NASCAR career of Kyle Busch

[17][N 1] Busch won his second race of the season at Phoenix International Raceway,[20] finishing 20th in points and earning the Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year title.

[28] He qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup for the first time by finishing second at Richmond in September,[29] ultimately ending the season 10th in points, 448 behind champion Jimmie Johnson.

[34] In 2007, Busch became the first Nextel Cup Series driver to win in the Car of Tomorrow, claiming victory at the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in March.

[38][N 4] In April at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch left the track without notifying his team after a crash, prompting Dale Earnhardt Jr. to step in as a relief driver.

[42] During the Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway in May, Busch and his older brother Kurt were involved in a crash while battling for the win, knocking both out of the race.

[74] Busch claimed his fourth win of the season in August at Bristol Motor Speedway[75] but narrowly missed qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup, finishing eight points behind Brian Vickers.

[81] However, after both Ickler and Malsam accepted offers to compete in the Nationwide Series, and amid financial challenges due to insufficient sponsorship, Busch decided to withdraw the No.

[98][99] Busch claimed victory in the inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway on July 9, 2011, defeating David Reutimann and Jimmie Johnson.

While passing lapped driver Johnny Chapman, Busch made contact with championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr., causing a caution flag.

The first instance occurred in 2002 during a Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville when Kevin Harvick was parked after making a threatening radio comment and intentionally spinning out Coy Gibbs.

Additionally, Busch was placed on probation for the remainder of the year and was warned that any further offenses harmful to stock car racing or disruption of NASCAR events could result in an indefinite suspension.

[122] He nearly claimed victory at Watkins Glen but spun on the final lap after hitting oil from Bobby Labonte's car, handing the win to Marcos Ambrose.

In the season finale at Homestead–Miami, Busch once again led the most laps but needed a late pit stop for fuel, allowing Jeff Gordon to take the win.

[129] At Phoenix International Raceway, Busch claimed victory in the Nationwide Series Dollar General 200, starting from the pole and breaking the second-longest winless streak of his career.

[130] Two weeks later at Bristol Motor Speedway, he narrowly won the Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, edging out rookie Kyle Larson by less than 0.025 seconds.

At Darlington, Busch dominated the Southern 500 after winning the previous night’s Nationwide race but dropped to sixth at the finish due to a cut tire.

However, on lap 121, a highly unusual incident occurred: a cable from a FOX Sports camera on the front straightaway snapped and fell onto the track near the turn 4 grandstands, injuring 10 spectators.

[139] Several cars, including those driven by Busch, Mark Martin, and Marcos Ambrose, ran over the cable, resulting in damage to the underside of their vehicles.

On the final lap of the Camping World Truck Series Fred's 250 at Talladega, Busch endured a heavy crash, slamming hard into the inside wall.

However, with assistance from Ron Hornaday Jr. and Ryan Truex, Busch executed a high-line move and managed to edge Peters out by an inch in a thrilling photo finish for the win.

The following week at Phoenix, Busch was running in second with 65 laps to go, but he and then-leader Ryan Newman lost their chance at the win when they were forced to pit during an untimely caution.

Busch bounced back the following week by winning the pole for the Camping World RV Sales 301, a race at a track where he's finished second multiple times and won in 2006.

The crash occurred exiting the tri-oval when Busch bounced off Kyle Larson, slid into the infield grass, and slammed head-on into a concrete wall at an estimated speed of 90 mph (140 km/h).

[162] Before the 2016 season, Busch announced that he would no longer compete in Xfinity or Camping World Truck Series restrictor plate races due to his crash at Daytona in 2015.

At the Go Bowling 400 in Kansas, Busch capitalized on pit strategy to lead the final 40 laps and secure his first career win at the track, despite his past struggles there (four DNFs and only one top-5 finish).

Busch started the 2017 season on a slow note when he wrecked in the Daytona 500 after his rear tire lost air, spinning him and collecting race leader Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The following week at Pocono, Busch started 27th, but pit strategy and strong racing put him in front of Harvick and Daniel Suárez for his 6th win of the season.

After the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Kyle clinched his second consecutive Regular Season Championship with a third-place finish, despite cutting a tire with less than three laps to go while battling for the win and scraping the wall.

However, after crashing at Darlington, a frustrated Busch drove over several safety cones and came dangerously close to hitting people while heading to the garage, resulting in a US$50,000 fine.

[187] Busch led the Texas All-Star race until a tire failure caused him to slow, resulting in a crash with Ross Chastain and Chase Elliott, though no one was injured.