Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch - From 1999 to 2001, Kyle had over 65 wins in legend cars and got 2 track championships at Las Vegas Motor Speedway "The Bullring" before he moved to late models in late 2001. Kyle Busch started his NASCAR career at 16 years old in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2001. He was taken out of the series due to a new rule by NASCAR that would not let anyone under 18 compete in NASCAR's top racing series. In 2004, Kyle won his first race in the Busch Series at Richmond International Raceway and the 2004 Busch Series Rookie of the Year. In 2005, he won his first Craftsman Truck Series Race. Also in 2005, Kyle won his first cup race and went on to get the Rookie of the Year award. The earlier win 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. In 2005-2006, Kyle was chosen to take over the #5 Kelloggs / CARQUEST Auto Parts Chevy Monte Carlo for Hendricks Motorsports. Kyle ended up finishing 5th in the Nextel Cup Points Standings for 2007.
Kyle then announced that he would be joining the Joe Gibbs Racing team and drive 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. In February 2009, Kyle Busch 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 young and old.