Driver Bio - Kurt Busch
Name: Kurt Busch
Car #: 2
Series: Sprint Cup
Sponsor : Miller Lite
Manufacturer : Dodge
Car Owner : Roger Penske
Team : Penske Racing
Crew Chief : Pat Tryson
Birthday: August 4, 1978
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Personal: Married to Eva Bryan.
Kurt Busch, much like his younger brother Kyle, started his racing career in a go-kart riding around the neighborhood. It wasn’t long before he was racing in the Dwarf Car Series around Las Vegas, and he won the Rookie of the Year honors in that series in 1994. He won back to back championships the next two years in Dwarf Car and Hobby Stock series.
Kurt made the jump up to the NASCAR Southwest Touring League in 1998, winning the Rookie of the Year honors. Soon after in the year 2000, Jack Roush hired him to run the full Craftsman Truck Series schedule and a few Cup Series races on top of that. Following tradition, he won the Rookie of the Year honors in the Truck Series and earned himself a spot in a full time Cup car the following year. This time, however, he finished second in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year points standings.
In 2004, the first year of the Chase format, Kurt brought home the championship trophy for Roush Racing. However, at the end of 2005, Kurt announced he would be leaving Roush Racing to drive the #2 Miller Lite Dodge for Penske Racing. He has consistently made the Chase, and finished 7th place overall in 2007. In fact, since Kurt was a rookie in the Cup series in 2001, he has finished no lower than 11th in the championship points standings.
Kurt Busch Websites:
Penske Racing
Kurt Busch Official Site
NASCAR.com Driver Page
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NASCAR, NASCAR Driver Bios, Kurt Busch Bio
December 19th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
[...] Kurt Busch, driver of the Penske Racing #2 Miller Lite Dodge will give his owners’ points to the #77 team, guaranteeing Hornish a spot in all of the first five races of the 2008 season. Busch should have no problems qualifying for the races on time, but if he does run into a rough spot, as a former champion, he has up to five provisionals he can use to get into the races. [...]
November 12th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
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