Kurt Busch 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Champion
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Driven to Succeed...Birthday: August 4th Busch begins his fifth season driving the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger with Penske Racing in 2010. Riding the wave of momentum from a strong finish to the 2009 season and with renewed focus following the addition of winning crew chief Steve Addington to the Miller Lite team this offseason, Busch enters 2010 with much optimism. In his best season since joining Penske Racing, Busch posted two victories to go along with 10 top-five and 21 top-finishes behind the wheel of the "Blue Deuce" in 2009. Following a dominant win at Atlanta in March, Busch put together solid finishes throughout the rest of the "regular" season to earn a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Cup Series championship "playoff." Over the final 10 races of the season, Busch and the Miller Lite team turned up the intensity. Busch posted seven top-10 results over the course of the Chase and produced a memorable victory at Texas. He earned a fourth-place finish in the final championship standings for his best season result since winning the Cup in 2004. The success set the table for what the team hopes will be an even better finish to the 2010 season. At age 31, Busch has 20 victories, 71 top-five and 136 top-10 Cup Series finishes to go along with his Cup Series title. Busch, who also has an IROC championship on his impressive resume, certainly skyrocketed to the top of the stock car racing world early in his career and he's been able to maintain a high level of performance since he burst onto the scene. Of course, it's been no secret that the Las Vegas native, who began racing Dwarf Cars at age 15 so he and his father could do something together, has always traveled in the sport's fast lane. He won the Nevada State Dwarf Car Rookie-of-the-Year title and captured the Las Vegas Speedway Park Dwarf Car Championship in 1994. A year later, he walked off with the Nevada State Dwarf Car title and successfully defended his Dwarf Car Championship at Las Vegas Speedway Park. By the end of the 1996 season, Busch had won the Legends Cars National Rookie-of-the-Year title and the Legends Cars Western States Championship. He also was crowned the champion in the Hobby Stock, Legends Car and Dwarf division at Las Vegas Speedway Park. |
By 1997, Busch was concentrating on obtaining as much seat time as possible. He competed in a variety of divisions that season, including Late Models, American Race Trucks, Legends Cars and Dwarf Cars. Busch also started five races on the Southwest Tour.
In 1998, Busch's Dwarf Car was merely a memory and with the exception of a few races in a Legends Car, he focused his attention on full-size race cars. During the season, he recorded 15 victories over 18 races in the Legends Cars and Grand American Modified Series. When the year ended, he was the Southwest Series Rookie of the Year with one victory, three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in only 17 races. It was Busch's success during the 1999 season that resulted in his move to the East Coast and a chance to compete in one of NASCAR's top three series. That year, Busch was crowned the Southwest Series champion, as he added six victories to his resume, including four straight wins. He also finished eighth in his first Winston West race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch's accomplishments earned him a spot in Jack Roush's "Gong Show," which determined who Roush hired to drive an entry in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series. Busch was the outstanding participant and it led to him signing a multi-year contract with Roush Racing. In Busch's rookie campaign in the Truck Series, he turned heads with his season-long performance that netted him Rookie-of-the-Year honors and a second-place finish in the point standings. His stellar season produced four victories and four pole positions. Busch also made his Cup Series debut that year, qualifying 10th and finishing 18th at Dover in September. Busch produced two victories in the 2009 season as he finished fourth in the Championship standings. By 2001, Busch was a full-time competitor in NASCAR's top series and on his way to stock car racing stardom. In that first full Cup Series season, he won more than $2.1 million as he produced three top-five and six top-10 finishes and one pole. It was 2002, however, that proved to be Busch's breakthrough year. That season he totaled four victories with three of them coming in the season's final five weeks. In just two full seasons, Busch had pushed his winnings to more than $6.2 million. Busch's pace didn't slow the next season. For the second straight year, he totaled four victories, nine top-five and 14 top-10 finishes, and it was that season that set the stage for his championship year in 2004. |
The title-winning season for Busch was a picture of consistency. He earned three victories and one pole to go along with 10 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes, but he got stronger as the season went along. He scored top-10 results in nine of the final 10 races to edge Jimmie Johnson in the closest championship finish in NASCAR history.
Even though Busch didn't repeat as the series champion in 2005, he did contend for the title. With three victories, nine top-five and 18 top-10 finishes, Busch locked down 10th in the standings. In 2006, Busch followed his boyhood hero at Penske Racing when he joined the team to drive the No. 2 Miller Lite car after Rusty Wallace's retirement. Busch concluded his first season with Penske Racing and the Miller Lite squad with a 16th-place finish in the 2006 point standings. Busch earned his fifth career victory at Bristol, moving him into a tie for third on the all-time victory list at the high-banked short track. He recorded six poles – a single-season career high – and produced the most top-10 starts with 24. Busch also made his debut in the Nationwide Series with two victories and a pole. The 2007 season was a strong one for Busch and the team as they qualified for the Chase and earned wins at Pocono and Michigan. Adding a pole position at Fontana and six top-five and 14 top-10 results, Busch finished seventh in the final Cup Series standings. Though Busch and the Miller Lite team did not earn a spot in the 2008 Chase, the season did bring some strong performances. Busch posted five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes, including a victory at New Hampshire, on his way to an 18th-place finish in the championship rankings. Following a return to championship contention last season, Busch and the No. 2 team look primed for another banner year in 2010. Addington joined the team as crew chief in December and after producing more than a dozen wins over two seasons working with Kurt's younger brother Kyle, the duo hopes to continue the winning ways of the Busch-Addington combination for Penske Racing beginning this season. Busch, who lives in Mooresville, N.C. with his wife Eva, also dedicates his time to the Kurt Busch Foundation which supports organizations positively involved in the areas of health care, education, career training and rehabilitation. |
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