Kyle Busch started his
NASCAR career at 16 years old in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2001, however
had over 65 wins in legend cars and got 2 track championships before this. He
was taken out of the series due to a new rule by NASCAR that would not let
anyone under the age of 18 to compete in any of the top racing series. In 2004,
Kyle won his first race in the Busch Series at Richmond International Raceway
and also took home Rookie of the Year. In 2005, he won his first Craftsman
Truck Series Race, as well as cup race and went on to get the Rookie of the
Year award for the second consecutive season. This made him eligible to be a
part of the 18 NASCAR triple threats, a group of drivers who have won a racing
in all of NASCAR's top 3 divisions. Busch repeated his Lowes victory in 2006 in
a truck painted to look like the Rowdy Burns car in "Days of
Thunder". This was a tribute to Bobby Hamilton who was battling cancer
which later took his life. Kyle ended up finishing 5th in the Nextel Cup Points
Standings for 2007 and announced that he would be joining the Joe Gibbs Racing
team driving the #18 M&M's Toyota in 2008. With 8 wins in the Sprint Cup
Series, many thought that Kyle would finish in 1st place in the 2008 Chase for
the Sprint Cup, but due to 2 consecutive DNG's, he finished 10th in the points.
Last year in 2009 he made NASCAR history by becoming the first person in the
history of the sport to win races in 2 of NASCAR's touring series in the same
day by winning the San Bernardino County 200 in the afternoon and the Stater
Brothers 300 in the evening. Kyle continues to wow the fans and pile up the
wins. The desire for M&M's Diecast cars and clothing continues to grow
among all fans young , younger, and youngest.
2010 -Kyle currently
drives the No 18 Mars / Interstate Batteries / NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry
for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is also competing in the
Nationwide Series with the No 18 Z-Line Designs / NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry
for Joe Gibbs. He also has his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports where he drives
the No 18 Toyota Tundra in the Camping World Truck Series. So Kyle stays pretty
busy competing throughout the year competing in all three major series in
NASCAR. Kyle is competing in the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship and
has a total of 9 wins so far. He holds 8th in standings behind Kevin Harvick by 425 points, however only follows 2nd place by just over 100 points. This continues to change and the race trucks on!
