Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a rookie driver in the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history.

NASCAR Busch Series

Upon turning 18, Busch partnered with Hendrick Motorsports to run a set of six NASCAR Busch Series races at selected tracks, running the number 87 Ditech.com machine. During his seat time in that ride, Busch finished a Busch Series career-high second in his first NASCAR Busch Series race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in May of 2003. He also teamed with Hendrick to run selected ARCA RE/MAX races, where he won races at the Kentucky Speedway and the Nashville Super speedway, where he also started from the pole position (his other pole in 2003 was at Pocono). Kyle's first full-time season began in 2004, as he competed in the Lowes car vacated by Brian Vickers, who had moved up to the Nextel Cup series. Busch easily clinched Rookie of the Year honors in the series, and clearly showed his stronghold on the Busch series with the start of the series-he received his first top-10 finish of the season at the second race in Rockingham, his first pole of the season in the fifth race, and claimed his first victory at the Richmond International Raceway at the Funai 250 in May. Busch went on to claim five wins in 2004, finishing second in the overall points to Martin Truex, Jr. and claiming the Rookie of the Year title.

Related Topics:
Busch Series - Martin Truex, Jr.

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