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KYLE BUSCH: Career Highlights 2020  Won Gander Outdoors & RV Truck Series race on July 18 at Motor Speedway to score his 59th career series victory.  Won Truck Series race on June 13 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to score his 58th career series victory  Won NASCAR Series race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on May 25 to score his 97th career series victory.  Won Truck Series race on February 21 at Motor Speedway to score his 57th career series victory.

2019  Won Truck Series races on February 23 at Motor Speedway and March 1 at , his 52nd and 53rd career series victories. The Atlanta win gave Busch the all-time Truck Series wins record.  Won NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas on March 2 to score his 93rd career series victory.  Won back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series races at ISM Raceway near Phoenix on March 10 and in Fontana, California on March 17 to score his 52nd and 53rd Cup Series wins. The March 17 Cup Series win at Fontana marked Busch’s 200th career NASCAR National Series victory.  Won Cup Series race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on April 7 to score his 54th win in NASCAR’s top series, tying him with on the all-time win list.  Won Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on June 2 to score his 55th win in NASCAR’s top series, tying him with NASCAR Hall of Famer on the all-time win list.  Won Xfinity Series race at Motor Speedway on September 7 to score his 94th career series victory.  Won NASCAR Cup Series race on Nov. 17 at Homestead to score 56th career Cup Series win.  Captured 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Nov. 17 at Homestead, the second of his career.

2018  Won NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am 500k at ISM Raceway near Phoenix on November 11 to score his 51st career win. The win vaulted Busch past NASCAR Hall of Famers and as Busch now sits along in 11th on the all-time win list in NASCAR’s top series.  Won NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, the 31st of his Cup Series career on October 28.  Won Cup Series at Richmond (Va.) Raceway on September 22 to score his 50th career win.  Won Cup Series Overton’s 400 at in Joliet, on July 1 to score his 48th career series victory and Gander Outdoors 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on July 29 to score his 49th career win.  Won NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte to score his 47th career series win. With the Charlotte win, Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to win at all 23 active Cup Series tracks. The Charlotte win came from the pole, the 30th of his career.  Won three consecutive NASCAR Cup Series races at in Fort Worth on April 8, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on April 16, and Richmond on April 21 to score his 44th, 45th, and 46th series wins.  Won Truck Series race on March 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his 50th career series victory.  Won Cup Series poles at , the 28th pole of his Cup Series career, and Bristol, the 29th of his career on February 25 and April 18, respectively.

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2017  Won NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Oct. 29, clinching a berth in the Championship 4 for the third year in-a-row.  Won back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series playoff races Motor Speedway in Loudon on Sept. 24, and Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Oct. 1, the 41st and 42nd of his career.  For the second time in his career, swept NASCAR’s top three touring series – Cup, XFINITY and Gander Mountain Truck – at a single venue on a single weekend when he won in all three divisions between Aug. 16 and Aug. 19 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The Bristol Cup win was the 40th of his career, Xfinity was his 91st of his career and Truck Series win was the 49th of his career.  Won Cup Series race at Pocono on July 30 to score his 39th career series victory.  Won NASCAR Xfinity Series races on July 8 at Speedway in Sparta, July 15 at New Hampshire, and August 13 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International for his 88th, 89th, and 90th career series victories.  Won Cup Series poles at Kentucky, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono, Watkins Glen, Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, and Dover to score his 22nd – 27th poles of his Cup Series career.  Won back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series poles at Dover and Pocono in May and June, the 20th and 21st of his Cup Series career.  Won All-Star Race on May 20 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, his first career victory in the non-points event.  Won Truck Series race on May 19 at Charlotte, his 48th career series victory.  Won Truck Series race on May 12 at Speedway in Kansas City, his 47th career series victory.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 4, his 87th career win.

2016  Won NASCAR Cup Series Can-Am Duel Qualifying Race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.  Won three NASCAR XFINITY Series races in-a-row on Feb. 27 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, March 5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and March 12 at Phoenix International Raceway, his 77th, 78th, and 79th career XFINITY Series wins.  Won Truck Series race on April 2 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.  Won back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series races on April 3 at Martinsville and April 9 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, his 35th and 36th career Cup Series wins, respectively. The back-to-back sweeps were the first in over 25 years as accomplished the feat in 1991.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Texas on April 8, his 80th Series win.  Won NASCAR Cup Series race on May 7 at in Kansas City, the 37th of his career. The win was his first Cup Series win at Kansas in 17 career starts at the 1.5-mile oval.  Won three NASCAR XFINITY Series races in-a-row on July 8 at Kentucky, July 16 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 23, his 81st, 82nd, and 83rd career XFINITY Series victories.  Won NASCAR Cup Series race on July 24 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the pole, the 38th win and 19th pole of his career. With the Indianapolis wins, Busch became the first driver in NASCAR history to sweep a Cup/Xfinity Series weekend from the .  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway on Sept. 9, his 84th career XFINITY Series victory.  Won NASCAR Truck Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois on Sept. 16, his 46th series victory.

 Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City on Oct. 15, his 85th career XFINITY Series victory.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on Nov. 12, his 86th career XFINITY Series win.

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2015  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on June 13 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.  Won NASCAR Cup Series races at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway in June and Kentucky and New Hampshire in July, his 30th, 31st and 32nd career Cup Series wins, respectively.  Won NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26 to score his 33rd career Cup Series win.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on July 25 at Indianapolis.  Won Truck Series races on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 at Pocono and Michigan.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Aug. 21 at Bristol.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Sept. 19 at Chicagoland.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Oct. 17 at Kansas.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Nov. 14 at Phoenix International Raceway.  Won NASCAR Cup Series race on Nov. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway to score 34th career Cup Series win.  Captured 2015 NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Nov. 22 at Homestead, the first of his career.

2014  Won NASCAR Cup Series race on March 23 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series races on March 1 at Phoenix, May 31 at Dover, Sept. 5 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway from the pole, Oct. 4 at Kansas and Nov. 1 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.  Won NASCAR Truck Series races on May 9 at Kansas from the pole, May 16 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway from the pole, May 30 at Dover from the pole, June 26 at Kentucky from the pole, Sept. 12 at Chicagoland, Sept. 27 at Dover and Oct. 31 at Texas.  Captured the 13th, 14th and 15th Cup Series poles of his career at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on March 29, New Hampshire on July 11 and Charlotte on Oct. 9, respectively.  Captured the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st XFINITY Series poles of his career at Charlotte on May 24, Michigan on June 15 and Indianapolis on July 26 and Bristol on Aug. 20.  Captured the 16th Truck Series pole of his career at Bristol on Aug. 20.

2013  Competed in 10th full Cup Series and finished fourth in points.  Won the non-points Duel Cup Series race Feb. 21 at Daytona.  Captured the 11th Cup Series pole of his career at Bristol on March 15 and the 12th pole of his career at Daytona.  Won NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races March 24 at Fontana, April 13 at Texas from the pole (his 12th), Aug. 11 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International and Sept. 1 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series races March 2 at Phoenix from the pole, March 16 at Bristol, March 25 at Fontana from the pole, April 12 at Texas, May 11 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway from the pole, May 25 at Charlotte, July 13 at New Hampshire, July 27 at Indianapolis from the pole, Aug. 23 at Bristol from the pole, Sept. 14 at Chicagoland, from the pole, Oct. 11 at Charlotte from the pole and Nov. 9 at Phoenix from the pole.  Won NASCAR Truck Series races May 17 at Charlotte, May 31 at Dover, Aug. 21 at Bristol and Sept. 13 at Chicagoland.  Captured the 33rd XFINITY Series pole of his career Aug. 31 at Atlanta.

2012  Competed in ninth full Cup Series season and finished 13th in points.  Won the non-points Budweiser Shootout Cup Series race Feb. 18 at Daytona for the first time in his career.  Won NASCAR Cup Series points-paying race April 28 at Richmond. It was Busch’s fourth consecutive spring victory at the .75-mile oval, breaking a tie with , who won three straight spring races at Richmond from 1971-73.  Captured the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race on May 17, the ninth pole of his career July 13 at New Hampshire and the 10th pole of his career Nov. 9 at Phoenix.

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2011  Won NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races March 20 at Bristol, April 30 at Richmond, the inaugural race at Kentucky on July 10 and Aug. 21 at Michigan.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series races Feb. 26 at Phoenix from the pole, March 19 at Bristol, March 26 at Fontana, April 16 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, May 6 at Darlington, July 16 at New Hampshire, Aug. 26 at Bristol from the pole and Sept. 9 at Richmond.  Won NASCAR Truck Series races Feb. 25 at Phoenix, April 22 at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway from the pole, May 13 at Dover, May 20 at Charlotte, July 8 at Kentucky and Sept. 24 at New Hampshire from the pole.  Earned his fifth career weekend sweep by winning the spring Cup Series and XFINITY Series races at Bristol.  Captured his eighth Cup Series pole Aug. 13 at Watkins Glen, setting a track record of one minute, 9.767 seconds at 126.421 mph.

2010  Helped Racing (JGR) earn its third XFINITY Series championship in a row in 2010, sealing the championship by virtue of his win in the No. 18 on Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  As a first-time team owner, Busch, along with drivers , , and Johnny Benson, guided to the 2010 Truck Series owner championship.  Became the first driver in NASCAR history to sweep NASCAR’s top three touring series – Cup, XFINITY and Gander Mountain Truck – at a single venue on a single weekend when he won in all three divisions between Aug. 18 and Aug. 21 at Bristol.  Won NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races May 1 at Richmond from the pole, May 16 at Dover and Aug. 21 at Bristol.  Won NASCAR XFINITY Series races Feb. 21 at Fontana, April 9 at Phoenix, April 19 at Texas, May 15 at Dover from the pole, May 29 at Charlotte, June 26 at New Hampshire, July 9 at Chicagoland, July 24 at O’Reilly near Indianapolis, July 31 at Speedway in Newton, Aug. 20 at Bristol, Sept. 25 at Dover, Oct. 9 at Fontana from the pole and Nov. 20 at Homestead.  The 13 XFINITY Series wins are a single-season record, breaking the mark of 10 wins set by in 1983 and tied by Busch in 2008.  Won Truck Series races April 2 at Nashville, May 31 at Charlotte from the pole, Aug. 18 at Bristol, Sept. 18 at New Hampshire from the pole, Oct. 30 at Talladega, Nov. 5 at Texas and Nov. 19 at Homestead.

2009  Announced the formation of Kyle Busch Motorsports in Dec. with the team planning two full-time entries in the Truck Series starting in 2010.  Earned first XFINITY Series championship by virtue of starting the race Nov. 21 at Homestead. Busch went on to win the race and win the championship by 210 points over .  Won four Cup Series points-paying races – March 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 22 and Aug. 22 at Bristol and May 2 at Richmond.  The victory at Las Vegas was Busch’s first win at his home track.  Won nine XFINITY Series races – Feb. 21 at Fontana, April 4 at Texas from the pole, May 1 at Richmond, June 7 at Nashville from the pole, June 27 at New Hampshire, July 18 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., Oct. 16 at Charlotte, Nov. 7 at Texas and Nov. 21 at Homestead.  Won seven Truck Series races – Feb. 21 at Fontana from the pole, March 7 at Atlanta from the pole, Aug. 19 at Bristol, Aug. 28 at Chicagoland, Sept. 19 at New Hampshire, Oct. 31 at Talladega and Nov. 6 at Texas.  Won the non-points Gatorade Duel Cup Series race Feb. 12 at Daytona.

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2008  Competed in fifth full Cup Series season, made third straight playoff appearance and finished 10th in points.  Won eight Cup Series races – March 9 at Atlanta, April 27 at Talladega, May 10 at Darlington, June 1 at Dover, June 22 at Sonoma, July 5 at Daytona, July 12 at Chicagoland and Aug. 10 at Watkins Glen.  The win at Atlanta returned the No. 18 car to victory lane for the first time since former JGR driver won the Cup Series race at Homestead in the No. 18 on Nov. 16, 2003.  The Atlanta win came in Busch’s fourth Cup Series start with JGR.  The win at Talladega was Busch’s first Cup Series victory at a restrictor-plate track.  Swept the two road-course races by winning at Sonoma and Watkins Glen.  Poles were earned Feb. 29 at Las Vegas and May 15 at Charlotte.  Won 10 XFINITY Series races – April 5 at Texas, April 11 at Phoenix, April 20 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course in Mexico City, May 24 at Charlotte, July 11 at Chicagoland, July 26 at O’Reilly Raceway Park, Aug. 30 at Fontana, Sept. 21 at Dover, Oct. 10 at Charlotte and Nov. 1 at Texas.  The wins at Fontana and Dover were from the pole.  Poles were also scored April 11 at Phoenix and March 22 at Nashville.  The win at Mexico City was Busch’s first victory on a road course in any series.  The win at Texas was the first XFINITY Series victory for JGR’s No. 18 team.  Three straight wins were recorded at Texas, Phoenix and Mexico City.  Won three Truck Series races – Feb. 23 at Fontana, March 7 at Atlanta and Aug. 20 at Bristol.  Fontana and Atlanta wins were back-to-back.  A pole was earned May 16.  Earned 21 total wins across NASCAR’s top three touring series, breaking the previous record of 14 set by in 2006.

2007  Competed in third full Cup Series season, made second straight playoff appearance and finished fifth in points.  Won the first Cup Series race with the March 25 at Bristol for his fourth career Cup Series victory.  Finished Cup Series season with 11 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.  Won four XFINITY Series races: July 7 at Daytona, Sept. 7 at Richmond, Sept. 2 at Kansas and Nov. 10 at Phoenix.  Captured three XFINITY Series poles: March 17 at Atlanta, April 20 at Phoenix and Sept. 7 at Richmond.  Won two Truck Series races: Oct. 27 at Atlanta and Nov. 9 at Phoenix.

2006  Competed in second full Cup Series season, made first playoff appearance and finished 10th in points.  Became the youngest driver to qualify for the at age 21.  Captured third career Cup Series victory July 16 at New Hampshire.  Finished Cup Series season with 10 top-five and 18 top-10 finishes.  Won XFINITY Series race March 25 at Bristol.  Captured two XFINITY Series poles: March 18 at Atlanta and July 15 at New Hampshire.  Won one Truck Series race May 19 at Charlotte.

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2005  Competed in his first full Cup Series season and finished 20th in points.  Won the pole at Fontana in just his eighth career Cup Series start. Busch, who was 19 years, 317 days old, broke the record previously held by Donald Thomas, who was 20 years, 129 days old when he won the pole Nov. 16, 1952 at Lakewood (Ga.) Speedway.  Took home first career Cup Series victory Sept. 4 at Fontana and became the youngest Cup Series winner ever, besting Thomas’ record by a mere four days.  Captured second career Cup Series win Nov. 13 at Phoenix.  Became youngest driver to capture Rookie of the Year honors in Cup Series at age 20.  Finished Cup Series season with nine top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.  Won XFINITY Series race May 28 at Charlotte.  Captured one XFINITY Series pole, Aug. 26 at Bristol.  Won three Truck Series races: May 20 at Charlotte, June 4 at Dover and Oct. 29 at Atlanta.  Captured one Truck Series pole June 18 at Michigan.

2004  Competed in first full XFINITY Series season and finished second in points.  Scored first career XFINITY Series victory May 14 at Richmond.  Won five XFINITY Series races: May 14 at Richmond, May 29 at Charlotte, June 19 at Kentucky, Aug. 7 at O’Reilly Raceway Park and Aug. 21 at Michigan.  Captured five XFINITY Series poles: March 19 at Darlington, April 3 at Texas, May 13 at Richmond, May 22 at Nazareth (Pa.) Speedway and Nov. 5 at Phoenix.  Became youngest driver to capture Rookie of the Year honors in the XFINITY Series at age 19.  Finished XFINITY Series season with 16 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes.  Qualified for six Cup Series races, making his series debut March 7 at Las Vegas.  Named to succeed in the No. 5 Cup Series car at in 2005.  Won season-opening ARCA race Feb. 7 at Daytona.

2003  Signed contract with Hendrick Motorsports.  Won very first ARCA Series race from the pole April 11 at Nashville.  Scored second career ARCA victory in second career ARCA start May 10 at Kentucky.  After turning 18, made XFINITY Series debut May 24 at Charlotte and finished an impressive second.  Competed in seven XFINITY Series races and scored three top-10 finishes, including two runner-up results.

2002  Competed in the American Speed Association, finishing eighth in series points and posting five top-five and 10 top- 10 finishes in 20 starts.  Graduated with honors a year early from Durango High School in Las Vegas.

2001  Won first race in a full-bodied, stock car May 12 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  After turning 16, won 10 of 15 Late Model events at the Bullring.  Competed in first Truck Series race Aug. 3 at O’Reilly Raceway Park at age 16.  Competed in six Truck Series races and earned two top-10 finishes before NASCAR raised its minimum age requirement to 18, preventing Busch from running any more Truck Series races.

1999 and 2000  Competed in Legends Series at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

1998  Began formal racing career by competing in Legends Series races at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Kyle Busch’s Year-by-Year NASCAR Cup Series Statistics: Year Owner Races Won Top-5 Top-10 DNF Poles Laps Led Money Won 2020 Joe Gibbs 20 0 8 10 3 0 150 N/A 2019 Joe Gibbs 36 5 17 27 1 1 1,582 N/A 2018 Joe Gibbs 36 8 22 28 3 4 1,469 N/A 2017 Joe Gibbs 36 5 14 22 4 8 2,023 N/A 2016 Joe Gibbs 36 4 17 25 5 2 1,379 N/A 2015 Joe Gibbs 25 5 12 16 2 1 735 $8,393,925 2014 Joe Gibbs 35 1 9 15 3 3 453 $6,028,814 2013 Joe Gibbs 36 4 16 22 3 3 1,235 $6,737,110 2012 Joe Gibbs 36 1 13 20 2 2 1,468 $6,585,604 2011 Joe Gibbs 35 4 15 18 1 1 1,454 $5,867,808 2010 Joe Gibbs 36 3 10 17 1 2 1,271 $6,235,805 2009 Joe Gibbs 36 4 9 13 2 1 1,157 $5,993,532 2008 Joe Gibbs 36 8 17 21 1 2 1,726 $6,588,133 2007 36 1 11 20 2 0 637 $6,475,098 2006 Rick Hendrick 36 1 10 18 2 1 571 $6,077,337 2005 Rick Hendrick 36 2 9 13 8 1 363 $4,730,471 2004 Rick Hendrick 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 $394,489 Totals 554 56 208 306 48 32 17,633 $78,728,537 Above chart denotes only NASCAR Cup Series points-paying races. -TSC-