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Kyle Busch by the Numbers

Kyle Busch – By The Numbers

From Las Vegas, NV

5/2/1985-5/21/2026 (41 years old)

  • Two-time NASCAR Cup Champion (2015, 2019)
  • 2005 Cup Rookie of the Year
  • 63 Cup wins rank ninth all-time
  • 63 Cup wins came in 19 seasons
  • 63 wins came on 25 different tracks
  • 63 wins came for three different teams (JGR-56, Hendrick-4, RCR-3)
  • 19 straight seasons with a win is the Cup Series record
  • First Cup win was at Auto Club Speedway on 9/4/2005 (was the youngest Cup winner at the time at 20 y: 04 m: 02 d)
  • First Cup pole was at Auto Club Speedway on 2/26/2005 (was the youngest Cup pole winner at the time at 19 y: 09 m: 24 d)
  • Winningest driver of the decade between 2010-2019 with 40 wins
  • 2018 Coca-Cola 600 win made him the first driver to win on every track he competed on with his win at Charlotte (additional tracks were added afterward that he never won on)
  • Swept both the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race and the Cup Series race a record 12 times
  • Only driver to win in Trucks, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Cup series in the same weekend (Bristol in 8/10 and 8/17)
  • Eight Cup wins at Bristol were his most at a track
  • Ranked in the top-10 with 63 wins (9th), 254 top-5s (9th), 394 top-10s (7th), 19,485 laps led (9th)
  • 2015, 2016 Brickyard 400 winner
  • 2008 Southern 500 winner
  • 2019 Coca-Cola 600 winner
  • Won both Cup races he competed in on his birthday (5/2/09 at Richmond, 5/2/21 at Kansas)
  • Won the Cup race at his home track in Las Vegas in 2009 after winning the pole (started the race in the rear after an engine change)
  • Gave Toyota it’s first Cup win in a points race at Atlanta in March 2008
  • Gave Toyota it’s first Cup Championship in 2015
  • Competed in at least one Cup race in 23 seasons
  • 2026 was his 22nd full-time Cup season
  • 2009 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion
  • 102 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins lead all drivers by 53 wins (Mark Martin ranks second with 49)
  • 39 of his 102 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins came from pole (more than all but two other drivers have in career wins in the series)
  • Oldest driver to win five straight starts in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at 36 y: 02 m: 08 d
  • 13 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins in 2010 are the most in a season, his 12 wins in 2013 are the second most
  • Became the leader in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins at Bristol on 8/26/2011 with his 50th win
  • 102 wins, 70 poles, 54 runner-ups, 226 top-fives, 20,129 laps led in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series lead all drivers
  • Led 31% of all laps he raced in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
  • 69 Truck wins lead all drivers by 18 wins (Ron Hornaday Jr. ranks second with 51 wins)
  • 38% win percentage in Trucks (69 wins in 184 starts)
  • Won a Truck-record seven straight starts between 2018 and 2020
  • Only driver to win at least five straight Truck starts more than once (did it three times)
  • Owned Kyle Busch Motorsports which leads all teams with 100 wins and 70 poles in Trucks
  • Two drivers won the Truck championship driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports: Erik Jones (2015) and Christopher Bell (2017)
  • Seven Truck Owner Championships are the most of all teams
  • Kyle Busch Motorsports ran two seasons in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series with one win: Richmond in 2012 with Kurt Busch
  • Father is Tom, Mom is Gaye, brother is Kurt
  • Married Samantha Sarcinella in Chicago on 12/31/10
  • Son Brexton Locke Busch born on 5/18/2015
  • Daughter Lennix Key Busch born on 5/10/2022
  • Foundation is The Samantha and Kyle Busch Bundle of Joy Fund (founded in 2015 to provide financial support for IVF)

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