Kurt Busch - NASCAR Driver
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Kurt Busch - Bio
Before he could legally drive a street car, Kurt Busch was getting plenty of attention for his ability to drive a race car. At the age of 15, Busch quickly made a name for himself in the Dwarf Car Series in his hometown of Las Vegas. He was the Nevada rookie of the year in 1994 and became series champion one year later. In 1996, he captured the Hobby Stock championship at Las Vegas Speedway Park and garnered notice from owners in some of NASCAR's regional touring series.In 1998, the rest of the racing world began to take notice when he was named rookie of the year in the Southwest Touring Series. Just as in the Dwarf Series years before, Busch took the series title a season later.
Jack Roush hired Busch in 2000 to drive in the Craftsman Truck Series. The decision paid immediate dividends, as Busch captured four checkered flags and finished second in the championship standings. Busch's unprecedented success led Roush to make an unprecedented decision -- he moved Busch from the Truck Series directly to the Cup Series, a move that had some experts shaking their heads in disbelief.
Busch quieted the critics, finishing second in the rookie of the year race with six top-10 finishes and his first career Cup Bud Pole Award. He got his first Cup victory in 2002 at the spring race at Bristol, muscling Jimmy Spencer out of the way to take the lead and the win. It would be just the first of four wins Busch would garner in a season that solidified him as a bonafide Cup star.
Kurt Busch - Statistics
| Year | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led | Earnings | Races | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 10 | N/A | $4,337,486 | 36 | 1 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 | N/A | $5,234,776 | 40 | 2 |
| 2006 | 12 | 18 | N/A | $5,189,654 | 43 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9 | 18 | N/A | $6,345,515 | 34 | 3 |
| 2004 | 10 | 21 | 746 | $4,026,607 | 36 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 14 | 680 | $4,110,216 | 36 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 20 | 933 | $2,286,170 | 36 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 | 160 | $2,169,907 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 16 | 458 | $874,211 | 31 | 4 |
