realised the resulting damage would upset Childress he would have paid for the repairs.

Busch won the inaugural Sprint Cup race at on July 9, 2011 beating and ; at Watkins Glen in August, Busch led the most laps but lost the lead to during a . The following week Busch won the at Michigan International Speedway, becoming the first driver that season to clinch a spot in the .

On August 24, 2011, while competing in the Truck Series at , Busch was hit by the truck of , sending him into the wall and causing severe damage to his truck, while waiting for the caution flag to be displayed, Busch drove rapidly around the track and hit Sadler, spinning him. Busch stated afterwards that Sadler, a regular driver for in the Nationwide Series, deliberately crashed him due to his connection with Harvick, who at the time was feuding with Busch in the Sprint Cup Series, Sadler and Harvick denied any connection, and no penalties were assessed for the incident.

On August 26, 2011, Busch won the at , surpassing for the most Nationwide series wins ever, with 50, and also simultaneously became the first driver to win three consecutive races at in the . The race also had the closest finish at Bristol in series history, 0.019 seconds over teammate .

Hornaday incident Main article: On November 4, 2011, Busch was involved in an incident during the Camping World Truck Series at . While passing the lapped truck of , Busch made contact with series regular championship contender , causing a caution flag to be displayed. While under the yellow flag, Busch drove to Hornaday's truck during the caution and deliberately turned him into the outside wall, smashing Hornaday's truck and ending Hornaday's title hopes. NASCAR immediately Busch and parked him for the remainder of the race for his aggressive driving; this was the first case of this being done since was parked in a 2007 Nationwide Series race at . Busch declined comment after speaking with NASCAR officials, Hornaday stated "I'll be at his house Monday morning" if Busch was not suspended.

The next morning, NASCAR president announced, following discussion with Busch and team owner , that Busch would remain parked for the remainder of the weekend, including the Nationwide Series and the Sprint Cup . replaced Busch in the Nationwide Series event, while drove Busch's No. 18 in the AAA Texas 500. Helton took this action under a rule that allows NASCAR to park a driver in order to ensure the "orderly conduct of the event." Since this was not considered a suspension under NASCAR rules, Busch could not appeal the decision. It was the second time since the Truck Series was launched in 1995 that NASCAR has parked a driver across national series (In 2002, during a Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville, Kevin Harvick was parked for aggressive driving, when he said over the radio that he will "kill" Coy Gibbs. A few moments later, he spun him out intentionally. He was parked for the Winston Cup race at Martinsville.) and only the third cross-series sanction in NASCAR's 64-year history. NASCAR's action mathematically eliminated Busch from contention for the Sprint Cup, though any realistic chance of him winning the championship had ended races prior. Later that day, Busch issued an apology for his actions, saying that the Texas incident was "certainly a step backward." In addition, Busch offered to let Hornaday, his team closing at the end of the season, drive his No. 18 truck in 2012; Hornaday declined the offer due to his long-standing relationship with .

On November 7, 2011, NASCAR fined Busch $50,000 for "actions detrimental to stock car racing", in addition, Busch was placed on probation for the rest of the year, being warned that he would be suspended indefinitely if he committed another offense detrimental to stock car racing or disrupted the orderly conduct of a NASCAR event during the remainder of the 2011 season.

On November 10, 2011, it was reported that , the primary sponsor for Busch's Sprint Cup team, refused to sponsor the 18 for the last few races as a result of Busch's behavior in Texas. was briefly considered by Joe Gibbs Racing to replace Busch for the remainder of the year, while it was decided by the team to allow Busch to drive in the final two races of the season with sponsorship, Busch was replaced in the team's Nationwide Series car for the final race of the year at by the request of the team's sponsor, Z-Line Designs. Busch was subsequently replaced by Denny Hamlin as had occurred previously at Texas.

2012 A KBM truck in .Busch started the 2012 season announcing he would be moving, in the Nationwide Series, from running for Joe Gibbs Racing to running only a limited schedule races in cars prepared by his own team, driving alongside his brother Kurt, in addition to cutting back his Truck Series schedule to only three races.

His 2012 season in the Sprint Cup Series began with a win in the at , his first win in the event; his margin of victory over , 0.013 seconds, was the closest in the event's history. However Busch's only win in a Sprint Cup points event during the year came at Richmond in the in April, the fourth straight year he won the event; he nearly won at before, on the final lap, hitting oil on the track from 's car and being spun by , giving the win to . He finished 7th. He failed to make the , finishing 13th in Sprint Cup points, and was winless in Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series competition. Despite the fact he was not in the Chase, he did well in the final ten races, accumulating 7 top 5 and 8 top 10 finishes. He also dominated a few races - He led the most laps at Dover International Speedway, but had to pit for fuel with 10 laps to go and gave up the lead to Brad Keselowski who gambled and won the race. He was close to his first win at Martinsville Speedway, but he could not overtake Jimmie Johnson in the final laps. He led the most laps at Phoenix International Raceway, but the last caution gave the trophy to Kevin Harvick. In the season finale, he also led the most laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but had to service the car for fuel, resulting in Jeff Gordon winning.

2013 Heading into the 2013 season, Busch merged his No. 54 Nationwide Series team with as part of a multi-year contract extension with the team, he continued to field his own No. 77 Toyota in the Nationwide Series with driver .

Busch began the 2013 racing season with a crash in the at . In qualifying for the , he won his qualifying race; Busch ran as high as second in the Daytona 500 before blowing an engine after 150 of the race's 200 laps. At Phoenix International Raceway, Busch won the Nationwide Series from the pole, ending the second-longest winless streak of his career, at two weeks later, he won the at by less than .025 seconds over rookie , tying for the most wins at Bristol in the Nationwide Series. That same weekend, Busch won the Sprint Cup pole, setting a new track qualifying record, he finished second after rallying back from a speeding penalty.

Busch competing in the .At Fontana, Busch dominated the weekend, winning both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races; in the Sprint Cup race he passed a crashing and for the win. Busch won his second Sprint Cup pole of the season at Texas, narrowly beating elder brother Kurt to do so. Busch swept the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races at the track, his seventh weekend sweep. He and Logano both had a nasty crash at , in which Busch spun out and collided with the No. 22, destroying the front ends of both cars. No one was injured, but the crash ended both drivers' days due to the amount of damage their cars suffered. However, they were credited finishing 38th and 39th respectively. Busch later went on to finish 24th at and then 37th at , he dominated the at after winning the previous night's Nationwide Series race before dropping back to sixth at the finish having suffered a cut tire. It was later revealed that he finished the race with only 12 pounds of air left in the cut tire.

At Charlotte, in the , Busch was back in the winner's circle at at , having already won at the track in the for the Camping World Truck Series the previous weekend. The next day at the in the Sprint Cup Series, Busch had qualified in 8th, and was leading when an unusual incident occurred on lap 121, with Busch leading, one of the cables to a FOX Sports cable camera on the front straightaway snapped and fell on the track in the turn 4 grandstands, injuring 10 spectators. Busch ran over it, as did , and several others, suffering damage to the underside of his car. A red flag was waved, but while under normal red flag conditions, crews are not allowed to touch the cars, enough cars took damage from hitting the cable that NASCAR gave all teams 15 minutes to check for damage and do any repairs if needed. At the restart, all cars returned to the position they were in. On lap 258, Busch's engine blew, ending his night and finishing him in 38th place.

Busch finished 4th in the Sprint Cup race the following weekend at Dover, then 6th at , and 4th at before spinning twice in the first road-course event of the year at and finishing 35th. He finished 5th at , then at for the he won his first-ever pole at a track in any NASCAR series. He was collected in a last-lap wreck, finishing 12th.

Busch won his seventh Nationwide Series event of the season at , leading 130 of 200 laps, he finished second in the following day's Sprint Cup race, becoming involved in a feud with , calling Newman "the biggest stupid idiot out there" following an on-track run-in with brother .

Two weeks later, Busch won the second running of the Nationwide Series at from the pole, leading the most laps in the race and passing with two laps remaining for the win. He then won two weeks later in the Sprint Cup Series at , a fortunate pit strategy helping him beat and to win. After finishing 31st at Michigan, Busch won the Truck Series and Nationwide Series races at , then started last in the Sprint Cup race after a spin in qualifying, finishing eleventh.

After a second-place finish in the Nationwide Series race at , Busch won the Sprint Cup Series at the track, taking the lead with thirty laps to go and beating for the victory, securing a spot in the . This was Busch's 28th career win tying him with for 23rd place on the all-time wins list.

Busch then ended the regular season with a 19th-place finish at Richmond.

Busch opened the Chase with runner-up finishes to at Chicagoland and New Hampshire. He then had a fifth-place finish at Dover.

Busch's bad luck at Kansas continued in the fall. Both he and brother Kurt wrecked their primary cars in practice, forcing both to start from the back of the field in backup cars. While Kurt managed to charge through the field to finish second, Kyle spun out on the first lap trying to avoid a wrecking and in turn 1. Busch then had to struggle with a poor handling racecar for most of the day. On lap 188, Busch was spun by in turn 4. 12 laps later, on a restart from 's spin, Busch's day was ended prematurely when he was tapped by and turned into , then shot up head-on into the turn 2 wall, destroying the front part of his car and leaving him with a 34th-place finish. Despite this, Busch finished fourth in the final points, his best career point finish at the time.

2014 In 2014, Busch announced that he would drive the No. 54 car part-time in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing, splitting the ride with He also stated that he would drive the No. 51 truck part-time for 10 races in the Camping World Truck Series, with driving the other 12.

Kyle Busch's first highlight of the season came at Daytona in the NASCAR truck series race. He took the lead half-way in the 100 lap event, after leader Ben Kennedy (grandson of Bill France Jr.) ran out of gas. He led 25 laps and got by Busch with 5 laps to go. With help from and , Busch used a high-line move, to beat Peters by an inch for the win in a .

Kyle Busch led some laps during the Daytona 500 and was running 4th on the final lap but got collected in an accident involving former arch rival Kevin Harvick. Harvick apologized for causing the wreck, but he and Busch both called out the track for not having safer-barriers in the front-stretch. Busch hinted in a post-race interview that the wreck was the hardest impact he's ever had in a race-car.

The next week at Phoenix, Busch ran second with 65 laps to go, but he and then leader Ryan Newman lost their shot at the win when they had to pit during an untimely caution. Despite this, Ryan Newman and Busch were able to recover to finish in the top ten.

On March 23, 2014 at Auto Club Speedway, Busch started 14th and was running fifth on the final restart. His older brother Kurt Busch appeared to have the win locked up, but Kurt and Tony Stewart got into an aggressive battle for the lead that resulted in Busch catching up to the leaders and passing for the win on the final lap. Busch held off rookie Kyle Larson for the win after passing Kurt Busch and Stewart.

At Richmond, Busch finished 3rd after an amazing charge from 16th place to 3rd in the final restart thanks to 4 fresh tires. At Talladega, Busch appeared to have a dominant car, but he was collected in a multi-car pileup caused when controversially raced aggressively while 6 laps down. Having seen Brad call out teammate for aggressive driving at Richmond the previous week, Busch and several other drivers were furious with Keselowski in their post-wreck interviews. Keselowski apologized for his role in the accident.

At Charlotte in the All-Star Race, Busch controlled the race early. He won $50,000 for winning segment No. 1 but got into an early accident in the second segment collecting . While racing hard with older brother Kurt, Kyle got into Clint Bowyer and spun out; came back down and was hit hard by Logano. It resembled his 2013 spring Kansas wreck. Busch famously climbed out and tried to walk to the infield hospital by himself to gain his composure but an ambulance picked him up escorting him to the hospital.

Kyle Busch also had a good Nationwide series season. He shared the No. 54 with bringing the 54 to victory many times. Busch took the win at Phoenix holding off former rival Kevin Harvick. The rain delayed the race finish forcing it to be called official therefore giving Busch the win. He took the checkers at Bristol by holding off Kyle Larson in a re-run of the 2013 Bristol race. He then ended 's Dover streak by winning the Dover NNS race on May 31, 2014 edging by 9 seconds (29 car-lengths) after a side-by-side battle with Bayne with 20–15 laps to go.

During the spring and early summer, Busch had great results in the truck series. In the first 5 races he entered he dominated and won. Busch led the most laps in 4 of the races. Four of the races were also won after starting on the pole.

In June 2014 Busch led 31 laps of the Quaker State 400 but got passed by Brad Keselowski with 16 laps to go. Busch finished second but said in an interview that after his 10-week streak of bad luck the runner-up felt like a win to him. The runner-up returned Busch to the top ten in points after being ranked 12th before the Kentucky event.

At Daytona Busch ran in the top ten all day long. However "the big one" struck after half-way into the race. Busch got clipped by and . He then got crushed and t-boned by causing him to flip over onto his roof. Busch was mostly unscathed. Busch recovered from the bad finish by winning the pole a week later for the , a race at a track he's finished second at many times and won in 2006. Busch finished second to Brad Keselowski.

At the Brickyard 400 Busch finished second for a second consecutive time while pulled away to win. He then had a streak of 4 races with 36th or less finishes. At Bristol Busch appeared to have a dominant car but got into a multi-car wreck on lap 117 after leading many laps. He then broke down because of axle issues. He and his crew chief David Rogers argued on their radios as Busch went to the garages with Rogers telling Busch to "take your whiny little ass to the bus." Rogers later apologized for his comments when it was figured out that Rogers only thought Busch was complaining because of miscommunication due to radio issues.

At Atlanta the next week Busch and wrecked while racing with 3 laps to go bringing out a caution. Busch and Truex exchanged heated words in the garages. Busch made the Chase for a second consecutive year. At Chicago Busch won the truck race despite 2 errors. Busch led 46 laps at Chicago and finished 7th.

Busch came to Kansas nervous, after a history of struggles and bad luck. Despite this, Busch won the Nationwide race, and finished 3rd in the Cup race the next day. His luck ran out just as the checkered flag fell, his engine expired immediately after the 400 miles were completed. Busch stated after the race that the third-place finish at his worst race-track felt like a championship to him.

Busch made it to the second round of the first elimination-format Chase and while he was 2nd in points coming in to Talladega, a crash on lap 103, where he was rear-ended by rookie Austin , eliminated him from contention due to a 40th-place finish which dropped him to 10th (below the 8th-place cutline).

Busch's results in the Chase spiraled downward after he did not make it to the next round but went on to finish 10th in the standings. He won a Nationwide race at Kansas and almost won a Nationwide race at Phoenix, but got passed by on the final lap. Busch's won the most races in 2014 for the truck series and he won the owner's championship for a second consecutive time. When his truck driver/teammate celebrated the race win on the track, Wallace joined his buddy/boss on the front-stretch doing donuts together.

Busch finished 10th in the 2014 Cup series standings.

2015: First championship Busch and crew chief parted ways at the end of the 2014 season. In the offseason shuffle of crew chiefs, Busch was paired with his Xfinity Series crew chief . Dave Rogers was transferred over to , while Hamlin's previous crew chief was transferred over to newly recruited . In late January 2015, Busch was accidentally criticized by for brother Kurt's domestic violence case, being mistaken for Kurt.

On February 10, 2015, Busch announced that he would skip the truck series race at Daytona to focus on racing in the Daytona 500. During the second Budweiser Duel, Busch dominated the first half of the race. However he was called for a stop-and-go-penalty for speeding exiting pit road. He restarted the second half of the race in 23rd spot. He came back to the front of the field within 15 laps of the penalty, finishing second behind former Hendrick Motorsports teammate .

Daytona injury On February 21, 2015, Busch was involved in a multi-car accident with eight laps to go during the Xfinity Series race at . The accident happened exiting the tri-oval, and Kyle Busch bounced off Kyle Larson and slid down into the infield grass and slammed into a concrete wall head-on with no SAFER barriers, Busch climbed out of his race car with the help of medical and on-track officials. He laid on the ground before being placed on a stretcher as medical personnel attended to his right leg. He later was transported to for further evaluation. A few hours later, the diagnosis was found to be a massive in the lower right leg, a small fracture in the left foot, and a sprained left finger. Busch did receive a medical waiver by NASCAR, enabling him to run for the championship even with his injury layoff, so long as he could qualify under playoff rules.

Return On May 12, 2015, Busch announced on Twitter that he would return to NASCAR at the at Charlotte on May 16, 2015. On June 13, 2015, nearly four months after his injury, he won the Xfinity Series race at Michigan in his second start of the season. In order to make the Chase in 2015, Busch needed to be in the Top 30 in points and have one win in the Sprint Cup Series.

Busch racing at Sonoma Raceway in 2015 Busch racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2015On return to the Sprint Cup Series, Busch had an up-and-down season. In the Coca-Cola 600, he finished 11th. At Dover, he was running well until he was caught up in a late race crash and finished 36th. He then finished ninth at Pocono. At Michigan, Busch lost control of his car and cracked the wall, wrecking his car and finishing dead last. At Sonoma, Busch won after a late race caution put him on fresher tires than leader . A few laps later, Busch was leading over brother and . Their race against each other for second place allowed Busch to keep enough distance to hold first place. He had built up just enough time to come in first knowing that his brother had passed Bowyer and was quickly gaining on him. On July 11, 2015, Busch won at , making him only 87 points from breaking the top 30 in points, and be eligible to enter the Chase. It also denied 's quest to win at least once on every active NASCAR tracks in his final season as a full-time driver. On July 19, 2015, Busch won at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, making him only 58 points from breaking the top 30 in points, and be eligible to enter the Chase. With 50 laps to go, Busch made a daring move on and to get his lap back, which resulted from a pit stop earlier in the race. A caution was later thrown, ultimately putting Busch in the lead with 44 laps to go, where he would not be challenged at all in the remaining laps. The race ended under caution when smacked the wall off turn 2 as a result of a blown tire on the last lap. This was Busch's third victory in the past four races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He also fended off and for the win. In the next race at , he won the prestigious and put himself 23 points behind the cutoff for the . He also completed the sweep for the weekend after winning the Xfinity race the day before and won three Cup Series races in a row for the first time in his career.

Busch clinched his spot in the Chase with one race left. Busch, with two top tens during the first round of the Chase advanced to round two. However his hopes to advance to the next round took a heavy hit during the race at Charlotte. After running second to teammate Matt Kenseth for most of the race, Busch and collided while entering pit road, spinning Larson and eliminating both from contention for the race win. Busch hit the wall several times during the final 50 laps due to oil on the race-track from the No. 51 driven by who had lost a transmission after an on-track collision. After the race Busch and several other competitors such as criticized NASCAR for allowing the drivers to race in oil during the final 50 laps.

On November 15, 2015, Busch clinched a spot to stay in contention as the Championship Four for the final Chase at Homestead. On November 20, 2015, Kyle Busch Motorsports's won the Camping World Truck Series championship, making Busch the owners champion. He was named to the Championship 4, mainly competing against Jeff Gordon. On November 22, 2015, Busch won the to win his first ever Cup Series championship. Busch ended the season with five wins, twelve top fives, and sixteen top tens, despite racing in only 25 of 36 races. The Championship win is arguably the most controversial due to Busch missing several races at the beginning and some thought he didn't deserve a Chase spot because of that.

2016 Before the 2016 season started, Busch announced that he would no longer race in or restrictor plate races because of his Daytona crash in 2015. Busch started his season off with a 17th-place finish in the , crashing with less than 5 laps left in the race. He won his and started on the front row of the after his teammate , who qualified second for the 500, wrecked his car in the Duel and was forced to start from the back of the field. Busch finished 3rd in the 500. After the Daytona 500, Busch stated that he could "obtain 200 wins from all three national touring series combined" before he retires, which would tie 's record. On February 27, 2016, Busch won the Xfinity Series' at . The next week, Busch led all but one lap at to win the . That same race, he led his 16,000th career Xfinity Series lap just before a red flag came out around lap 163.

During the , Busch was leading with 13 laps to go, and seemed to be the eventual winner, when he reported a vibration on his right front tire, thinking it was going to shred. He fell behind , , and , finishing fourth at his hometown track. He had started 23rd in that same race. At Phoenix, Busch earned his third Xfinity Series win in a row, making it his 79th career victory (led 175 of 200 laps). The next day, he started on the pole at the and finished fourth.

While leading the final lap of the at , Busch ran over a piece of debris, blowing his left front tire. He lost the lead to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate , who ran out of fuel, allowing Busch to re-take the lead on only three tires, though in the final corner, Austin Dillon was able to get by Busch and win the race. Kyle Busch made remarks about how NASCAR did not throw the caution, causing speculations that he had stated that NASCAR rigged the race. With his radio statements (plus refusing to do media and press interviews, as well as response to Austin Dillon claiming he tried to wreck him), Kyle Busch was fined $10,000 and was put on probation for 4 weeks. Busch rumorly apologized to NASCAR, yet was not confirmed.

After coming back from Easter/Spring Break and the incident at Auto Club, Kyle Busch started 2nd and finished 1st in the race at Martinsville, his first ever win at the track in any touring series (31st attempt). The next day, Busch started 7th, lead 352 of 500 laps, and won the at Martinsville, sweeping the weekend and clinching a spot in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup. During the race interview, Kyle Busch called out skeptics and critics about him racing in the lower NASCAR series and how he doesn't deserve to win the races he had. His Truck win at Martinsville marked a milestone in which he had won a race in any of NASCAR's top 3 divisions at all 23 Sprint Cup tracks on the circuit, and his Cup win at Martinsville left him with just three tracks he has yet to win at; Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, and Pocono Raceway (he would win at Kansas in the spring).

Kyle Busch racing at the .A week later, Busch swept at , winning the Xfinity and Cup races ( and ), which sparked even more controversy with Sprint Cup drivers in the Xfinity and NCWTS. The Xfinity Cup win was his 80th overall in the series, and his 160th in all 3 top NASCAR touring series combined (which he extended at the Cup race at Texas the following day). The win in the Sprint Cup Series placed him 1st in the standings.

Busch's 2016 car at the location on the The next week at Bristol Motor Speedway, however, was brutal for Busch. Following a 2nd-place finish in the Xfinity race, he had a 38th-place finish in the Cup race due to multiple tire failures. The following week, Busch was passed by teammate Carl Edwards on the final lap at the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, finishing 2nd to him. At Talladega, Busch avoided several wrecks to finish second to Brad Keselowski. That race was his 400th career race, 1 day prior to his birthday. During post-race interviews, Busch showed his displeasure at NASCAR for racing at super-speedway tracks like Daytona and Talladega, stating "It sucks. I'd rather be at home." He and many other drivers would express their issues of safety and how they raced there due to 3 cars flipping upside-down and 4 "Big Ones", causing 35 of the 40 cars in the field to have damage or be involved in a crash. At the at Kansas, Busch led the final 40 laps on pit strategy to win the race ahead of former rival Kevin Harvick after affiliate driver Martin Truex Jr., the polesitter and dominant car of the race, like at Texas, had pit issues, failing to secure all 5 lug nuts in the pit stop. Martin Truex Jr. had to pit twice to fix the issue, resulting in a 14th-place finish. It was Busch's first win at Kansas, a track where he has had 4 DNFs and only 1 top 5 at prior to the start of the race, and he also became the first driver of 2016 to score three wins. He remained with 2 tracks he had yet to win at: Charlotte Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway.

After his win at Kansas, Busch had a rough stretch of races, having 4 finishes of 30th or worse. After a 40th-place finish at Michigan, Busch and the #18 team regrouped during the off-week and got a solid 7th-place finish at Sonoma Raceway.

The following week at Daytona, Busch finished second to race winner . He finished second despite being in a backup car after a hard practice crash before qualifying. The next week at , Busch won the Xfinity race at Kentucky. The following day in the Cup race, Busch finished 12th in the fuel mileage race, despite being in the top 5 late before pitting for fuel. The next week at New Hampshire, Busch once again won the Xfinity race. The next day, Busch led the most laps, but faltered on late restarts and finished 8th behind race winner and teammate .

The following week at , Busch made NASCAR history as the first driver to sweep both poles and both races in the same weekend at the same track. In the Xfinity Series , Busch dominated the race leading almost every lap and winning the race from the pole. It was his third Xfinity Series victory in a row and 83rd victory in the series. The following day in the , Busch dominated the race, leading 149 of the 170 laps and after surviving several late restarts, Busch won his second consecutive Brickyard 400. It was his 38th career Cup Series victory, 4th victory of the year, and 2nd career victory at Indianapolis.

Busch dominated the Bristol race in August. He led 57% of the whole race leading for 252 of the first 419 laps. However, Busch began having handling problems during the final quarter of the race and it was enough to send him to the garages. On his way to the garages, however, Busch got t-boned by a crashing , driving a one-off race for , taking him out of the race. Busch expressed discontent with Allgaier and Allgaier's spotter in his post-race interview, calling them "The biggest morons out there."

Busch went on to make the Championship Four at Homestead-Miami Speedway and finish third in the standings.

2017 Busch started the 2017 season on a slow note when he wrecked in the after his rear tire lost air, spinning him and collecting race leader . In his interview, Busch criticized 's tires, saying they "aren't very good at holding air."

Busch during qualifying for the .In the at Las Vegas, Busch collided with as the two battled for a top-five finish on the final lap. The contact spun Busch out and onto pit road, relegating him to 22nd, while Logano finished fourth. After the race, Busch confronted Logano on pit road. Before words could be exchanged, Busch threw a punch, but it is unclear if the punch landed. Logano and his crew then quickly took Busch to the ground. Busch suffered a bloody forehead in the brawl. "I got dumped, flat-out dumped," Busch stated in a post-race interview. "He just drove straight into the corner and wrecked me. That's how Joey races so, he's gonna get it." Neither driver was penalized for the fight. The following week at Phoenix, Busch led a race-high 114 laps and was in position to win before Logano's tire blew with five laps to go to bring out the caution. For the final restart, stayed out and went on to win, while Busch finished third. Busch finished 8th the next week at Auto Club Speedway. He then led a race-high 274 laps the following week at but finished 2nd to . Kyle Busch won the exhibition All Star Race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 20, and followed it up with his best finish in the coming in 2nd-place. Busch had led 1,000+ laps in 2017 coming to the second Pocono race in July, where he had yet to win. He started on the pole, led the most laps, and took the lead from for his 39th career victory. It was his first at Pocono and left as the only track where Busch had yet to win at in the Cup Series. On August 19, 2017, Busch swept the weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. He won all stages in the truck race on Wednesday and did the same in the Xfinity Series race on Friday. Busch would go on to win the Cup race on Saturday night after holding off a hard charging Erik Jones, who up to that point was dominating the race. Busch would go on to accomplish his second Bristol sweep. He later went on to help teammate Hamlin win the two weeks later.

Busch made the renamed "Playoffs" with his two wins. He won the pole at before finishing out of the top five due to a pit road penalty. The following week, Busch won the (The last Fall Race at New Hampshire before New Hampshire's 2nd Race moved to Las Vegas in 2018) from the pole, and leading the most laps. The win caused him to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Busch won for the second consecutive week at Dover after passing coming to the white flag. Busch held off Toyota teammate Truex as they came to the line and the field wrecking behind them and recorded his 2nd-career Martinsville victory just 3 races later and made it to the final four in Homestead. He was unable to get by in the closing laps resulting in a second-place finish in the race and in the final point standings.

2018 Busch's quest for redemption began at the , Busch wrecked after blowing a tire; however, he was able to make it down to pit road to fix his car, finishing in 25th place. Busch was able to win the truck series race at Las Vegas in his first time competing there in the truck series since 2001. With the win, Busch has now won at his home track in all 3 major touring series of NASCAR. Busch followed the win with back to back runner up finishes at Las Vegas and Phoenix in the cup series to , even leading the most laps in the latter. He later finished third at Auto Club Speedway to and finished second at Martinsville to . Busch won his first race of the season at Texas in April. He followed that win with another win at Bristol on a Monday after using a bump and run against in the closing laps.

Busch won his third straight race at Richmond after starting the race in 32nd, marking the first time he has won three in a row since July 2015 when he won Kentucky, New Hampshire, and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Next at Talladega, he went as high as second, but went on to finish 13th. At the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in May, Busch dominated the race and scored his first career win at Charlotte, making him the first driver to win a race at every racetrack in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at which he has competed. The next week at Pocono, Busch led the most laps and won the Xfinity Series race, meaning he has now won at every active Xfinity Series track he has competed at. 3 weeks later Kyle Busch battled Kyle Larson for the win at Chicagoland with a Bump & Run on the No. 42 of Larson with Busch completing the run for the win. At Daytona, Busch, was turned by resulting in a 33rd-place finish. Two weeks after Daytona, at New Hampshire, Busch, was moved in the final laps by Harvick having Busch finish 2nd. The next week Busch started at the back in 27th but finished 4th in Stage 1, then used pit strategy at before the end of Stage 2 to get in front of the dominate car of Kevin Harvick (who also started at the rear) and then held off to win his 6th race of the year and second straight summer race at Pocono. In the final pit stop for the 18 team during Watkins Glen, the gas can had a malfunction to where fuel wasn't put into the car and forced Busch to pit before the green flag putting him as the last car on the lead lap. He rebounded to a 3rd-place finish. In the first laps of the Bristol Night race, a caution came out for Busch who spun exiting turn 4. After spending most of the race picking up laps, fixing the damage, and being 2 laps down, Busch was able to contend up in the Top 5. However, after an incident with Truex Jr. and later on Jimmie Johnson and Chris Buescher, he finished 20th. After the Brickyard 400 in September, which was the Regular Season Finale for the first time, he easily won the 2018 Regular Season Championship. Busch finally won his 50th career Cup Series race at Richmond. With the 50th win, Kyle Busch is the only driver in NASCAR history to reach 50+ wins in all 3 of the top touring series. After making it to the round of 8, Busch went on to win at Phoenix () for the first time since his rookie season in 2005, and secured his spot in the championship 4. He would go on to finish 4th in the final standings, with winning the championship.

2019: Second championship Busch started the season with a 2nd-place finish in the Daytona 500, along with Truck Series wins at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Texas and Xfinity Series wins at Las Vegas, ISM Raceway, Texas, and Indianapolis.

Kyle Busch celebrates his 95th NASCAR XFINITY Series win at the 2019 My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway.His first Cup series win of the season came early in the fourth race of the schedule at ISM Raceway. The following race, Busch won his 200th event across NASCAR's top three touring divisions at after sweeping both the stages and leading the most laps. His final two Truck events at Martinsville and Charlotte saw him able to win those to be undefeated having won in all 5 races he ran. After being drilled in the back end in the early laps at Bristol, he held off his brother Kurt for his 8th win there, and tied Rusty Wallace's win total of 55 after winning the Pocono 400 at Pocono.

Kyle Busch during practice at .In July at Kentucky Speedway, his brother Kurt held him off in a shootout finish that saw the two side by side for the win. The elder Busch prevailed, and was the third time the brothers finished 1-2 in a Cup race. He stayed consistent throughout the whole entire summer to catch up with Logano for the Regular Season Championship. Following the at , Busch clinched his second consecutive Regular Season Championship with a third-place finish despite cutting a tire with less than 3 laps to go racing for the win, and riding the wall to finish. Despite an engine blow to end the day at Indianapolis, Busch claimed his second consecutive regular season championship and ended it with 21 top 10 finishes.

Busch's playoffs was up and down. Las Vegas was mediocre as he wrecked a lapped car without avoiding it and finished 19th. Richmond was a rebound race as he was looking to win the race, but eventually got passed by Martin Truex Jr and wounded 2nd. He once again had a suspension issue at the Charlotte ROVAL and finished 37th. Despite that, the Round Of 12 looked more confident as he consistently finished in the top 6 at Dover. Things took a turn at Talladega as he got side-drafted by Stenhouse and wrecked causing the Big One and finished the race in the top 20. With all the bonus points and playoff points, he finished 3rd at Kansas Speedway to make it to the Round of 8. At Martinsville however, he had a run-in with Aric Almirola which gave him some damage and finished 14th as a result. After the race, it looked as though Almirola would end his playoff hopes. But it didn't happen as after finishing in the top 10 at Texas and a runner-up to his credit at ISM Raceway, he made the Championship 4 for the 5th season in a row. He then was 4th heading to Homestead as the underdog. After the green flag dropped, Busch dominated part of the race and won at Homestead for his second championship and won his second race at Homestead. This was his 5th win of the season, snapping A 21-race winless streak. In the process, his 2019 season saw him earn 5 wins, 17 top 5s, 27 top 10s, 1 pole, 1,582 laps led, an average finish of 8.9, and finished the season as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion. He also won both the Regular Season championship and the playoff for the first time in his career.

2020 Busch started the with a 34th place finish at the after blowing an engine.

On February 22, 2020, after Busch won the , and CEO offered a US$100,000 reward to any full-time Cup Series driver who can beat Busch in the Truck Series. , , , and were among those who showed interest in the challenge.

Late model racing Busch after winning the pole position for the 2012 Slinger Nationals Busch racing at in 2009Busch has maintained an active schedule of regional racing, running his own cars in various events. His biggest win came in December 2009 when he won the 42nd running of the at in . Busch won the Snowball Derby again in December 2017.

On July 10, 2011, Busch won the 32nd annual at in Wisconsin. Two weeks later, Busch won the 38th annual TD Bank 250 presented by New England Dodge Dealers at ; it was his third attempt to win the event. Kyle Busch became only the second active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver to win the event, New England's largest short track race, joining as the only other active Sprint Cup driver to win the race with his victory in 2008. Busch stated "I've had this one on my list of big races that I wanted to win and now that I've done it, it feels great - it was everything I thought it would be." Busch also won the preliminary Oxford 150 the previous night, sweeping the weekend's events.

Busch won the eighth annual at in June 2012, beating to win the all-star event.

In July 2013 Busch won the second running of the at the , beating defending race winner and NASCAR Truck Series regular to win the darkness-shortened 43-car event, having led every practice session and setting fast time in qualifying.

Formula One Busch was one of several American drivers under consideration to drive for the US-based Formula One team . Busch declined the offer, stating that the timing was wrong; the team folded due to economic issues without ever competing in a race. Busch was scheduled to test drive a car at the end of the 2008 racing season, but was forced to cancel the test due to his commitment to attend the 2008 Nationwide Series banquet.

Charity efforts In 2006, Busch founded the Kyle Busch Foundation following a visit to the St. John's Home in . According to the Foundation, "The Kyle Busch Foundation is dedicated to providing essential tools for less fortunate children throughout the country.". Busch also has personal sponsorship deals in place with and , with both appearing on his late model at one time or another.

During the 2008 season, Busch announced the "Kyle's Miles" program in association with to help dogs in shelters and breed rescue organizations.

After Busch's first Cup Series win at California on September 4, 2005, he and car owner donated their winning shares from that race to the to help benefit those in need after . Because of this, Busch had an appearance on , which during the interview he announced the donations, which gained huge public attention and praise.

Personal life Busch and wife Samantha in April 2013 Kyle Busch married Samantha Sarcinella on December 31, 2010 in Chicago, which was featured in an hour special on . Sarcinella is a native of St. John, Indiana, and a graduate of with a degree. Their son, Brexton Locke Busch, was born on May 18, 2015. On November 30, 2018, Samantha announced that she suffered a miscarriage, losing their daughter.

He is often nicknamed "Shrub", as the younger brother of , a small bush being called a shrub. Busch also uses the nickname "Rowdy", after character Rowdy Burns.

In 2020, Busch and beverage entrepreneur Jeff Church created a brand of energy drink called .

Legal troubles On May 24, 2011, Busch was cited for and speeding near , North Carolina, driving 128 mph (206 km/h) in a 45 mph (72 km/h) speed limit zone. He issued a public apology in which he stated he got "carried away" test driving a . On August 23, 2011, he received a $1,000 fine and had his license suspended for 45 days after he pleaded guilty to speeding. He was also ordered to serve 30 hours of community service and placed on one year of unsupervised probation. On April 29, 2014, Busch was cited for traveling 60 mph (97 km/h) in a 45 mph (72 km/h) speed limit zone on in . Busch claimed he thought the speed limit was 55 mph (89 km/h). The officer claimed Busch had a "disrespectful attitude."

In popular media Busch is one of the cover drivers of . He is also featured on the cover of after winning the cover driver competition at the .

Busch is featured as a playable driver in , via the NASCAR expansion pack. The expansion features twenty-four paint schemes from the , including Busch's No. 18 Camry with primary sponsorship from M&M's and Interstate Batteries. Busch, along with and , provide commentary in the expansion as the "voices of motorsport."

Busch had a cameo as a West Virginia state trooper in the 2017 film .

As of August 2019, Busch and his wife star on Racing Wives reality TV show.

A professional wrestling fan, Busch has also appeared on programming several times, including in 2009, and 10 years later on the same program on December 2, 2019. During the latter appearance, he won the , pinning with fellow NASCAR personality as ; R-Truth reclaimed the title later in the show.

Championships and accomplishments Motorsports career results NASCAR () (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Cup Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef60 WthNA-84 41 DNQ 32 DNQ DNQ 24 37 34 4352nd3455 38 23 2 12 28 39 21 8 41 23 4 25 2 4 9 40 31 14 4 39 10 33 43 33 1* 4 27 2 33 21 39 9 12 40 1 4120th3753 23 10 3 12 8 5 15 36 32 5 7 38 5 22 14 11 2 3 1* 12 7 9 39 2 8 2* 38 40 7 11 6 18 27 4 38 3810th6027 24 9 9 32 1 4 37 7 37 2 37 30 17 8 6 8 11 2 13 4 12 7 13 9 3* 20 4 5 41 36 3 4 20 4* 8 205th629318 4* 4 11 1* 17 38 3 10 1 2 1* 3 1 43 13 1* 25 1 1* 15 36 1* 2 2* 7 15 34 43 28 15 4 29 5 6 8 1910th6186 41* 3 1 18 1* 24 18 17 25* 1 34 6* 23 22 13 22 7 14 33 38 16 4 23 1 13 5 5 31 12 24 8 4 15 11* 12 813th4457 14 14 15 25 9 22 8* 3 9 1* 7 1 3 2 20 39 11 40 17 8 23 8 18 1* 5 2 9 6 21 35 2* 4 25 32 13 328th6182 8 2 38 1 3* 3* 16 35 1* 11 4 32 12 3 3 11 5 1* 36 10 2 3* 1 14 23 6 22 11 6 11 2* 33 27* QL† 36 2312th2246 17 6 23 32 2* 36 11 10 1 2 4 3 29 30 32 17 10* 24 16 2 33 7* 13 6 6 16 4 28 7* 3 5 31 2 3 3* 4*13th1133 34 23 4 2 1* 5 1* 38 24 37 6* 38 4* 6 4 35 5 12 2 10 8 1 31 11 1 19 2 2 5 34 5 5 15 13 7 74th2364 19 9 11 29 1 14 3 6 3 12 15 9 42 12 41 25 2 28 2 2 42 40 39 36 16 14 7 8 10 3 5 40 11 4 34 3910th2285 INQ‡ 11 36 9 43 1 17 1* 1 1 21 2 11 8* 7 2 9* 37 2 20 5 11 5 4 4 11st5043 3 3 4 4 25 1* 1 38 2 2 1 30 33 31 40 7 2 12 8* 1* 9 6 39* 19 11 9 8 3 2 6 5 30 5 5 2 63rd5035 38 16 22 3* 8 2* 15 35 16 3* 5 2 16 9* 7 5 20 5 12 34* 1* 7 10 1 2 9 15 1* 1 29 27 10* 1* 19 7 22nd5035 25 7 2 2* 3 2 1* 1 1 13 35 10 1* 3 4 5 1 33 4 2 1* 3 3 20 7 8 7 1 32 8 26 2 4 17 1* 44th5033 2 6 3 1* 1* 3 10* 1 8 10 10 30 3 1* 5 2 22 14 2* 8* 9 11 6 4 3* 37 19 2* 37 6 19 3 14 7 2 1*1st5040 34 15 2 3 26 2-*-*† – Qualified but replaced by · ‡ – Qualified but replaced by Daytona 500 YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish1938423824244*441*71410814174343719INQ†43213812253122834† – Qualified but replaced byXfinity Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef87 2 33 2 15 16 43 748th8275 24 7 15 17 3 2* 6 4 7 5 1* 10 1* 5 17 1 16 11 12* 25 17 1 1* 3 9 5 9 29 5 14 2 2* 33 32nd4943 32 11 DNQ 40 23 1* 36 27 36 38 14 37 8 41 544th1206 25 23 7 19 40 1 4 30 12 3 9 6 23 6 31 13* 24 16 42 16 20 8 21 37 14 7 11 12 7 3 12 32 10 417th3921 37* 3 2* 3* 3 7* 37 39 5 8 1* 5* 4 2 1* 1 2 2 1*16th294318 2* 31 1* 1* 16 30* 3 2 1* 1* 7 1* 1* 1* 1* 2*6th446132 2 42 3 31 1* 28 20 10 35 520 24* 16* 192 218 4 1* 39 6* 1* 2 10 10* 1* 16* 3* 17* 1* 2* 2* 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 28 10 2 3 4* 2* 31* 1* 2 1* 9 1*1st5682 18 1 16 3 3 1* 1* 34 4 2 1* 1 1* 7 1* 1* 1* 5 3 1* 2* 9 1* 3* 1 6* 2* 16 1*3rd4934 7 1** 30* 1* 1 34 1 2 1* 2 3 3 4 3 1 4* 1* 2 1 2 QL†89th0154 18 11 33 17 8 2* 3 23 28 27 22* 6 10 3 7 2 5 4 6 3 4 2*100th01 32 1* 2 1* 1* 1* 3 1* 1* 5* 4 5* 11 1* 1* 24 1* 2 4 1* 8 4 1 26 1* 389th01 4* 1* 2 1 3 2 4* 3 3 1* 4 3 17 2 2 2 2* 4 1** 3* 1* 1 2 1* 2* 277th01 26 1 3* 4 1* 1 2 2 1* 3* 31* 1 14 1* 3080th0118 1* 1* 1* 2* 1* 2 4 2* 1* 1* 1* 37 24 1* 13* QL‡ 1* 1*85th01 1 7 3 5 1 1 12* 1* 1* 2*85th01 14 3 8* 1* 6 3* 3692nd01 1* 1* 2* 1 31 29* 1*79th0154 3* 2-*01*† – Qualified but replaced by · ‡ Qualified but replaced by Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NGTCPtsRef99 9 17 22 33 25 9 QL†42nd64247 1182nd13015 1* 1 2 5 30 9 5 1 3 11 627th173451 1* 1032nd110715 6 3 6 2 951 11 12 2* 15 33 14 31 1* 29 1 2*26th1466 2 1* 1 26 8* 27* 2 7 6 8 1* 6 3 4 8 2* 2* 4*14th2854 2 1* 1 17* 2 9* 2* 10 1 1* 1 1 1* 2 1317th258318 22 2 1* 16* 1* 3 2 1* 1* 7* 1* 2 1 1* 2 1*14th2798 5 1* 2 1* 1* 1 6 1* 2 25 30 3 5 1* 9 3381st01 2* 4 282nd0151 2 27 1* 1 3 2 1 1* 10 28 184th01 1 1* 1* 1* 1* 5 24 1* 1* 488th01 1* 1* 1180th0154 218 1* 2 30 1*80th0151 26 1* 1* 25* 375th0146 6 1*4 21* 289th0151 1* 2 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1*96th01 1* -*01*† – Due to Busch was under 18 years of age at the time, after set the fastest time in practice he was decreed ineligible to compete since it was an event sponsored by a tobacco company and was replaced by .Camping World East Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011NCWECPtsRef18 1*44th190* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Re/Max Series () (Bold– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

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Darlington Cup Series Charlotte Sunday, May. 24 / 6:00 pm EDT

Charlotte Wednesday, May. 27 / 8:00 pm EDT

Bristol Sunday, May. 31 / 3:30 pm EDT

Atlanta Sunday, Jun. 7 / 3:00 pm EDT

Martinsville Wednesday, Jun. 10 / 7:00 pm EDT

Homestead Sunday, Jun. 14 / 3:30 pm EDT

Talladega Sunday, Jun. 21 / 3:00 pm EDT

Pocono Saturday, Jun. 27 / 3:00 pm EDT

Pocono Sunday, Jun. 28 / 3:00 pm EDT

Indianapolis Sunday, Jul. 5 / 3:30 pm EDT

Kentucky Saturday, Jul. 11 / 7:30 pm EDT

New Hampshire Sunday, Jul. 19 / 3:00 pm EDT

Michigan Sunday, Aug. 9 / 3:00 pm EDT

Watkins Glen Sunday, Aug. 16 / 3:00 pm EDT

Dover Sunday, Aug. 23 / 3:00 pm EDT

Daytona Saturday, Aug. 29 / 7:30 pm EDT

Darlington Sunday, Sep. 6 / 6:00 pm EDT

Richmond Saturday, Sep. 12 / 7:30 pm EDT

Bristol Saturday, Sep. 19 / 7:30 pm EDT

Las Vegas Sunday, Sep. 27 / 7:00 pm EDT

Talladega Sunday, Oct. 4 / 2:30 pm EDT

Charlotte Roval Sunday, Oct. 11 / 2:30 pm EDT

Kansas Sunday, Oct. 18 / 2:30 pm EDT

Texas Sunday, Oct. 25 / 2:00 pm EDT

Martinsville Sunday, Nov. 1 / 3:00 pm EST

Phoenix Sunday, Nov. 8 / 3:00 am EST

All Star Race Saturday, May. 15 / 9:00 pm EDT

Xfinity Charlotte Monday, May. 25 / 8:00 pm EDT

New Hampshire Saturday, Jul. 18 / 3:00 pm EDT

Watkins Glen Saturday, Aug. 15 / 3:00 pm EDT

Twitter Kyle Samantha KBM In the News Wednesday, May. 13 VIDEO: North Wilkesboro iRacing Wasn't the day we wanted, again started in the back and got caught up in a bunch of wrecks. Was cool to run at North Wilkesboro Speedway,

Saturday, May. 2 VIDEO: Green, White, Checkers Finish at Talladega | iRacing Never know what to expect in a green, white, checkers finish. Especially at Talladega!

Tuesday, Apr. 7 VIDEO: iRacing from virtual Bristol Put together some video from our in-car camera as well as some of the #iRacing footage for a recap of the first part of our race last Sunday.

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Off the Track 2019 Bundle of Joy Playdate Check out a recap of our 2nd annual Bundle of Joy Playdate.

The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund Awards $105,000 in IVF Grants To date, the Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund has awarded nearly $600,000 to help cover the cost of IVF treatments for 44 couples, resulting in 19 babies with four more due in 2019.

2019

Cup Series Champion

Gallery Toyota 500K Instagram Shop NASCAR: Kyle Busch to run all 7 races during 11-day span

NASCAR: Kyle Busch to run all 7 races during 11-day span

Kyle Busch is one of the most successful (and highest paid) NASCAR drivers. While he may be surrounded by controversy due to his outspoken personality, his reputation as a skilled driver and adept team owner of Kyle Busch Motorsports has earned him respect in the industry.

At age 34, he has also accumulated an admirable amount of wealth that is sure to grow as he progresses in his career. Find out more about Kyle Busch's net worth and current assets.

Kyle Busch's Net Worth Kyle Busch is known as one of the richest drivers in NASCAR, and for good reason. He has a net worth of $50 million, according to .

He accumulated this wealth through a variety of sources, though his primary source of income is his successful racing career and ownership of a NASCAR team. Busch is among some of the top 15 highest-paid NASCAR drivers in the history of the sport.

Kyle Busch's Career Busch is among some of the most elite NASCAR drivers to ever race. He boasts an incredible number of race wins, an impeccable history of cup wins, and his own team. Today, he drives the No. 18 M&M's and Interstate Batteries car.

Like many people who excel in their careers, Busch started driving at an early age. He first started driving a go-cart around his Las Vegas neighborhood at the age of six with his father's assistance. He first began racing when he was 13 years old in 1998, going on to win 65 races in legends car racing competitions from 1999 to 2001. He later graduated to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at age 16.

He formally joined NASCAR in 2004 after signing on as a Hendrick Motorsports development driver. In February that year he drove a No. 5 Lowe's Chevrolet in the NASCAR Busch Series Hershey's Kisses 300 at Daytona International Speedway. He finished in 24th place.

Busch showed great promise in his career from the outset. Later in 2004, he won the NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year Award after five wins -- the most ever obtained by a rookie in the sport's history -- and a second-place points finish. Busch also won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway in 2005 at age 20. At the time, he was the youngest driver to ever win a NASCAR cup race.

In the 2008 season, Busch joined Joe Gibbs Racing, an alliance that he has maintained up into the present day.

Busch established Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) after purchasing the remainder to Xpress Motorsports and purchasing vehicles from Roush Fenway Racing's defunct truck team in 2009. Today, the stock car racing team competes in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

Busch surprised doctors and fans when he won his first title in 2015 after sustaining what was expected to be a serious injury in a car crash. Despite doctors forecasting that he would be out for the remainder of the season, Busch made a quick recovery and joined the ranks in the All-Star race in May.

In 2018, Busch obtained his 51st Cup Series victory, beating out NASCAR hall of fame drivers like Bill Elliott and Farmers Ned Jarrett. Jimmie Johnson is currently the only active driver boasting more wins.

In March 2019, Busch raked in his 200th race win across a multitude of races. Here is the detailed breakdown:

As of June 2019, Busch has 206 total NASCAR wins under his belt. He also has renewed his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, giving him plenty of runway to break new records and launch his racing career to even greater heights.

Kyle Busch's Salary While many NASCAR drivers rake in multi-million dollar salaries, Kyle Busch's earnings are among the top in the industry. According to Forbes, he earned a total salary of $13.1 million in 2018. In fact, he was the third-highest paid NASCAR driver in 2018. Considering his continual race wins and prestige in the sport, this salary is expected to rise.

Kyle Busch's Endorsements According to Forbes, Busch earned $1.6 million in endorsements and licensing in 2018. Only a year before, he sold the fourth-most endorsements in the sport. Like many NASCAR drivers, selecting the right sponsorships can provide a great source of additional income.

Some of his most lucrative personal sponsorship deals are with Monster () - Energy and Electric Visual, but he has a multitude of other sponsorships that earn additional income.

In early 2019, Busch renewed his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing and maintained his long-time sponsorship with Mars Inc. The primary Mars brand that appears on his car's c-pillar, the most expensive and most visible advertising area on the vehicle, is M&M's. The car also promotes Interstate Batteries.

Kyle Busch's House Though Busch was originally born in Las Vegas, his primary home was located in Mooresville, North Carolina. He purchased the 77,000 square-foot European-style mansion perched on the edge of Lake Norman for $7.5 million in 2012. He set the Charlotte-area record for a home sale at the time.

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