Kyle Busch was an American racing driver who competed in NASCAR from 2001 until his death in 2026. At the age of 16, he made his NASCAR debut with RFK Racing (then known as Roush Racing) in the 2001 Craftsman Truck Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park, finishing ninth. He drove in six more races with the team before being let go in February 2003. He was then hired by Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) ahead of the 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series season and won two races. That same year, he debuted in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (then the Busch Series) with NEMCO Motorsports, finishing a season-high second place in seven races. In the next year, Busch won five races and was declared the Rookie of the Year in his first full-time season in the Busch Series with HMS.
Busch's success in the lower-tier NASCAR series earned him a part-time seat in the Nextel Cup Series for 2004. His debut in the Cup Series, the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, saw him finish 41st after crashing on the 11th lap. He never finished higher than 24th in his next five starts. Despite his struggles, Busch replaced NASCAR veteran Terry Labonte in HMS' 5 car in the 2005 season. He earned his first career win that same year in the Sony HD 500 at Auto Club Speedway, becoming the youngest Cup Series winner in history at 20 years, four months, and two days old, en route to being awarded the Rookie of the Year title. Busch had since moved to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008 and to Richard Childress Racing in 2023.
Through the course of his racing career, Kyle Busch had won a combined 234 races across NASCAR's top three national series, a record-high as of 2026. In the Cup Series, he earned two championships (2015 and 2019) and 63 race wins, placing him tenth on the wins list. He also holds the record of most consecutive seasons with at least one win at 19 (2005–2023). In addition, he has earned the most wins in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (102) and the Craftsman Truck Series (69), along with the 2009 championship in the former series. Busch is the first (and as of 2026, only) NASCAR driver to have won in all three series on the same weekend, doing so in the August weekends at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2010 and 2017. His last win in NASCAR was in the 2026 Ecosave 200, a Truck Series race at Dover Motor Speedway, six days before his death.
NASCAR Cup Series In the NASCAR Cup Series, Busch, the 2005 Rookie of the Year and two-time series champion, earned 63 race wins. As of 2026, he has the tenth-most wins in series history. Of the 32 tracks that he raced on throughout his career, he has won on 25. His win in the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway made him the first driver in the modern era (1972–present) to win at all active tracks in which the series competed (23 at the time).
+ NASCAR Cup Series victories No. Date Season Race Track 1September 4, 2005 2005Sony HD 500California Speedway 2November 13, 2005Checker Auto Parts 500Phoenix International Raceway3July 16, 2006 2006Lenox Industrial Tools 300New Hampshire International Speedway4March 25, 2007 2007Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway5March 9, 2008 2008Kobalt Tools 500Atlanta Motor Speedway 6April 27, 2008Aaron's 499Talladega Superspeedway7May 10, 2008Dodge Challenger 500Darlington Raceway8June 1, 2008Best Buy 400Dover International Speedway9June 22, 2008Toyota/Save Mart 350Infineon Raceway10July 5, 2008Coke Zero 400Daytona International Speedway11July 12, 2008LifeLock.com 400Chicagoland Speedway12August 10, 2008Centurion Boats at the GlenWatkins Glen International13March 1, 2009 2009Shelby 427Las Vegas Motor Speedway 14March 22, 2009Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway15May 2, 2009Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400Richmond International Raceway16August 22, 2009Sharpie 500Bristol Motor Speedway17May 1, 2010 2010Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400Richmond International Raceway18May 16, 2010Autism Speaks 400Dover International Speedway19August 21, 2010Irwin Tools Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway20March 20, 2011 2011Jeff Byrd 500Bristol Motor Speedway21April 30, 2011Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400Richmond International Raceway22July 9, 2011Quaker State 400Kentucky Speedway23August 21, 2011Pure Michigan 400Michigan International Speedway24April 28, 2012 2012Capital City 400Richmond International Raceway25March 24, 2013 2013Auto Club 400Auto Club Speedway26April 13, 2013NRA 500Texas Motor Speedway27August 11, 2013Cheez-It 355 at The GlenWatkins Glen International28September 1, 2013AdvoCare 500Atlanta Motor Speedway29March 23, 2014 2014Auto Club 400Auto Club Speedway30June 28, 2015 2015Toyota/Save Mart 350Sonoma Raceway31July 11, 2015Quaker State 400Kentucky Speedway32July 19, 20155-hour Energy 301New Hampshire Motor Speedway33July 26, 2015Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway34November 22, 2015Ford EcoBoost 400Homestead–Miami Speedway35April 3, 2016 2016STP 500Martinsville Speedway 36April 9, 2016Duck Commander 500Texas Motor Speedway37May 7, 2016GoBowling.com 400Kansas Speedway38July 24, 2016Crown Royal presents the Combat Wounded Coalition 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway39July 30, 2017 2017Overton's 400Pocono Raceway 40August 19, 2017Bass Pro Shops NRA Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway41September 24, 2017ISM Connect 300New Hampshire Motor Speedway42October 1, 2017Apache Warrior 400Dover International Speedway43October 29, 2017First Data 500Martinsville Speedway44April 8, 2018 2018O'Reilly Auto Parts 500Texas Motor Speedway 45April 16, 2018Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway46April 21, 2018Toyota Owners 400Richmond Raceway47May 27, 2018Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor Speedway48July 1, 2018Overton's 400Chicagoland Speedway49July 29, 2018Gander Outdoors 400Pocono Raceway50September 22, 2018Federated Auto Parts 400Richmond Raceway51November 11, 2018Can-Am 500ISM Raceway52March 10, 2019 2019TicketGuardian 500ISM Raceway 53March 17, 2019Auto Club 400Auto Club Speedway54April 7, 2019Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway55June 2, 2019Pocono 400Pocono Raceway56November 17, 2019Ford EcoBoost 400Homestead–Miami Speedway57October 28, 2020 2020Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500Texas Motor Speedway58May 2, 2021 2021Buschy McBusch Race 400Kansas Speedway 59June 27, 2021Explore the Pocono Mountains 350Pocono Raceway60April 17, 2022 2022Food City Dirt RaceBristol Motor Speedway61February 26, 2023 2023Pala Casino 400Auto Club Speedway62April 23, 2023GEICO 500Talladega Superspeedway63June 4, 2023Enjoy Illinois 300World Wide Technology Raceway
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
In the second-tier NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, Busch, the 2004 Rookie of the Year and 2009 series champion, has won 102 races, ranking him first for all-time series wins. He has held the record since his 50th win, the 2011 Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, surpassing Mark Martin. By winning the 2021 Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway, Busch became the third driver in history to have won at least 100 races in one of NASCAR's three national series, the other two being Richard Petty and David Pearson, and the first to accomplish the feat in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. He was initially the winner of the 2020 My Bariatric Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, but was disqualified after his car failed post-race inspection.